章 159: I want my life back

As soon as the take ended, Lorenzo practically bounded over, grinning like he'd just won an award. "That was incredible!" he said, practically bouncing with excitement. "The chemistry, the passion it was all perfect."

Amara tried to keep her cool, brushing off invisible dust from her costume with a nonchalant shrug. "Just following the script, Lorenzo. No big deal." She could practically feel Elara rolling her eyes beside her, probably muttering something like "humble as ever."

To Amara's surprise, the system chimed in right then.

[Congratulations, Amara! Even I must admit, that was a performance well-executed. You managed to enhance Elara's favorability and set the stage for future developments. Bravo.]

Amara blinked, startled. A compliment? From her system? The very same system that usually only delivered snark, criticisms, and occasional threats to "focus or else"?