Chapter 209


    Later, the junior high section was to host a dancepetition. When Isabe heard that one of the


    judges. was Samuel, she, with no dance background, convinced her mom to hire several dance


    instructors. For months on end, she trained tirelessly from dusk till dawn, eventually mastering a Swan


    Dance.


    On the day of thepetition, she took to the stage both nervous and excited, putting her all into the


    performance, hoping to showcase her best to him and earning apuse from the entire audience.


    After her dance, Isabe bashfully made her way to him, hoping to get his feedback, only for another


    girl performing the same Swan Dance to suddenly appear on stage.


    That girl was a hundred times more beautiful than she was, with elegant moves and a charming smile


    that instantly captivated everyone, including Samuel, prompting him to excitedly apud. His gaze


    remained fixed on her throughout the performance, his smiles ceaseless, as if she was the only one in


    his eyes, a stark contrast to his calm demeanor during her performance.


    Isabe learned that the girl was Xanthea, a popr student idol, but she had no idea she was also


    Samuel’s sister.


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    As Xanthea finished her performance, it was clear she would win. Overheard by Isabe, a fellow


    judge. asked Samuel, “How do you think Xanthea’s dancepared to Isabe’s?”


    His reply was brief: “Worlds apart.


    Hearing this, she ran out of the contest crying, her carefully prepared efforts all in vain. She became


    insanely jealous of Xanthea until one day, seeing them holding hands getting into the same car, did she


    realize she was actually his sister!


    Rumors had it that Samuel was overly protective of his sister, ignoring his many admirers. Determined


    to catch his eye, Isabe decided to emte Xanthea.


    She copied everything from her style to her hobbies, enduring whispers and disapproving stares from


    schoolmates and Xanthea’s scorn for years.


    But it was all in vain. No matter how closely she imitated, no matter how hard she tried, he never gave


    her a second look. She failed to capture his attention, and worse, her actions drove Xanthea to skip


    grades and advance in her studies, and he transferred as well.


    Later, Isabe gradually came to her senses and returned to being herself, but everything had changed


    except for her love for him, which remained unchanged. She saw him on financial news and her


    longing grew.


    Over the years, to catch his attention, she acted in movies, took on advertisements, practiced dancing.


    enduring hardships unimaginable to most, and became a top actress in the entertainment industry.


    She had thought that appearing before him again in her now glitzy and morous persona would earn


    his favor, but unexpectedly….


    After so many years, when they met again, Samuel still saw her as inferior to Xanthea!


    Watching him walk away tears marred Isabe’s carefully made–up face. If he thought so little of her,


    she was determined to surpass Xanthea and prove her worth!


    A few dayster.


    On the set of “Realm of Illusions” in the western outskirts of Crestwood.


    Xanthea, now as Phoenix in the film, woke up in a dimly lit dungeon. The air was thick with the scent of


    damp and blood. Sshed with cold water, she grimaced and slowly opened her eyes.


    Her hands and feet were bound to a cross, her mouth sealed with tape, her body weakly slumped.


    Through the flickering candlelight, she saw a familiar figure, her mouth curling into a self–mocking


    smile–it was Maximus.