5. Voleta

"Are you Sharon?"

The beautiful woman in front of Arianna suddenly turned pale. Her red lips with a flamboyant dress were in stark contrast to her gloomy mood.

"Sorry, I have some business inside. If it's about meeting fans, we can do it another time. Excuse me."

Sharon hurriedly stepped inside, assisted by security officers who managed the way. She had to avoid Arianna immediately. What was the point of meeting here anyway?

"Excuse me, Sir, do you know that woman?" Arianna asked, pointing to Sharon.

"Yes, she's the singer Sharon Galanis. You'd better not ask for an autograph. Ahem, she's a bit arrogant."

The security officer seemed reluctant to say it. It wasn't a secret that Sharon behaved like that. She was only good if there was a demand to be good. Not an obligation that everyone in the industry should have.

"Oh, I see. Alright then. I'll go in first. Excuse me."

Knowing that her sister was a singer, Arianna bowed her head. She seemed to be thinking about what had happened in the past.

Sharon had always wanted to be a singer. But their father and mother always pushed back, saying that her voice was below standard. Even so, their father provided vocal lessons for her to practice. Their mother, who used to be a cafe singer, also supported her. Despite years of practice, Sharon's voice didn't seem to have improved.

"Well, it's good that she has achieved her dream."

Arianna felt relieved. No matter how bad Sharon was, she was still her sister. They shared the same mother, and their mother had instructed her to love Sharon. Despite Sharon's bad behavior, their mother always argued that Sharon had the support of her biological father, who was a thug.

Arianna was often required to give in to her sister. Even to the point of inheritance, which should have fallen into her hands, was instead in Sharon's name.

Arianna felt disappointed. But she chose to stand on her own two feet.

"Wait."

Just as she was about to close the elevator, someone stopped her. A man in a butterfly suit with a Hollywood actor's face asked her to wait a moment.

Arianna didn't mind. There were still fifteen minutes left for dinner, enough time to wait for the person in front of her.

"Please, Mr. Arsen."

Arianna's eyes immediately looked ahead. As expected, someone with a formal appearance and perfect posture entered the elevator. His face was like a Greek god. So captivating with beautiful green eyes. At a glance, she saw a reflection of her son, Leander's eyes.

"I wonder if he..."

Arianna didn't know who had impregnated her. From what she could feel, his body and other parts were so perfect.

"Excuse me, Miss. Can you move over?"

Arianna immediately shifted her body. Until the man, she was waiting for entered and made the elevator feel crowded.

Beside the tall and handsome man, Arianna could only control her heavy breaths. She had to hold on until they arrived at their destination.

They had the same floor destination. Arsen got out first, followed by his assistant.

"Miss, aren't you getting out?"

Seeing no movement from Arianna, Arsen's assistant took the initiative to ask.

"Oh, yes, alright. Thank you."

Arianna quickly got out. Mr. Arsen just glanced in her direction. He wasn't interested in interacting as his assistant did.

"Mr. Arsen."

Producer Malik greeted Arsen respectfully. This event was a tribute to him for generously spending money on the film.

"Okay. You guys just start dinner."

"Arsen!"

Sharon immediately approached Arsen. Her delicate hands hugged Arsen's muscular arm.

"I knew you were coming, we could have come together."

Arsen just glanced at the aggressively pursuing face. It was uncomfortable being watched by the whole crew. He firmly pushed away Sharon's smooth hand.

"There are a lot of people here. Behave more elegantly."

Arsen's voice was so cold that it pierced Sharon's ears. She looked around, busy people didn't pay attention to them.

Fortunately, they knew better than to watch embarrassing scenes like before.

"Oh yeah, Malik."

"Ready, Mr. Arsen."

"You said you could bring Voleta. Where is she? I want to meet her."

Malik immediately nodded. He quickly took Arianna's hand to show her to Arsen.

"As I said. This time, Miss Voleta is willing to directly involve herself in the making of the film."

Arsen's and Arianna's eyes met. They looked at each other as if there was a magnet pulling them together.

Arsen felt familiar with that face. But Arianna's attitude was tense with no indication of anything.

"Miss Voleta, this is Mr. Arsen. Our Executive Producer. Please pay your respects."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Arsen. I am Voleta, who will write this film. Thank you for your collaboration."

Arianna bowed politely, respecting the handsome man she was in the elevator with. Fortunately, she was respectful earlier. There was still a face in this meeting.

"Arsen, why is Miss Voleta here? Besides, no one in the world knows the real face of Voleta. What if it's fake?"

Sharon never thought that the world-admired Voleta was her step-sister. Her heart squeezed with annoyance. Why did Arianna have to be here?

"Miss Sharon, I am indeed the real Voleta. If I'm fake, isn't it too impudent to be here?"

Arianna replied calmly. She understood the nature of her step-sister's behavior like this.

"Oh, Miss Voleta, don't be offended. I'm just worried. If you're the one we meant, of course, there's no problem. Nowadays, we have to be very careful with someone, right?"

Sharon had a good answer. Her attitude was so graceful in response to Arianna's biting words. Although everyone who knew her also knew that it was all just a facade.

"Enough, if she has good quality. Whether she is real or fake is the same. We'll punish her if she breaks the rules."

Arsen had already turned his body towards the long sofa. He handed his weight over there.

"Well then, Miss Sharon, can you sing for all of us? Especially for our movie soundtrack, Passionate Love and Desire."

Sharon suddenly became restless. She was a singer, but singing suddenly always made her nervous.

"Yes, that's right. Sing it. I heard that you were selected to be the main singer for this soundtrack. Don't disappoint us."

Various provocative voices were heard. Sharon felt trapped in the middle of them.

She couldn't do much except obey.

"Okay, but I haven't memorized some of them. Can I cheat?"

"That's right. Okay then."

Arianna looked at each one who came. They were nothing unusual. Unlike herself, who looked confused.

"Producer Malik, isn't it Mary Celeste from Austria who fills the main song?"

Producer Malik immediately turned. He directed his lips closer to Arianna's ear.

"Sharon Galanis, someone close to Mr. Arsen. Don't offend her."