Taking a deep breath, Vera Wave walked over to Maggie Clarke and spoke courteously.
"Miss Clarke, we're running out of time. Could you speed things up, please?"
Maggie Clarke frowned at the unexpected person who had appeared in her photo. Lowering her phone, she turned and looked Vera up and down. "Who are you?"
"Hello, Miss Clarke. I'm Vera Wave from Ashton's Advertising Department." Vera smiled and extended her hand. "I'll be in charge of your photo shoot today. I look forward to working with you!"
Maggie Clarke shifted her gaze back to her phone, picked up her coffee cup, and continued to preen and strike poses. "Why isn't Director Lin here?"
"Director Lin had an unexpected meeting." Vera withdrew her ignored hand. "Miss Clarke, it's almost ten o'clock. Please start on your makeup immediately. We need to send the photos to post-production by noon, or we won't be able to print tomorrow's promotional brochures!"
