Chapter 17: Don't Be Too Curious

At nine that morning, Rylie Norrell rode in a company car to Pearl Pictures. As usual, no one greeted her. If it had been the company's top star walking in, the hellos would have poured in nonstop. Rylie had long since grown used to their cold shoulders. Her expression stayed calm, as if it meant nothing. She did not care. Even so, she sensed something off that day. On the way in, people kept stealing strange looks at her. She could not tell why, but the unease in her chest slowly thickened...