“Rest assured, I will live on in your place, reclaim what belongs to you, and make those who abandoned you, betrayed you, and deceived you pay the price.”
The dull pain in her heart stopped for three seconds and then vanished.
Elisa hadn’t expected that three years after her death, she would actually possess her own “stand-in.”
Thinking about having to deal with these men even after changing bodies, Elisa looked up at the sky outside the window and murmured, “God, I don’t want this kind of cycle.”
Life had become inevitable, so since she couldn’t avoid it, she could only face how to overcome the obstacles in front of her.
In order to prevent these people from threatening her, she could only grow quickly while they weren’t paying attention. The only fortunate thing at the moment was that Finn had given up this body, and Hamish wasn’t interested in her either.
Elisa closed Twitter and opened another social media app, Facebook.
Her agent, Thomas, had sent her ten messages.
“Elisa, what’s with your tweet? What, are you attempting suicide again? I’m telling you, can’t you use your brain? Is suicide useful?”
“Quickly delete your tweet. Without public relations handling it for you, you’re on your own.”
“Elisa, reply to me. What’s wrong? Are you going against me now? You won’t even listen to me?”
“Mr. Kentala has a new play. The other party sent an invitation for you to audition in the afternoon. You haven’t worked for almost three months. The company doesn’t keep idle people.”
“Reply before ten.”
…
Elisa glanced at the time, ten past nine. She calmly opened the wardrobe and changed her clothes.
There were only a few cheap skincare products on the dressing table. Elisa took out her phone and checked her bank card, but it was so dismal that she couldn’t bear to look at it, not even reaching five figures.
If this continued, she might have to sell this small apartment.
Without money, without influence, enduring daily scolding, the company’s indifference, and blood-sucking relatives, such a life was simply living in the sewer, truly foul and dirty.
Faced with the mockery online, Elisa wasn’t very interested. Compared to the humiliation Hamish had put her through, this was nothing. She had long been numb to it.
It was five to ten when her agent couldn’t help but call her.
Elisa answered the phone leisurely, “Hello?”
“Elisa, what are you doing? Have you seen the messages I sent you?”
“I have.”
Clearly, her indifferent attitude had irritated the other party, causing a grinding sound as they gritted their teeth.
“Why didn’t you reply to my messages?”
Elisa sat next to the dressing table, staring coldly at the mirror. She played with the keychain with her slender fingers. “Didn’t you say to reply before ten? It’s not there yet, so I need to consider it carefully.”
“Elisa, do you realize how long it’s been since you’ve had work? If you continue like this, you’ll be blacklisted by the company sooner or later.”
Elisa sneered inwardly. Her current situation was not much different from being blacklisted. She was just a brick to be moved wherever needed.
For instance, if there was a scandal, they just needed to bring her out. Netizens would definitely believe that she shamelessly seduced someone without any real connection, a good hand at diverting attention.
For example, she could be the foil, making other actresses seem pure and beautiful.
So, being offered a script to audition for was definitely not a good thing. Candy was sweet, but whether she had the fate to enjoy it remained to be seen.
“What about the script?”
The agent said, “The director wants an on-the-spot audition.”
Elisa asked, “Am I auditioning for the third female lead?”
The agent was a little impatient, “Hey, why are you so talkative today? If you get the role, then take it.”
“One last question.” Elisa’s slender fingers rhythmically tapped the table. She adjusted her posture and leaned comfortably against the chair back. “Who are the actors I’ll be working with?”
“The first female lead is already set, it’s Lorelei.”
“Lorelei.” Elisa quickly searched her memory for this name. Lorelei was the hottest rising star in recent years in the entertainment industry. As two newcomers who debuted around the same time, they were often compared by the media. Although they were from the same talent agency, their styles were different, so there was no real competition between them.
However, Lorelei held significant animosity towards “Aoife.” She had set traps and obstacles multiple times, luring “Aoife” to the director’s room a year ago, arranging for paparazzi to stake out and then posting thepictures online, claiming that she had sacrificed herself for the script. At that time, the public relations team’s solution was for her to apologize on Twitter, admit to a legitimate relationship with the director, and then, at an appropriate time, arrange for a breakup reason.
Although “Aoife” was seen as an easy target, having been manipulated by Finn for so long, she wasn’t someone who could be easily broken.
She immediately took to her Twitter account to clarify, but unfortunately, without any evidence, no one believed her, and it even sparked ridicule from her critics.
The company was displeased with her disobedience.
Within two days, Lorelei was caught in a paparazzi scandal of her own, and although her features were blurred in the photos, it didn’t stop netizens from analyzing them.
One shouldn’t underestimate the insight of netizens. Several years ago, a female star had been caught cheating on her husband from just a manipulated photo.
To protect Lorelei, the talent agency pressured “Aoife” into admitting that the blurred woman in the photos was her. Their similar figures made the admission successful in redirecting fans’ anger away from Lorelei.
At that time, a director accused “Elisa” of sneaking into his room to seduce him.
It was at this moment that “Aoife” faced widespread online backlash, being accused of playing both sides and seducing any man for attention.
In her early twenties, “Aoife” entered the darkest period of her life, unable to see any light. Her freedom was restricted, and her spirit was controlled. She couldn’t go online and had no idea how she was being discussed outside. When she briefly regained her freedom, the public opinion had already turned against her.
Having missed the prime time for public relations, her absence became an admission of guilt and guiltiness.
Fans left her one by one, and under her posts, only the insults of her critics remained.
It’s easy to add insult to injury, but to help in a time of need is difficult. Those who had once been close to her didn’t come to her aid. No one wanted to be associated with a person covered in “filth,” fearing they would also be tainted.
The human nature in the entertainment industry is not resistant to such trials, often revealing its true colors when people are at their most desperate.
Kicking someone when they’re down, but it’s only when you’ve fallen into the well that others have the chance to throw stones at you.
Elisa inadvertently delved into her memories. The agent, seeing her silent for so long, was somewhat annoyed and suppressed his impatience as he said, “This opportunity was fought for by Yan Yue herself. You should go and thank her properly.”
This had been arranged for her, confirming that the powerless had no decision-making power.
Elisa agreed, “Fine, I’ll go and thank her properly.”
Lila, Lorelei, not only were their names similar, but their tactics were also exactly the same, just like that green tea scent.