Chapter 12
Nathan saw her all flustered and couldn't help but frown. He thought Caroline might be different, but she turned out to be just as shallow as the rest.
Nathan knew he was a looker, but she'd been gawking at him for a solid minute.
He'd already wasted too much time on this set today and really didn't want to watch a bunch of overacting women any longer. So, he just nodded at Roxanne's words, turned around, and was about to bounce.
Roxanne, feeling all smug, reached out to grab Nathan's hand. But his icy stare made her freeze mid-air.
Seeing him about to leave, Caroline snapped out of it and quickly chased after him.
Roxanne panicked and tried to grab her, but missed and ended up shoving her instead.
Caroline let out a scream and fell right towards Nathan. The whole place went dead silent.
Hearing the commotion, Nathan turned around, but before he could react, Caroline had already latched onto his waist, and they both hit the ground with a thud.
It took a moment for anyone to react. Jack stepped forward, trembling. "Mr. Kennedy, you okay?"
Caroline half-sat up, blushing. "I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to."
Nathan rubbed his sore left arm and gave Caroline a deep look. He caught that faint orange blossom scent again; it was definitely her in the storage room earlier.
Roxanne's eyes were blazing with anger as she yanked Caroline away. "Get off him."
Caroline, pulled by her, sat back on the ground. Propping herself up, she was also a bit ticked off. "Roxanne, you pushed me, that's why I fell. Shouldn't you apologize to me?"
Roxanne was at a loss for words. After a moment, she snapped, "You wanted to get close to Nathan, so I tried to pull you back. Don't twist things. I've seen plenty of women like you who are unprofessional and just want to take shortcuts. Get out of here."
"I was late for a reason. Someone didn't want me to audition, so they locked me up," Caroline shot back, not backing down.
"You dare use such a lame excuse. Who would bother with a small-time actress like you? Do you think Mr. Kennedy is that gullible? You think you can make up any story and he'll buy it?" Roxanne retorted loudly.
"I'm telling the truth. When I got here, a guy with a crew ID stopped me and said he'd take me to the audition. But he used a drugged cloth to knock me out and locked me in the storage room. Luckily, I didn't inhale much and woke up quickly, escaping," Caroline said, staring intently at Roxanne. She was right; no one else on this set knew her, so if anyone wanted to harm her, it had to be Roxanne.
Roxanne, feeling flustered by her words, instinctively avoided her gaze.
"Every actor who comes here wants a chance to perform, and no one would willingly miss it. I'm the same. Please give me a chance to audition. If I don't perform well and get eliminated, fine. But if I'm prevented from auditioning due to man-made obstacles, I won't accept it," Caroline looked at Nathan and said seriously.
She realized that Nathan, who looked almost exactly like Ryan, was the one who had the final say here.
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