Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

Jilted Bride 31

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The first round of the competition was just around the corner, and the production team had already sent over the content for the premiere. When Ophelia arrived at the TV station's recording hall, the director's team welcomed her. The moment they saw her, they lit up their

eyes and sighed, "Finally someone normal has come here."

"Hi there, I'm the show's assistant director. Just call me Cici. If you have any questions during the recording, feel free to come to me. You can wait in the lounge for a while. Once all the designers are here, we'll introduce you to your partners," said Cici.

"Got it. Thanks." Ophelia nodded. Though the production notes said the teams would be randomly assigned, she knew this kind of show always had a script.

She made her way to the waiting area, where two designers were already there-one guy and one girl. The girl had a total badass vibe going on: black heavy-metal style outfit, smoky eye makeup, black lipstick, and short, white hair. The guy, however, had long, straight hair and a womanlike face. He wore a tight V-neck tank top, showing off his chest.

"The two of them clearly weren't on good terms, and they sat as far away from each other as possible. Ophelia found a seat closer to the girl.

As she sat down, the guy, in a slightly nasally voice, asked, "You're also a designer? I thought you were some celebrity. I'm Daniel Hunt, a designer at Manns."

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Daniel finished with a slight tilt of his chin, full of himself. The girl in black scoffed, "If you're that big of a deal, why are you even here for a competition?"

"None of your damn business," Daniel snapped back, his voice sharp and grating. "At least I'm not like you New Realm copycats."

"Who the hell are you calling a copycat?!" the girl retorted.

were a full-on verbal showdown, and the two of them went at it non-stop until someone

nine out of ten designers had gathered in the lounge, and most were women. They started to chat with people they thought to be easygoing. Though they were billed as unknown designers, they were either working for a big-name company or running their own studio, with plenty of design awards under their belt.

and stunning looks, Ophelia naturally became the odd one out, as they subtly excluded her from their

me Mara," a girl

a second, staring at the hand reaching out toward her. She looked up and met a pair of beautiful amber eyes. The girl had a doll-like face, with a tiny dimple near her mouth. She

couldn't quite place

smile before moving on

finally showed up, Ophelia glanced up, and she suddenly froze when she saw that

his black-rimmed glasses. His slightly curly hair framed a clean-cut, refined face. 13:56 Sun, Nov 10

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toward the door and exclaimed, "Is that... Mr.

this was an amateur competition. How did they get him to attend this?"

he famous?"

Lewis Group's Fashion Ladies. You've seriously never heard of him? He's a design prodigy.

he

went around the room to shake hands with everyone. His approachable demeanor didn't have a trace

arrogance.

froze for a

surrounded by a crowd of designers, sat in the middle of the group, and no one seemed to notice

with Brock's arrival, the unspoken understanding spread: no one was really gunning for first place anymore. The best they could hope for now was runner-up. "Now I know why the top

is just a promo for Fashion

red hair asked in curiosity, "Why would Fashion Ladies even

player on the scene? It's called La Reverie or something. They were almost like a myth, but now, they've opened a studio and a store. They're all about

to "pretend" they had randomly drawn their numbers and go find their partners. The main point was for the contestants to get to know each other so that they could design outfits that really suited each

Jenkins, a former idol from a girl group. After asking around