Chapter 215

Although Grace knew Lina wouldn't pressure her to repay the money, she already owed Lina enough and couldn't continue accumulating debt.

Grace repeatedly knelt, groveled, and rose—this action was repeated endlessly. The other extras grew increasingly agitated as they too knelt repeatedly. Some even shouted for more money and protested the unfair treatment.

Noticing the extras' worsening mood, the director sent the assistant director to Evelyn for her opinion.

Seeing this, Evelyn feigned thought before saying, “How about this? I think she did a great job. Her posture is good, and her timing is perfect. Why doesn't she give a demonstration to the other extras so they can watch and learn? Once they've observed the correct technique, they can practice again. It'll save us effort.” She was referring to Grace.

“However, I don't know if this extra is willing to demonstrate. After all, she'll be more tired than the others.” Evelyn appeared concerned for Grace's well-being.

“Why not? We can give her more money for it,” the assistant director replied, overjoyed. It was better to appease one extra than the entire crew. A strike would be difficult to manage, requiring numerous replacements and potentially causing a scandal. It was far easier to handle one person.

Therefore, the assistant director asked Grace to demonstrate for an extra $200. Refusal would be considered a breach of contract, resulting in her dismissal without pay.

Grace looked at Evelyn, a few steps away, and found her smile offensive. She knew Evelyn was deliberately trying to humiliate her. However, $330 a day was significant. Furthermore, her knees were already sore, and she'd endured far worse humiliations in prison. Kneeling and groveling was preferable to her past torments.

Meeting Evelyn's gaze, Grace smirked and replied, “All right, I’ll kneel!”

Grace approached Evelyn calmly, her expression neither sad nor happy. She asked, “Shall I begin the demonstration now?”

“Ah… Yes!” Evelyn stammered. Grace's lack of visible distress—her expected mortification or reluctance—was unexpected. Evelyn had anticipated feeling superior; instead, Grace's perfectly executed, emotionless demonstration left Evelyn feeling humiliated. 'Well, since Grace is going to be a robot, I’ll let her kneel until kingdom come!' Evelyn resentfully thought.

In her air-conditioned office, Lily listened as her assistant described the situation. The assistant even filmed Grace kneeling and showed the video to Lily.