A subtle mocking smile appeared in Maria's eyes before she nodded lightly.

"Yes,"

To Julie's surprise, Maria didn't say anything ambiguous, nor did she make an excuse, like she was just a script supervisor, so she didn't know much about Mia.

She answered straightforwardly, and her tone was firm.

Hearing this, Julie was immediately convinced that what she said was true.

She believed in her words that the person who was chosen to sing the songs would definitely become very popular.

Hence, Julie continued, "Those songs... Do you think Vivian is qualified to sing them?”

Hearing this, Maria stared at Julie for quite a while.

“I will not sugarcoat my answer. Her voice and skill are average at best."

Maria made the assessment, comparing Vivian to Judy.

This time, Julie was a Little surprised. She knew that his husband paid Lydia a lot of money to make Vivian a great singer.

But in Maria's eyes, Vivian was just average at best?

Julie wondered if Maria said it because she had extraordinary taste and excellent music appreciation, or simply because she just hated Vivian.

Wanting to confirm it firsthand, Julie sighed and asked, "Maria, are you sure you're not saying that just because you hate Vivian?"

“To tell you the truth, I do hate her. But I can also assure you that I am always objective," Maria explained calmly.

At the same time, she didn't avert her gaze from Julie. She was actually observing what her reaction would be.

If Julie had any doubt in Maria's words, the Latter would immediately notice it just by Looking at her expression.

Julie was in a daze for quite some time. But then a few moments Later, she finally Let out a helpless smile. "Although I don't want to admit, I do think that you are right."

Julie's statement might have come as a surprise, but Maria felt that she meant it.

After that, the two didn't talk much. They walked around the lake some more before they finally went back to the house.