Filed To Story: My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel
Seeing Xanthe like this, Holden immediately made a phone call to his contacts in the industry and realized he and Xanthe both made a lethal mistake.
“We both had the wrong time.”
“What do you mean?” Xanthe didn’t quite understand Holden’s words.
“The only reason Emma appeared at Hai Yi so calmly was because there was no clash with the time. A-List Chats changed their broadcast schedule a few weeks back and pushed it back one hour; we completely missed this small detail.”
Maybe because everyone was familiar that A-List Chats’s broadcast time was 8pm, so even though they had announced a change in their schedule, Xanthe didn’t take particular notice of it. Hence, she thought there was no change.
“This Emma is too smart for her own good!”
“What should we do now? Do we just sit here and watch her go on the program?” Xanthe slammed her hands frustratingly on the desk in front of her. She had wasted so much energy and effort – even going so far as to use threatening and kidnapping methods – yet, in the end, did Emma actually get the better of her?
In actual fact, when Emma found out about Lisa being threatened, she was already on her way to the studio. As soon as she realized Danika’s show was at 7pm and her interview was at 9pm, she immediately decided to go to Hai Yi Center. She just found it weird that Xanthe would give her a leeway of 2 hours to appear in both places.
Was this supposedly Xanthe’s way of stopping her? After putting in so much effort, was this really her way of preventing her from going on A-List Chats?
Was she being serious?
Zephaniah couldn’t help but laugh, “From what I know about Xanthe, she definitely calculated things incorrectly this time.”
“What do you mean?” Emma questioned.
“I reckon she didn’t know A-List Chats had changed their broadcast time,” Zephaniah couldn’t help but chuckle.
Upon exiting Hai Yi Center, Emma was supposed to board Zephaniah’s van and rush to the TV studio, but as she entered the parking lot, she spotted Eric’s car. So, she quickly gave Zephaniah an explanation, pulled open Eric’s car door and sat in the front passenger’s seat.
“Didn’t I say not to come?”
Eric turned and looked at Emma as he lifted her hands and examined her palms, “Didn’t you bring bodyguards? Why did you need to use your own hands? Don’t they hurt?”
Emma thought Eric would be worried about Lisa or he’d be curious about Danika’s fate and Luke’s performance. Who would have thought the first thing he asked was whether her hands hurt.
“It hurt at the time, but now it’s just a little numb,” Emma confessed. After all, she had given 5 slaps and used her full force, it would be impossible not to feel anything.
Eric gently r*bbed her palms and looked at her with a helpless, yet doting exp**ssion, “I never thought you would personally make a move.”
“Did you really think I have such a great temper?” Emma smiled.
“That’s because ‘somebody’ knows they have me backing them, that’s why they had the courage!”
Eric glanced at Emma as he complained in a doting tone. Of course, his current exp**ssion was a huge contrast from how he looked at work, “You still haven’t learned your lesson…you have a surefire plan, yet you refuse to use it. Must you make me worry?” Eric gently let go of her hand and turned his focus to driving. He needed to get her to the interview.
“Sometimes, one needs to experience pain to fully remember how others have suffered on their behalf.” This time, Lisa was the one that had suffered; she had tolerated the humiliation and endured the threat from Xanthe, yet she never considered betraying Emma even once.
So, the pain was nothing…even if she was to break her arm, she would still find it worthy.
Eric understood her well and knew she was the type of person that would risk her life for her loved ones. The only thing was, the Emma that was once alone…now had him backing her.
“Also, Xanthe still has Lisa’s grandfather locked away.”
“Aren’t you on the way to ask for his return?”
Emma was a little surprised as she leaned on Eric’s shoulder, “There are times when dealing with these monsters that I feel I am slowly losing my humanity. But, the way I have dealt with Danika and the way I have retaliated against Xanthe today, I have no regrets. I want Xanthe to know, it’s OK for her to mess with me, but if she messes with the people around me…I will not let her live in peace.”
As Eric drove, he looked at the road ahead and spoke calmly and firmly, “No matter if you are a simple or complex person, as long as you are still Emma, you are still the same person to me.”
Emma’s heart was moved, but she didn’t know how to exp**ss her love towards Eric. So, all she could do was bite down on his shoulder.
Eric did not cry in pain; the corners of his l*ps simply curved upwards. He understood how she felt: sometimes one could love another so much they didn’t know what to do.
In the end, it was precisely because of Xanthe’s mistake that the scene playing out live in front of everyone was happening; Emma was sitting in A-List Chats’s studio, ready to accept her interview.
After careful preparations, Emma appeared in front of the viewers in a light purple A-line dress. She had light makeup on and her hair hung loosely around her shoulders, showing her most natural state to the New York audience. As she smiled, attractive dimples appeared on her cheeks.
The two hosts in the studio had question boards prepared, and tonight, Emma would have to answer these questions.
The studio staff also put in a lot of effort to decorate the studio with posters of Emma’s magazine shoots and commercials; they were well prepared.
As the clock hit exactly 9pm, the show officially started. As it was a live broadcast, both the hosts and the guest had to be careful with what they said. Because of this, many celebrities sl*pped and revealed secrets; many scandals had previously been exposed on this show.
Of course, Emma was once again in her calm state. It was hard to imagine that just 1 hour ago she was in Hai Yi Center throwing slaps across Danika and her assistant’s faces.
After initial greetings, the hosts quickly started asking some warm-up questions, “Emma, we vaguely remember that 3 months ago you were a bride-to-be. Then suddenly, one day you announced your comeback and threw yourself into a series of battles with Global Pictures. Under what circumstances did you make such a definitive decision to start all over again?”
“Can I really answer this?” Emma suddenly smiled after hearing the question.
“Be careful, our program is all about telling the truth. Otherwise, all your answers could possibly be made into memes; slapping you in the face,” the host slightly smiled as she warned Emma. She held up an adorable prop shaped like a hand as the sound effect of an audience laughing played in the background.
Emma was stunned for a moment before answering, “It’s nothing special. I simply experienced how it felt to be betrayed and matured from that experience. I am someone that let’s go when I say I will.”
“Great, now that we are done with the warm-up, it’s time to move on to the big questions: Are you married?”
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