The next day, Seraphina dolled herself up and attended a dinner party organized by Robinson.
Ever since their last meet-up, Robinson and Seraphina had been tight, and he had dropped a little secret - the internationally renowned director, Tanner, was about to cast for his new movie.
Opportunities like this got entertainment companies scrambling to get their foot in the door. Blissful Entertainment was no exception. They had meticulously orchestrated this dinner party, hoping their artists could catch the director's eye.
Robinson was the driving force behind this dinner party. When he mentioned it to Seraphina, she confessed that Tanner was her favorite director, and Robinson immediately extended an invite to her.
When Seraphina arrived at the restaurant, Tanner was yet to show. Everyone in the private room was laid back, but the atmosphere shifted subtly when Seraphina showed up.
Among the attendees were two leading actresses from Blissful Entertainment – Georgina and Fidelia, as well as the leading actor, Tomi. It was a grand affair.
Upon seeing Seraphina, Georgina was a bit taken aback, "Ms. Bennett?"
Seraphina greeted everyone with a smile, then explained, "I heard that Director Tanner would be here tonight. He's a director I truly admire, so I thought I'd drop by. Don't worry, I'll try to keep a low profile and just observe from a corner."
Everyone laughed at her comment, but it was tinged with a bit of awkwardness.
Tanner tended to favor naturalism, so his actresses were usually very plain, with most of them appearing on screen makeup-free. As such, Georgina and Fidelia had arrived with bare faces, while Seraphina was all done up, making the two leading actresses a bit uncomfortable.
Where there were women, there was competition. The emotions around the table were mixed, but on the surface, everything was cordial.
Georgina looked at Seraphina, laughed, and said, "I haven't seen you around the neighborhood lately, but I've seen you twice at dinner parties."
"Oh, I moved," Seraphina responded, "I no longer live at Rosewood Estates."
"Why? Didn't you like living there?" Georgina asked.
Seraphina thought for a moment, then replied with a smile, "Someone thought that the neighborhood had too many celebrities and that reporters might sneak in and it wouldn't be safe. I didn't agree, but I had to give in."
"Mr. Reynolds is clearly trying to get you to move in with him using the neighborhood as an excuse," Georgina laughed, "If the security wasn't good, Fidelia and I wouldn't have lived there for so many years."
Hearing that, Seraphina turned to Fidelia, "So Miss Fidelia also lives there? What a coincidence, but we've never crossed paths."
"That's right," Fidelia responded, "I don't really like going out, and I usually leave early and come back late from work, so we rarely have a chance to bump into each other."
"What a pity," Seraphina said, "I was once neighbors with two big stars."
Georgina slowly said, "It doesn't matter where you live, it's who you live with that matters. Mr. Reynolds is really good to you…"
"But he's rough and domineering." Seraphina sighed, then her face lit up as if she remembered something, "I prefer a man who is gentle and considerate, who thinks from my perspective, who cares about my safety, pays attention to my daily life, and tolerates all about me…"
"Is there really such a man?" Georgina laughed, "How come I've never met one?"
Seraphina also laughed, "I have."
Everyone at the table pretty much knew who Seraphina was talking about, but nobody dared to say it out loud.
After all, she was now Leandro's fiancée, and even though her relationship with Balch was still ambiguous, nobody dared to point it out.
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