Glamour and Sass: A Rejected Bride's Revenge

Chapter 29: Cecilia’s nightmare

Today was the show’s official shooting day.

Cecilia sat at the judges’ table, bored.

Ever since Sophie last provoked her, the director kept inviting her to be a judge despite her refusal.

She still hadn’t found the person responsible for that poster, but they were definitely related to this show.

Since the private investigator had no progress yet, she thought of giving it a try.

Besides, Bruce was also here as a judge.

Sitting next to her, he noticed her boredom.

"We should do some boxing once we’re done with this."

Hearing this, Cecilia perked up immediately.

After returning home, she occasionally went to some boxing clubs. Unfortunately, the people there wouldn’t fight her a second time. No one could match up to her, and even her sparring partners couldn’t keep up with her.

In this world, she could only get a satisfying match from the only person—Bruce.

She smiled happily and replied, "Deal."

The show soon began and was broadcast live across the nation.

Halfway through, everyone was focused on their own tasks and didn’t notice another person at the door.

It was Sophie.

She stood there, clutching something tightly with venomous eyes.

Three months ago, she had joined this competition when it was still rising. The show was a hot topic in nationwide discussions, with its judges being national-level singers.

In other words, those who could participate in this show and get some fame were able to secure their future.

Despite practicing her vocals since childhood, this show was brimming with talented people and she got eliminated in just the offline auditions.

To gain fame, she begged people and paid a lot of money to get a chance to compete.

However, Cecilia had publicly humiliated her.

Now, the internet was laughing at her and telling her to leave the show.

Even Samuel, who never really liked her, hated her even more.

He blocked her calls and didn’t want to see her.

How could she be satisfied with that?!

‘Cecilia, this is all your fault.’

As she thought that, she looked at the thing she was holding while smiling sinisterly.

‘Remember how your mom died? Now I’ll let you taste the same!’

First, she disguised herself as a staff member and sent the employee controlling the broadcast away. After that, she plugged a flash drive into the computer and diverted the employee controlling the broadcast screen.

Inside it was a video of Cecilia and Evan leaning close to each other in a hospital room.

The caption in the video read, [After being rejected by the Kingsleys, the oldest daughter of the Morrison family, Cecilia Morrison, usurped her family’s inheritance. Cecilia seduced a renowned doctor and schemed with the hospital to kick her own father out of his ward. She was unfit to be a judge, and she should be thrown out of the entertainment industry!]

The live broadcast screen was suddenly switched, which left everyone watching gasping in surprise.

Seeing this, Cecilia felt numb and struggled to breathe.

In an instant, she was being swarmed by reporters.

"Miss Morrison, is the video real?"

"Miss Morrison, is this man the father to your child? Is he from your past affair?"

Before this, Cecilia wouldn’t have been bothered by anyone’s slander or accusations. However, the sudden turn of events overwhelmed her, turning her face pale.

This entire occurrence was one of her nightmares.

When she was five, her mother was accused of having a wild personal life on a similar show. At that time, little Cecilia only hid behind her mother as the latter was nearly drowned by the microphones and flashlights.

Her mother desperately tried to explain, but her efforts were useless.

The day after, the rumors destroyed both her and her career.

After surviving for a bit, she eventually died on the stage she loved most.

Since then, Cecilia has struggled with aphasia.

Her past trauma consistently replayed in her mind, rendering her unable to utter a word.

Seeing this, Bruce was worried about Cecilia. He shielded her from the cameras and microphones, but he was soon crowded by even more of them.

"Mr. Bruce, is it true you’re here to judge only for Miss Morrison?"

"What is your relationship with Ms. Morrison?"

Steven and Emma arrived just in time to see this messy scene, leaving Steven infuriated.

Emma turned, spotting Sophie in the control room.

"Dad, it’s her!"

Steven turned to her, his eyes gradually turning cold. Zane understood what to do with a simple gesture, leading two bodyguards into the control room.

Soon, Sophie’s heart-wrenching screams echoed within the room.

Steven gritted his furiously. "Get those people out immediately!"

The remaining bodyguards nodded in unison. "Yes!"

In less than five minutes, the studio was left with only Bruce, Cecilia, Steven, Zane, Sophie, and a bunch of bodyguards.

Bruce looked at the trembling Cecilia, reaching out to hold her gently.

He soothed her softly. "It’s going to be alright... It’s going to be alright..."

Zane wanted to go and kick Bruce out as well, but Steven stopped him.

Steven looked at Cecilia’s small figure, unexpectedly feeling sad.

Somehow, he could truly feel her emotions at that time.

He looked away, turning to Sophie instead.

"Take her away."

After that, the group quickly left the studio.

On the open ground outside, Zane brought over a chair for Steven to sit on while holding Emma.

He stared down at Sophie coldly as he asked, "How do you want to die?"

Sophie was bruised up all over. Upon realizing that the man before her was Steven Lawrence, she hurriedly knelt to beg for mercy.

"Mr. Lawrence, I-I didn’t know you were here! I only wanted to embarrass that bitch Cecilia and never thought of offending you. Please spare me."

Zane sneered. "Hmph, spare you? Don’t you know that Mr. Lawrence has sponsored this entire show? He has very important reasons behind hosting it, but now, you’ve ruined everything!"

He was right. This show was originally created to reveal Riane’s true identity, but Sophie’s interference had likely put her on high alert.

Sophie froze in place. Before she came here, she was only focused on getting revenge and paid no attention to the program’s sponsors.

She kept kneeling and pleading, "I know I was wrong. Please forgive me!"

By now, Emma was furious. She exclaimed, "Why did you spread such rumors?!"

Only now did Sophie notice the small child on Steven’s lap.

She looked at Emma, finding her strangely familiar.