Soon, another group of people took the stage. Coincidentally, they were Catalina and the cast of her film. However, her film had only received a lukewarm response, and she did not have much of a fan base herself, thanks to the huge number of controversies about her. Still, for the sake of her popularity, she had hired many fan groups to cheer for her outside today. Not only that, but she had also hired a dedicated team of photographers, ensuring that any images of her uploaded online had to pass her scrutiny.
She had failed to frame Harmony last time and had instead paid the latter 500 thousand indirectly in compensation. She only learned about this afterward, and it nearly drove her mad. It was equal to her gifting 500 thousand to Harmony to boost her popularity.
However, she was not going to let Harmony off today. She was willing to use any connections at her disposal to undermine the girl. For instance, she had switched Harmony’s seat today, replacing Harmony’s name with that of a veteran actor. She intended to set her up against the veteran actor.
As Harmony and the director’s team entered the hall, the director noticed that her name was not anywhere near his. He said, “Harmony, why don’t you go up front and take a look? Just take the seat with your name on it.”
“Okay” She thus began searching the rows for her seat. Just then, a staff member approached her, saying, “Miss Mayo, your seat is in the first row. Please take your seat there.”
“I’m in the first row?” Harmony was taken aback. The first row is usually reserved for bigwigs or people of status; even the most popular actors are mostly placed in the second row. How can I qualify for the front row?
“Could there be a mistake? How can my seat be in the first row? Would you mind checking the seating arrangements?” She grew wary at once.
The staff member was responsible for the seating arrangements. Hearing Harmony say that, she replied, “Alright, let me double-check for you.”
“Sure! It’s best not to make a mistake with the seating arrangements,” said Harmony with a smile.
The moment Catalina walked in, she saw Harmony standing in a corner below the stage, looking at her phone. She could not help but frown. Why hasn’t she taken her seat in the first row yet?
At that moment, a staff member approached Harmony and apologized, “I’m sorry, Miss Mayo. It was indeed a mistake by one of our staff members. Your seat was mistakenly swapped with Mr. Frank Holton’s.”
Harmony’s heart clenched at once. Frank Holton was a renowned veteran actor. Had she switched seats with him without noticing the mistake, it would have caused a big uproar for her. Despite her inner anger, she remained polite on the surface, saying, “It’s okay. Good that it is clarified.”
“Please wait a moment while I swap the seat labels for you,” said the staff member before hurrying away.
As soon as Harmony looked up, she saw Catalina watching her with folded arms. From Catalina’s expression, she realized that this seat-switching scheme was probably her doing again. She’s relentless.
Catalina also did not expect Harmony to become so smart as to switch her seat back. “Ha! That’s not bad.” She stepped forward, blocking Harmony’s path.
“Ms. Martin, please stop doing things like this,” warned Harmony in a hushed voice.
“I just can’t stand your smugness despite your lack of status and influence.”
“How am I being smug?” Harmony frowned.
“This circle belongs only to the wealthy. Someone like you only deserves to live at the bottom,” mocked Catalina.
“This circle isn’t yours. I’ll stay if I want to,” retorted Harmony.
“We’ll see what happens next. We still have a long way to go. Don’t expect an easy time as long as I’m in this circle,” replied Catalina before turning around with a sneer. The next moment, however, she instantly transformed into a well- behaved girl with a sweet smile upon seeing a veteran in the industry. “Oh, Ms. Depp, it’s been a while! How are you doing lately? Let me help you over there,” she said sweetly.
Seeing Catalina’s hypocritical behavior, Harmony felt a deep repugnance. However, she was not going to yield to Catalina’s threats just like that.
