Therefore, if she forced Maria to meet her father, who was just a stranger to Maria, she thought that the young lady would just refuse.

As for Vivian, Julie was fully aware of her daughter's character. She would prioritize gaining profit more than anything.

Furthermore, right now, Vivian was so preoccupied with writing the script of the Song of Phoenix, while continuously plagiarizing Mia's Female Military Counsellor. She knew she might be in trouble, but she didn't care much about it. All she wanted was to become famous at once.

Hence, if Julie asked Vivian to postpone her work and go to Broome to see a dying old man, would she be willing to?

“Well... Maybe, I should call Maria first..."

Julie didn't know why, but she thought that she might have a better chance if she asked Maria.

Eventually, she dialed Maria's number. While it rang, it felt like a really long wait.

Fortunately, it only took three rings before Maria answered.

“Make it short. I'm really busy right now."

As usual, Maria's voice sounded cold and dismissive, but Julie always saw the brigher side.

Although Maria was very busy, she was still willing to answer Julie's call.

“Maria, I just knew that your Grandpa... I mean... the head of the Smith family in Broome. I was informed that his health has become very poor. I actually want to go and visit him. Do you have spare time to go to Broome with me?"

As soon as Julie said her intention, her heart began to race.

She was very nervous, afraid of hearing that Maria would flatly refuse her.

For a while, Maria kept silent.

However, this silence just made Julie more and more pessimistic.

“Fine. But is it okay if Anthony will also go with us?" Maria finally answered.

Julie was so ecstatic, almost in disbelief that she heard a positive response.

Not only would her daughter go with her, but also her future son-in-law? Of course, Julie had no complaints.

“Of course! Thank you, Maria. Please thank Anthony for me too.”