But the more they talked, the more Claire realized that Maria had a far better understanding of the character, much to her surprise.

It was almost as though Maria had studied this role for a considerable amount of time.

If she hadn't known that Maria had only auditioned for the role of the heroine, Claire would have even thought that the other woman was actually aiming for Princess Cheyenne.

Claire acknowledged that if it came down to it, she would definitely lose the role to Maria.

“Maria, are you a fan of Mia as well? I mean, how else would you know so much about Female Military Counselor?”

Claire was practically hopping in her seat as she sent the message. She immediately felt Like she was speaking to a lifelong best friend.

Claire thought it was fate, as she was already a huge fan of Maria, and now it seemed that they also shared a passion for the mysterious writer, Mia.

Maria grinned and was about to reveal her identity as Mia.

Before she could type it out, however, her screen flashed with a video call notification from Claire.

“Hello, what's up?" Maria said calmly.

"Maria, something is wrong! You... You'd better check on Twitter. Sarah is bashing you online!"

“Oh?”

Maria didn‘t hang up, but switched apps and logged on to Twitter to see what was going on.

It took her less than two minutes to figure out the situation.

As one of the newest A-list actresses on the scene, Sarah had garnered the support of many netizens through her charming wiles.

"Don't worry about it," Maria said, her tone steady. "Things will turn out fine."

“Are you sure it's going to be okay? Maria, do you realize that if the public opinion goes against you, you may Lose your role as the heroine? Besides, it's not Like you did anything wrong! How could she accuse you of defiling traditional art? You should deal with this as soon as possible, Maria. Just apologize if you have to. Otherwise, big names like Felice Phillips might get involved and take Sarah's side, and everything will be over for you then!"

Claire was frantic, her words spoken in rapid-fire succession. But when Maia answered her, she was still calm as ever. She was even sporting a faint smile.

“Well? Has Felice or anyone else posted a statement yet?" Maria asked pointedly.

Claire blinked, taken aback by the question. "Well... No, not yet."

"See? Everything's going to be fine." Maria let out a big yawn.

“I'm exhausted. I want to nap for a while. Let's hang up for now, okay?"

The main reason why Maria had been in such a hurry to go home was because of her narcolepsy. She had been feeling the telltale signs of an attack back at the audition site and knew that she needed to lie down and get a good shut-eye. For the moment, at least, she had neither the energy nor the interest to bother with what Sarah had done.

“What?" Claire blurted out. "You want to sleep in this situation? Maria... These matters are not as simple as they seem. They need to be taken care of urgently. Just be careful-"