It wasn't until much later when the curses of her furious cousin again erupted outside the changing room that Leslie Howard snapped out of her daze.
"Gosh, do you all understand? Leslie is now the top star of the company… Can you just transfer her assistant as you please?!!"
"What—does Winona Wallace hold a candle to Leslie?"
"Her mother..."
"Fine, forget it, I won't argue with you all. From now on, the company doesn't need to arrange assistants for Leslie. I will find Leslie's assistant myself!!!"
Irene Stephenson hung up the phone, frustrated, and then remembered Leslie was still in the changing room.
She knew about Leslie's differences with Winona Wallace, and immediately tried to soothe her in a soft voice, "Leslie, don't take it to heart. Winona is just new in the industry, she doesn't have well-trusted people around, so your mom allowed someone from your side to assist her."
