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To her surprise, that person stepped right in front of her.
When she looked up, she was met with a sunny, boyish face that was strikingly handsome.
Once he got a clear look at her, his smile grew even wider. “Lily, it really is you! I’m Ivan-James’ little brother!”
Lily had never interacted with Ivan before, but she certainly knew about her fianc?, James-the man still in a coma.
In just over ten days, she’d be getting their marriage certificate. After that, she’d be moving into the Luke family home.
She’d been worried about whether the Luke family would be hard to get along with, so facing Ivan now made her a little nervous. But then she caught the respect and warmth in his eyes.
Their gazes met, and that unsettled heart of hers slowly eased back into place.
“Lily, have you eaten? Let me treat you.”
“I just finished.”
As soon as Lily spoke, she turned to head back to the hotel. She honestly had no idea what to talk about with her future brother-in-law.
“Lily, I…”
Ivan had hoped to use dinner as a chance to talk about something.
But now that she’d already eaten, he anxiously ran his fingers through his dyed yellow hair, again and again.
Just as it looked like he might actually tear out that tuft on top of his head, he finally spoke, a bit awkwardly. “I wanted to ask you for a favor. I… accidentally overheard your voice acting as “Tinker Bell’ once. I really liked your tone and delivery. Lily, I’ve just finished making an animated movie-‘Born Defiant.’ Would you be willing to voice ‘Blaze’?”
“Born Defiant”?
Lily froze in disbelief.
“Born Defiant” told the story of three rebellious youths in the Celestial Court, banding together to fight the injustice of the heavens.
She’d read “Born Defiant” back when it was just a comic. Never in a million years did she think this legendary, god-tier series would actually get the animated film treatment.
No question-“Born Defiant” was a major franchise.
What she didn’t expect was for a golden opportunity like this to land in her lap.
And yet, Ivan looked genuinely worried she might say no.
He scratched his hair again, even more self-conscious now. “Actually, I’ve auditioned a bunch of voice actors recently. But none of them really nailed it for me. It wasn’t until I heard your performance as ‘Tinker Bell’ that I felt it-Blaze’ should sound just like that. Lily, will you help me out?”
Usually, in front of his family, Ivan came off as a little over-the-top, kind of a goofball, even a bit adorably clueless. But when it came to his beloved anime work, he was dead serious-meticulous, even.
He didn’t want a single flaw in “Born Defiant”. Worried she might say no, he added quickly, “Don’t worry about the pay, will 140,000 dollars work?”
Lily still couldn’t believe it was real.
Lately, anytime she landed even a halfway decent gig, Elsa would swoop in and take it from her.
She’d been voicing tiny background roles-for a whole project, she might earn a thousand bucks.
She never imagined someone would offer her a chance like this. And that opening offer-140.000 dolers was sky-high by voice acting standards. bi was the first time anyone had ever offered her that kind of money. Lily felt a bit guilty just thinking about it.
She stayed quiet for so long that Ivan assumed she thought the pay was too low. ham mumbled to himself. “Is 140,000 dollars too little? Right, of course it is. You’re my sister-in-law How could 140,000 dollars match your value? I can add more, I…”
I don’t think it’s too little
Just holding the thought of 140,000 dollars made Lily feel guilty-she definitely wasn’t going to let Ivan add more.
After a pause, she went on, “T’d be happy to voice ‘Blaze. I just think we should do a voice test first. After all, Tinker Bell and Blaze have completely different personalities and backstories. Even if I give it a try, you might not end up liking it.”
Ivan had wanted to say he was absolutely satisfied. After hearing her voice work as “Tinker Bell,” he’d even asked his assistant to dig up clips of her voicing other minor roles.
His assistant was quite capable; they even managed to find her audition clip for “Siren.”
After listening to those samples, Ivan developed a genuine admiration and respect for Lily-whom he hadn’t even met yet. He couldn’t have been more impressed.
Still, one voice actor could voice multiple characters in a single project.
There were a few more roles he hadn’t found the right voices for; he hoped Lily could give them a try too, so he agreed to her suggestion of coming into the studio for an audition.
“Yes, that’s exactly the vibe! Lily, you’re seriously amazing!”
Inside the studio, Ivan couldn’t stop praising her.
Like someone who had just struck gold, he had Lily finish the audition for the “Stone Demon”, then immediately handed her the “Dragon Girl” script. “Lily, try this one too!”
“And this one!”
He had her audition for six different roles in a row before finally letting her off the hook, his face practically glowing with joy.
He’d finally found a voice actor whose tone and delivery matched his vision perfectly, and he was terrified that something might derail their collaboration.
That same night, he had his assistant draw up a contract and deliver it to the studio for Lily to sign.
Once she signed, Ivan finally felt like things were locked in; Lily also breathed a small sigh of relief.
In the past, Elsa had always swooped in right before she could sign any good contracts and snatched the roles away. But this time, the paperwork was done; there was no way Elsa could steal this one.
“Lily…”
It was already past eleven by the time they finished.
Since it was so late, Ivan naturally had to drive Lily back to the hotel.
He knew that the person originally engaged to his older brother had been the Ginger family’s biological daughter-Mathilda.
But in the end, the Ginger family submitted Lily’s materials instead.
It was clear the Ginger family had made Lily the stand-in bride because they believed his brother, being in a coma, would be a burden they didn’t want their real daughter to bear. udio No Problem
He also knew Lily probably felt that marrying a comatose man was a huge injustice; she hadn’t agreed to it willingly.
He didn’t want her to have such a negative view of his most admired and respected older brother, so he couldn’t help pulling up a photo and saying a few words in his defense.
“My brother’s really amazing, he is truly exceptional. I believe he’ll wake up. Lily, if you marry my brother, we’ll never let you be wronged. Just don’t look down on him, okay?”
After she got out of the car, Ivan held his phone out toward her. Lily instinctively glanced at the screen- only to see a flawless face, as if sculpted from the most exquisite marble.
In all her years, Lily had never seen a man more handsome than John.
But the man in that photo-James-didn’t just rival John’s looks; he actually surpassed them.
His eyes were cold and proud; his bearing noble and commanding. He was simply lounging in a chair, yet it was impossible to ignore him.
There was a quiet brilliance in his bones, a kind of refined nobility that came from generations of heritage.
Staring at that picture, one word kept floating to Lily’s mind. Aristocrat.
She’d heard the legends about James before.
He was considered one of the most dazzling talents in the entire capital.
At eighteen, he had already graduated from the most prestigious university in Chrivaria-Imperial University, and joined the Luke Group for training.
By twenty, he had officially taken the reins of the Luke family business, elevating the corporation to new heights.
And then at twenty-two, a tragic car accident had left him in a vegetative state.
To Lily, James had always just been a cold, distant name.
But now, looking into those deep, dark eyes in the photo-at the sharp angles of his brows-she couldn’t help but feel a pang of regret for him.
“I don’t look down on him.”
She answered honestly after snapping out of her thoughts.
After the emotional wreckage of her last relationship, Lily had come to believe that whether love was present or not, the outcome often ended the same.
And after spending the evening with Ivan, she felt that the Luke family probably wasn’t difficult to get along with.
In fact, marrying a man in a coma-no in-laws to serve, no romantic feelings to build-offered her a rare chance at peace. For her, it might actually be the best option.
When she said she didn’t look down on James, Ivan couldn’t have been happier.
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