The assistant was taken aback and pointed towards the dressing room, laughing, “Sasha is still in there playing with lipstick, being all girly and stuff, haha.”
Kate, being Sasha’s mother, chimed in with an amusing anecdote about her daughter’s love for looking pretty. “Well, she insists on having her hair braided every day before going out, and when we go shopping, she always picks out dresses first.”
However, Kate and Master Glenn had no intentions of grooming Sasha to be a second-generation star. As the heiress of the Weaver family, she would be financially supported even if she never works. There was no need to have her toil and struggle in the entertainment industry.
Since Sasha was still attending kindergarten, their previous routine involved their household staff picking her up after school. However, in the past few days, they hadn’t found a suitable replacement since the staff member had left to get married.
Kate was temporarily tasked with picking Sasha up from school today at 4 pm. After that, she would continue shooting for another two hours, and it would soon be time to go home for dinner. Otherwise, she knew she would get a phone call from her daughter-obsessed husband.
Just as the saying goes, “talk of the devil, and he will appear.” Kate was indeed receiving a call from Master Glenn as she made her way to the dressing room. She heard his anxious voice on the other end of the line, “Kate, is Sasha there?”
“Yes, she is. I was filming just now, and the assistant let her play in the dressing room,” Kate replied.
Relieved, the man on the other end of the call audibly sighed before giving her a grave warning. “We need to keep a close eye on Sasha during this time. I heard people talking at the dinner table that there are several cases of children going missing in the city.”
“Wait a minute, I’m about to enter the dressing room. Let Sasha talk to you for a moment; she’s been mentioning you all afternoon.” Kate requested.
“Okay.”
Just as Master Glenn finished speaking, Kate pushed open the door to the dressing room. However, instead of seeing her daughter’s cute face, she saw a mess of makeup and clothes scattered all over the floor.
“Sasha!”
Master Glenn was still waiting to talk to his precious daughter, but instead, he heard his wife’s heart-wrenching cry coming from the other end of the phone.
“Kate!”
“Kate, what happened?”
“…”
The phone slipped from Kate’s hand and fell to the ground, the screen cracking, but the low, worried voice from the other end could still be heard.
Kate froze in place before frantically searching for her daughter in the dressing room, as if she had gone insane.
“Sasha, where are you? Please don’t scare mommy, okay?”
“Sasha, come out quickly, let’s go home. Otherwise, daddy will worry about you, sniffle…”
“Where is my daughter? Nylan, didn’t you say she was in the dressing room? I can’t find my Sasha.”
…
Nylan stood frozen at the doorway, just as stunned as Kate. The child was clearly here a moment ago.
The dressing room was relatively small, with a row of costumes against the wall and two changing rooms inside, one for males and one for females, for the convenience of the actors.
When Kate opened the door to the first dressing room, it was empty. The second one had someone inside.
It was Juliana.
She was the newly-added female supporting actress in this drama. They had no prior interaction, but Juliana had always targeted Kate because of Cheyenne. Before the casting, Juliana had even tried to outshine Kate for the lead role, but the director had their eyes set on Kate from the start. In addition, with Master Glenn’s support, Juliana was resigned to being the supporting actress.
So, it wasn’t abnormal for Juliana to be here.
What’s abnormal is that today happens to be the day Sasha went missing, so naturally, she became the prime suspect in Kate’s mind.
She was in the middle of changing clothes when Kate barged in, causing her to almost flash herself, and she couldn’t help but scream.
“What the hell is wrong with you, Kate!”
With her beautiful eyes widened, she covered her chest with both hands, clearly filled with anger.
Kate paid no attention to whether she was angry or not, forcefully gripping her wrist and dragging her out of the dressing room.
“Where is my daughter?”
When a person is angry, they can’t control their strength, so it’s inevitable that Kate’s grip was strong.
Juliana’s uncooperative behavior fueled her anger, and at this moment, she resembled a mother tiger who had lost her cub, fierce and shocking.
“Why are you being so aggressive? Just because you’re the protagonist doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want!”
“She’s not my daughter, how would I know where she is?”
Upon hearing those words, Kate wished she could strangle her.
And so, she did.
She reached out and grabbed her neck, forcefully pinning her against the wall. Kate, standing at 5’7″, towering over Juliana, looked down at her.
Burning with anger, she was exceptionally menacing.
“Why are you still trying to argue? My daughter disappeared in the dressing room, and you’re the only one here. If it’s not you, then who?”
With her neck being squeezed by Kate, Juliana nearly suffocated, coughing continuously, her delicate face turning red from lack of oxygen.
She clenched her fists and struck Kate repeatedly, but even so, Kate didn’t let up.
“Cough… you… crazy… let go.”
The commotion in the dressing room immediately alerted the people outside. When everyone rushed over, they witnessed Kate, the female lead, bullying Juliana against the wall.
A paparazzo secretly hidden within the crowd captured this scene, secretly delighted that if it were to be leaked, it would definitely make headlines today.
No, it should be said that it would go viral all over the internet!
Juliana’s agent’s face turned pale, quickly trotting over in high heels to help push Kate away.
“Even if Master Glenn has your back, you shouldn’t bully others like this. Look, you almost choked our Juliana to death!”
“She deserves it! I’ll ask you one more time, where is my daughter?”
Kate shouted furiously, gripping tighter, her grip like that of a tiger’s mouth.
Clearly, the sound of a bone dislocating, a “snap,” could be heard. Juliana thought her head was about to separate from her body, so she accidentally wet herself.
The sound of water splashing came from under her skirt, quickly soaking it.
The onlookers were engrossed, realizing that Kate, who was usually cheerful and optimistic, could also be so domineering when she went mad.
At the same time, they also disdainfully regarded Juliana, who, after all, was a female celebrity, but ended up so scared that she wet herself.
Of course, there were also male compatriots who felt sorry for Juliana, having been bullied so miserably.
Seeing that a big incident was about to happen, Nylan quickly stepped forward to persuade Kate to let go. “Kate, listen to me, we can’t rush this matter. Please let go, alright?”
With a choked voice, Kate turned her head to look at her, biting her red lip tightly.
“I won’t let go! She was the only one here when my Sasha went missing!”