“Sh*t, it’s a backless dress?”
“D*mn, I’m in love. Janet is a beauty! If I could be her boyfriend for even a day, I would have no regrets in my life.”
“Janet is so versatile. She’s good in both literature and military arts, and now we know she’s also good at dancing.”
“If I hadn’t known it was Janet, I would’ve thought she was a celebrity.”
“To reach this standard without having any practice is impossible. She must be a prodigy in dancing!”
“Wasn’t there someone who claimed that Janet couldn’t dance? I hope she doesn’t choke when she swallows her words.”
At that moment, it seemed like they were indirectly talking to Madelaine. To her, it was a painful slap in the face!
The few people who were glancing at Madelaine exchanged looks with each other. Nothing she says is credible. We shouldn’t trust her anymore! they all thought.
Although Madelaine looked calm on the surface, her hatred for Janet was building up inside of her as she gritted her teeth. How is she so good at everything?
After watching Janet’s performance, everyone was underwhelmed by the following performances. On top of that, Madelaine, who was going to perform next, was distracted and not in the right state of mind at all…
By eight o’clock, the medical students’ performance was over. Backstage, Nina and the other two performers gathered around Janet.
“Janet, you’re incredible!”
“You danced even better than we did. Those who don’t know might even think you’re the professional dancer among us.”
“That’s right. I thought you’ve never practiced. How did you dance so smoothly?”
“Well, it’s not really difficult for me to remember some things!” Janet lifted her dress as she walked into the changing room. “I didn’t know I had a talent for dancing either.”
After being complimented by her teacher and classmates, Janet was swelling with pride. Despite that, something about the performance felt odd to her. In fact, she felt like something bad was going to happen. Then, she recalled telling Mason that she wouldn’t be performing when he asked. Yet, she had gone on stage today. Why does it feel like I lied to him?
Taking off her dress, she shook her head hastily and said to herself, “No, I shouldn’t think like that.” I only did it because there was no other choice, so that doesn’t count as lying!
Five minutes later, Janet came out of the changing room. Just then, her phone on the table buzzed, so she went to pick it up and opened the Messenger app.
Henry had sent her a message that said, ‘Miss Janet, Young Master Mason is furious. Please calm him down by all means!’
Reading the text, Janet was speechless. She then replied, ‘Is it because I performed on stage?’
After that, Henry did not respond anymore for some reason.
“Miss, I have something to attend to, so I’ll be off now.”
“Sure, take care.”
Nodding, Janet quickly put her dress aside and left without it. As she came out of backstage, she sent a message to Mason through Messenger. ‘I’m backstage. Where are you?’
Mason replied almost in seconds. ‘School gate.’
Was he waiting for my text? Janet wondered.
By nine o’clock, the performances had come to an end.
Kara had just come out of the changing room backstage when the two medical students spotted the dress that was left on the counter. Puzzled, they frowned.
“Why did Janet leave her dress here?”
“It’s such a beautiful dress. Why didn’t she bring it home?”
“Did she forget?”
