Chapter 28 It Was Just Boring Director Sterling

• The sleek glass doors of Sterling Entertainment slid open and Seraphina stepped inside, the familiar hum of voices, clicking heels, and the faint smell of coffee filling the air. It felt different now. When she had first entered these halls, whispers had followed her,mockery, suspicion, people calling her Zane’s reject .But now, heads turned for admiration and curiosity.
• She caught it in the way assistants waved too brightly, the way interns bowed their heads quickly, and even the way senior managers smiled as she passed. A few months ago, she would have given anything for this kind of acceptance. Now that it was here, it felt surreal.
• Clara was waiting in her office, a mountain of folders stacked on the table. “You’re late,” she said, though her grin betrayed her excitement. “Sit. We’ve got work to do. Every brand in the country suddenly wants you to wear their lipstick, hold their perfume, or walk in their gowns.”