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The alcohol, the injury, the exhaustion-it all hit her. Her head felt unbearably heavy.
She couldn’t drive like this.
She slumped onto the couch, catching her breath for a long while, then ordered a car to the hospital to treat her injury.
The ER was crowded that night.
By the time she got stitched up, it was already deep into the night.
The doctor prescribed her two ointments and reminded her to apply them on time. The wound wasn’t deep, and with proper care, it wouldn’t scar.
As she walked out of the hospital, she noticed the snow had started falling.
Through the curtain of snow, she saw John walking with Elsa on his back, a picture-perfect scene right out of a romance drama.
Her eyes stung.
She turned to walk in the opposite direction-until she heard Elsa’s teasing voice.
John, the doctor said I’m doing better. You don’t have to carry me.”
“Put me down, I can walk.”
“Don’t be silly,” John replied, voice full of fondness and patience. “It’s too cold. Let me get you home.”
Elsa tightened her grip on his neck.
With a bit of spoiled pride, she giggled, “Well, if you’re going to carry me… then you can only carry me from now on. If you carry another girl, I’ll get jealous!”
“Look! That bakery across the street! I want a strawberry cake. Go buy one for me?”
Lily’s gaze followed Elsa’s voice toward the opposite sidewalk.
It was that trendy 24-hour dessert shop, famous online. Despite the snow, the line outside was long.
Not long ago, Lily had seen a video of it and wanted to try the strawberry cake.
When they happened to pass by, she’d said she wanted some.
John had frowned at the long line and told her, “Waiting in line that long for cake is a waste of time.”
But tonight, the line was even longer.
And he gently tucked Elsa into the car, wrapping her in a blanket.
“I’ll wait in line. You stay warm inside.”
The blanket… Lily had bought that blanket.
“John…”
Elsa didn’t let him go.
She raised her leg-long, slender, wrapped in a scarlet heel-and curled it around his waist, dragging him into the backseat.
Their breaths tangled, the air thick with heat and tension.
Lily thought they’d be all over each other in seconds.
But suddenly, John turned his head-
And his eyes locked directly onto hers.
Lily thought he’d seen her.
But a moment later, he gently tucked the blanket tighter around Elsa.
Clearly, he hadn’t noticed her at all.
Lily’s lips curled in a cold, self-mocking smile.
Whether a man loves you or not… it’s always painfully obvious.
So obvious that Lily felt her wholehearted devotion had been the most ridiculous joke in the world.
She would never be that foolish again.
She didn’t look at John again-not at him gently letting go of Elsa, not at him walking across the street to line up for cake. She turned away without hesitation and walked in the opposite direction.
Now that she’d left John, it was time to pursue her voice acting dream.
She had always loved the anime Nirvana-especially the character “Siren.”
That series had just announced an open casting for Siren’s voice actor. Lily had sent in a sample recording per their requirements and had been invited to audition at the studio the next day.
From now on, she only wanted to shine in the field she loved. Who cared about chasing after some man?
The next morning, Lily arrived early at the studio for her audition.
Siren was a massively popular character, and nearly fifty voice actors had come to audition.
They were drawing lots to determine the order, and Lily drew the very last slot. She waited for over three hours before it was finally her turn.
She was incredibly nervous.
The director overseeing the auditions today was none other than Daniel Quinn, the lead director.
Daniel was notoriously picky and sharp-tongued. One of Lily’s favorite veteran voice actors had just run out of the studio in tears.
If someone of that caliber didn’t make the cut, Lily’s chances were practically nonexistent.
But this was her dream. She couldn’t afford to back down now..
As soon as she got Siren’s script, she sank into the scene. Her nerves vanished.
It was as if she really were Siren-the mermaid princess shackled at the bottom of the sea, refusing to bow to her cruel fate, daring to challenge the heavens.
I’m not like you-cowering in the abyss, hiding like a turtle.”
Daniel had already listened to over forty voice actors that morning.
Many of them were top-tier talents with flawless voices and skill.
But something had always felt… off.
He was tired and numb. He felt like continuing the auditions would just leave him more disappointed.
He was about to end it early when Lily entered-and then he heard her voice.
At first, he was reclining in his chair, eyes closed in boredom.
But as soon as she spoke, his eyes snapped open.
And he recognized her.
She was John’s girlfriend.
He was stunned.
Everyone in their social circle said Lily was clingy and shallow, all looks and nothing else.
Who would’ve guessed she had this kind of talent?
Still reeling, he heard her say:
“Heaven’s order? And what is that? Imprisoning the Merfolk in the abyss is justice? If justice is so cruel, I’ll defy it. I’ll overturn the heavens. I’ll rewrite the very laws of this world!”
Lily had the face of a sweet girl-gentle, quiet, like a moonlit flower. Every time Daniel had seen her at parties, she’d been silent, well-behaved, sitting beside John like a soft little doll.
He never imagined that once immersed in voice acting, she could be so powerful.
Her voice carried Siren’s fierce pride as a mermaid princess, the stubborn elegance, and the enchanting grace that only a woman could possess.
Daniel closed his eyes again, letting her voice wash over him.
It felt like Siren herself had risen from the sea, tail sweeping, chin lifted, walking right toward him.
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