HWI 219

Hollywood What If Chapter 219

"Why are you here?"

"Huh, that's the question I should ask you. You're a nobody, how can you even step into this building?"

The two teenagers glared at each other with clear hatred. Their eyes never hide the fact that hated each other. 

Scarlett Johansson was standing, crossing her arms, like a mean girl. 

Across her was none other than Mara Cohen, Kazir's half-sister from mother's side. 

The two teenagers had a confrontation last time in an audition. The title of the movie was Ghost World. It was a black comedy, a small-budget movie ranging from 7 to 10 million dollars. 

Unlike the other cast that Kazir hired, Scarlett Johansson was still having a hard time finding her foundation in the industry. Especially now that she was getting older. 

Salvatore Barlowe was only one person and he couldn't take care of all his clients all at once, so Scarlett Johansson had another agent to take care of her. The name of the agent was Beth Rogers, a female agent recently hired by CAA. 

Beth Rogers knew that Scarlett Johansson was still not in legal age and it was hard for the girl to find roles because most production companies prefer 18 years old to cast in their group age. 

Scarlett Johansson was still 15 years old. If the production company had to choose between a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old, they would easily choose the latter. Underage actors were troublesome to handle. 

Scarlett Johansson suffered because of that. 

Thankfully, she was cast in Ghost World. The salary was not important, as long as she kept working hard, she knew that her time would come. 

However, there was a "minor" incident that happened after the audition. 

Mara Cohen confronted Scarlett Johansson and screamed that she stole her role. That Mara Cohen should have been cast instead of her. 

The two started lashing at each other until they pulled each other's hair. 

Elizabeth Cohen and Agent Beth Rogers appeared and stopped the two. Thankfully, that ruckus never spread but the two teenagers would never forget that incident. 

"Are you going to steal my role again, you bitch?"

"What!?"

Scarlett was stunned. She knew the B-word but she didn't expect that this certain word would be used to describe her. Because she knew that she was never a bitch. 

"No, you're the bitch! Besides, I heard that your audition is awful! You can't act at all! Your facial expressions are dead and you don't know how to show any emotions! In this industry, the best you can do is become a nameless base!"

"What did you say!?"

The two screamed at each other. 

"I can't believe that my brother hired a spoiled bitch like you!" Mara Cohen sneered.

They kept using the term bitch to insult each other. 

After experiencing a life in Hollywood, she realized that her brother was actually someone amazing. He was respected by everyone. 

In that regard, Mara Cohen was proud of her brother. She wanted to get closer to her brother but their first meeting was very bad. 

It seemed that her brother held a grudge against her mother. Which was confusing. Because her mother was great. Elizabeth Cohen treated Mara preciously, and for that, she loved her mother. 

Mara Cohen didn't know why her brother hated their Mom. 

"Brother, I have no idea who you're talking about." 

Scarlett frowned. She knew that this bitch's surname was Cohen and Scarlett never knew someone who had that surname. 

Mara Cohen smirked and raised her chin arrogantly. 

"My brother is Kazir Grey. You should be thankful that someone like you was hired by my brother."

"... I don't believe you." 

Scarlett Johansson shook her head. She studied Mara Cohen and admitted that the bitch was beautiful, but she didn't have any resemblance to Kazir. 

'Kazir Grey is a rough, handsome, tall, and talented guy. It is impossible for someone like him to have a sister like this bitch.'

Scarlett deemed it impossible. She giggled and gave Mara a pitiful gaze.

"I can't believe you're getting delusional. You're still young but you're already suffering a mental illness, what a poor bitch." 

"You---!!"

"What's happening here?"

Suddenly, Elizabeth Cohen appeared. Next to her was Mara's agent from UTA(United Talent Agency). Elizabeth was hugging the old man's arm like they were close... Well, Elizabeth was still single after her last divorce. She dated some men and had many one-night stands. 

Now that she was free from marriage, she could do what she wanted. She was not doing anything bad. 

"Mom! Tell this spoiled girl that she's ungrateful! She said that she didn't respect my brother, Kazir Grey!"

"I never said that!" Scarlett immediately denied it. 

Scarlett flinched when she realized that Elizabeth's cold gaze was on her. The woman was in her late 40s, yet she was still beautiful and healthy. It seemed that she took care of her body, by exercising. 

"Ah, so we meet again. I think your name is Scarlett Johansson."

Elizabeth Cohen smiled but it sent shivers down to Scarlett's spine. 

She wanted to run away from this woman. She was dangerous. 

"Hey, kid, where's your agent?" The old agent from UTA asked Scarlett. 

"Are you looking for me?"

Scarlett Johansson sighed in relief when she heard Salvatore's voice. 

"Salvatore! I'm glad you're here!" 

The movie that Mara and Scarlett were auditioning for was invested by Disney. Meaning, it was a good movie. 

Salvatore left Scarlett Johansson in the hallway to greet the director and producer and some people he had connections with. Of course, he had to talk to them to give a better impression so that Scarlett Johansson could be cast in the movie. 

Yet when he returned to the hallway, he realized that something bad was happening to his client. 

Now, the two sides have their backups. 

"Hello, Agent Salvatore. I'm Elizabeth, I'm Kazir's mother. Thank you for taking care of my son."

Immediately, Elizabeth changed her expression and greeted the agent gleefully. 

Even Scarlett was stunned. 

'Are you being serious? Is she really Kazir's Mom? Does that mean that this rude bitch is Kazir's sister?' 

"Yeah, I heard about you. I can say that Kazir is very fortunate that he resembles his father more than you. Scarlett, let's go."

"Yes!"

The agent didn't bother talking and led Scarlett away from them. They were at Disney and they didn't want to cause a disturbance. 

Elizabeth kept her smile but her eyes turned cold as she watched them leave.