Chapter 303: Why Are You Here?

 At an old-fashioned prison in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a man and a woman are facing each other through a glass door.

The woman, dressed in a drab brown striped jacket but with a clear complexion, tries hard to persuade him. "So, take this test!" she says.

"No," the man replies, "but I'll make you happy. I'll give you a big opportunity."

"What?" the woman asks, confused.

Interrupting the woman, the man in the prison uniform behind the glass window says, "It's a promotion! Listen, Christine Stradlin, you need to reflect on yourself and find Miss Murphy, one of my former patients..."

The woman tries to regain control of the conversation, but her efforts seem useless in the face of the imposing man on the other side of the glass door. Her attempts to insert a word are barely noticeable and she is completely suppressed.

"I don't believe Myers will act out so soon, even though he's crazy," the man said, raising his voice suddenly. "Now go!"

The woman was frightened and quickly left, with her neck slightly tucked in, amid the crazed shouting of the prisoners in other rooms of the prison.

"Cut, that's great, simply impeccable," Jonathan Dime, who had been wearing headphones and watching the performance of Judi Foster and Anthony Hopkins on the monitor, shouted excitedly.

At the same time, the cast members around him also clapped enthusiastically.

"Mr. Hopkins, your performance is truly amazing," Elizabeth, who was still clapping, stepped forward to compliment Anthony Hopkins as he left the room.

"Thank you, Miss Murdoch. Actually, Miss Foster's performance was excellent as well. Without her cooperation, I don't think I could have found my state so quickly," said Anthony Hopkins, wiping sweat from his face with a towel handed over by his assistant.

"Mr. Hopkins. I have to admit, this scene, I am not as good as you," said Judy Foster with a smile, taking the towel from her assistant.

"OK. You both are great, so I think we should stop complimenting each other," said Drew, standing next to Elizabeth with a cheerful smile. she then looked towards Jonathan Demme, "Demme Sir, is today's shooting done?"

"Yes, Miss Barrymore, this scene is finished. Although there's still more than an hour, but there's not enough time to prepare for the next scene," said Jonathan Demme, walking over. He then ordered his assistant to prepare the equipment.

Drew looked at her watch and said to everyone, "Julia and I will leave first. Our flight to Los Angeles is at 4:30."

"Of course, no problem," Jonathan immediately replied. "I'll have the driver take you to the airport."

This was already the fourth day of filming for "The Silent Lamb" in Pennsylvania. As the first movie from TG Movies, Elizabeth, Drew, and Julia took it very seriously. They arrived here before the filming began and had been in Pittsburgh for a week.

Because the three women were the producers of the movie. Jonathan had initially worried that they would interfere with the filming, but that concern quickly disappeared after filming began.

First was Elizabeth and Drew. The two women followed the crew, seemingly eager to learn, and not only didn't cause any trouble, but occasionally helped out. The most famous of the three, Julia, was the most carefree, not getting involved with anything at all.

Julia, being a popular Hollywood actress, still had work to do, while Drew wanted to stay with Elizabeth on the set, but the young girl was still underage and no one dared to let her stay on the set for too long. Additionally, Eric still didn't know that Drew was the producer of "The Silence of the Lambs," and when he heard that the girl had come to the set. He specially called and instructed her not to play too wildly and to return to Los Angeles earlier.

Therefore, Drew and Julia booked a flight back to Los Angeles together today, while Elizabeth, as the main producer, would continue to follow the crew until the end of filming.

In the Pittsburgh airport lobby, Elizabeth hugged the girl and then embraced Julia, kissing her gently on the corner of her mouth in front of Drew's slightly raised eyebrow. She said, "Goodbye, Julia, and Drew, have a good trip."

"Goodbye," the two women waved to Elizabeth together, and then each took their own assistants and walked towards the boarding gate.

Once the Boeing plane entered the stratosphere, Drew unfastened his seatbelt and finally looked at Julia who was sitting next to him, flipping through a fashion magazine in boredom. "Julia, you and Liz..." Drew said, addressing her.

Julia's face suddenly showed a hint of panic after she heard Drew mention Liz. "What do you mean?" she asked, sounding nervous.

The young girl rolled her eyes and replied, "These past few days, the two of you have been staying in the same room at the hotel. Don't forget, I was in the room next door and heard a lot of noise."

Julia tried to come up with a defense, but Drew quickly patted her shoulder to calm her down and chuckled, "Relax, I won't discriminate against you."

 Julia opened her mouth, looking at the serious expression of the young girl. She couldn't help but ask, "Uh... don't you find it strange?"

Drew immediately showed a strange expression upon hearing Julia's question. "You two... already did that. Don't you find it strange yourself?"

Julia honestly nodded.

"Since you find it strange, why are you still with Liz?" Drew asked curiously.

"I don't know. I just feel that, well, being with Liz is still pretty good. Liz also thinks it's good, and that's it," Julia replied.

"The maid was momentarily confused by what Julia was trying to convey. But she realized that the woman had not fully changed her sexual orientation yet and that she was temporarily in a fake relationship with Elizabeth for some unknown reason.

This can't be right. It needs to change.

It would be better if it changed to the level where she feels sick at the sight of a man.

Thinking of these things, Drew's eyes turned, and he said, "Julia, this is just the inherent idea that you've formed from a young age. There are countless same-sex relationships in Hollywood, so there's no need for you to have any psychological burden. I think you and Liz are a pretty good match, and Liz is also very caring for you, isn't she?"

Julia flinched upon hearing the word "homosexuality" being said so carelessly. She couldn't understand the thoughts of the girl, who she believed was genuinely considering her well-being. After pondering on Drew's words, she felt that there was some truth to them and nodded slightly.

Perhaps Drew felt that the fire wasn't big enough and continued to stir things up: "Julia, you might not know this, but Judi Foster is also homosexual."

This time, Julia was truly surprised and turned to look at Drew, incredulously asking, "No... that can't be possible?"

Drew firmly nodded her head and said, "This is a fact. Judi is just low-key about it, but many people know she's homosexual. It's said that after the assassination of the President by Sinclair, she was completely disappointed in men and changed her sexual orientation."

Julia made a soft hum and didn't say anything more, once again focusing her gaze on the magazine in front of her.

Several hours later, the plane landed at Los Angeles airport. Due to the time difference, Los Angeles was still in the evening.

Drew and Julie split into two groups and each got into a car. After dropping off their assistants in the city center, Drew directly ordered the driver to head to the Malibou Cape Estate.

"Hey, Ron, it's me, open the door," Drew shouted to the security guard at the entrance of the estate.

The security guard, hearing Drew's voice, quickly opened the door and welcomed him: "Miss Barrymore, you're back?"

"Yeah, is Eric at home?"

"Yes, Mr. Williams has been at home these past two days," said Ron, the security guard. After looking at Drew's luggage, he kindly asked, "Miss Barrymore, do you need help with your luggage?"

"No need. Oh, by the way, why is there only one person here, where's the other one?" Drew looked suspiciously at the empty security booth behind Ronald, warning him, "Don't tell me the other one is no longer there."

"No no no, Miss Barrymore, George went to the bathroom, he'll be back soon," Ronald quickly explained for his colleague, then pointed not far away, "Look, he's back."

The girl nodded as she followed Ronald's gaze and saw the other security guard. She didn't say anything else and walked towards the villa with her luggage, with gardeners greeting her along the way. Because Eric was too lazy to manage these trivial matters, most of the people here were selected by Drew, so even though Drew didn't live here for a while, when she came back again, the people still treated her as the lady of the house, and this attitude made the girl very satisfied.

Walking into the living room of the villa, the girl looked around and said, "Eric, I'm back."

After a moment, Nicole, dressed in a casual home outfit with her hair standing up on her head and a small apron around her waist, walked out of the kitchen.

"Hey, Drew," Nicole greeted, stepping forward to take the girl's luggage.

Drew finally responded and looked Nicole up and down, and the girl immediately felt a sense of animosity: "What are you doing here?"

Nicole had been with Drew for a few months, so she could easily sense the girl's animosity. However, the woman was unfazed and brushed her hair back from her temples, loose strands falling into place. She said nonchalantly, "I had nothing to do these days, so I came to stay for a few days."

"Hmph, it's all because of the role in 'Ghost,' isn't it? You're really determined," the girl said, with a hint of anger in her voice.

"What can I do? I don't want to be one of those people who get everything they want just because they are favored. I have to fight for it myself," Nicole replied.

The girl snorted again, but her face had a hint of self-satisfaction: "Since Eric hasn't approached you, it means you're not the female lead he wants."

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