Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

Jilted Bride 39

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Chapter 39

Cameron hesitated on the other end of the line, stammering for moment. He couldn't believe all those scandals had been cleared up in just one day.

"Mr. Bishop," Ophelia continued, cutting through the silence. "Sharon's image has just been cleaned up, and her buzz is through the rool. Are you really going to drop all this for a newcomer

Cameron let out a nervous chuckle. Ophelia had a point. Swapping out Sharon at this stage would stir up controversy, and now that she had cleared her name, there was no reason to replace her. Fine, Poker Face Allies have a lot of fans rooting for you guys. I won't split you up."

"Thank you, Mr. Bishop Ophelia was just about to hang up when Cameron's voice popped back through the receiver

"Oh, and one more thing. For the finals, we need the designs sulmitted early. We've got an international judge coming in, and he's a tough one. If nothing catches his eye, he might not even bother showing up. So, we'll need to get a look at all four contestants' designs beforehand. You want to send yours over, or..."

"I'll bring them by later," Ophelia responded.

"Great, I'll be waiting for you, Cameron said and hung up with a sigh.

What else can I do? Lewis Group is funding this show, he thought, realizing he'd have to replace Taylor after all.

On the day of the filming of the finals, everything felt more extravagant-a bigger audience and a fancier stage

Two crew members whispered while they set up the stage. "I heard Taylor got hurt on a shoot, so Brock is using one of Sungate Entertainment's artists as his model now,"

Do you

No one knows who the newcomer is,

room, Emily, dressed in a preppy school outfit, stood obediently beside Miles. "Miles,

be humiliated?" Miles's face darkened at the mention of Ophelia. He hadn't realized she was in the competition too. If he'd known, he would've made sure she didn't make it past the first

of luck to make it this far. Whatever, at the end of the day, they

get along better with her," Emily said softly. After all, she's

the whole world turns

mused. If Sharon could blow up from this show, why can't I? Besides, it will be the perfect

in the dressing room, when Sharon pulled back the curtain and stepped out, collective cheers filled the

incredible," a crew member sighed while snapping

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Chapter 39

it a little ton bold

something luxurious. But Ophelia had taken a completely different approach to create something that delivered a powerful

and she thought only Sharon could perfecly display her gown. "Darken the eyebrows a bit," Ophelia instructed the makeup artist, who followed her direction. Once Hair and makeup were finished, all that was left was to wait for the recording to start.

Brock..

began, and the host walked onto the stage to thunderous applause with a microphone. Due to the popularity of the earlier episodes, the audience was buzzing with excitement for tonight's

features Matthew Kyte, president of the Fashion Design Association; Crissie Bower, editor-in-chief of VogueSphere;

Miles Lewis. A big thanks

jacket, stood briefly to acknowledge the crowd, and then sat back down. Even with just a quick side profile,

idea the general manager of Lewis Group

looking than most

at the compliments since he had been used

finished their introductions, the large screen played clips of the contestants's journeys from the very first episode. When Ophelia's segment came on, showing her calm and confident demeanor, Miles unconsciously furrowed his. brow, feeling an inexplicable irritation. In his mind, Ophelia was doing all of this just to get his attention, and using such

design was an elegant off-the-shoulder white gown adorned with diamonds. It was graceful and regal, with the off-shoulder cut