Chapter 13

It took more than thirty minutes before they arrived. Fortunately, there isn't too much traffic. Ember leaves the car before Kielle can even perform a gentlemanly act. Kielle just smiles however as he watches her friend strides to the building.

"Jiayo!" he screams in an enthusiastic tone.

Ember stops for a second and turns around, giving a sweet, grateful smile. Then she turns again, deeply breathes in some air, and walks with usual full confidence, concealing the nervousness slowly creeping into her heart from an environment she isn't in control of.

Yet.

Arriving at the floor of where the auditioning will take place, Ember sees a crowd of beautiful women taking their time. They are all sitting down, either using their phones, talking to those beside them, or even rehearsing their lines. Everyone is occupying themselves for the audition to be.

Ember just gives them a short glance before gracefully strolling to the person in charge of giving out the number. Despite wearing such attire that covers almost all her fair white skin, she is able to effortlessly catch everyone's attention.

Taking her seat, she can hear murmurs among the women who recognized her. It fills in the room. Whispers meant to be unheard by her but still heard. Praises, envy, and bitterness— different tones of emotion are contained in those soft murmurs.

Ember listens to it all with a straight face.

"Tsk, such a brat. She isn't even a known actress, but she's already late."

"Isn't she the singer that is known to be Alessio's fiancé? What a user!"

"Look at what she is wearing!" A young woman points out, "Who even wears that in this day and age?! Her whole body is covered! She says that she's rich, but that's only probably worth a small amount of yuan."

Scoffing, she judges Ember's clothes with a scornful expression.

A random woman is staring at Ember with wonder in her eyes; upon hearing her fellow actresses' insults, her wonder fades as she gives those ladies a contemptuous look.

"Aren't you ladies just jealous! That dress doesn't look ancient! It's elegant and stylish, which I, a fashion enthusiast, can totally appreciate! And judging by the texture of that dress, it probably costs more than everything you own combined," she defends the amber-haired beauty by those narrow-minded ladies.

She's not a fan of Ember, but she knows for a fact that Ember is someone that can crush them if she wants to. Also, her dress did honestly look stunning on the amber-haired woman. Her off-shoulder dress has a touch of pink lotus on them, flowing down to her ankle. Her shoulders are completely covered by her untied hair, and the additional straps on both sides contribute to the modesty of her outfit.

While the ladies bicker among themselves, Ember just rolls her golden eyes, not caring about their opinion of her or clothes.

But for real though, is that woman an idiot?!

Wearing such a revealing dress isn't a problem since the character she is auditioning for is from ancient times. Would a woman from such an ancient era be comfortable showing skin?! When even the thought of showing their feet is only available for their husbands to see! Ember ponders as she wonders how that woman has the audacity to talk about her like that.

She puts on her expensive wireless earbuds, intentionally done to block out the unnecessary noise from her ears while simultaneously listening to some music to compose herself. She then closes her eyes for a second.