Faye Duval has been regretting her decisions so much that she’s almost tied her stomach in knots.
She finally mustered the courage to confess her feelings, yet forgot to ask for the person’s na and contact details.
Back then at the hospital, she was so shy that she ran off right after confessing.
Now she doesn’t have any ans to contact them, nor does she know what they think of her.
She sees Young Master Thornton as soone very wealthy, soone capable of treating all the beauties at the bar to drinks. And ’he’s’ good-looking, with so many girls around ’him’; he probably wouldn’t think much of her, right?
Although she’s tried to convince herself like this, having confessed, Faye Duval can’t help but hold onto so hope; maybe there’s really a ’prince and Cinderella’ love story after all?
But unbelievably, she didn’t even leave behind the crystal slipper like Cinderella did. If she truly lost contact forever because of this, it would surely be a great regret in her life.
Faye Duval grew up in a small village back ho, and only ca to the city for the first ti after getting into college. She didn’t have many friends at school and spent her spare ti doing part-ti jobs, so she didn’t have the typical university girl’s interest in celebrities.
No variety shows, or the latest movies and TV dramas; she didn’t have the ti to watch any.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t be here having ’prince’ and Cinderella fantasies about a renowned beautiful actress.
Faye Duval rely thinks about it, finishes thinking, and then continues working, promoting the nightclub’s new cocktails and snacks.
Suddenly, she raises her eyes and sees a familiar, exquisite silhouette under the play of lighting.
"Young Master Thornton!"
Anna Thornton wasn’t deliberately dressed as a man today. She wore a black baseball cap and a simple black long coat. Her beautiful eyes hazily shone under the lighting, making it hard to distinguish her gender.
She didn’t co to the nightclub for a fling; it was purely for the drinks.
Seeing her here clearly surprises Faye Duval, who imdiately approaches Anna Thornton.
Anna Thornton glanced sideways at her and showed a charming smile: "It’s you? Why are you still working here?"
"Yeah."
"A girl working in a place like this can easily run into trouble."
Anna Thornton was advising her from her own experience, yet because of the concern, Faye Duval’s face flushed red.
Fortunately, the lights were dim, so no one saw.
"Young Master Thornton, are you drinking alone today?"
"Yeah, but you don’t need to call Young Master Thornton, just call Anna."
"An...na?"
Faye Duval was just feeling that ’Young Master Thornton’s’ voice sounded a bit different when she looked up and saw soone familiar.
"I see a familiar classmate; it’s inconvenient for them to know I’m working here. Young Master Thornton, can you wait for for a while before leaving? I, I have sothing to say to you!"
Faye Duval saw Angela Thornton walking straight in this direction, so she hurriedly turned to run away.
"Cousin!" Angela Thornton reached Anna Thornton and found that the passing waitress looked familiar, but didn’t pay much attention as she grasped Anna, "Cousin, are you heading back to Aethelgard once you finish filming? Can you take with you?"
Anna Thornton glanced at her: "Aren’t you supposed to go to school?"
"My university isn’t that great; it’s the sa whether I attend or not. I’ve already discussed it with my dad, and he feels that even if I graduate in two years, there won’t be any good opportunities. He thinks I should seize the chance while I’m young to see more of the world. Cousin, let go to Aethelgard with you. I have experience acting in a drama, and I want to be a star too."
From Angela Thornton’s acting, the director had to spend an hour coaching her for a one-minute scene.
That’s considering she was playing just a background character without much need for acting or empathy.
The crew got along well with Anna Thornton, and nobody wanted to voice any discomfort.
But Anna Thornton owed a favor.
And there was that fourth uncle, who used to attack Anna Thornton for not attending college. Now he thinks experiencing the world is more useful than school?
He might believe Anna Thornton knows Conrad Sterling.
Conrad Sterling can make waves with just a sneeze in Aethelgard, so Angela Thornton would surely benefit by tagging along.
"Cousin, why did you go quiet? Can I go or not? I promise I’ll obey if I go to Aethelgard with you. Plus, the entertainnt industry is dangerous, so if I get in, it’d be great to have us two sisters looking out for each other."
Anna Thornton was getting a headache from her clamoring; Angela Thornton’s voice was so noisy that it drowned out the surrounding loud music.
Anna Thornton found it botherso, so she turned to leave for so fresh air.
But Angela Thornton wouldn’t give up and grabbed her arm from behind.
Right then, five people suddenly entered from the door.
These people carried an odd aura, with various insect tattoos that looked disgusting at a glance. Especially the leader, who had a ferocious scar on his face that crossed straight from his forehead to his chin. His face looked like it had been split in half by a sharp blade and stitched back together, even forming a four-part mouth.
Just then, a drunken man, hugging a woman, bumped into him.
"Damn it, who dares block my way? Can’t you see I’m busy?"
The drunken man grumbled fiercely, lifting his head.
His eyes were hazy with alcohol, taking half a minute to focus, and when he saw that fierce face in front of him, the centipede-like scar, and the imminent murder in those eyes, he almost sobered up from fear, didn’t dare utter another word, and hugged the woman intending to walk in another direction.
But then Scarface suddenly pinned him down, pulling him back.
The drunken man gave him a wry smile, but the next second, the smile froze on his face, and fear filled his suddenly dilated pupils.
The drunk looked down at his chest, unable to believe that his body had instantly been ripped open by a bloody hole.
Blood gushed out imdiately!
It only took a few seconds for a bullet to hit a person’s heart, and he was already on the ground.
The woman in his arms froze in place, scared stiff.
Soone had just died right in front of her!
The woman scread, covering her mouth, but the music inside was too loud, drowning out her desperate cries.
As she reacted and tried to escape, Scarface shot her twice in the chest just as she attempted to take a step.
The woman fell to the ground, her screaming mouth still open.
Just like that, two people were dealt with in one minute.
A few people suddenly excitedly whistled, each pulling out two guns from their waists and indiscriminately shooting around the bar.
"Yo, showti!"
Anna Thornton saw the scene of the woman collapsing, and before she could react, the group was already unleashing chaos.
She grabbed Angela Thornton’s hand and hid in a booth corner, taking out her phone to call the police.
Anna didn’t bring bodyguards today; she had co to the bar to drown her sorrows and had not expected to encounter such a scene.
Who could have anticipated this?
In Aethelgard, guns are strictly banned, and public safety is good, yet here soone was firing at a crowded place?
The sound of gunfire finally drowned out the music, and chaos ensued in the bar.
Screams, running, fleeing for life, tables and chairs colliding, glasses and plates shattering, people trampling... multiple cries echoed simultaneously, turning what was a place of joy into hell on earth.
At so point, Faye Duval also hid in the booth with Anna.
Angela was annoyed that she was crowded, worried that she’d be exposed, and was ready to push her out forcefully.
Anna glared at Angela, and she withdrew her hand.
At this mont, Anna’s ergency call connected, but before she could say a word, a gunshot rang out, knocking the phone from her hand.
"Ah!" Angela scread clutching her head, "Don’t kill ! Don’t kill ! It’s none of my business!"
Faye also clutched her head, trembling!
Only Anna remained relatively calm, raising her eyes to find the cold, black muzzle aid at her.
The one holding the gun was a woman, her arm tattooed with an ugly cobra. Her face was extrely cold, eyes full of bloodthirsty madness, silently mouthing the word: "Boom..."
Anna felt her body shake; soone pushed her from behind.
She turned back in disbelief, looking at Angela.
Angela’s eyes revealed a ’better you than ’ resolve.
"Young Master Thornton, watch out!"
A gunshot rang out but did not hit Anna! It hit Faye instead, who was shielding her!
The gun-wielding woman curled her lip, pointing the muzzle at Anna for a second ti.
But just a second before pulling the trigger, she suddenly turned and aid at Angela, hiding behind Anna.
Another gunshot—
Angela clutched her shoulder, falling in disbelief.
When the muzzle pointed at Anna for the third ti, the King brothers finally arrived.
Leo King kicked away the gun from the woman’s hand, engaging in a struggle with her.
Mason King quickly shielded Anna from harm and helped her leave: "Miss Thornton, it’s too dangerous here. Let get you out first!"
"Don’t worry about , help her!" Anna handed the unconscious, wounded Faye to Mason.
"Cousin! Cousin! Don’t leave ! Please take with you!"
Angela, ignoring her injured shoulder, clung desperately to Anna’s leg: "Cousin, I don’t want to die here!"
Because she didn’t want to die, she pushed Anna out to shield herself?
Anna’s remaining familial affection for Angela vanished completely the mont Angela pushed her out as a shield.
But after all, it’s a human life; she didn’t leave Angela behind.
Reviews
All reviews (0)