Whispers of Destiny: His Belated Love novel Chapter 127

Two weeks back, Director Madden had a chat with Oswald about this show; because Rosemary wasn't hanging at Heritage Revive Studio, and since Oswald knew she was not keen on showing her face in public, he just went ahead and said nope on her behalf.

Last documentary they did, Rosemary only flashed her hands and teamed up with the handsome Hans, which got the netizens all hyped up, trying to get a glimpse of her. They made a not-so-hot documentary trend like wildfire.

When Rosemary got the buzz from Oswald that she agreed to join the party, the other side was over the moon and told her the shoot was going down in a week.

They were all average people here - the one thing they weren't short on was free time.

The day before the cameras rolled, Rosemary got the rundown and the who's who list from the crew. Even though they were strangers, she gotta go through the motions.

She wasn't there for the cameras; she just wanted to ride on Director Madden's hype train and let everyone know she was the mystery “Rose” of the restoration world.

So she took a quick peek at the schedule and then bounced. Squinting at those tiny words on her phone was a real eye-killer.

But what she didn't expect was to bump into Victoria in the makeup room on D-day. This show was like a no-star island - no celebs to boost ratings, not much cash flowing, and no big names meant no fancy private makeup rooms.

Thinking back to when Victoria was all about breaking into showbiz during their Meadowlark Retreat chinwag, Rosemary didn't think they'd cross paths so soon. Talked about a small world!

The makeup room wasn't exactly roomy, so if Rosemary could spot Victoria, obviously the feeling was mutual.

Tracy was drilling Victoria on the schedule when she noticed the latter was staring closely in the mirror, so she too cast a glance and that was when she caught Rosemary's eye.

She glanced around and with a sneer, she said, "We're about to roll, and what's-her-face 'Rose' isn't here yet. What's she doing, playing diva on day one and making us all wait?"

She had spotted “Rose” on the list last night and had a moan with Victoria, "Some big-shot mystery, huh? Just another money-grabber, charging an arm and a leg for her work, and now she's even hopping on this show!"

Tracy was an early bird and had already matched faces to names, but she hadn't seen any unfamiliar ones.

Rosemary found a spot and sat down, "Here I am, right? Tracy, maybe you should focus more on your own peeps. Trying to play the big shot when you ain't got the chops, and overstretching - careful not to pull a muscle."

Victoria frowned, "I thought the guest was Rose. So what, is her assistant showing up instead?"

She asked without a hint of emotion, sparking curiosity, and suddenly all eyes in the room were on her.

"Rose? The antique restorer?"

Everyone had seen the job titles on the list, and they were all curious about what Rose looked like.

"Yeah, I saw that documentary. Just the hands. We all guessed she was a knockout - I mean, her hands were gorgeous."

"Now that the show requires a face reveal, if it's the assistant stepping in, maybe Rose is hideous and doesn't have the guts to show up, hoping her assistant can pull a fast one."

"Don't even - her assistant is a looker. I want to do some surgery to get a pair of eyes like hers. But why does she seem familiar?"