Chapter 96


    “We heard about the explosion at your audition, and it scared us half to death! How could we even


    think of doing anything else? Let me see if you got hurt anywhere.”


    Susanna chimed in, “Yeah, Xan, are you feeling alright?”


    “Oh, I’m fine!” Xanthea spread her arms and spun around a few times. “Look, my arms, legs, head–all


    ounted for, not a single


    scratch!”


    “Don’t joke about this!”


    Ethan tapped her on the head lightly, and Xanthea pretended to yelp in pain. Just then, they heard a


    gasp from the door.


    Curious, Xanthea looked over to see Matthew bending over, clutching his shaky left leg, a pained


    expression on his face.


    “Matt, what happened to you?”


    “Miss, Mr. Martinez heard about the danger you faced on set and rushed over here in a panic. While


    running upstairs, he identally bumped into the banister and broke a solid oak spindle, Must’ve hurt a


    lot!”


    The housekeeper supported Matthew, who was ashen as he managed to force a smile. “I’m fine,


    seeing you safe is all that matters to


    Xanthea met his worried gaze, and for a moment she couldn’t tell if his emotions were genuine or


    feigned.


    His acting had certainly improved since his past life.


    Tm okay, but maybe Matt should get that leg looked at in the hospital?”


    Matthew shook his head, “No need, I be fine in some time.”


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    “Thank goodness it was just a scare.” Christopher sighed in relief. “Dinner’s ready, let’s not gather here


    any longer. Let’s go downstairs


    As they were going downstairs, they happened to meet Mirandaing back.


    THE


    Miranda dropped her bag, ready to excitedly share her sessful audition, only to notice everyone


    focused on Xanthea, surrounding her with words of warmth and concem,pletely oblivious to her


    presence.


    How could she forget? In the Nightshade family, there’s only one beloved daughter. Even if she hadn’t


    scraped even a bit, that was a million times more important than her affairs.


    Why was she so lucky? Why hadn’t she perished in that explosion!


    “Sist


    Just as Xanthea came down stairs, she saw Miranda standing at the entrance with a very poor


    complexion


    Hearing Xanthea’s voice, Miranda quickly adjusted her expression. “Sis, you’re alright?”


    “I’m fine. How about you? How did the audition go?”


    “I passed the first round, the callback is in two days.”


    “You did? Congrattions!” Xanthea smiled, “From your expression just now, I thought you hadn’t


    made it.”


    She must have wished for her failure, right?


    Unfortunately for her, Miranda had earned the supporting role on merit alone, while she would never


    get the chance to y Phoenix!


    “My upset look was out of concern for you, Sis. After all, your audition performance was so brilliant,


    you’d have definitely secured the role of Phoenix if not for the ident.”


    “Mhm” Xanthea nodded. “No need for concern, Inded it anyway


    “What?”


    Miranda’s expression froze upon hearing this.


    Xanthea saw the naked jealousy momentarily unshielded in her eyes and smiled lightly. “Oliver knew


    how much I loved that script, so he bought the rights directly from Orion.”


    “is that so? Uncle really dotes on you”


    Miranda clenched her fists, struggling to maintain her smile. After all the twists and turns, she was still


    just a supporting actress?


    Christopher bearned, “Then it’s a double celebration tonight! Let’s celebrate you two joining the cast


    tonight!”


    “Why celebrate? I’m still all jittery here!” Susanna looked wornedly at Xanthea. “Xan, do you really want


    to enter the entertainment industry?”