Chapter 1018 She Doesn't Want My Help
Christina walked over and waved the contract in her hand, "Yes, Ms. Pearl. I've already signed the contract, so I'll be leaving now. I won't interrupt your conversation with Mr. Caldwell about the role."
With that, she turned and smiled at Curtis, "Thank you, Mr. Caldwell, for giving me the opportunity to play Valeria Song. I will do my best."
"What?" Virginia was once again shocked, her expression completely falling apart, "You... you are the new actress Mr. Caldwell chose?"
Christina smiled and nodded, "Didn't I tell you that I was here looking for a job? Well, this is my job!"
Seeing Virginia's face turn so sour, Christina felt a bit of satisfaction. Virginia always made sarcastic remarks towards her, and now it was her turn to feel embarrassed!
"Mr. Caldwell, the contract is signed. I have other things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now. We'll be in touch."
Christina felt a sense of revenge, waved the contract in her hand, and quickly left.
Of the three people left in the office, two had their own thoughts, one was Virginia, and the other was Bernard.
Bernard had been in the office the whole time and saw everything that happened.
But Christina seemed to completely ignore him, acting as if he didn't exist.
From the beginning, she pretended to have nothing to do with him, making him lose face in front of Curtis.
Now, she didn't even give him a glance when she left. Bernard didn't know what he had done to upset her.
And Virginia stood there, her expression growing more and more displeased.
Originally, having a new actress take the role she wanted was already very embarrassing for her. She didn't expect that the new actress who got the role she wanted was Christina.
Christina had already taken the man she liked, Bernard, and now she was taking her role. How could someone who had never acted before get this role? How could Curtis possibly choose her?
"This is impossible." Virginia then noticed Bernard sitting nearby, and suddenly it all made sense.
With Christina's lack of skills and experience, it was impossible for her to get Curtis's favor and get the role so smoothly.
It must have been Bernard who helped her!
Virginia had been by his side for so long, growing up with him, watching him take over his family business and develop it better and better.
She originally thought she and Bernard would have a future together.
But then, Christina appeared.
Virginia had been in the entertainment industry for so many years, and although Bernard had helped her get rid of some small troubles, he had never helped her get a job, let alone personally help her get a role.
Now that Christina was entering the entertainment industry, Bernard could personally help her get a role and negotiate with Curtis.
Bernard was really considerate of her; did he really see her as his wife?
Virginia began to feel jealous, jealous of Christina, who didn't have as good a background as her.
"Mr. Caldwell, what a coincidence, the new actress you chose happens to be someone I know." Virginia, after all, had been in the entertainment industry for many years and had long developed a fake way of dealing with things.
Even if she was full of jealousy, she could still put on a kind smile.
"Really? What a coincidence!" Curtis said with a faint smile.
Virginia continued to smile, "Christina is not only my friend but also Bernard's friend! I think Mr. Caldwell chose Christina because Bernard must have said a lot of good things about her, right?"
She smiled and walked over to Bernard, looking down at him, "Otherwise, Bernard wouldn't be here today, right?"
Virginia stared at him, wanting to see some different expression on Bernard's face.
But she saw nothing.
Bernard still had a cold face, his eyes looking at a certain spot, "If you have something to say, just say it. I don't like people beating around the bush."
"I didn't mean anything by it!" Virginia was a bit disappointed and found a chair to sit down, "I just feel quite useless."
Virginia lowered her head and laughed self-deprecatingly, "Ms. Russell is better at winning people over. She hasn't known you for long, yet she managed to get you to find Mr. Caldwell for her."
This time, Bernard's expression changed. He looked up at Virginia, "You think I helped her get this role?"
"It's okay, Bernard. Ms. Russell just entered the industry and needs this opportunity. If you help her, she can suffer less and won't have to run around begging for jobs like I did." Virginia's face had a bitter smile, but her eyes were full of pity.
"I didn't help her. She got this role on her own, not by relying on anyone else." Thinking of Christina, Bernard's eyes darkened, "I wanted to help her, but she didn't want to rely on me."
Virginia was a bit surprised. After thinking about it, she didn't believe Bernard's words.
How could Christina refuse Bernard's help? Who would take the hard way when there was an easy path?
It was just that Christina's acting was better, making Bernard believe in her independent persona and coaxing him into helping her.
It seemed she had really underestimated Christina.
Virginia didn't voice her thoughts or continue to dwell on the topic. Instead, she smiled and walked over to Bernard, "Let's not talk about this. It's almost noon, and we haven't eaten yet. I heard there's a good restaurant nearby. Bernard, let's have lunch together."
"No, I have a meeting at the company."
Bernard didn't even give her a glance and stood up to leave.
"Bernard." Virginia reached out to grab Bernard, but she was too late and missed.
She looked at her empty hand, and her anger flared up.
Bernard actually refused her for Christina, making her embarrassed in front of Curtis.
Before this, Bernard would never treat her like this.
It was all Christina's fault, that bitch!
"Bernard arrived early, and the company must have a lot of things waiting for him to handle," Curtis spoke to ease the atmosphere.
Hearing his voice, Virginia snapped back to reality. Bernard was gone, but Curtis was still there.
Even though the lead role in Valeria Song was already decided and they couldn't work together this time.
Curtis would still make many movies in the future, and Virginia needed to maintain a good relationship with the director for future opportunities.
Virginia turned around. At that moment, the anger on her face disappeared, replaced by a bright smile, "I understand. Bernard runs a huge company, so it's only natural he's busy. Men often put their careers first."
"Yes, even with my small business, I feel swamped. I can't imagine what Mr. Mitchell deals with." Curtis sighed.
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