"Who was beside Nina? I never see her."
"Would she be a new actress of Nina's studio? She was fabulous. We'll have a competitive rival."
Gracie's companions snapped her out of her fanciful dream. She shifted her gaze from Nina to Anya.
She didn't recognize Anya immediately, but the wine almost spilled from the glass when she realized it was Anya standing next to Nina.
How come?
She knew Anya came home, but she did not see her name on the attendance list for the banquet tonight.
And Anya hadn't become engaged in showbiz. Why did she come? And how come she went here with the famous Nina? She couldn't bear it.
She could just look up to Nina in the distance, but Anya could befriend Nina. She thought Anya did it because of pure dumb luck.
"Gracie." A starlet next to Gracie patted her and said curiously, "I think she looks like you pretty much."
Gracie panicked; she never talked to anyone about her relationship with Anya because it would be like admitting her mom was a mistress if she did.
So Gracie was scared to hear the starlet talk about their similarity.
She looked like Anya indeed, after all, they had the same father; but Anya was much more beautiful because she had a beautiful mother, Lorie.
Gracie never admitted Anya was more beautiful than her, but that was the truth.
Gracie's mother Luna was less attractive but she was good at flirting, which helped her have control over the new-rich Morgan.
"But if she works for Nina, doesn't she stand in your way considering your similar appearances?" The starlet sensed nothing wrong and continued.
Gracie tightened her lips hard and looked at Anya not far from her with a complex mood.
Gracie had no idea how well Anya got along with Nina and the other girls because Anya seemed to have little acquaintance with them before going abroad.
She began to doubt whether or not Anya would engage in showbiz.
But that did not suit her major. And Anya and her mother did not want to get involved in showbiz although lots of brokers invited Anya.
Gracie knew that because she secretly kept an eye on their life before her mother's affair with Morgan was exposed.
Gracie and her mother were very jealous when they learned that talent scouts kept inviting Anya to try showbiz. They always want to be in showbiz because they thought being stars could bring much focus and quick money, which was much more interesting than working routinely.
So they thought it was unfair that Anya, as a girl who showed no interest in getting into showbiz, was constantly chased by talent scouts, while no one contacted them though they wanted to get into showbiz badly.
Such a comparison made Luna and Gracie more envious of Anya.
Luna asked Gracie to learn folk instruments whether to lay a foundation for Gracie's imaginary star career or to compete with Anya and Lorie privately. Her young brother was no exception.
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