The Beauty and the Brain

Chapter 148

Double Sided is a book about a high school student named Annalise Rivera, who suffered from severe

depression due to family issues and academic

pressure.

She put on a brave face and tried to fit in with her classmates every day, but when she returned home,

she would silently cry by herself, contemplating ending her life daily.

Annalise told her teacher and classmates that she had depression. The teacher advised her to study

hard, while her classmates mocked her, saying, “Wow, you’re so cool.” She told her mother about her

situation, and her mother, very impatient, told her to go back to her room and do her homework.

Annalise’s attempts to seek help from the outside world were declared failures.

one by one, and her condition worsened day by day. She desperately tried to

hold onto hope and help others, but in the end, she still chose the path to end

her life.

This novel was actually a complete tragedy. Annalise desperately tried to

survive, but she was tormented by depression to the point of not wanting to

live, and ultimately died.

This book received so many awards because the original author, Clyde, had experienced depression.

He incorporated his life experiences into his literary work, creating a female character who suffered

from depression.

At the same time, the publication of this book made society gradually realize how terrifying depression

is as a mental illness, and it holds great social

significance.

Dennis chose a novel that could be said to have perfectly met Marie’s

requirements.

She spent the whole night reading this book and walked into the dining hall in the morning with dark

circles under her eyes.

Upon seeing her appearance, Dennis knew she hadn’t slept well and asked somewhat unhappily, “Did

you finish reading the book?”

Seeing that Dennis didn’t look too well, Marie smiled apologetically and said, “I’ve finished watching it,

it was really good…”

Dennis snorted coldly, ignoring her, while Marie, being very tactful, lowered her head and dug in, not

daring to speak.

While eating this meal, Marie was almost burying her head in the bowl, as she was extremely tired and

had no appetite at all.

Dennis, feeling helpless, stood up and walked over to Marie. He picked her up

in a horizontal hold and strode towards the bedroom.

This time, Dennis gently placed Marie on the bed, took away her novel and cell

phone, kissed her forehead, and said, “Sleep now.”

Marie hummed, turned over in bed, covered herself with the blanket, and fell

into a deep sleep.

When Marie woke up again, it was already afternoon, and her stomach was growling with hunger.

She washed her face, walked out of the bedroom, and the house was so quiet

that it seemed like she was the only one there. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

“Dennis?” Marie called out, but no one responded to her.

Marie walked into the living room and saw a glass of water on the coffee table, holding down a note

that read, “I went to the office. Wait for me to come back

for dinner.”

Marie pouted and ran to get her phone and novel, then curled up on the couch

to read.

Dennis gave her the book, probably because it was going to be made into a movie, but she hadn’t

received any news about Double Sided being turned into

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a film, nor had there been any investors or producers holding auditions for the

actors.

Marie was playing with her phone, bored out of her mind. Her previous phone. had been broken by

Noel, and this new one was bought for her by Dennis after they returned to New York.

Whenever Marie thought of Noel, she was left speechless. She hated him, not entirely because he was

Mia’s son, but because he was always so mysterious. and she couldn’t see through him.

It seemed like one could only ever see Noel’s gentle and polite exterior. Occasionally, when his

emotions would crumble, he would quickly return to

normal.

An unfathomable person, Marie really didn’t have much interest in getting to know him and getting

along well with him.

She was daydreaming when her phone vibrated. It was a text message from Sabrina, [Ms. Spence, the

company informed me that I have an audition for the

female lead in The Pianist. Would you mind if I work with Darwin on this

film?]

Marie replied, [It’s just work, don’t overthink it. The audition is up to the director, good luck.]

Originally, Marie had always been indifferent to Sabrina. However, when

Sabrina took the risk of possibly breaking her hand to catch Sasha, preventing Sasha from getting

seriously injured, Marie never expressed her gratitude.

Sabrina might have been interested in Darwin, but with his handsome and imposing appearance, not

many girls could resist him. Sabrina was just an ordinary little girl after all.

As long as she didn’t sabotage Darwin’s career or affect his work, Marie was willing to share some

resources with her, as a token of gratitude for saving

Sasha last time.

The sound came from the front door, Dennis opened it and entered, saw Marie sitting in the living room,

and asked, “Awake now?”

Marie nodded, “Yeah, did you work overtime?”

Dennis took off his coat and walked over, saying, “Well, I need to discuss

something with the client.”

Marie put away her book and phone, and said, “Let’s eat, Melissa already

prepared the meal.”

Dennis pulled her to the dining hall and they sat down to eat.

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During the meal, Marie looked up and asked Dennis, “Are you going to have

Sasha act in Double Sided?”

Dennis nodded, “Not satisfied?”

Marie shook her head, “No, it’s just that I haven’t heard about this novel being

made into a movie, and there’s no news about a production team holding

auditions in the entertainment industry.”

“Indeed, there was no production team to shoot the movie,” Dennis nodded.

Marie was dumbfounded, “How can we shoot? There are no investors and no

production team?”

Dennis finished eating, put down his fork, looked at her, and said, “Many people wanted to turn this

book into a movie, but it hasn’t been made because

no one could secure the copyrights.”

Marie didn’t understand, “What does that mean?”

“Mr. Clyde Berry, the original author of Double Sided, has passed away. If you

want the film and television rights to this book, you’ll need to talk to his daughter. If you can get them,

go ahead and shoot; if not, we’ll figure

something else out,” Dennis said.

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Marie nodded, “Alright, I’ll go talk.”

Dennis looked at her determined little face and shook his head helplessly, “I’ll take you there.”

The next day, Marie got up early in the morning, and Cullen drove them to the

airport. Clyde’s daughter was named Aubree Berry, and after her father’s

death, she had been living in France for a long time.

Cullen bought the plane tickets for them, and when Marie received her ticket, she was stunned,

“Bordeaux?”