Chapter 249: Chapter 249

When Quinn Lockwood arrived at the company, she saw Dylan Quinn waiting for her by the roadside.

"Savannah." Very gentlemanly, Dylan opened the car door for her and handed her a freshly bought ground coffee.

"Thank you." Quinn received the coffee with both hands and took a sip.

The bitter, rich aroma spread in her mouth, no sugar or milk, just the way she liked it.

Dylan walked to his car, opened the passenger door, and gestured for Quinn to get in.

"Uh... I’ll sit in the back." Quinn paused her steps and said.

She always felt that sitting in someone’s passenger seat wasn’t quite right.

After all, the passenger seat usually belonged to the lady of the house; she’d rather honestly sit in the back!

Dylan knew Quinn wanted to refuse, a hint of disappointment flickered in his clear eyes, but he still smiled gently and said, "If you sit in the back, I’ll have to keep looking at the rearview mirror to talk to you, it’s quite dangerous."

"True." Rubbing her nose awkwardly, Quinn ended up sitting in the passenger seat.

When Dylan and Quinn arrived at the "Flowing Years" set, they saw many fairly famous female stars waiting at the entrance.

Their looks were odd upon seeing Dylan and Quinn walk into the set together.

"Of course, some people are just capable, unlike us, being picked and not even knowing if we’ll be selected," a brightly dressed actress said cynically to the person beside her.

"Who says otherwise? I don’t know when we’ll hear back; we’ve been waiting for over half an hour." Another equally glamorous woman stomped her foot irritably and glared at Quinn.

Actually, Quinn heard what they said, but she saw no point in reacting.

Those who don’t strive for progress and only know how to complain and envy others deserve to remain B-list.

Rolling her eyes dramatically, Quinn followed Dylan into the crew’s office.

Seeing an extremely familiar woman’s back, Quinn’s expression suddenly became stern.

"Well, isn’t it Savannah, long time no see," Ariana Lynch turned around, looking at Quinn with seeming disdain in her eyes.

"Ariana, it’s really been a while." Although annoyance rose within her, Quinn maintained warmth and politeness outwardly.

Dylan seemed surprised to see Ariana there; he furrowed his brow at Quinn, indicating he didn’t understand what was going on.

"You must be Savannah Lowell; I’ve watched ’Misty Dust Chronicle’, you performed quite well," the director put down his script and assessed Quinn before speaking.

Leaning slightly forward, Quinn modestly bowed to the director and smiled elegantly, saying, "Thank you for the praise, Director."

"I’ve received your company’s application, but I intend for Ariana Lynch to play the lead female role; I feel your personality and image are better suited for the secondary female role." The director adjusted his glasses, spoke to Quinn, and then wrote a few words in a document, handing it to his assistant.

Quinn’s expression tightened, she looked up to meet Ariana’s smug look, feeling a surge of resentment.

They say her personality and image fit the secondary female role?

Ugh! That’s utter nonsense just to pacify her! And this is supposed to be a famous director and crew?

If Ariana wanted to change the male lead, the director would probably eagerly ask her who she wanted instead!

"Savannah, have you read the script? The secondary female role is quite endearing, aren’t you satisfied?"

"True, right? You just finished filming a major female-led drama that received rave reviews, so you probably don’t want to play a secondary role again, huh?" Ariana saw that Quinn remained silent, her gaze, faintly resentful, aimed at herself, prompting her to smirk slightly.

Look at her situation, does she seriously intend to compete for the lead female role?

Isn’t she being too overconfident?

Gently brushing her nails, Ariana raised her beautiful eyes slightly, adopting a somewhat victorious posture.

"I never said I’m dissatisfied, though, I’m flattered to know Ariana watches my dramas." Quinn’s eyes slightly curved, her smile filled with warmth and delight while looking at Ariana.

"Next, I hope Ariana will guide me more, I’ll work hard not to disappoint you." She emphasized "disappoint," raising her eyebrow teasingly before averting her eyes.

If Ariana wanted to keep her out of the group, she would enter the group against the odds.

Even if she’s the lead female, who’s to say who will have the last laugh!

A spark of an indiscernible light flashed in her large almond eyes as Quinn collected herself. For more chapters visıt nοvelfire.net

Dylan took the script from the director and handed it to Quinn, confirming that the director had decided on Quinn for the secondary female role.

Ariana aggressively picked at her nails, her beautiful eyes now sparking with fury.

The document the director handed to the assistant contained the finalized cast list for "Flowing Years."

After notifying the actors waiting outside and publicly posting the cast list on X, the "Flowing Years" crew promptly announced filming would begin!

The first day didn’t involve specific scene shooting, just individual posters and costume photos.

Due to the limited main roles and the simplicity of the poster and costume photo shoots, they were ready to wrap up by late afternoon.

Ariana instructed her assistant to inform the crew, one by one, that she wanted to treat them to dinner to celebrate their meeting and the smooth starting day.

She also created a group chat and added everyone, informing them a bus was ready outside for them.

Once everyone boarded the bus, a sharp-eyed person noted that Quinn wasn’t there.

Quinn had just finished removing her makeup intending to go home, but found the set empty when she walked out of the makeup room.

Her face fell long, Quinn seemed to understand slightly.

It seemed someone had purposely left her behind.

Dylan had waited on the bus for quite a while; as it started, he asked, "Where’s Savannah?"

"Oh... she said she didn’t want to come," Ariana blinked and answered.

The other crew members looked at each other, pretending not to have heard.

They obviously knew that Ariana intentionally hadn’t invited Quinn.