157 Chapter 157: They Sabotaged My Itinerary (1/2)

Seeing this exchange, Nina was shocked. She glanced at Kylie, and then at Beth, and then back to Kylie.

Beth frowned at Nina and asked her, ”What are you looking at? Come over now and thank this nice girl for saving my life.”

”Mom,” Nina gasped, ”What did you say? Did you say that it was Kylie who saved your life? Did I hear it right?” She asked, confused with what's really going on.

”Of course,” Beth replied. ”Look at her clothes. If she hadn't been there to save my life, they would still be clean and pressed, and we wouldn't be having this conversation right now!”

Kylie was stunned to discover that Beth, the old lady that she'd rescued, was Nina's mother. Lucas and Faith, behind her, were equally shocked. Nina was shocked. The only person who was not shocked, was a doctor who had just walked through the door. Nina looked at her mother and said, ”I need to talk to Kylie privately.”

Lucas and Faith stepped forward to talk with Beth so that Kylie and Nina could go into the corridor and discuss this new development. Once they'd found some privacy, Kylie noticed that Nina looked embarrassed. ”What do you have to say?” Kylie asked her, not unkindly.

”I'm sorry for my previous attitude,” Nina said. ”Thank you so much for saving my mom's life today. I don't know how to pay you back,”

”I didn't know that Beth was your mom,” Kylie replied. ”Even if I had thought, I still would have helped her. As a Marxist, I hold life in high esteem.”

”You were late today,” Nina began, intending to say more. She found that her words caught in her throat, though, so she could not.

”It wasn't only that,” Kylie said. ”Someone wanted me to be late, so they sabotaged my itinerary.”

Nina signed. ”Kylie Finch,” she said, ”I know that you're not a bad person, but my show needs seasoned, professional actresses, and I still don't think you fit the bill…”

Before Nina could finish talking, a middle-aged doctor called out to her: ”July, is that you? It has been a long time since we've seen you on the island! For heaven's sake, what are you doing here? After you dropped out of school, I had no idea what happened to you. I was very worried!”

Kylie turned and saw that the person who had called her name was none other than her old mentor, Katelyn Fanning. Back in the old days, Katelyn had treated Kylie like one of her own children. She had intended to recommend Kylie for work with Hamorna TV when Kylie graduated, but unexpectedly, Kylie had dropped out of school a month before her graduation.

”Oh, Katelyn,” Kylie cried. I am so sorry to have disappointed you.”

”You did disappoint me,” Katelyn acknowledged, ”but I love you, and all is forgiven. I am sure that you will make everything up to me eventually!”

”I sure will,” Kylie replied.