Chapter 68
The day to see the play at Grandview Theater soon arrived.
The Banquet was set to begin at seven in the evening. There was a long line at the entrance, all waiting to redeem tickets they’d reserved online
Lucy had told Ebana the day before that they could go right in and someone would deliver their internal tickets to them, so they went directly to the lobby and waited for seating.
When Stella arrived at the theater, she cautiously peeked inside the lobby and called out, “Eli!”
Eliana was sitting with Cameron and the others, waiting for the show to start. Hearing Stella’s voice, she looked up and spotted Stella at the entrance. “Stella, come over here
Stella apologized, “Sorry, I left a little late. I thought I’d be running behind”
“No worries, we still have twenty minutes until the show starts. I got you a hot cocoa, Eliana said.
Stella jogged over and quickly greeted the group.
Hi, guys.
Landon smiled and said. “We’ve all been waiting for you?
Thomas chimed in. “Hey, Stella.
Adam merely glanced at Stella briefly without saying anything much like Cameron
Eliana found that Adam was especially quiet today. Unusually, Cameron was the one who spoke the least, but that day, Adam’s silence was more pronounced.
Eliana smiled gently. “Adam, you seem a bit down today.
Thomas lightly nudged her with his foot under the table. “Eli, don’t make small talk out of nothing”
Eliana blinked, sensing that something was up. What’s going on!”
Landon’s lips curled disapprovingly. He leaned back in his chair and said slowly, “Seems like there’s some drama in Adam’s family.
“Oh?” Eliana was baffled.
No one wanted to discuss Adam’s family matters, but seeing Eliana’s curiosity, Landon filled her in “A pair of twin siblings suddenly popped up out of nowhere last werk, fighting Adam over his family inheritance.
“They’re a product of his dad’s affair from back then. Now the whole family’s in chaos, It looks like the twins will be enrolling at Isonstead University as transfer students. They might even end up in your acting class”
Thomas ineered, “Adam has been in a bad mood these past few days. Who wouldn’t be annoyed at suddenly becoming an instant elder brother? Hahaha
Eliana and Stella were both shocked.
Cameron glanced at
ced at Eliana nonchalantly and added. “And the twins‘ mother is the well–known actress in Whartonburg, Hannah Sommer.”
Eliana and Stella’s jaws dropped. “Whatt Hannah Sommer?”
Having an illegitimate child wasn’t exactly unheard of in wealthy families. Hut Adam had been the only son of the Hall family for 21 years, and to suddenly have a pair of siblings come back fighting for the family fortune was definitely a blow.
Stella was intrigurd and asked. “Wait, you miran the Hamual Scammer who played the supporting role in Memories of the City! Wow, that’s…….a lot to
Adam sbor a sharp look at Thomas, who was still laughing, and said, “Have you laughed enough? You look like a laughing hyena?
Thomas straightened up and sand, Alright, alright, I’ll stop. Don’t worry, Adam. If that brat try anything, we’ll deal with him?”
Laudon nodded “We can let the girl off, let the boy! No ment
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even shown up yet, and they were already drawing hostility. It was clear that they would be picked on at school in the future.
I underestimate them. Those two are far from simple.”
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Landon grinned and said, “Good, that’s more interesting. Otherwise, that’s no fun in it.”
Thomas stated, “It’s not that I look down on actors, but think about it. If Hannah raised those two kids to adulthood before sending them back, it’s obvious she’s plotting for the Hall family’s fortune. No way they’re simple!”
As they were discussing it, the dance club members entered the theater. They were the cheerleaders who had been kicked off the bus by Roman.
They walked in chatting and laughing.
A girl in a ponytail said, “So many people in line! Good thing we have Willow’s ticketsTM
“Hey, where is Willow? Isn’t she here yet?” asked a girl in black..
The ponytailed girl replied, “She texted me earlier saying she went to get the tickets. She told us to wait inside for her
A short–haired girl said. “But the show is about to start. Can we still make it?”
“I guess we can… I hope so the ponytailed girl said hesitantly.
Hearing the chatter behind her, Stella turned to look and widened her eyes. She tapped Eliana’s arm and said, “Eli, look, it’s the dance club people”
“Huh?” The group seated around the round table turned their gazes toward the door and recognized the dance club members.
Those who didn’t attend the competition had already heard from the participants about what happened on the bus. So, they knew the cheerleaders had been kicked off by Roman, their argument with Eliana, and the insults they had hurled at her.
“What are they doing here?” asked Thomas
Eliana wasn’t surprised. She had overheard them talking about coming to the theater while changing in the dressing room.
“Let them be. We’ll watch our show, and they’ll do their thing. No need to cross paths,” said Eliana.
Stella pouted. Her eyes were full of hostility as she said, “I hope they couldn’t get in!”
It was a casual remark, but it turned out to be prophetic,
With just ten minutes until the show began, things were heating up at the backstage.
Willow, who had gone to collect the tickets, found herself in a bind when the staff informed her there were none left.
“What? No tickets? You promised me that you’d have extra tickets,” said Willow.
ic of the
The staff member explained helplessly, “Ms. Garcia, there were indeed six extra tickets initially, but they were reserved a few days ago by one theater’s lead performers. Even the director would have to step aside for them. I really can’t do anything about it”
The lead performer was none other than Lucy
Willow frowned deeply and said. “So what now! Who got the tickets? Can I buy them from them?“
The staff member shook his head and said. That won’t work. I don’t know who ended up with the tickets. And with the show starting soon, even if I dad Enow, they definitely wouldn’t give them up“
The Banquet was being performed only three times and that night was
is the premiere. Regular tickets had been marked up fivefold by scalpers.
Internal tickets with the best views were even inore valuable, No one would give them up at the last minute.
Wallow was furious, thinking. Everything was agreed upon, and now there are no tickets
club darantiers are probably already waiting for me in the lobby, 11 I show upi w eleventh hour? Who can even turn to! The dance
what would the cheerleaders think of met
staff member noticed her sullen expression and suggested, “How about this? I can reserve tickets for the second performance next week. After tonight, buzz, it’ll be even larder to get them. But you’ll need to pay double the deposit.
er thanking for a moment, Willow could only resort to that and settle for the second show.
“Money but an iur. But if you back out again, don’t blame me for reporting your under the table ticket dealings to the theater! Willow
