She vigilantly glanced back at Maria for a moment before she contemptuously glared at her.

Because of her condition, Maria decided to take a nap. She eventually woke up after a few minutes

The waiting and audition areas weren't in the same room. However, the staff had set up a huge screen there. It was where scenes of the audition were displayed live.

Maria carefully stared at the screen as soon as she woke up. She Looked as if she was a judge that was appreciating the performance of an actress that was auditioning for a role.

Two hours later, the judges announced that they would be having a Little break.

Some of the actresses were very impatient. The process of waiting was torturous, after all.

Most especially Sarah. Her irritation was evident in her expression. However, Maria acted as if everything was fine and soon left the waiting area.

She wasn't that popular, so no one paid attention to where she went. Therefore, no one knew that she actually went straight to the judges’ Lounge.

“Maria? When did you come here? Why didn't you tell me you were here?” Francis and Greta were the only people in the lounge.

Greta happily went towards Maria as soon as she saw her. Francis also immediately stood up.

"I'm number 103. It's not my turn yet," Maria indifferently said.

“Well " Greta was at a loss as she looked at her number plate. "You can just audition, you know? Why do you have to wait in Line?”

Maria shook her head.

“I want to see the performance of the other actresses. If there's a suitable candidate, I won't take part in the audition."

“Actually, there isn't any suitable candidate,” Francis said.

At that point, Greta also sighed.

“I want to see the audition video for the candidates starting from No. 1 and ending at No. 32."

Maria was tardy and had taken a nap. As a result she missed some of the actors’ performances.

Greta and Francis knew exactly what she meant. Both of them had their reservations but they had to do as they were told.

Maria could tell what was going through their minds. Be that as it may, she wanted to choose the most suitable actress. That way, she wouldn't have to play the role herself.

It baffled her that the heroine had not been chosen yet. She had to watch the videos to understand why.

So far, most of the actors that auditioned for the role were more or less average. There was no outstanding performance.

Apart from their acting skill, they didn't have much going for them. They quoted the script verbatim but most of them probably had never read the original books.

This left Maria thinking for a while.