Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 56

Back in her bedroom, Mira sat on the sofa, thinking about the next day.

Kieran had already rented a van, and the eight dancers from her academy had been notified.

The costumes had been custom-made by a high-end design team, and the other performance props were already loaded into the vehicle.

Kieran had also hired a well-known makeup artist and stylist he was friends with.

Although Mira was going for a wholesome image, the total cost still exceeded a hundred thousand dollars. Back in '08, when an average white-collar salary was only a few thousand a month, this was a considerable sum.

And that didn't even include the money spent on her art classes.

Pursuing a career in the arts was incredibly expensive. Thankfully, Mira had made a small fortune from some early tech stocks; otherwise, she would never have dared to take on such a monumental challenge.

After checking everything, Mira went to bed. She needed to conserve her energy to win the battle ahead.

The next day, Mira woke up at five o'clock—or more accurately, she was awakened by the noise downstairs.

Damon had come back to pick up Mara, driving his personal luxury van.

It went without saying that Mara's outfits were the best, and her stylist and makeup artist were undoubtedly top-tier talents from Mercer Vision Entertainment.

Just like in her past life, Damon was personally coaching Mara for each of her competition events.

Since he would be a judge and wouldn't have time to oversee things directly, he had enlisted his most trusted program designer to meticulously plan each of Mara's performances.

Meanwhile, Mira was completely ignored by the family. Sometimes, she felt like an outsider.

No, worse than an outsider.

They had tried to stop Mira from competing and frequently caused trouble for her.

But Mira didn't care anymore.

After getting up and getting ready, she skipped breakfast at home, grabbed her backpack, and headed out.

Although professional actors weren't allowed, sixteen of the contestants were top students from professional art schools, all exceptionally talented.

This included Sienna Marwood and Naomi Clarke, who were already well-known rising stars in the entertainment industry.

Industry insiders predicted that the champion and runner-up titles would likely go to them.

And in her past life, they had indeed been the champion and runner-up.

Among the other five, besides Mira and Mara, the rest were also being trained as artists by their families and had strong backgrounds.

Mira only knew that one of them, Hannah Greer, was an incredible violinist who had won international awards.

When it was time, Kieran drove Mira and the others. Lania couldn't resist and, after putting on a disguise, went along with them.

“I’ll be in the audience. If anything happens, I’ll warn you immediately.”

“Thank you, Ms. Brooks.”