#THE_LAST_MINUTE_GROOM_S2
©Sir_Zach
EPISODE 55
As she searched through the crowd that was like ants due to the height she was standing, she couldn’t help feeling envious of VJ Cute. She knew these people were not here for her, they were here for VJ Cute’s voice. It was sad, but this is her destiny– to steal people’s fortune and not work hard for hers!
Inside the VIP area, Rex could be seen with Celestine, waiting for the show to begin. Of course, they were not here for Christine, they were here for their sister-in-law.
…
The light on the stage went out and a spotlight was fixed on Christine. From up above, the stage elevator lift she was standing on slowly lowered her down, like an angel gloriously descending from the sky.
Her melodic voice followed, breaking through the loud cheers of the fans who were already waving their placards with different titles and names written on them.
‘Little Angel’
‘Christine’
‘Goddess of music’
‘We love you’
‘Savior of music’
And much more…
¶
Spirit came close
Angels prayed for me
The world was love
Everything was bright
I held on to hope
Cause I saw the light
It shined so bright
It gave me warmth
I was shrouded in peace
Not knowing the world
It’s an illusion
It’s a battlefield
But I came to win
I came to conquer
I descend to grow…..!
We cannot let things be…
We cannot let the world fail
We cannot stop showing love
For love is the answer
But revenge is mandate…!
We rule the world, girls rule the world!
We show them how to rule with love
They really don’t know
Everything’s not about violence
But knowledge and wits
Don’t use it force
Don’t fight too much
Just use your wit
And let them fall
Under your feet, they belong 2x
They have no idea, we are watching
They have no idea, girls are watching
They’ve taken too much, we’ll take it back
They caused so much pain, we’ll seek revenge…!
We cannot let things be…
We cannot let the world fail
We cannot stop showing love
For love is the answer
But revenge is mandate…!
I was shrouded in peace
Not knowing the world
It’s an illusion
It’s a battlefield
I came to win
I came to conquer
I descend to grow…!
Spirit came close
Angels prayed for me
The world was love
Everything was bright
I held on to hope
Cause I saw the light
It shined so bright
It gave me warmth
…However…..
I hope it’s not too late to find peace….
¶
A deafening round of applause almost brought down the roof of the venue. The music was simply marvelous and powerful! sang with different voices.
The transition of her voice was mad! From gentle tune to powerful vocal stretching. Sometimes, it’s a short notes, other times it’s long notes. There were even places she used opera. It takes only a genius to achieve this and ‘Christine’ was simply a genius among music geniuses.
Even Celestine couldn’t help but clap as she wiped away the stray tears that came to sit on her cheek from the heart gripping voice.
‘My student is a hidden gem, I’m proud of you.’ She thought.
“My sister-in-law’s talent is simply too mind–blowing. I’m definitely the happiest person here tonight. Hahaha…!” Rex said while clapping.
Seeing everyone singing her praises like this, Christine couldn’t hold back her envy and broke down in tears. To the people, she was just too overwhelmed and surprised that her debut was a success. But to legends, they knew she was crying because the success wasn’t hers.
Even as she was crying, the crazy fans were praising her cries.
“Look at that, aww, she’s so cute!”
“Her tears are sparkling! Please, zoom in!”
“VJ Cute is so talented and her tears too, they knew when to fall.”
“We love you, VJ Cute!”
“VJ Cute, Thank you!”
So many bizarre words kept flying everywhere as fans went crazy over everything she did on stage.
Wherever there are fans, there would surely be a handful of anti-fans and h@ťěrs.
“What is she even doing crying like that on the stage? Is she a child?!”
“What do you expect? She’s a drama queen and would definitely use a platform like this to garner more fans.”
“She has already won. Her debut in Country M is a success, more successful than her popularity in Country A, so it’s a big deal for a waste like her.”
“Look at the humans, they can’t seem to get over her music. Pfft!”
“Honestly, the music was wonderful but I h@ťě the singer.”
“Are you a worm in my stomach? I h@ťě that Ɓîtçh too! She seems too pretentious, God!”
“Hahaha…let’s see how her life will turn out in this company. A lot of people won’t leave her alone, especially those bitter Ɓîtçhes that keep causing trouble for other artists.”
“It will be fun to watch. I’ll need to visit my paparazzi friend to stick to this Ɓîtçh. I don’t want to invest my feelings in her now and later, she turns out to be another snake. I’m scared of heartbreaks and defending rubbish humans.”
Different people talking to their friends amongst the loud noises that were almost detrimental to the human ears.
Christine finally pulled herself together and started to give her speech.
“I’m lost for words, I’m sorry.” She tried to laugh but tears ran down her cheeks instead. She wiped them and continued: “I never thought I would ever get here. A lot of you know my journey, how tough it was…”
Rex sneered. “Of course, tell us your story,” he offhandedly made the sarcastic remark but had no idea that Christine was actually going in that direction.
“My adopted parents used to be very nice people. They treated me… well.” She choked. To some fans, that was a sign that she was abused.
‘Poor VJ Cute.’
‘I feel sad hearing that.’
“…my sister, Jeslyn, was really nice. She treated me like a sister, but…” She wiped her tears again. “I’m sure I misunderstood her, I should have treaded carefully to not annoy her again. It was my fault, please, don’t h@ťě me, sister… sister, wherever you are if you’re seeing this video… I’m so sorry, please forgive me and come back home. I miss you so much!”
Tongues started to wag senselessly among the fans again. Almost everyone was insulting and cursing Jeslyn while praising Christine and calling her a pure–hearted soul.
“This girl doesn’t want to leave my sister-in-law alone. Even now, she doesn’t want to give Jeslyn a chance to live at all.” Rex fumed.
“Scheming, manipulative, and insecure people are like this. They’ll cut off all routes to their enemies’ redemption. Don’t worry, Jeslyn will be fine. My Manager is not one of the best for nothing.” Celestine patted Rex on the shoulder.
All the while that Christine was busy manipulating the audience, Jeslyn had left and returned to Fearless Entertainment, so she wasn’t aware of the things going on in the venue.
Just when she stepped into the company’s ground floor, the loud noises coming from the artists walking or sitting around the premises all stopped and she suddenly became the center of attention.
Jeslyn didn’t think much about their reaction because the artists never liked her to begin with. Only a handful saw her as a manageable character, probably because she’s still nothing for now.
Like the play button on a remote was pressed, the artist suddenly started to laugh while pointing fingers at her and reading things on their phones. It was annoying to be the center of mockery but being a ‘weak’ rookie who doesn’t want trouble, she continued walking without caring.
There must have been another scandalous post about her. She thought. She’s used to it now. Every day, someone has one or two things to say about her in some group chats that the jobless artists are members of.
Jeslyn walked to the elevator but the elevator seemed to be faulty, so she hurried to the stairs. It would be a lot of hassle to take the stairs to the tenth floor. She suddenly wondered why her Manager would choose the tenth floor as her office.
After five floors, Jeslyn grew tired, then bent over and placed her hands on her knees to rest. Just then, the doors to one of the rooms on the floor clicked open and five girls walked out in their shorts and tank tops, sweating profusely. It seemed they just left the dance studio.
Looking at the pretty and delicate girls, Jeslyn smiled in her mind.
Spice Girls. The third girls’ group the company is grooming. According to her research, the company found potential in these pretty damsels with overflowing feminine charm, so the company is generously using resources on them.
“Hahaha… that was a hard step but sister Mimi was able to pull it off after a few–” The lady suddenly stopped talking when she saw Jeslyn by the stairs.
“Oh, what do we have here?…” She asked in jest.
“The prettiest face in the world,” another replied sarcastically.
Jeslyn knew there would be trouble soon, so she resumed her walk up the stairs but would the troublesome ladies let her go?
“Hey, you!”
She heard the voice and was sure it was meant for her but Jeslyn ignored it and continued on.
“Are you deaf?! Take another step up those stairs and you’ll be asking for it!”
Jeslyn paused and turned around. “Senior, you were talking to me?” She asked meekly. It was Mimi, the leader of the group.
“Come here,” Mimi waved her over.
Jeslyn took a deep breath and schooled herself in her mind to remain calm before she started walking towards them.
“Senior, hope I haven’t offended you?” Jeslyn asked in a small voice. She looked like one who needed protection from the world.
“Jeslyn, right?”
Jeslyn nodded.
“What gave you the effrontery to disrespect your senior?”
Jeslyn parted her lips, she wanted to speak but suddenly couldn’t find words coming out of her mouth. What senior?
“Has the cat got your tongue?!” One of the girls barked at her.
“N– no, just that I don’t understand,” Jeslyn replied.
“You don’t understand or you’re playing dumb?” Mimi raised her perfectly curved brow. Seeing that Jeslyn looked lost, she continued:
“You are a rookie, you haven’t even debuted yet, and your leg in this company is still weak, so you should never have tried to be arrogant. Secondly, Senior Phoebe is not one you can mess with and go scot-free.” Mimi walked to stand a few inches away from Jeslyn and pulled her ponytail.
“Aaah,” Jeslyn whimpered. She was caught off guard or probably she allowed it.
No wonder she hadn’t seen the so-called Phoebe after that incident in the studio. The spoiled brat promised to drive her out of the company but Jeslyn never heard from her again. So it was because she wanted her to be bullied by others? Tsk. What a waste of sperm!
Although Jeslyn was disdaining Phoebe in her mind, her persona in front of Mimi and the others was just like a damsel in distress.
“Phoebe is the only daughter of the Mayor of Country M.” She smiled. “You had the nerve to call her ugly…” She held Jeslyn’s jaw. “Is it because of this face of yours? You think that you can insult people because you have a cute face?” She chuckled and shoved Jeslyn’s head, making her fall to the sparkling tiled floor.
Mimi and her friends started to laugh like bullying someone weaker was the greatest fun they’d ever had.
The lady squatted to Jeslyn’s level and asked in a low voice, “Have you never heard of beautiful celebrities suddenly having decaying faces?”
She watched as Jeslyn’s eyes widened in horror and she smiled, then moved closer to Jeslyn’s ear and whispered: “Watch out, Jeslyn.”
“What is going on there?!”
The minute the segzy voice drifted into their ears, the bullies suddenly moved into a straight line and stood there with respect. “G– good evening, senior,” they greeted in fright.
Jeslyn raised her head to look and saw it was a handsome, young, and rebellious–looking guy heading towards them with two men behind him.
She knew this person. Before entering the company, she did research and found out this 26-year-old guy was the biggest male artist in Fearless Entertainment– Toria’s male version.
He is respected and almost seen as a god because; he is handsome, almost perfect, and comes from a powerful family. He is extremely talented in all fields– singing, dancing, acting, and modeling and he also has a great body that both boys and girls die for.
If Toria is the company’s pillar, Brian is the Company’s foundation. Rumors have it that he had grown too big that Fearless Entertainment could no longer pay him but rather, he was given some share in the company. A lot of companies have tried both openly and hiddenly to poach him with enticing offers but he wouldn’t budge.
Ah, he is also the face of the gyms. Almost all public and private gyms have his pictures plastered everywhere for motivation purposes.
Too bad none of them have seen her husband’s body. Jeslyn immediately snapped back to reality when she heard footsteps walking closer. Where did her mind escape to?