"She graduated from a formal acting school. Since she ca from a professional academy, it’s normal for her acting style to resemble so of her fellow alumni, isn’t it?"
Hearing Annie Anne’s explanation, Charlotte Thompson found it reasonable and stopped dwelling on the matter.
Soon, Charlotte and Riley Thompson’s duet scene ca to an end, and the cara moved on to interview other actors in the cast.
At that mont, a startled cry rang out off-cara. When the lens shifted, Justin Battleson was seen shielding Charlotte in his arms, while the prop ladder had fallen onto his body.
Even though Charlotte already knew Justin was unhard, seeing the incident unfold again from a bystander’s perspective still made her heart clench uncontrollably.
"This cara is the only one to capture the ladder collapsing, but even so, it only caught a small part of it. The rest happened outside the fra."
Annie Anne, who had paused the footage on the computer, looked at the screen with so frustration. She gestured with her fingers on the screen, tracing the direction the ladder had fallen.
Moreover, the footage showed that no one was standing near the ladder’s side, which reluctantly supported the assumption that it might truly have fallen due to negligence by the props departnt.
"Didn’t we already review all the video recordings from different angles? Nothing unusual ca up."
Even though Charlotte said this, she furrowed her brow tighter.
If there wasn’t any solid evidence, all suspicions were rely conjectures of her own mind.
"Wait a second."
Suddenly, Annie Anne exclaid as if she’d noticed sothing in the footage, drawing Charlotte’s averted gaze back to the screen.
"Look here. Isn’t it strange that Riley wasn’t around at this mont?"
Pointing at the paused video, Annie Anne indicated that Riley Thompson was conspicuously absent from the fra.
This wasn’t idle speculation on Annie Anne’s part. The fra almost captured everyone from the cast and crew, except for Riley.
"She might’ve just had sothing urgent and stepped away," Charlotte said softly, staring at the screen.
"But her next scene is right after this. She has no reason to not be here."
Speaking, Annie Anne rewound the footage by a few minutes. When the cara panned across the crowd again, Riley was already standing among them.
"She wasn’t there just a mont ago, but now she suddenly appears in the shot. This..." Annie Anne trailed off.
"And Charlotte, don’t forget—the ladder originally fell toward you. If Justin hadn’t protected you, it’d probably be you lying in the hospital now."
Annie Anne’s words reminded Charlotte of sothing. She bit her lip lightly but didn’t say anything.
Because at that mont, Charlotte also recalled the resentful look Riley had given her.
Was it really just because of acting that Riley would go to such lengths?
"We can’t accuse her without evidence. Maybe she was just standing in a blind spot the cara didn’t catch."
Charlotte’s words made Annie Anne shake her head.
Annie knew this as well. She could only press her fist to her lips, clearing her throat with a soft cough.
"I know, but I just can’t shake the feeling that Riley has sothing against you. And didn’t she make snide remarks about your lack of formal training, questioning your acting skills? That day was the first ti you two t, wasn’t it? Most people wouldn’t say sothing like that for no reason."
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