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I didn't expect to run into Sebastian Alastair so soon. I didn't dare look at him for long, so I just gave an awkward smile and pulled out my phone.
To my surprise, he took my phone.
With practiced ease, he keyed in a string of numbers and saved it.
'Wait, what does this mean?'
"Elara Crane, hello."
'He actually knows my name!'
While I was still stunned, he added, "I look forward to working with you during the shoot."
After speaking, he finished the Amber Tea in his bowl.
A little of the Amber Tea clung to his upper lip.
I handed him a napkin.
"Thanks. I'll repay you for this."
After dropping that baffling line, Sebastian Alastair got up and left.
When I returned, I found Yuna—the Starlet The Sponsor was pushing—already sitting there. She was quietly playing on her phone, seemingly unwilling to talk to anyone.
I found a place to sit and waited for my turn in makeup.
Just then, Sebastian Alastair walked in.
Nearly every woman's eyes turned to him, filled with adoration.
He walked straight to the empty seat beside me, sat down, and closed his eyes to rest.
'I feel a murderous aura... and it's aimed right at me!'
I wanted to leave, but Sebastian Alastair had blocked me into the corner. I regretted sitting here.
Seemingly resentful, Yuna started chattering away, deliberately trying to get Sebastian Alastair's attention.
"Could you quiet down?"
The voice was glacial, completely devoid of inflection.
Instantly, the Makeup Room fell silent.
Yuna, who had been the loudest, looked particularly mortified, her face flushing bright red.
'This is bad,' I thought, my heart sinking. 'We haven't even started filming, and things are already this tense. How am I supposed to help her now?!'
'If Sebastian Alastair finds out Yuna wants them to be Shipped, he'll definitely lose it!'
'This money is too hard to earn! Way too hard!'
...
When filming finally began, I knew my place was in a supporting role, so I stuck close to Yuna, trying to create opportunities for her.
We had to draw Cards to form teams; players with the same color would be paired up.
I drew a red Card.
I snuck a peek at Sebastian Alastair and happened to see that his Card was red, too!
So, I secretly tried to catch Yuna's eye, signaling for her to trade Cards with me.
But she just glared at me.
Then she turned her head and ignored me.
I wanted to go over and explain things, but The Director told us to reveal our Cards to the camera.
I had no choice but to show my Card.
When Yuna saw that my Card was the same color as Sebastian Alastair's, her face fell. She looked sick with regret.
Too bad for her, there was no way to switch now!
"Come on, let's go change into our Team Uniforms."
Sebastian Alastair extended a hand toward me.