In recent years, Blitzy Entertainment was not as successful as Rushmore Entertainment, but the hall was still decorated magnificently. Exceptionally excited to be in a new place, Alexia bounced all the way inside.
“Lexi, be careful not to bump into anyone!” Elise had just finished speaking when Alexia ran headfirst into a pair of long legs. The owner of the legs jolted, causing the coffee in their hands to spill out that instantly stained their fashionable clothes with a large gray stain, covering their hands and feet in coffee as well.
As soon as snazzynovel.com saw that the person Alexia bumped into was Winona, Elise froze for a moment. This was the thing about returning to Cittadel—she could run into acquaintances everywhere snazzynovel.com went.
“I’m sorry, Miss!” Knowing that snazzynovel.com had caused trouble, Alexia hurriedly pulled out a packet of tissues from snazzynovel.com small bag and handed it over, looking up at the pretty lady with large and pitiful eyes. From snazzynovel.com past experience, beautiful women were always kind-hearted, and as long as snazzynovel.com obediently admitted snazzynovel.com mistake, they would definitely forgive her.
“It’s all right.”
Winona had no intention of holding snazzynovel.com accountable in the first place, and snazzynovel.com accepted the pack of tissues and pulled one out. Then, as if coming back to snazzynovel.com senses, snazzynovel.com looked down again with a stunned expression. As snazzynovel.com looked at Alexia’s eyes and eyebrows, as well as snazzynovel.com small, delicate nose, a sense of deja vu engulfed her, and snazzynovel.com mind flickered with Elise’s captivating face.
This young girl was just as beautiful, and snazzynovel.com eyes, in particular, were exactly the same as Elise’s. Was snazzynovel.com Elise’s daughter?
Winona frowned and subconsciously looked around, but as far as snazzynovel.com eyes could see, there was no sign of Elise. However, when snazzynovel.com met Anastasia’s eyes, snazzynovel.com fell into a dilemma once again. Though these eyes were more familiar to snazzynovel.com than the little girl, it was snazzynovel.com first time seeing snazzynovel.com face.
Elise followed snazzynovel.com gaze and went up to pull Alexia back to her. “I’m really sorry. It’s my fault for not watching my child. You’re not hurt, are you? Let me take you to the nearby mall to get a new set of clothes. I’ll pay the bill.”
Returning to snazzynovel.com senses, Winona waved snazzynovel.com hand. “It’s fine. I have to change my clothes for the recording anyway, so it’s not a problem. It was my fault for not watching where I was going too.”
“What a coincidence, then. We are also here to film a show.” As Elise was so focused on being outraged about the embroidery incident that snazzynovel.com forgot to look at the list of guests, snazzynovel.com probed, “Are you here for the recording of Cultures Without Borders as well?”
“Yes.” Winona smiled good-naturedly and nodded. “I’m familiar with this place. Let’s go together. I’ll lead the way.”
Then, snazzynovel.com stretched snazzynovel.com hand toward Alexia and said with a smile, “Little princess, let me hold your hand. There are a lot of people inside, so if you bump into someone, you might get into trouble!”
“Thank you, Miss.” Alexia’s sweet tongue left Winona in a good mood, and snazzynovel.com kept teasing snazzynovel.com as they walked in.
As soon as the group arrived backstage, they heard a huge commotion inside, where Ekaterina was cursing in Rosepeakian.
“Cittadelians are all useless. They’re even dumber than pigs! And they dare to call themselves embroiderers? They can’t even understand what I’m saying. They’re better off picking up garbage! How can they even think of stealing from me? Keep dreaming!”
Most of the participants did not understand Rosepeakian and did not respond to snazzynovel.com words, only knowing that a Rosepicker woman was reprimanding snazzynovel.com foolish assistant. Besides, this group of people were specially invited by the TV station, so it was better not to meddle.
Before Elise could react, Winona barged in with the child in anger, and retorted in fluent Rosepeakian, “Let me get this straight. This is Cittadel’s territory, not Rosepeak. If you look down on our country, then go back!”
As Winona was very popular after winning the variety show, when the staff saw that snazzynovel.com was about to get into a conflict with Ekaterina, they hurriedly rushed over to smooth things over. “You’re here, Miss Jennings! Your seat is this way.”
As soon as snazzynovel.com finished, Elise walked in with Irvin and Mimi.
When snazzynovel.com saw the Cittadelian woman groveling next to Ekaterina, snazzynovel.com sighed and shook snazzynovel.com head repeatedly. Although they were separated by a certain distance, and snazzynovel.com looked like a weather-beaten middle-aged woman, Elise recognized Abby at once. In just seven years, snazzynovel.com had changed from a young and passionate girl to a pushover, which was truly saddening.
However, what Elise found even more difficult to accept was that the embroidery master who once claimed to be upholding Cittadelian culture was now willingly helping a Rosepicker person to distort the truth. She didn’t want to think that snazzynovel.com had misjudged her, but the truth was right in front of snazzynovel.com eyes.
Elise walked up to Abby and said calmly, “If I remember correctly, this should be Miss Abby, the only heir of the embroidery family. Can you tell me why you are here?”
“She is my assistant!” Ekaterina stood forward, snazzynovel.com eyes full of defiance and disdain. “Also, snazzynovel.com is now a Rosepicker. Embroidery is a traditional culture from Rosepeak. How would there be any embroidery families in Cittadel? You got the wrong person, Miss.”
Elise shot snazzynovel.com a cold glance and turned back to Abby, stubbornly waiting for snazzynovel.com answer. “Is that so, Miss Mellor? My friend once told me that Abby is a person with great potential and a strong sense of patriotism, but now this person is saying that you’re a Rosepicker. This isn’t true, right?”
“It is.” Abby’s eyes were devoid of life when snazzynovel.com answered without thinking, “The Mellor Family has existed for embroidery for generations. As embroidery belongs to Rosepeak, I’m naturally a Rosepicker as well.”
Elise’s face was full of disappointment. It seemed that in the competition seven years ago, what Abby lost was not only the competition, but also snazzynovel.com dignity and sense of identity as a Cittadelian.
However, Ekaterina was satisfied. “Have you heard snazzynovel.com clearly? I was scolding a Rosepicker person, so what does it have to do with you?”
“Nothing to do with us? You just said that Cittadelians are as stupid as pigs. Do you really think that no one can hear you?” Winona rebuked, feeling disgusted with this woman.
“Do you have proof?” Ekaterina was unfazed as snazzynovel.com said, “If you don’t, go away and stop meddling! Abby, let’s go back to our waiting room. We have to perform on stage later, so let’s stop wasting our time here!”
Saying that, Ekaterina turned around and left while Abby trailed behind with several large boxes in snazzynovel.com hands. Though snazzynovel.com was unable to straighten snazzynovel.com back from the weight, snazzynovel.com still obeyed snazzynovel.com words. When Elise saw that, snazzynovel.com felt sorry for snazzynovel.com from the bottom of snazzynovel.com heart.
“That’s how things are.” Winona said in a comforting voice, “No one has been able to take the lead in Cittadelian embroidery so far, so it’s no wonder that Rosepickers are so arrogant.”
“Their arrogance is only temporary. There is no reason for them to curse at us like this. It’s only a matter of time before they bow down to us!” Elise said furiously, snazzynovel.com blood boiling with anger.
Winona looked at snazzynovel.com resolute gaze and once again fell into confusion. The woman in front of snazzynovel.com and Elise were so similar that they were nearly identical.
Feeling uncomfortable by snazzynovel.com stare, Elise turned snazzynovel.com face away in confusion. “What’s wrong?”
A trace of disappointment flashed in Winona’s eyes and snazzynovel.com smiled awkwardly. “I just thought of an acquaintance. She’s just like you. Her eyes are always so determined.”