Chapter 1275 The Storm Is Coming (V)

• Belinda Hayes almost laughed. These kids around Little Wu were adorably clueless. Other people would kill for casting calls and paid events; to them, those were land mines to dodge. Still, the fact that they stuck to their guns—and understood the heart she’d put into all this—moved her and made her proud.
• At least in that moment, Belinda felt everything she’d done had been worth it.
• Of course she’d doubted herself, too. She worried Penrose might make another move. She had shredded Penrose’s pride, inside and out. She didn’t want an open fight yet, but she was swamped, and Penrose seemed slammed too, so they barely crossed paths. At the company cocktail party, Belinda thought it over, lifted a glass, and went to Penrose to make the first gesture. “Penrose, you’ve worked hard. Thank you. Also, I’ve been buried the past couple days and didn’t get to talk things through with you. If I said anything out of line, I’m really sorry. Please don’t hold it against me.”