章 308: Chapter 18: I'm Just Cutting My Losses_4

"The problem is, custody of the girl was always in her mother's hands. To shoot the film, the movie company contacted the girl's mother, who was a nightclub dancer. She would do anything for money, so of course, there was no problem. Her father was furious but helpless and could only start battling the mother for custody, trying to restrict his daughter from acting in movies. As a result, she ran away from home in anger, joined a friend, and headed to Hollywood. Unexpectedly, she easily landed a movie role, and it was the lead role, no less. After shooting, she quickly returned to New York, transformed from a wild child to a well-behaved girl. That movie seemed to become a memory she didn't wish to mention," Stephen said as he walked over to the liquor cabinet and picked out a bottle of whiskey, continuing,