"I was surrounded by them and couldn’t leave. Could you do me a favor and get me out of here?"
She thought to herself that by making such a request, she had given Adam a very reasonable excuse to take her away. Even if Elly had any objection, he could just explain it as merely helping her out.
Elly, standing nearby, directly and unapologetically let out a snort of laughter.
It wasn’t that she wanted to disrespect Sophia, it was just that Sophia also seemed to have the potential to be a comedian, her range was quite wide indeed.
Seeing Elly laugh out loud without holding back, Sophia’s expression darkened, but still she maintained her pitiful look. Looking at Elly, she said in a soft voice,
"Mrs. Jones, what are you laughing at? Is it funny to see me surrounded by people?"
Her tone sounded accusatory, but coupled with her gentle expression and voice, it seemed more like she was blaming Elly.
Seeing Elly shrug, she said, "Nothing, just curious. Miss Green, didn’t you just walk out of the crowd? How come you say you were surrounded by them?"
Sophia was startled. The words she had said to Adam had been just an excuse. She hadn’t thought too much about it. If Adam had listened and taken her out of the crowd, everything would have been perfect. There was really no need to think so hard.
But Elly pointing it out so clearly and plainly was somewhat off-putting.
And it was the same with the onlookers. At first, they didn’t notice anything strange, but once Mrs. Jones pointed it out, they suddenly came to a realization.
Indeed, they were only spectating, doing nothing to stop her from leaving. She could have left at any time, but she insisted on playing the victim at the door, waiting for President Jones to "take pity on her", and then she even blamed them for it.
Even her attempts to attract sympathy were ugly! To think she even dared use them as a cover.
At this, the crowd would have none of it. Someone sarcastically remarked,
"Madam Oscar-worthy Sophia really is dedicated, don’t ever forget her true profession anywhere. Such performance after performance, too bad the script isn’t written very well, full of bugs."
"Pah! Truly disgusting, one moment acting like a country girl, the next playing the bullied white lotus. Better to let the screenwriter tailor a drama specifically for you to showcase your true colors."
In the eyes of these ordinary people, no matter how famous Sophia was, she was just an actress, and how could she influence them?
So they spoke without restraint, making Sophia’s expression grow darker and darker.
But since she was in front of Adam, she couldn’t react harshly. Instead, her eyes began to redden, looking as though Elly had bullied her. Tears pooled in her eyes as she explained,
"I’m sorry... I misspoke. I was... I was terrified by so many people surrounding me, so I wanted to ask President Jones for a little help..."
As she spoke, her pearly white teeth tightly bit her lower lip, her gaze turning towards Adam standing next to Elly.
But she saw that he would rather play with Elly’s fingers than glance her way, adding a bit of resentment towards Elly, the woman who always seemed to find fault with her.
Elly raised an eyebrow, showing no intention of sparing Sophia any dignity, directly tearing down her pretense,
"But aren’t you a major star, Miss Green? Surrounded by so many fans all the time, I’ve never seen you suffer from social anxiety disorder. How come with just a few people here, you are so scared you can’t move, and have to wait for my husband to show up?"