Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 546

Sophia's eyes crinkled when she saw Alexander approaching. “Did Mr. Schild say yes?”

Hearing her voice, Alexander took one glance at her and wiped the grease off the corner of her lips with his finger. Only then did he say, “He wouldn't dare to say no.”

Pausing briefly, he added, “I told him to get rid of Nina from the film crew and replace her with an artist from Specter Entertainment.”

That was unexpected for Sophia. Not only did Alexander get rid of Nina, but he also got the role of the second female lead for Specter Entertainment.

Jonice did not let Katherine take up any roles ever since the latter knew she was pregnant. Thus, Katherine had a lot of time on her hands. When Sophia was too busy to accompany her, she would take the red Ferrari to go to Jadeborough University to hunt for talents.

Sure enough, Katherine managed to bring in one new talent in May. Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

Specter Entertainment had fewer female artists. In fact, there were only three female artists in the company including the rookie Katherine found, Linda Lockhart.

The other female artist was a singer and was not good at acting. Hence, the role of the second female lead could only be given to Linda.

Katherine seemed to like Linda a lot. As soon as the former signed Linda up, she got Jonice to give Linda a third female lead role in a web series in June while the latter's schedule as a freshman in uni was not too packed yet. Katherine even taught Linda how to act personally.

Although Linda was not trained professionally, she was a smart and fast learner. According to Katherine, the former remained humble and took up all the roles assigned by the company because she was well aware of her poor acting skills.

However, she usually had little work due to her popularity. During her free days, she would study the works of A-list celebrities at her university.

Occasionally, Linda would record her acting in classic scenes and send it to Katherine on weekends.

Sophia had seen the recordings as well. She could tell Linda's eagerness had helped her to improve a lot.

At first, Linda's acting skills were really lacking and a little awkward. Nonetheless, she did not give up. She worked hard whenever she was free for a few months, and finally, Sophia could see the former having her own understanding and style in expressing the lines. Although Linda was still immature, her future was looking bright.

Logically, a rookie like Linda would never get to be the second female lead for Petite Youth.

Sophia had always been an adventurous person in terms of investments and using talents.

Since Katherine claimed Linda to be a talent with hidden potential, Sophia did not mind investing in the latter.

It was just that Sophia had not found a good script yet. Little did she expect the opportunity to come so

soon.

Naturally, Sophia accepted the offer gratefully. After all, Samuel was a businessman by nature, so he would never accept deals that would put him at a disadvantage. The fact that he agreed to let someone from Sophia's company take up the second female lead role proved one thing—even if Linda failed to reach their expectations, the film crew could make her reach them.

All in all, it was a good—not to mention free—opportunity to train up a rookie like Linda.

At that thought, Sophia suddenly found Nina less dislikeable.

After all, Nina was the one who gave away such a great role to Specter Entertainment.

One should never take what they did not deserve.

Beaming, Sophia answered, “Okay. I'll get Katherine to arrange for someone to contact Samuel's employee later.”

“Okay,” responded Alexander. Then, he served Sophia with barbequed lobster meat, and reminded her, “Have your dinner first.”

“Okay.”

Sophia was starving from the intense “workout” just now.

Meanwhile, Samuel was extremely efficient. Right after the call with Alexander, the former instructed his secretary to break the news to the film crew of Petite Youth.

Midway Media was the main investor in the television series. When the news reached Ross' ears, he dared not say anything even if he disagreed. He could only blame Nina for bringing trouble upon herself.

After hanging up, Ross informed Wendy about it and told them to pack up their belongings. They were to leave the manor that night itself.

Wendy paled with horror at what she heard. “What do you mean by that, Mr. Looney? We signed a contract, remember? Besides, the series is wrapping up soon. How could you kick Nina out of the film crew just like that? Aren't you afraid of what Mr. Chambers might say?”

Ross had gone through many similar cases after working in the industry for some time. He listened to what Wendy had to say in a deadpan manner before saying, “Ms. Waak, I'm not the one who gave the order. It was Mr. Schild. You can talk to him if you're unhappy about it. Besides, it's Nina who's at fault. The contract clearly states that the artist must not do anything that'll affect the film crew negatively. If Nina doesn't leave the film crew, Midway Media will withdraw its investment. We're wrapping up in about a week. How are we going to shoot the rest of the scenes if our main investor withdraws their investment? Even I will be chased out of this manor if that happens.”

At that, Ross' countenance softened as he changed the topic. “Of course, if Nina could make Mr. Chambers invest another thirty million into the series, she won't have to leave the crew.”

Wendy could not bring herself to rebuke him. Her expression shifted, but she still managed a smile like a veteran of the industry. She quickly apologized to him and said a few sweet words before heading upstairs to look for Nina.

“Pack your things,” ordered Wendy.

Nina was talking to the wealthy backer she got acquainted with not long ago, thinking the incident was over. Hence, she failed to register what Wendy said. “What for, Wendy? My room isn't messy.”

Wendy glared at the stupid woman and snapped, “Mr. Looney said Samuel has ordered him to kick you out of the film crew. You're no longer the second female lead.”

Upon hearing that, Nina hurriedly got up from the couch. “Why? I'm almost done with the shoot. Why am I suddenly getting kicked out? Have they lost their minds?”

“Midway Media is the one with the most power here. All I can say is that you're unlucky to have messed with Alexander Xenos this time.”

Wendy was in no mood to explain further. She simply patted Nina's shoulder to comfort the latter.

Nina bit her lip, her eyes teary as if she were about to break down. It was a sight that made Wendy feel bad. “Don't be sad. Mr. Chambers isn't too bad either. Stay close to him and ask for the role of the first female lead. Isn't that better?”

It was at that moment Wendy suddenly remembered something. “Oh, that reminds me. You should find the right time to bring this up to Mr. Chambers. You know what men are like. They love to play heroes. It's not too bad if you accidentally mention it and casually ask for a role later.”

Nina was still displeased with the outcome. She did not think she went overboard. Even if she had the urge to plot something, she did not do it. It made no sense to her that Alexander held a grudge against her over something so trivial.

Seriously, he's a man. Does he really have to go that far?

To Nina, men should not be the kind to be so petty. Besides, she doubted Alexander did not have even a hint of pity for her with her above-average looks.

Now that Nina was kicked out of the cast for real, only one person came to her mind. It must be Sophia. I can't think of anyone who can be more petty than her. She's his wife, huh? I'd like to see if there's really a man in this world who won't fall for my charms. Hmph!