Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 158

Chapter 158Charles took a look at the time and said, “They should be at the rehearsal room at thishour. Let's go there now."Kathleen was lost for words.Looking at her, he asked, “Is there aproblem?"Helplessly, Kathleen replied, “I still haven't eaten.”Is he really my brother?Charles wasdumbfounded upon hearing that. “I forgot about that. I'll get someone to prepare some salad foryou."Kathleen whined, “I want steak!”“No. You have to be on stage three days later. Your face cannotbe bloated. Be good, okay?” Charles coaxed.The corners of Kathleen's mouth twitched.He only haseyes for money!Thus, Kathleen followed Charles to his company's rehearsal room.Music soundedfrom within.They peered into the room through the glass door and saw four tall and slender menpracticing inside.”Let’s go in.” Charles led Kathleen into the room.The dance instructor immediatelyturned off the music. When everyone saw Charles, they greeted, “Mr. Johnson.”Charles smilinglyannounced, “I've brought you guys your female dance partner."With a charming smile, Kathleenwalked over and greeted, “Nice to meet you guys."The four men were shocked."Let me introduceher. She's my younger sister, Kathleen Johnson. She's also the winner of the Academy Award forBest Actress. With her help, I'm sure you guys will be able to get through the third round ofeliminations,” Charles said with a grin.Kathleen humbly said, “Don't listen to my brother. I'm not thatfamous yet. A lot of people might have heard of my name, but they probably don't even know whatI look like."With a meaningful smile, Charles introduced, “Kathleen, this is Skyler Mayer, MasonLinsley, and Yohan Nicholson. As for this guy, he has the same surname as us. His name is BlakeJohnson.”“Nice to meet you,” the four men greeted Kathleen.She nodded and said, “It's my first timedancing today. Please bear with me."Chuckling, Yohan said, “Ms. Johnson, you don't have to be sohumble. I heard that you're a professional in contemporary dance.”Upon hearing that, Kathleen wassurprised. “How did you know?"Yohan explained, “We're schoolmates, unlike the three of them.They're from Zaprington University.”"Oh, I see..."He continued, “Even though I was busy back thenand did not have time to attend the school celebration, someone sent me the video of your danceand stage play. It was absolutely amazing.”Blake chimed in, “Hey! Even though we're fromZaprington University, we know a lot about Jadeborough University too.” He looked at Kathleenmeaningfully and said, “It's a pleasure to collaborate with you.” Thank you,” Kathleen replied with asmile. The dance instructor clapped his hands and ordered, “All right, it's time to practice again!"“I'llgo get changed,” Kathleen said to everyone.They nodded in response.Following that, she left to getchanged.After a while, she returned wearing sportswear.Her outfit accentuated her voluptuousfigure and slender waist.It was no exaggeration to say that she had the face of an angel and thebody of a succubus.Kathleen stood in the middle and began training with the danceinstructor.Everyone else stared at her in surprise.She can remember and repeat every move afterlearning from the dance instructor only once. Even her positions are correct! Is she a prodigy?Therewere a lot of intimate interactions between Kathleen and the four men during this dance routine.ltwas quite rare that Kathleen managed to perform so beautifully and charismatically. None of heractions were inappropriate at all. The dance instructor had brought up this problem whencollaborating with the female idol last time, but he was at ease after seeing Kathleen'sperformance.On the day of the performance, everything was broadcasted live.Nobody knew thatKathleen would be Team LR's special guest.Instead, everyone's attention was on a new, mysteriousjudge who would be on the panel this time.The mysterious judge's vote would be crucial in decidingthe outcome.lt was said that anyone could advance to the next round and escape elimination if theycould get the golden card from this judge Hence, everyone was trying to guess the identity of themysterious person.Kathleen's interest was piqued as well.She asked, “Charles, do you know who itis?"Charles shook his head and replied, “The production team was good at keeping it a secret. I triedto sound them out, but they still kept their mouths shut."Apparently, to maintain confidentiality,Kathleen could only show up once it was her turn to get on stage, so she had to wait in the carbefore that.The car was parked in the parking lot. Once it was time to go, she could just get offstraight from the car.She had already put on makeup and changed her outfit.The look she wasgoing for today was cool and chic. There was a hint of wildness amid the sexiness.The live broadcasthad begun.The first performance was done together by all the contestants, instantly firing up thecrowd, who cheered loudly.Following that, the host stepped on stage and started to introduce allthe judges.Finally, it was time to introduce the mystery judge, who was not sitting below thestage.In an excited tone, the host announced, “Now, let us welcome our esteemed judge, MacariGroup's CEO, Samuel Macaril”Applause and screams filled the air.Nobody expected the judge to beSamuel.Following the announcement, Samuel walked up from backstage.He was wearing a custom-made black suit paired with a white shirt, giving off an elegant and noble aura.Under the lights, hisgaze was stern and cold.Seeing his sharp gaze, everyone was in awe.lt was as though hissurrounding had lost its glow.Charles frowned and exclaimed, “How could it be him?“Kathleen didnot know that the mysterious judge would be Samuel either.It had been a week since they last met.They had not seen each other ever since the fight.Kathleen had been very busy these few days too,so much so that she had not had time to think about Samuel.However, her heart wrenched whenshe saw Samuel's handsome and distinctive features.Samuel took his seat with a cold expression.Thecameras were all focused on him.The audiences in the live room went wild.Oh my god! That'sSamuel Macari!Never in a million years would I have expected Samuel Macari to be the judge. He'sso good-looking! He will definitely be the top celebrity if he enters the entertainment industry!Hislooks are impeccable! I thought some of the contestants from “Super Rookie” were outstandingenough, but Samuel Macari is on a whole other level!Now I know why Kathleen Johnson liked himso much back then. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to resist this face either! He's just toohandsome!His body is also so well-built! I am so jealous of Kathleen!Can you people not bringKathleen into this? They're divorced. Katie is now a strong independent woman!lit's just the truthanyway! You guys can hate on the relationship, but we can't ship them? Can you all not be so nosyand controlling?That's right! How could Kathleen have fans like this? I thought her fans were allgentle Kathleen is Kathleen. Her fans are her fans. Her fans aren't exactly wrong. Since they'vegotten a divorce, they're strangers to each other now. There's no need to bring up the otherperson's name.The live room devolved into frenzied squabbling.Charles gave Kathleen a side glanceand casually remarked, “You have fans who defend you now.”