“Dad, what if his dad and mom abandoned him on purpose?” Adam blurted out anxiously after thinking for a while. “What if he can’t find them? Or if something happened to them, and he…”

    Yosef gave Adam a reassuring pat on the back and said gently, “Stop overthinking.”

    Adam clung to Yosef Campbell’s shoulder like a little ko, not moving an inch. “Okay,” he mumbled sulkily.

    Just as Skr and the others arrived at the police station, they ran into the child’s parents, who were there to report him missing,

    Seeing the child Skr and the others had brought matched the description given by the couple opposite, the police officer immediately waved them over to identify their missing child.

    The boy’s parents rushed over, clearly frantic. The woman’s eyes lit up the moment she saw her child. She took him from Skr’s arms and hugged him tightly, tears streaming down her face. “My baby! I was so scared,” she cried.

    “I merely bought something, and you were gone when I turned around. I searched everywhere but couldn’t find you. I thought you’d gone missing,b” /bshe said.

    The little one, drooling, was babbling, “Mommy!” The woman’s face glowed with motherly love when she answered each of his callings with tender affection.

    Seeing his child was safe, the man bowed deeply to Skr and Yosef. “Thank you. If you ever need anything, I, Shaun Dooley, will do everything in my capacity to help you,” he said.

    Skr felt the name sounded familiar. Yosef whispered in her ear, “Shaun is the top director in the film industry.” Only then did Skr realize why the

    name sounded familiar.

    Before filming “Moonlit Hunt” began, Skr preferred not to use the production team that Campbell Group provided and sought other alternatives. She

    contacted several top–tier directors, including Shaun.

    However, after starting a family, Shaun devoted himself to caring for his wife at home and rarely epted new jobs. He thus politely declined Skr’s

    invitation.

    Deeming it unworthy, the other directors all turned down “Moonlit Hunt” outright. Skr never would have imagined running into Shaun here. ‘What an incredible coincidence,‘ she thought.

    “Mr. Dooley, do you still remember the ‘Moonlit Hunt‘ screeny?” Skr asked.

    Shaun was quite interested in the screeny, but at the time, his wife fell ill, and their child also needed care. Therefore, he had no choice but to turn down the screeny.

    Shaun looked at her in surprise and asked, “Are you Sapphire?”

    Skr nodded with a smile and replied, “That’s right.”

    Shaun said, chuckling, “What a coincidence!”

    “Yeah, I’m just as surprised. Who would think we’d/meet under such circumstances?” Skr said.

    “Sapphire, I can’t thank you enough for this. If opportunity ever arises, I’ll be happy to direct a film for you, free of charge.”

    Skr was overjoyed. The Stone Group was nearingpletion of its restructuring, and she intended to implement a dual–track strategy that involved producing films and TV series while also training artists.

    This way, they would not be at the mercy of others and could also shield their talents from the dark side of the entertainment industry.

    bChapter /bb279 /b

    bFurthermore/bb, /bbthey /bbcould /bbInvest /bresources bwisely /bband /befficiently, create bquality /bproductions, and bnurture /bbgenuinely /bbtalented /barticl

    bIn /bbhis /bdecade–long career since his debut, Shaun had only made two movies and one TV series.

    However, all these productions turned out to be huge sesses, and both the main and supporting cast gained widespread recognitionb. /bThey were r well–known figures in the entertainment circle.

    Having her artists coborate with him would significantly benefit their careers. Skr agreed right away by saying, “I won’t be formal bwith /bbyou/bb? /bbLet /bbme /bsay this in advance: I’m looking forward to working with you.”

    Shaun quite admired her. She was neither pretentious nor insincere, the kind of person he liked.

    Shaun smiled and nodded. “Great. Let’s not linger today. When we return, I’ll treat you all to dinner to express my gratitude,” he said.

    They bid goodbye outside the police station and went their separate ways. As nned, Skr and the rest spent one more day there before bheading /bback home.

    On their way back that day, they happened to receive the photos Holden had developed.

    Adam was overjoyed. He immediately opened the photo package and excitedly showed the photos to his grandparents.

    AD