"I didn’t know before, how was I supposed to tell you?"
Nina Quinn was quite annoyed.
After all, July Quinn was so outstanding, and she was the last person Nina wanted to see that.
But the current July Quinn gave her the illusion of completely losing control.
"Right now, we shouldn’t be blaming each other. We should think about how to handle this situation. Remember, it was never our intention for July Quinn to shine on the show."
Considering the current circumstances, Nina was also hesitant to clash with Holly Houston and instead suppressed her anger, trying to remind her as gently as possible.
If the show were to be fully recorded and broadcast, July Quinn would not only make a name for herself at the dance festival but also become a legendary figure in the dance world.
And to Nina Quinn, these were things that should have belonged to her.
She absolutely couldn’t let July Quinn steal the glory rightfully hers!
Holly Houston also wanted revenge on July Quinn, and upon hearing Nina’s words, she quickly regained her composure.
"It’s a good thing you told me ahead of time about how well she dances; otherwise, it would be hard to arrange tomorrow."
"So what’s your plan now?" Updates are released by novel·fire·net
"First, have them wear the costumes for tomorrow’s recording and run a few rehearsals. Then, edit together some of July Quinn’s practice moves on stage to insert into tomorrow’s official recording. That way, we can create the impression of July Quinn stumbling in her dance."
"Of course, by then, I’ll also find someone to ’leak’ that July Quinn hasn’t been rehearsing with the show’s crew during this time..."
When Holly finished sharing her plan, Nina couldn’t help but give her a thumbs up.
"Oh my, that’s brilliant. This way, netizens will go crazy dissing July Quinn, and it could also bring some heat to our show."
"Exactly. I want July Quinn to pave the way for our bright future, but she won’t be able to do anything about us."
Holly was full of smugness.
"But with the other members, you’ll still need to seal their lips first."
Nina worried that Holly’s complacency might lead her to forget that water can both float a boat and sink it.
"Don’t worry about that. I’ll be arranging a few separate contracts later to make sure they all keep their mouths shut."
With that, the two fake friends exchanged smiles, pre-celebrating their forthcoming victory.
July Quinn and all the other members of "Competition Dance" were dressed in the costumes for the next day’s recording and had their makeup done, participating in the rehearsal as requested by the crew.
What puzzled her was that Holly Houston actually showed up at the rehearsal this time.
Not only that, but she even called for a few pauses, telling the group to pay attention to specific spots and advising July Quinn to move to another marked spot.
Although July found it baffling, Holly’s tone was unexpectedly pleasant.
After an odd rehearsal, July returned to the dormitory arranged by the crew.
Her roommates, Nina Quinn and Lynn Sawyer, had already finished washing up before July came back.
After dancing for most of the day, July was very tired.
So she quickly took a shower and lay down on the bed.
At this time, Nina and Lynn were still chatting about daily matters.
July had nothing to say to them, so she took out her phone, only to find several messages from Kyle Keaton, along with a few missed calls.
[Not coming back tonight?]
[It’s so late, I’ll come pick you up.]
[Are you really mad? But you can’t blame me for what happened last night. I was just so tempted by you that I couldn’t help myself.]
After reading the messages, July just... wanted to hit someone!
He took advantage of her, and now he was turning the blame on her.
She had to expose his shameless nature!
July immediately replied: [Taking advantage of me when I was drunk and shirking responsibility, are you still a man?]
Unexpectedly, Kyle’s reply came very quickly.
[Didn’t you already see if I’m a man or not?]
July thought about what she accidentally saw this morning when she woke up: "..."