“Oh, I see... Alright then."

Hearing this quick answer, Jay felt more ruffled.

He stared at Maria intently as if he was trying to find any trace of reluctance on her face. However, he didn't find any.

“We are in Love with each other." Noticing what Jay was doing, Anthony couldn't help but suddenly blurt it out.

Obviously, it was such an unexpected response. Both Maria and Jay were taken aback, but Maria was able to react faster. She regained her composure and nodded. "Yes, that is right."

She promised to cooperate with Anthony in a year, and she intended to keep it.

People needed to believe that their relationship was genuine, so she also had to do her part to make it Look believable.

But as for why Anthony said something Like that out of nowhere, Maria had no time to think about it, nor did she really care.

“So, what is it that you want to talk about?" Maria diverted the topic back to what Jay was saying at the start.

Jay might be a superstar for many, but in front of Maria, he was just an actor. Of course, she could admit that he was an excellent actor, but she wouldn't give him any special treatment just because of that.

After hearing Maria's question, Jay somehow recalled the real reason why he went here in the first place.

“Ma... I mean Miss Jenkins... I have to let you know that it seems Mr. Jackson will have to stay in the hospital for longer than we've expected. So, I'm just here to ask you if you are still confident to continue being the acting chief director knowing the current situation."

In the beginning, he really used to call Maria by her name. But after she was appointed as the acting chief director, he started addressing her as Miss Jenkins to encourage her. Although he soon found out that she was the type of person who didn't need anyone's encouragement to pull her act together.

However, this time, he addressed her this way to show her how serious he was.

"Yes. I will continue the task assigned to me," Maria answered without any hint of hesitation.

On the other hand, Jay still had doubts. Although Maria had shown that she at Least wouldn't drag the show down, he still couldn't bring himself to trust Maria completely.

The Legend of Anne was the biggest project that Jay had ever participated in. In fact, because of this TV series, he refused several invitations to films and variety shows. He was hoping that he could make another breakthrough by performing his best in this show.

The main reason for his motivation was because he was such a big fan of Mia.

The Legend of Anne was so important to him because this was one of Mia's grandest masterpieces. Hence, he didn't want it to be ruined just because the acting chief director wasn't pouring her all into giving this show the justice it deserved.

Jay still wanted to say more, but he suddenly stopped when he noticed Anthony staring at him.