<b>Chapter</b><b>376</b>
Eric secretlycheeredforIan’ssuaveback.
WilhelminahadbeengettingonZayn’snerves fora while now.Hecouldn’thelpbutsmirkwhenhesawIanputherinherce.
However,hissmileslippedwhenherememberedthatIanhadhumiliatedWilhelminatogetonWillow’sgoodside.
“Harperisanoldfriendofmygrandfather’sandonlyagreedtoloanmethegownbecauseofit,”Ianpointedout.“Seeingasyou’veruinedthegown,IsuggestyouseeHarperpersonallyanddiscussthematteropensation.”
Asifrecallingsomething,headdedwithmockkindness,“Oh,someoneonceofferedtenmilliondorsforthegown.ButHarpercouldn’tbeartopartwith thegownandturneddowntheoffer.”Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.
Tenmilliondors.
Wilhelmina’skneeswentweakwhensheheard theamountandshecopsedtotheflooronce more.
Thedresshadn’t beentornduringherpreviousfall,buthermovementsthistimerippedtheseamsatherwaistandbackwideopen.Therewasnosavingthegownnow.
Panicking,Wilhelmina triedbutfailedtopulltheseamsathersidestogether.Theripswerefartoowideforhertodoanythingaboutthem.
Zayncouldn’tstandtheideaofIanstealingthespotlightinfrontofWillow.
Assuch,hechimedinsuitably,asiftoremindWillowofhispresence,“Wilhelmina,tryingtosqueezeintoadressthat’stoosmallforyouisbyfarthedumbestthingyou’vedone.Yousure you’vegotabrainupinthatheadofyours?”
“You’re…”WilhelminawantedtosnapatZaynandtellhimhewasthedumbone,butshedidn’tdareinsulthim.
MatthewthoughtitwasstupidofWilhelminatosqueezeintothegowntoo.Butshewashiwfullyweddedwife,andanyhumiliationonherparttrantedtohisaswell.
PullingWilhelminabehindhimprotectivelyandpinningIanwithawarninglook,hesaidbegrudgingly,“20milliondorsapensationforthegown.I’llwirethemoney toyourbankount,Mr.Nightingale.
“Asforthegown,mywomancanshreditorburnitforallIcare.AslongasI’maroundtoindulgeinherwhims,shecandowhatevershewants.”
Withthat,MatthewgrabbedWilhelminabythewristandledheroutoftheboothexpressionlessly.
“Zayn,shouldweleavetoo?Iwanttomake sureWilhelmina’sokay.I’mworriedabouther.”Skylerfinallybrokehersilence.
Zayndidnotbudge.“Whyworryaboutanidiot?”
“I…”Skylerwiselykepther argumenttoherself.ShewouldbenobetterthananidiotifsheinsistedongoingafterWilhelmina.
Aftertheshenanigansinthedressingroom,thepromotionalshootbegan.
Thepromotionalvideowouldnormallybeshotafterthephotoshoot,butHarveyoperatedonadifferentwavelength.Heinsistedonfilmingthevideofirstbeforeanythingelse.
Thescriptforthepromotionalvideohadbeentweakedinsomeces,andWillowcouldn’thelpbutcringeatthedialogue.
Afterleapingdowngracefullyfromthe swing,Nephelle–Willow’scharacter–wouldfallintoAither’sarmsandsaycoyly,“GreatHero,ifyouwouldbesogracious,allowmetodanceforyou…”
<b>For</b>somereason,Willowfound ithardtoaddresssomeone,evenifitwereafictionalcharacter,as“GreatHero“.
However,asaninfluencerdedicatedtoherartandcareer,shehadnochoicebuttofollowthescript.
Nephellewasthemaincharacterinthepromotionalvideo,andonlyAither’ssideprofilewouldmakeitintothefinalshot.
ItwasdecidedthattheyoungandhandsomeHarveywouldpersonallyytheroleofAitherforthevideo.
Thescriptincludedakissingscenebetweenthedamsndhergreathero.
Ian’sbrowsfurrowedwhenhesawWillowin hercostumeandHarveyinhisgantget–up.Hecouldn’thelphisire asHarveysteppedintotheflowerndscapeandapproached
Willow.
ShovingthescriptintoEric’sarms,Iansnappedandsaid,“I’llbeAither!”
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