River Sterling thought she was going to laugh at him, and his ego was a little bruised. "I... I... It was me!"

"No, no." Clara Grant walked toward them. "I was just asking, what’s the name of the novel you mentioned?"

"Uh, *You Are My Eternal Love*," River Sterling said, a bit embarrassed. ’So Clara wasn’t going to make fun of a grown man like me for reading a romance novel after all.’

"*You Are My Eternal Love*? First published on Voxia? The author is Rhys Ryston?" Clara Grant fired off a series of questions, as if confirming something.

Seth Quinn and River Sterling both looked at her. River, in particular, looked as if he had found a kindred spirit and asked excitedly, "What, Clara, you’ve read this one too?"

Clara Grant gave a mysterious smile. "Not only have I read it, but I’m also very good friends with the author."

"You know the author?" River Sterling was even more excited. ’If Clara really knows the author well, this will make things so much easier!’

"How should I put it? We do know each other, and we’re quite close, but our friendship is purely online."

"What do you mean?" River Sterling’s hot temper flared up again. "Come on, Clara, just tell me already!"

Clara Grant then explained how she and Rhys Ryston got to know each other. It was actually quite simple.

Like most girls, Clara Grant enjoyed reading romance novels in her spare time. One day, she stumbled upon this particular novel by Rhys Ryston.

At first, she felt the title was pretty generic and nothing special, but she was bored at the time, so she casually flipped through a few Chapters.

But that casual glance was all it took to get her hooked.

Rhys Ryston’s prose was delicate and beautiful; it was clear she was a skilled writer. The love story she told was also very moving. However, her novel didn’t have a particularly large readership, probably because the plot developed a bit slowly, and most people nowadays prefer fast-paced stories.

But Clara Grant loved it, so she would leave comments in the review section from time to time, sharing her feelings about the story.

Rhys Ryston always diligently replied to her, and her responses were very thoughtful. After going back and forth for a while, they discovered they shared many of the same views. Eventually, they added each other on WeChat and became good friends online.

Clara Grant had even joked once that if the novel were ever adapted into a movie or TV series, she would love to play one of the characters.

Rhys Ryston had replied that if it were ever actually adapted, she would do her utmost to recommend Clara Grant for the role of the female lead.

Because she believed Clara could play the part perfectly.

Clara had been filming at the studio city for the past three months, and Rhys Ryston seemed to be very busy lately as well, so the two of them hadn’t been in contact for a while.

To think that this novel now actually had the chance to be adapted for the screen. Clara Grant couldn’t help but feel a wave of emotion.

After hearing the story, River Sterling slapped his thigh. "Clara, so that really thoughtful fan in the comments was you!"

If it weren’t for that fiendishly protective Seth Quinn standing right there, he would have rushed over to shake Clara Grant’s hand and say, "I’ve heard so much about you! It’s an honor to finally meet."

Clara Grant nodded, then a sudden realization seemed to dawn on her. She gave River Sterling a mischievous smile and said, "You know, thinking about the name ’Rhys Ryston’... What if her name is Rhys, and your name is River? Rhys and River. Don’t you think your names are a perfect match?

"Think about it. You’re a grown man who supposedly never reads romance novels, yet you just so happened to stumble upon her book, and now you’re dead set on adapting it. Don’t you think you two might be a match made in heaven?"