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Chapter 9: Set the stage on fire
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2021-07-10 09:58:58Cordelia was marveling at the fact that she was able to stop Ashley from coming here and didn't give Anastasia more time to prepare as she had paid the host to change the list, but who would have thought that Anastasia's designs would cause her the fail anyway, she thought to herself. She went to Anastasia "Ana, All the best sis! Set the stage on fire" Anastasia smirked after hearing Cordelia "Oh I plan on doing just that" Cordelia's smile faltered 'why is she so smug with a dress like that she thought. Anastasia's name was announced, and she started walking on the ramp. The first person she made eye contact with was Hades. She blushed but tried to hide it anyway. Hades was impatiently waiting for Anastasia. If not for her he would be somewhere else. The audience on the other hand started whispering "how did she even manage to qualify the first round, this is such a basic design", "I own better dresses than this", "she's wasting everyone's time" Hades was boiling with anger because
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