Professor Merlin nodded. “I know. I’ll do it right now! To be honest, even though it’s just a few sheets of
paper, it’s weighing heavily on me. I’m still feeling a lot of emotions.” “I understand how you feel! This
young girl is really good. If she’s going to pursue this path in the future, it would be a very good choice.
We now have a successor in this industry.” “Yes, you’re totally right! But, for her protection, let’s not
publicize this matter for the time being. Let’s wait for the reply from the upper levels on what to do
next.” Professor Walter agreed, but still asked, “Then, do you plan to tell Elise about this?”
Professor Merlin pondered it, then said, “Let’s keep it a secret from her for now! It’s for her own good!
After all, before she solved the question, she didn’t know the story behind it.” “Professor Merlin, to be
honest, I suddenly envy you a little…” Upon hearing this, Professor Merlin was relieved of his tense
emotions. “What’s there to be envious about? Just don’t forget to treat me to the tea you promised me.”
Speaking of this, Professor Walter looked pained, and he sighed. “I won’t get to drink your good wine
anymore. As for the tea I promised you, I accept my loss.
Although I’m old, I can’t be so shameless, so rest assured. I’ll definitely bring it to you personally some
day.” The two professors smiled at each other, and their fluctuating moods slowly calmed down. They
knew that from the time Elise began solving this question, many changes had happened in the
background. … Elise was completely unaware of all this. During the afternoon after class, her
classmates came over to ask her, “Elise, do you want to go to rehearsal together later?” Having just
remembered about it, Elise frowned slightly, then replied, “You guys can go ahead! I’ll be there a little
later.” “Then we’ll go and wait for you in the conference room.” After her classmates left, Elise took out
the script she got last time and headed to the conference room.
She had just arrived when a fashionably-dressed young man walked in. As soon as he appeared, a
chorus of female voices sounded. “It’s the sophomore, Jose! Why is he here? “I’ve heard a lot about
Jose! Seeing him today just proves that he’s much more handsome than the rumors say.” At that,
several girls surrounded him and asked, “Jose, what are you doing here? Are you here to watch us
rehearse?” At this moment, Janice walked over and explained, “I invited Jose over to help!
He’ll be the male lead of our play.” “Wow! Really? That’s great!” At this point, everyone couldn’t help but
look at Elise. “I envy you so much, Elise. You get to act as a couple with Jose.” Elise was speechless,
thinking that they were exaggerating it a little. Although Jose had rather good looks, he was still a little
far behind compared to the young masters of the Griffith Family. To her surprise, Jose walked over and
looked Elise up and down before exclaiming in a disdainful tone, “Janice, are you kidding me? You
want me to partner with this ugly monster?”
As soon as he said this, everyone fell silent. In their eyes, Elise was indeed not suited to play the
female lead opposite Jose, so none of them spoke up for Elise. All of them remained silent. This was
exactly the outcome that Janice wanted! Although she couldn’t do anything to Elise, she could do
something to annoy her, and this incident was an example. Although she was delighted deep down,
she said euphemistically, “Jose, don’t say that. Elise is actually not that bad…” Hearing that, Jose
frowned even more. “No, I’m not partnering with anyone but you! You guys can think about it! Do you
want me?
Or do you want her?” Jose’s attitude was resolute. Everyone exchanged looks, then they turned their
gazes to Elise, seemingly telling her, Elise, just quit! Elise shrugged and said, “Then, I’ll quit.” One of
the female students said sheepishly, “This isn’t very nice. After all, Janice was the one who invited Elise
to be the lead actress… If we do this now, it’ll be a little too unfair for Elise…” “With her looks, is she
even suited to play the female lead?” “That’s right. You can only be with Jose if you look like Janice. As
for Elise… It’s just that her grades are better and she has a nice figure, but… she looks a little ugly, so
we don’t really have a choice!” Elise felt that this was a good thing too. “It’s okay!
I quit. You guys carry on!” Janice didn’t expect Elise to agree so quickly. None of the many possibilities
she had anticipated had occurred, which made her slightly puzzled. However, she had only asked Elise
to join the play to ridicule her, and she had only asked Jose to come because she wanted to drive Elise
away. “Okay. If that’s what you want, then I’ll have to agree.” Elise didn’t stay any longer and simply left
the conference room, as if this was the outcome she wanted. Elise had just reached the dormitory
when Mikayla approached her. “My dear Elise.
I heard that you’re participating in your class play! How about you show me some kindness and think
about what I asked you last time?” Elise explained, “I’ve quit the play.” Mikayla was surprised. “No way!
I just got word that you’re participating, but now you’ve quit? What’s the reason?” Elise laughed at
herself and answered, “I’m too ugly to be the lead.” Mikayla exploded at once. “What the hell? Who is it
that’s blind enough to call you ugly? You’re just staying low-key. If they see your true self, they’ll all
regret it.” Elise hurriedly grabbed hold of her. “Okay, stop! Stop!
I didn’t want to take part in the play in the first place, so I took this chance to quit.” Mikayla, however,
wasn’t letting this opportunity go. “Since you’ve quit the class drama, why don’t you think about helping
me?” Elise was speechless. Mikayla quickly tugged on her arm. “My sweet Elise, help me, won’t you?”
Left with no choice, Elise finally agreed. “Okay, but I have one condition.” Mikayla was about to jump
with joy, so she couldn’t care less about Elise’s conditions and answered, “Whatever your conditions
are, I’ll agree.” Elise said, “I’ll only sing, and I’ll leave right after! I’m going to wear a mask at all times
and not reveal my identity.” Mikayla nodded continuously. “Don’t worry.
I’ll definitely follow your wishes. I won’t let anyone know that you’re H—” As soon as she said this, Elise
hurriedly covered her mouth. Mikayla nodded as a promise, and only then did Elise let her go. … In no
time, it was the weekend. Early in the morning, Elise received a call from Alexander.
After rushing to pack up, Elise reached the school gate and saw a Maybach parked on the side of the
road. Then, Alexander got out of the car and walked toward her. “It’s only been ten minutes since I
hung up.” Elise smiled and said, “I didn’t want to let you wait too long, so I quickly packed up. Where
are you going to take me?”
Alexander answered, “An old friend of Grandpa’s invited us to be his guests. “ At the mention of his
grandpa, a tinge of sadness appeared on her face. “Okay, let’s go.” The two of them were about to
leave when a familiar voice rang out. “Miss Sinclair!” Elise stopped walking and turned around. When
she looked over, she saw Rowena standing not far away, appearing respectful. Frowning, Elise asked,
“Ms. Johnson, why are you here?”
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