Chapter 36 Tossed about all night


    Luke throws the phone away on being hung up, and wipes his hair. Being caught up with what George


    said, he lifts up the corners of his lips with contempt.


    He’s got to be kidding?


    It would be an overestimation that so typical a yboy as George could conclude some reasonable


    theories.


    As the evening lights are hit, the bustling view outside the French windowsts long, and such view


    traps many people who indulge in it.


    On entering the bathroom after a shower, Jenny finds a missed call and a message both from her


    agent Shawn.


    “Fridays’ Eight Thirty Season Two features you and Jessica. Press conference is tomorrow. I will pick


    you up downstairs at 7am to do the makeup. Seize the chance.”


    Jenny rubs her eyes, and instantly gets confused when confirming it’s really a message from Shawn.


    Friday’s Eight Thirty is a reality show about various aspects in stars’ daily lives, broadcast at 8:30pm


    every Friday. This well-made show is rather popr in different ce, and thus many stars volunteer to


    lower their payment to participate but still don’t get the chance. As for Jessica, she’s given this chance


    for she was esteemed as movie queen and needs to strengthen the rtion with her fans.


    Jenny texts with careful thoughts, “Shawn, are you sure about that?”


    She gets a call back sooner than she expects.


    “Still up?”


    “Yes, just took a shower and got your message...”


    “It’s thepany’s decision. We’ll talk about it when we meet tomorrow. There will be no recording


    tomorrow but a press conference for the opening ceremony. All you got to do is read your lines on the


    news release, which I’ll give to you.”


    “So I will partner with Jessica?”


    Jessica’s partner makes Jenny uncertain about whether this will be a valuable good chance or not.


    Perceiving Jenny’s slight unhappiness, Shawn says, “Jenny, I know roughly about what happened


    between you and Jessica, but you should be well aware that there is no permanent enemy or friend in


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    this circle. Figure out what you need and make sure you do everything towards it. That’s enough.”


    To this speech Jenny makes no answer before saying ndly a few secondster, “Shawn, I got it. But


    I’m not in my house, so you won’t need to pick me up, and I’ll do my own makeup. Just please tell me


    the address.”


    “Okay, make sure you get to the backstage at 9 and let me check the makeup.”


    “Sure.”


    “Good night.”


    Jenny has trouble falling asleep after the call.


    The idea that abrupt chances alwayse with unknown risks disturbs her profoundly.


    Does the chancee from association with Luke?


    How she wishes not! But her sense tells her it does.


    Under the neon light, both she and Luke in the other room couldn’t fall asleep.


    This is the first time Luke’s had insomnia. He suddenly wonders without a reason what Jenny is doing.


    When he bought this apartment, he liked the sound-proof effect of the rooms; but he regrets that now


    since he can’t even hear whether Jenny is still taking a bath with the perfect sound-proof effect.


    At the thought of Jenny’s poor face, he feels some pain in his heart as if something stabbed it.


    Jenny is very beautiful but not the most beautiful one among actresses; but the unique temperament in


    her has made her outstanding as time goes by. Her beauty stands the test of time.


    But her smile with dimples limits her repertoire: it seems she can only act as a clever girl.


    Her baby may also have dimples.


    When the idea urs to Luke, his mind abruptly goes nk.


    Did he just think of the baby?


    ...


    Next morning, Jenny realizes something serious when she wanders about in the room.


    She doesn’t have anything to wear for today.


    The dress she wore yesterday absolutely doesn’t fit today’s asion.


    As she pulls the closet door, she is stunned by the lines of white shirts and ck ones.


    Luke usually gets up at 7 but the noise from the living room wakes him up today, making him frowns.


    What is she doing so early?


    When she changes her shoes by the door, Luke opens the door and scares her so that she abruptly


    turns around to stare at him.


    The starests for a while before Jenny breaks the ice.


    “Well, I’m going out for work. Did I wake you up?”


    Luke frowns, “It’s early. Let the driver take you there.”


    Jenny shakes her hands, “I’m good. I’ll get a taxi.”


    On finishing her words, she hastily grabs her phone and leaves.


    Luke stands by the door in his gray pajama with messy hair, and he seems to realize something as he


    watches the closed door with his rarely-seen dreamy eyes.


    Did he ever see those clothes before?


    Jenny runs almost desperately out of the apartment to get a taxi for she gets all the clothes from Luke’s


    closet. A ck hat on her head, a ck mask on her face, half a white shirt on her left body and half a


    ck one on her right body, with sleeves tying around the waist, which make a chic shirt dress.


    The cab’s driver gets confused at the look at thedy in thick, weird clothes from the mirror, but doesn’t


    say anything after a thought.


    Jenny is heading to a private beauty salon to do her makeup for it’s still early at 7 and she didn’t


    remove all her makeup without her cosmetic bagst night.


    At 9:50, Jenny gets to the backstagete.


    Shawn has been waiting for Jenny for almost an hour with no answering of her phone calls, and looks


    extremely angry to see Jenny.


    The conference is ready except Jessica and Jenny. What woulde next?


    As Jenny runs through the corridor on her high heels, Shawn instantly puts on a cold face.


    “Jenny, do you have no notion of time?”


    She didn’t mean to bete but the salon didn’t open till 9, before which she waited for 2 hours at the


    door. It took her half an hour to do the makeup and 20 minutes to get here by taxi.


    “I don’t have time for craps now. I’ll get even with you after the conference. Get to the stage now.”


    Shaw shakes her hands, looking impatient.


    “Where’s Jessica?” Jenny looks around but to find no such a splendid figure.


    “Not the time for asking. Get to the stage.”


    Shawn scolds her and she doesn’t dare to retort, lowering her head. She calms herself down by taking


    a deep breath with her hands on the chest before walking to the middle of spotlight on the red carpet.


    “Let’s wee our pretty, talented movie queen, Jessica Vogt...”


    Jenny is in such a shock that she can no long move forward as if her shoes got stuck on the floor.