Yvonne slowly sipped her herbal tea and turned to Cynthia. "What do you think of Ms. Powell''s acting, Ms. Scott?"


    "Mignon''s acting is indeed not very good. However, I''m just doing someone a favor. Ms. Powell''s performance is not within my scope of concern."


    Cynthia replied with a smile.


    Yvonne: "Another favor for Mr. Morris?"


    Cynthia nodded with a smile, not bothering to hide it. "Marshall has deep roots and extensive connections in the industry. I''ve just returned to the country, and if I want to establish myself here, it''s better not to make an enemy of him."


    Yvonne raised an eyebrow at that.


    It seemed Nelly had really gotten Marshall wrapped around her finger for him to be trying so hard to get Mignon screen time in various productions.


    "Surely Ms. Scott isn''t afraid of offending people?"


    "It''s not about fear, but necessity," Cynthia said calmly. "The Scott family is prosperous now, but no one can guarantee that willst forever. Even among Istra''s four great families, the Rogers family copsed just like that, and the James family has been reduced to a mere shell. It''s wise to make fewer enemies when you''re on top, so people won''t kick you when you''re down. It''s a lesson someone will teach you once you be Mrs. Thompson."


    Yvonne listened, her beautiful eyes narrowing thoughtfully as she studied Cynthia.


    Cynthia truly lived up to her name as Ms. Scott, the chosen matriarch meticulously groomed by her family.


    Back then, the Thompson family had chosen Cynthia because they wanted a Mrs. Thompson who could uphold their family''s prestige. They just hadn''t expected Noah''s ident, which ruined his future.


    "Thank you for telling me this, Ms. Scott. I''ve learned a lot," Yvonne said with a polite smile.


    "Ms. Jones, Director Ward asked me to call you to the set," the assistant director said as he walked over. He greeted Cynthia first, then addressed Yvonne.


    "Is Ms. Powell done with her scene so quickly?" Yvonne was surprised.


    On Director Vasquez''s set, Mignon had to shoot a single scene dozens, if not hundreds of times Now dice she pass so easily with Director Ward?


    Could it be that Director Ward was even better at coaching actors than the internationally acimed Director Vasquez?


    The assistant director nced


    subconsciously at Cynthia, then lowered


    voice to tell yvonne


    "With Ms. Powell''s acting, it wouldn''t make a difference even if she did it ten thousand times. Why waste the time and energy?"


    Yvonne heard this and thought Director Ward was brilliant. Director Vasquez was just too much of a perfectionist.


    "Ms. Scott, I''ll head to the set then. Please, make yourselffortable," Yvonne said politely to Cynthia.


    "Goodbye. It was interesting talking to you. I hope we''ll have the chance again," Cynthia replied with a warm smile.


    Yvonne nodded and left with the assistant director.


    "Yvonne,e here. We''re shooting your scene early. Let me walk you through it," Director Ward said, appearing calm andposed.


    Yvonne sat down next to him and listened attentively as he exined the scene.


    Director Ward had produced several hit series in recent years; he clearly had real talent.


    On the first day of shooting, Yvonne''s scenes went smoothly.


    Since it was a pce intrigue drama, plots filled with rivalries among women were inevitable.


    On her very first day, Yvonne was pped twice by the actress in her e. Although it was just acting the other actress''s nails scratched her face, and it stung.


    The actress was a neer and had hurt Yvonne by ident, her face turning


    pale with fright. She bowed repeatedly, apologizing profusely.


    Yvonne couldn''t very well hold it against a rookie, so she just went back to her hotel to apply some ointment.


    She was dabbing the scratch on her cheek with a disinfectant swab when a video call from Bet came through.