Chapter 100
Crowds cheered as Selene and the other important cast of The Sinner walked into the room. Even though their movie tour hadn’t started, they had been invited by Mace, one of the best TV hosts in Radiantia.
He had invited The Sinner’s main cast to his show so that the audience could get to see their idols. And hopefully, one of them might be willing to give spoilers to the anticipating audience.
The large room filled with so much cheer whenever casts came in one after the other. The first person was director Jeunes who was leading them in. The second was Selene. As soon as she stepped her foot in, the cheer seemed to have gotten louder.
Martha and Liam walked. Immediately, they were greeted by enthusiastic applause. The last to enter was Michelle. As soon as she stepped into the large room and became visible, the crowd’s cheers abruptly stopped, replaced by a heavy silence that hung in the air.
Only her fans who believe she did nothing wrong cheered for her—which was quite a few. The reduction in the cheer made the people feel awkward.
Mace, the host, said, “Please, have a seat, all of you p>
Everyone took a seat, and Martha was given a blanket to cover her legs since she wore the shortest gown of all the ladies. Selene, on the other hand, wore a sleek jumpsuit that exuded confidence and elegance.
“Now, the internet has been going crazy about the movie since the trailer has been released,” said Mace, taking a seat beside his co-host, Katherine.
“I bet that’s not the only thing the internet has been crazy about, Mace,” Katherine replied, giving both Selene and Michelle a knowing look.
Selene smiled at her, keeping her calm demeanor. Meanwhile, Michelle forced her smile. It was so obvious the cameraman was tempted to zoom in on her face.
The audience laughed a little at Katherine’s joke.
“What can I say? Everyone loves good entertainment,” said Mace and the audience chuckled again. “Now, director Jeunes, how do you feel regarding The Sinner which will be released in the next three months?” Mace asked the director.
“It’s going to wow everyone. Everyone will love it,” Director Jeunes replied confidently, which had Mace grin.
“All of your movies always wow people and I’m sure this one won’t disappoint,” replied Mace.
“Now, Selene? How do you feel after acting in your first movie? Why did you decide to be an actress anyway? I mean, with your beauty and slender figure, you could have chosen something else, like modeling,” Katherine asked Selene with a big smile.
Selene returned it before she replied.
“I feel amazing and I’m excited to see myself on the big screen. It’s always been my dream to be an actress, and Michelle has been my favorite idol since the first time I saw her on TV. I know I might be older than her by a year, but there’s nothing wrong with being the fan of someone younger than you right?” Selene asked, chuckling a little and so did Katherine and a few others.
Michelle stared at Selene while still trying to keep her forced smile from faltering. She was on stage, in front of a lot of people, her career was at stake and the last thing she wanted was to go berserk in front of so many people with cameras.
“What about what has been going on on the internet? If you don’t mind answering,” Mace asked.
“I don’t p>
The smile was still on Selene’s lips. Her aura was so soft and pure that even Mace couldn’t help but compliment her silently.
He continued, “It was the incident regarding you and Michelle. The sword p>
“Was real,” director Jeunes finished.
He was aware they had come for an interview and questions about the incident were going to come up.
Before Mace could continue, director Jeunes added, “It turned out that someone snuck a real sword into the set. It seems the person who did that wanted Selene to use it on Michelle despite knowing it was a real sword and it could hurt her p>
Michelle tensed up from where she sat. She had not been involved in the investigation of the culprit, and hearing director Jeunes figure that out all by himself made her heart jump.
’It’s a good thing I asked that costume guy to quit and leave the city,’ she thought to herself.
“My goodness! Who could do such a thing to both Michelle and Selene?” Katherine gasped.
“Michelle is a suspect when it comes to searching who did it,” Martha suddenly stated. Everyone’s head turned towards her. “I mean, it only happened after a few weeks Michelle’s video clip was released, and then this happened p>
The audience murmured at each other in agreement, while Michelle stared at Martha. Not glare but stare. She was trying not to lose her temper but Martha had only made things worse.
Martha kept a smile on her lips before she looked at Michelle.
“Isn’t that right, Michelle?” She asked her so calmly, as if they were talking about the weather forecast.
Selene couldn’t help but silently praise Martha for what she had done.
Since the interview was live, Selene had planned to provoke Michelle, knowing how easy it was to do so if someone pressed the right button.
But Selene didn’t have to do anything anymore. Martha had done all the work for her.
’Thank you, Martha,’ thought Selene.
Michelle was a little speechless. She glanced at the camera which was facing her; recording the moment.
“That’s not true, Martha,” said Michelle. “Selene is my good time frie p>
“I wasn’t asking about your friendship status with Selene. I was only asking if you were the one that had the sword swapped or not p>
Martha’s fans, whether watching her on screen or live, couldn’t help but be amazed. Martha had always been known for her action-packed roles in movies, and seeing her exhibit the same vigor and determination in real life was truly inspiring.