Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

Jilted Bride 98

Chapter 98

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Zoe fumed inside and thought, 'All I did was mistake that girl for an assistant and ask her to fetch something. She didn't even actually go. Is this really enough to warrant revenge?

"Your acting needs improvement," James said bluntly, leaving no room for misinterpretation.

"That you just said I did okay." Zoe retorted, confused and annoyed.

James felt a bit awkward and thought, 'Not everyone understand the implicit codes of the industry. What I said usually meant I wouldn't be calling back. Does she expect me to outright say her acting isn't up to par?"

"Mr. Guinnes, if this is because she said something to you, don't believe her. Zoe pointed at Ophelia, her eyes blazing. "She's friends with Sharon. This is all about favoritism. How is this fair to me!"

James previously calm demeanor instantly darkened when Zoe targeted Ophelia. Just as he was about to speak. Ophelia stood up, meeting Zoe's gaze head-on. "You think this isn't fair? How about this? Since it's just the two of you auditioning for the role, why don't you pick a scene and act it out with Sharon? Would that be fair?"

Zoe's eyebrows lifted. "Fine" She immediately started flipping through the script, searching for a scene she could ace.

Ophelia's face remained unreadable. Some people only cry unfairness when the scales weren't tipped in their favor. She glanced over at Sharon, confident in her performance skills.

Zoe finally pointed to a part of the script. "This scene."

It was a tense moment in the story. Freya and Aiden were on a mission that went terribly wrong, leaving their vehicle teetering on the edge of a cliff. Freya, realizing the only way to save Aiden was to sacrifice herself, quietly confesses her feelings

I'll need a male actor to p partner with me," Zoe added. She believed her earlier missteps were due to a lack of proper scene

partners

"Of course," Ophelia agreed without hesitation and turned to the assistant. "Go find an available actor who can help."

nodded and quickly

feeling slightly taken aback. He thought, Isn't

assistant returned, with

to go first?"

a shared

"Zoe can go first." She didn't

ask for that, but fine. She walked to the center of

The scene started

need to leave. You

horror from earlier as if she were scared out of her mind. But her expression lacked depth, her fear exaggerated to the point of being cartoonish When Thomas responded with Aiden's lines, Zoe seemed lost,

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them Even the final tear she was meant to shed neiler came. When the finished, Zoe stayed in character for a moment, looking defeated. She hugged Thomas in a last attempt to salvage the scene. Thomas awkwardly held his arms in the air,

it was Sharon's

evenly as the scene began. The moment James called action, Sharon's entire demeanor shifted Though her body was tense, she didn't move. Only her eyes betrayed her inner

now, responded with genuine concern. Im

orders. Go Sharon's voice cracked slightly, her eyes red with unshed tears, but there was a strength in

smile, "Before I met you, I thought being

back in her chair, closing her eyes as she accepted her fate. Her lip quivered just slightly. It was a subtle hint of her fear

nodding, thoroughly impressed. Sharon had nailed

felt a sharp pang in his chest as though her raw performance had pierced right through him. For a moment. Thomas wanted to rush forward and hug Sharon,

gaze to Zoe, raising an

face flushed red. "Just because I didn't do well in this scene doesn't mean I can't act, she muttered,

defeat

you do have room for improvement. But right

it. She thought, Isn't this bullying

at Thomas. "You weren't as into it when you were acting with

disbelief, "What kind

the shoulder. "She's just