Iris was in shock, and she didn’t react until she got back. Elisa, who was originally auditioning for the malicious supporting role, ended up becoming the second female lead in “Moonlight”.
Curious about what had happened in the audition room, Iris tried to ask Elisa, but no matter how she asked, Elisa remained silent.
“Elisa, I feel like you’ve changed a lot, like a completely different person,” Iris said.
Elisa put on her mask and sunglasses. Upon hearing Iris’s muttering, she paused and looked up at the bright sky.
“No, I’ve always been like this…” Yes, she should be like this, the proud Elisa, the Elisa who could overcome any difficulty.
She shouldn’t be the Elisa who sacrificed everything for love. A person in love should learn to love oneself. This was a lesson she understood when she was young, so why did she forget it as she grew up?
She had learned this lesson at the cost of a life; wanting to grasp the light, why not become the light itself?
When Elisa returned to her small apartment, Asher messaged her on Facebook about the contract. He had secured the role of the second female lead for her, which would surely displease certain individuals.
She needed to find a way to clear these obstacles. If she couldn’t handle these minor obstacles, how could she confront Hamish in the future?
Elisa purchased some parts online and would receive them early the next morning. After completing the payment, she went back online and searched for Louis. There was a rough résumé online, and Elisa stared at his photo.
Could there really be two people who looked so similar in the world? Even the two front teeth in his mouth were identical.
If there was a difference, it was that Autumn’s eyes were pure and innocent, while this person named Louis at least didn’t look like a fool.
Elisa closed her eyes, suppressing the boiling emotions within her.
Her soul was already thirty years old; she was no longer at an age to chase after someone.
Facing Louis, who resembled Autumn, she felt some reluctance. After all, he was the person who had stayed in her heart for more than ten years. Autumn was an essential presence in her heart.
When she needed someone to “rescue” her, he appeared. Even though he disappeared quickly afterwards, his figure had always remained in that memory, becoming more and more beautiful and radiant.
He was the beauty spot in her heart, the moonlight in her dreams for many years. He would appear to encourage her when she was most helpless, to comfort her when she cried.
How could such a presence be easily forgotten? She really wanted to meet Louis. If he was Autumn, they could start over and become friends. If he wasn’t… then there was no need to create unnecessary entanglements.
At five o’clock in the afternoon, Elisa received a call on Facebook. Looking at the caller ID, she knew that certain individuals had finally lost their patience.
The caller was her agent, Thomas. In a straightforward manner, he explained, “You’ve rejected Mr. Kentala’s offer for the ‘Revenge and Love’ production.”
They were afraid of offending others, so they had come to her. They were picking the soft persimmons to pinch.
“Thomas, let’s find a place to talk tomorrow.”
Perhaps Thomas hadn’t expected Elisa to be so accommodating. It was completely different from her demeanor during the audition. But upon careful consideration, her personality had always been like this. They thought she had changed, but they hadn’t expected her to remain so weak. Being weak was good; it made it easier for them to exploit her.
After checking tomorrow’s schedule and confirming that she had no other engagements in the afternoon, Thomas said to his phone, “Alright, I’ll arrange the location, I’ll send you the coordinates later. Be there before three o’clock tomorrow afternoon.”
After the call ended, Elisa messaged Mr. Kentala, not immediately agreeing to the contract, but asking, “Mr. Kentala, I have the most anti-fans in the entire entertainment industry. Aren’t you afraid I’ll drag down the entire production?”
Asher responded succinctly, “Doubt the person, don’t use the person. Use the person, don’t doubt the person.”
Reading those eight words, Elisa silently laughed. “Give me a week. After I’ve resolved my own matters, I’ll sign the contract. Before the official announcement, I will prove to everyone that you didn’t choose the wrong person in choosing Zhao Zijin.”
After sending this message, Elisa turned off her phone. The weather was very hot, and to save electricity, she didn’t have an air conditioner in the room, only a fan. Even at its highest setting, the fan couldn’t dispelthe heat; the wind it blew only carried more warmth.
Elisa took her clothes and headed to the bathroom for a shower, washing her hair as well. She wrapped herself in a towel, leaving her hair to air dry under a cap.
Her phone was her only means of accessing the internet; she didn’t even have a computer. Elisa began to plan and budget. Once she had the money, she would buy herself a computer and replace the cheap cosmetics on her dressing table. She would also need to buy new clothes.
This house was a legacy from “Aoife,” and she intended to keep it, but it was too small. She could buy the adjacent unit and connect the two.
Calculating all of this, she realized she needed a lot of money. Earning a living through acting, she might never be able to face the obstacles in front of her.
In short, she was too poor, in every sense of the word.
Elisa picked up her phone again and searched Louis’s family background. The information was scarce, with the only clue being that in an interview, Louis had mentioned his mother’s name as “Burns.”
Louis had been in the industry for two and a half years, yet his family background remained a mystery, indicating a considerable influence.
But was this “Burns” the same “Burns” she was thinking of?