Chapter 0440

I sneaked out of the bathroom while Nicholas stayed to clean the lipstick off and adjust his clothes. As the leading man, he had to be certain that he looked perfect. I insisted. Someone would be sure to notice if even a hair of his was out of place, and then our relationship could

be threatened.

As I entered the room where most of the others waited, I looked around for Julian, but he

wasn’t waiting with the others. Perhaps he was watching the show?

I checked in with Elva. She was with Veronica now. Most of Veronica’s scenes were over so she could watch her during Susie and my remaining scenes. Knowing Elva was in good hands, I sneaked out of the sitting room to peak in on the play itself from the actual

backstage.

Admittedly, I cared more about finding and confronting Julian than I did about the actual play, but I ended up hitting two birds with one stone.

Julian was onstage, in a scene with Bridget, and they were arguing.

“You act like I’m the villain, but where is my restitution?” Julian demanded. “All these years, I’ve followed you. I’ve loved you. And now you are casting me off for someone you’ve

known for mere weeks?”

“Love is not a competition,” Bridget said, which I always thought was a strange line, given our current circumstance. The entire Luna selection process was a big competition. “I met him, and I loved him. The love between us had time, but never blossomed.”

“For you,” Julian spat. His acting was exceptionally good today. He was always a talented

actor, but the sheer amount of raw emotion in his voice made me shiver. He was even putting Bridget to shame. “I have loved you from the moment I saw you.”

“It’s not enough,” Bridget said. “I’m sorry.”

“You’ve never appreciated me. All I’ve done. All I’ve sacrificed –”

“You’ve sacrificed?!” Bridget’s voice rose now. “What of my sacrifices? I had turned my

heart off for so long! How can you not be happy that it’s now come back to life? If you truly loved me –“}

another man?!” Julian’s voice

truly cared!”

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“You are delusional!”

I?” Bridget demanded.

moment. I didn’t remember some of those lines from the script. Did they decide to improvise? Was that what they were truly

were

passion under their words seemed too real. It could have been that they were both just very good actors, which they were. But

it back to the familiar words of the script. “You threaten terrible things. You were never in love with me. You’ve only ever been obsessed

growled. “You will regret those words when I

will never be your bride,” Bridget said firmly.

stared each other

curtains closed. The crowd erupted in

off the stage.

coming my way, so I tried to step into his path.

said and sidestepped

“But I…”

out. He just kept walking toward the sitting room where

others were.

same moment, Nicholas was coming out from the room. Julian smashed his shoulder into Nicholas’s as

but Julian didn’t turn.

made his way over to me. “What was

toward the stage. Bridget was still there.

solo scene

been off all day. I’m a bit

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him.”

with Julian himself. So I couldn’t tell Nicholas everything that was going on. I wasn’t even sure I could tell him anything.

of her. How he was so terrible for making him choose between the two of them, and

real. But for all the similarities between the play and their actual situation, it made me so mad at the possible implication that Julian would

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