My days stretched with exercises and training as I tried to get back to my previous routines again. Even though Summer kept encouraging me , I was pretty sure that I was doing worse than any trainees.
There was no news from Andersons for a while . From the media , all I could know was Liam was busy shooting the drama .
There days there were cute vedios of Mira and Liam everywhere. With various edits and fan discussions on every page - it was hard for me to ignore the reality for any longer .
The months I had spent with my husband felt like a fever dream now . Summer took the initiative to show me while I was recovering, Mira had proposed to Liam on a livestream for an engagement.
There were even talks that Sunshine corporation was now sponsoring Mira's agency . Liam had been a faithful husband to me back at home , while to outside world he had been playing a Romeo to Palmer .
People were ever talking if they got married , it would be the biggest celebrity gathering ever .
I pretended that I was fine with Liam ghosting me . But at night ,I would sit up and stare at my phone , hoping to get a call from him.
I would wait and wait , until at 4 :00 am , my alarm would go off .
The routine however was comforting , since it kept me distracted and engaged to something.
Sometimes I would dream that I was lying in the bathtub with him , his burning hot body pressed against me as we floated in the water.
Even when sometimes I was just sitting down , taking a break from dancing , my mind would try to imagine him sitting at my back . As if when I turned my head , I would see him sitting right there with me . It was just that was how much I was accustomed to his presence for the past few months .
Each time I had to force myself to turn back and look at the empty space behind me . My heart would twist and ache wondering why I could not just pretend that atleast he was there, which would spare it from the agony .
But I was punishing myself - for falling for him. Getting betrayed and then falling for him again .
Just like that , my working schedule started with my heartbreak .
Strangely it was a modelling job from Sunshine corporation.
I assumed that Jewel might be pulling some strings here and there . But she did not have to be so obvious about it .
Yet beggars could not be choosers. I accepted whatever was thrown at my plate .
Even though the modelling shoot was with a famous actress -Mira Palmer.
As promised, I gave a call to Jewel ,for her to arrive at sharp ten .
The sunny morning already darkened with the smiling face of my husband's mistress greeting me ," I heard that you were having a hard time in the industry, so I talked here and there to have you here with me ."
It felt like she was dizzling acids on me . But with my whole team having to journey here , I could not really turn back and walk out .
So I just smiled and thanked her for the opportunity.
As Myra talked about my makeup, Palmer's team informed me that I had to have fox eyes makeup drawn on me.
For one thing , fox eyes was a look that had not been really a thing for me . Considering my face - I had always done eyes , with aegyo style .
" Your face is not sharp enough , it will look like a sore thumb on you ," Myra complained.
" What if we make her jaw sharp ?," Jewel offered.
" Are you dense or what ? She is doing braids and pink frilly dresses - everything will be highly contrasting," Myra snapped .
Jewel gave me a look but I shrugged . I had already warned her about the insults that were coming .
" Let's just do the eyes and leave everything as it is ," I offered .
"And MAke YoU LoOk UGLY ?," Myra was trying her best not to shout .
God forbid , after all the scandals and leave , the camera caught me as someone ugly - it would be the death of me .
" Do not worry , I will fix this ," Daniel my makeup artist patted me on my back ," I will never let them take a single ugly shot of yours."
" Yes,that would be unacceptable," Myra noded ," Newbie , be on call for Daniel and we are going to change the hair too . Something that would go well with the fox eye and frilly dress too ."
" What do you need me to do ?," Jewel asked , excited .
" First of all , get us all some coffee ."
Well , that sent Jewel walking around for coffee , four times and sandwiches three times .
When Daniel went to find some particular blush from back of his car , Jewel complained to me ," They would not even let me wash the brushes."
" Washing brushes is similar to washing blood from swords after a general won the war , only the worthy one may do it ," I laughed out ," I doubt you will stick around long enough to be the worthy one though ."
" I can do it !," Jewel insisted .
" Good luck then ," I took some water from my straw. I had an odd feeling that someone was watching us .
It did not take me long to find Palmer's eyes . She was staring as if she was possessed by something .
Chill ran down my spine as she smiled at me .
There was something definitely wrong . I knew it . I just did not know what but I knew that it would have a bad ending .