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Chapter 26 Adding Her Own Lines.

Everyone quickly regained their composure and returned to their performance.

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As a tree, Jean didn’t have any lines. She had very little stage time, but from the moment she stepped onto the stage, she drew everyone’s attention.

The girl had a pair of lively eyes. Her dark pupils seemed as deep as a night sky sprinkled with stars, and her entire being radiated an unpolished, natural charm.

Compared to her heavily made–up classmates, each sporting thick layers of white powder and exaggerated red cheeks, Jean- completely makeup–free–stood out like a pure little deer wandering in from a forest

All she needed to do was stand there quietly, and she effortlessly outshined everyone else on stage.

After briefly appearing at the beginning, Jean stepped back, leaving the spotlight to Lacey.

She watched blankly from the sidelines as Lacey’s big moment began.

Vaguely, Jean felt a particular gaze fixed steadily on her.

Instinctively, she glanced toward the audience

To her surprise, Easton was watching her.

Instead of paying attention to Lacey’s performance as he should have been, Easton had openly turned his head toward Jean, his gaze landing squarely on her.

He smiled softly, his eyes curving gently.

Jean was momentarily confused.

Are we even

dose?

She knew the host’s relationship with her five brothers was terrible, yet Easton was now behaving as though they were very close siblings.

No

This must be my imagination.

Meanwhile, on the stage, Lacey had reached the most crucial part of her performance–the singing segment she’d often stumbled over during rehearsals.

Jean crossed her arms, calmly watching Lacey standing at the center of the stage.

Whether Lacey messed up or not, Jean honestly didn’t care.

She was simply a bit curious if Lacey would struggle like usual or miraculously nail it today.

Music began playing.

mouth,

second

However, the next sed

disbelief flashing through

the theater right now wasn’t Lacey’s–it was Jean’s own voice, a

well

What the hell!

Larry was actually lip–syncing-

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was thoroughly pissed

no one seemed to care about her feelings. At this moment, the audience was

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surprise, to delight, to astonishment. The entire audience seemed bewitched by

several stunned seconds, thunderous

previously distracted, now gazed at Lacey

moment, Lacey was unquestionably the shining star of

smile spread across her face,

quietly in the shadows, Jean watched

the play was nearing

had one final task: she needed to “revive” in front of the audience, bringing the story

lights settled

her

Then suddenly-

She smiled.

nervously, afraid jean might mess up their

the group award in

a future

dreamed of acting, of

crucial stepping stones toward her

for Jean to play along

merely

seemingly gentle smile, Lacey caught a glimpse of something cold and

The next second-

lips and spoke clearly, her voice bright and ringing as it reached every ear.

the

perfectly well Jean–as a tree–wasn’t

it wasn’t for the fact they were still on stage, they’d have confronted Jean right

and their

the hell is

actually went and added her own

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all assumed this cute moment had been deliberately written into the

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