LittleNovelChapter 266 Finn, standing a little ways off, caught the exchange and lifted his head slightly.
If spending every moment in the office scouring the news for updates on Miss Sullivan counted as "not intentional"...
Well, then it was certainly unintentional.
"Stick to the original plan, then? Nothing else needs to be done?" William asked.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSerena nodded.
"Alright." He didn't agree with her approach, but he respected her decision.
As they were talking, Serena's phone rang.
It was Abby Thomas calling.
She answered.
On the other end, Abby's anxious voice rushed out, "Serena, are you alright? I've seen everything online-I'm so sorry, I wanted to clear things up for you right away, but the network executives toldto stay out of it, that someone else would handle it. I never expected things to blow up like this.
Is there anything I can do to help? Anything at all, just say the word." Serena knew Abby didn't have much influence at the network.
The fact that she was calling now, trying to help, was already more than Serena had expected.
Serena hadn't fully forgiven Abby for deceiving her, but out of respect for Director Thomas, she kept her tone polite. "No need. Really." Abby paused, obviously sensing the distance in Serena's voice.
She knew the reason why.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHonestly, the network bosses had never anticipated any major players joining the show. That's why they'd let Abby decide who got the final slot for the Eldoria artifacts exchange event.
That was the only reason she'd dared to make Serena those promises.
When she'd called Serena into her office that day, she'd felt guilty the whole time.
"I'm sorry, Serena... about the spot for the exchange-" "Director," Serena interrupted softly, "if you really mean it, maybe there's one thing you can do for me." "What is it?" "Helpgather a live audience." "Audience?" "Yes." "Why?" "If people online think I aced those questions just because I had the answers in advance, then let them cand watch for themselves. The real deal can stand up to any test." Abby's eyes lit up on the other end. "Absolutely! Actually, the higher-ups want us to ride this wave and film the third episode as soon as possible. I'll get started on recruiting the audience right now." "Thank you." Serena ended the call and turned to find William watching her with a smile. She couldn't help but smile back. "What's so funny?" William's voice was soft but teasing, a faint smile in his eyes. "I was just smiling because you were." She arched an eyebrow. "Oh? Well, I only smiled because you did." His gaze turned gentle. "Then I suppose I was smiling for you."
"For me?" Serena's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly tamped down the flurry of thoughts threatening to take over. She met his eyes, forcing her voice to sound casual. Why?"
William hesitated, then said, "For a while, I worried that all this online would hurt you. But now m O realize was overthinking it. You're a thousand times stronger than I imagined. Serena..." "Yes?" "When filming wraps up, cwithto Northern Europe." Serena looked up, caught off guard by the earnestness in his gaze. Her heart stumbled over a few beats. "Northern Europe?" He nodded. "Just the two of us."
Her pulse quickened. Gabrielle's warning echoed in her mind making her thoughts swirl For a long moment, she couldn't find her words. Finally, she managed, "Why?"
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