Chapter 1317


    Chapter 1317


    What was the point of letting her know all those things after she had suffered so much pain and suffering


    at his hands?


    Right now, she had no desire to love anyone or to even approach this painful emotion.


    She had been through too much excruciating pain in the past, losing her first child and even almost


    losing her own life.


    Ste was not sure if she could trust anything Weston


    Ford said anymore. Perhaps it was best to just go with the flow and let nature take its course.


    She was just too exhausted to think of these things now.


    Yvonne had agreed to meet up with Ste at the shopping mallter that evening, but because Ste had


    just regained her sight, she decided to be there a little earlier to look around.


    The mall was located in a newmercial district. After giving up on her training center, Yvonne


    changed course and opened a new mall in Fern City with her family’s financial backing. Surprisingly


    adept in managing the business, the mall became sessful in no time, enough for her to expand into a


    chain.


    One of the main reasons Ste wanted toe earlier was so she could see her friend’s achievements


    with her own eyes.


    It seemed that there was an event going on here today. Wearing a mask and hat, she spotted the stage


    from a distance. Although she was not that well–known in Ahn City, she still took no chances in case


    someone might recognize her.


    There was a cleared space near the stage, so Ste decided to turn around and walk in another


    direction, but then the ce was gradually crowding up. Crowds of people had suddenly headed her way


    as if something interesting was happening. She turned around to see a grand piano on the stage. This


    piqued her interest. She stopped there, eager to see what kind of performance there would be.


    Behind the simple stage was a tiny dressing room. The door to the room was closed, but it was not


    enough to mask the noise of the crowding from the outside.


    Nicole Dous was sitting there while a makeup artist was frantically doing her makeup.


    “Why on earth would they send me to such a cheap ce?” she grumbled with discontent. “I’m too good


    to be performing here!”


    Now a minor celebrity, her managementpany had often assigned her to performances at a variety of


    events, but she would alwaysin that they were beneath her.


    Thest time when she returned from Snow Mountain, her managementpany had warned her to


    watch her behavior, and since then, she did actually listen to them and calmed her antics. Hence, she


    obediently decided toe here after being ordered to. After the cutting of the ribbon, she was


    scheduled to perform on the piano.


    Still, Nicole did not even bother to find out about the event’s organizer. She believed it might have


    something to do with a piano shop and treated the job as a sort of extra–curricr activity. The truth,


    however, was that she was never that good at ying the piano in the first ce.


    Her managementpany had promoted her as a musically talented entertainer, but it was all just


    marketing, and Nicole was often sent to sses to brush up on her skills at thest minute. She only


    needed to appear talented anyway.


    After all, the most important thing was to get her famous first, and even if she’d be criticized for herck


    of talent, they could always remedy that by running a few PR exercises.


    The organizer was now rushing her to get on stage. Reluctantly, she dragged her feet out of the dressing


    room and out into the crowd.


    The sight of people moving freely in the mall solidified her opinion that this event was just not worth her


    time, considering her fame and talents.


    She took a few steps further before her eyestched on a very familiar figure in the crowd–Ste Sealey.


    Nicole frowned. She followed her assistant as they walked toward the spot where Ste was standing.


    Ste was a little surprised to see Nicole there. She pulled her hat down to hide her face and tried to


    leave, but then suddenly Nicole bumped into her-


    “Ah!” Nicole squealed. “Excuse me, but I didn’t see you just now. Are you okay?”


    “What is wrong with you?!” Ste grimaced and red at her.


    The smug, gloating smile on Nicole’s instantly vanished. Her expression changed as she petntly


    comined to her manager, “That woman just yelled at me!”


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    “Forget it,” her manager replied. “It’s almost time to go on stage. Come on, let’s hurry…”