Stella hurriedly reached for her phone to call Yasmine, but there was no signal.She had forgotten that many celebrities and highly profiled people would come to Sapphire Clubhouse, so they installed a signal jammer on the fifth floor to protect the guests' information. There was just no way she could make a call from there.It was then Stella realized that she had been tricked. She looked around her and saw that there was not even a window in the changing room. However, there was a ventilating fan in the top left corner.It was impossible for her to shout for help.'Damn it!'What did I do to upset Yasmine Fallon?'Yasmine went back to the room for the audition after locking Stella in. Bella saw her and handed her a bottle of water."Yasmine, how did it go?""Don't worry." Yasmine took the water and smiled. "She won't be at the audition today."Felicity was wrong. Yasmine once tried to recruit Bella. Even though she did not manage to do so, they formed a very good relationshi
Keegan's face darkened. "What do you mean by that?"Aldor replied softly, "Her signal's gone. She's probably here in Sapphire Clubhouse and entered the signal jamming zone. However, I couldn't see her anywhere in the audition venue."I talked to the clubhouse manager. He's looking at the surveillance cameras now, but it will take some time." Aldor paused before continuing, "Somebody probably set Mrs. Kane up."Keegan was unfamiliar with the "rules" of showbiz, but Aldor was.Aldor knew that Stella would be a threat to her competitors after Jurisdiction was aired. Jurisdiction was a legal series that gained over a million viewers in just a week and topped the trending searches several times without paying for any promotional campaign.The showbiz pie could not get any bigger. Stella was good at acting, and she had a pretty face too. She would get a piece of pie off somebody else's plate if she ever got famous.Aldor figured that Stella took the audition seriously, and she would ha
It was true that Keegan wanted Stella to stay by him forever, but he had never put a lock on the cage. She was the one who lost her fighting spirit after staying too long in her comfort zone.Stella was like a baby elephant chained up its whole life. It could definitely be strong enough to break free when it grew up, but it just would not have the courage to.Stella had chosen to step out of the cage. So, Keegan would never do anything to trap her back in and destroy her dream if she was unwilling to return to him.Aldor was shocked and said softly, "I got it, boss."Keegan walked past the audition room and stopped after taking a few more steps. He bowed his head down and felt something wet under his feet. The carpet was supposed to be bright red, but the part under his feet was darker.That damp trail flowed from a very small door a few feet away to where he was standing. Aldor said curiously, "It's leaking. This isn't right. Why does it smell like alcohol?"Keegan looked over.
The door opened, and a strong smell of alcohol went right at their faces.Stella was squatting down on the floor with a pale face. She held her phone in one hand and a bottle of alcohol to pour it outside in the other. Keegan's heart sank as he immediately went inside to carry her out of the room. The look on Aldor's face was not looking very good either.The dressing room was tiny and confined, yet no electric supply existed. The only ventilating vent was also jammed. It was literally an enclosed space with filthy air. Anybody who spent more than thirty minutes in it would feel awful and struggled to catch their breath."Keegan?"Stella called his name softly while lying in his arms. Keegan's face looked very serious as he pursed his lips tightly. "Mhmm," he replied softly.She shut her eyes and took a deep breath before saying hoarsely, "Bring me to a window or a balcony. I want to catch some air..."Keegan paused and said in a low voice, "I'll bring you to the hospital now."
"You are...""I'm here for the audition today. My name is Stella Jewell."Stella cursed inwardly after introducing herself.'I've gone through this when The Palace was still in production. Daniel wouldn't let me replace that actress's role if nothing happened to her.'I wonder if I would have the same luck now.'Stella was not very familiar with Stuart. He used to direct theatrical and commercial films, and he won many awards too. Stella figured that directors like him would probably hate it more when an actor ran late to an audition.As soon as Stella said that, Yasmine and Bella came out of the room.Yasmine stood in front of Stella right when she saw her. "You were nowhere to be found when you were supposed to be here. So why are you making a scene now? You can't manage your time properly at all! Mr. Winfield had decided to cast Bella as Lexi."Stuart turned around and asked his assistant, "Who is this actress?"His assistant looked for Stella's information and said softly,
Stella paused and swept her gaze across her. "We'll soon find out which one of us has better skills. As for men, I'm sure you haven't slept with any men I've been with."Then, she looked at her belly. "When are you due?"Bella felt very embarrassed, but Stella already went around her to go into the audition room. The script that Stuart's assistant gave her was only a page long, and it was set in the school's dancing studio.Georgia just won first place in the youth dance competition of Sresport. Her classmates started talking about it. All of them thought that the competition was rigged, and they were all on Lexi's side. Georgia interrupted them and argued with Lexi after hearing their conversation from outside. Then, they started competing in front of everyone. Georgia would then make a mistake and made fun of.Stella quickly memorized her lines and said to Stuart. "Can I start now?"Stuart nodded. Then, he paused and said, "Bella, come and join her. You'll only have a few lines.
"Let's go then. Lexi, show her how Nirvana should be performed!"Then, Lexi stood beside Georgia reluctantly. Nirvana, as its name suggested, was a dance to mimic the movement of a Phoenix. The music started, and both of them began dancing.Georgia bent down slightly and hugged herself with both arms. She looked like a nestling that just broke its shell while exploring the unknown world timidly. Then, as the melody changed, she stretched her arms out and started moving like an eagle soaring through the sky.Suddenly, a high-pitched tone played. She then fell as if her wings broke. Then, she bathed in the fire before rising from the ashes and being reborn..."Bang—"Georgia could not maintain her balance while she wanted to straighten her back and fell to the ground.Everybody was shocked and thought that Stella had made a mistake.She sat up with a pale face and looked at Lexi, who was dancing with her bloodshot eyes beside her. Georgia was too desperate to win that she made a b
Keegan watched the live broadcast on a screen in a room next door. He pursed his lips without saying anything.That was his first-time seeing Stella dance like that.Actually, she would sometimes dance in his house. Her best habit was making time daily to stretch her legs and practice basic dancing moves. She would dance on a whim, but the choreographies were mostly nothing serious. For example, she would mimic alien, frog prince, or panda man dancing...Stella would ask Keegan to stand beside her when she did that. Then, she would play the animated cartoon choreography on the television while following the steps and making those weird moves on the other side of the screen.Keegan paid little attention to viral videos, so he felt very strange when he first saw Stella doing that. However, she could dance almost exactly the same as the cartoons on television. He still had the video of her wearing a full yellow outfit while doing the alien dance on his phone.Keegan attended a busine