Chapter 96
“We heard about the explosion at your audition, and it scared us half to death! How could we even think of doing anything else? Let me see if you got hurt anywhere.”
Susanna chimed in, “Yeah, Xan, are you feeling alright?”
“Oh, I’m fine!” Xanthea spread her arms and spun around a few times. “Look, my arms, legs, head–all accounted for, not a single
scratch!”
“Don’t joke about this!”
Ethan tapped her on the head lightly, and Xanthea pretended to yelp in pain. Just then, they heard a gasp from the door.
Curious, Xanthea looked over to see Matthew bending over, clutching his shaky left leg, a pained expression on his face.
“Matt, what happened to you?”
“Miss, Mr. Martinez heard about the danger you faced on set and rushed over here in a panic. While running upstairs, he accidentally bumped into the banister and broke a solid oak spindle, Must’ve hurt a lot!”
The housekeeper supported Matthew, who was ashen as he managed to force a smile. “I’m fine, seeing you safe is all that matters to
Xanthea met his worried gaze, and for a moment she couldn’t tell if his emotions were genuine or feigned.
His acting had certainly improved since his past life.
Tm okay, but maybe Matt should get that leg looked at in the hospital?”
Matthew shook his head, “No need, I be fine in some time.”
“Thank goodness it was just a scare.” Christopher sighed in relief. “Dinner’s ready, let’s not gather here any longer. Let’s go downstairs
As they were going downstairs, they happened to meet Miranda coming back.
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Miranda dropped her bag, ready to excitedly share her successful audition, only to notice everyone focused on Xanthea, surrounding her with words of warmth and concem, completely oblivious to her presence.
How could she forget? In the Nightshade family, there’s only one beloved daughter. Even if she hadn’t scraped even a bit, that was a million times more important than her affairs.
Why was she so lucky? Why hadn’t she perished in that explosion!
“Sist
Just as Xanthea came down stairs, she saw Miranda standing at the entrance with a very poor complexion
Hearing Xanthea’s voice, Miranda quickly adjusted her expression. “Sis, you’re alright?”
“I’m fine. How about you? How did the audition go?”
“I passed the first round, the callback is in two days.”
“You did? Congratulations!” Xanthea smiled, “From your expression just now, I thought you hadn’t made it.”
She must have wished for her failure, right?
Unfortunately for her, Miranda had earned the supporting role on merit alone, while she would never get the chance to play Phoenix!
“My upset look was out of concern for you, Sis. After all, your audition performance was so brilliant, you’d have definitely secured the role of Phoenix if not for the accident.”
“Mhm” Xanthea nodded. “No need for concern, I landed it anyway
“What?”
Miranda’s expression froze upon hearing this.
Xanthea saw the naked jealousy momentarily unshielded in her eyes and smiled lightly. “Oliver knew how much I loved that script, so he bought the rights directly from Orion.”
“is that so? Uncle really dotes on you”
Miranda clenched her fists, struggling to maintain her smile. After all the twists and turns, she was still just a supporting actress?
Christopher bearned, “Then it’s a double celebration tonight! Let’s celebrate you two joining the cast tonight!”
“Why celebrate? I’m still all jittery here!” Susanna looked wornedly at Xanthea. “Xan, do you really want to enter the entertainment industry?”