Chapter 309
As soon as the words left her lips, higher-ups of the Oscars emerged from backstage.
“Ms. Rose, I understand that you feel disappointed about the results. I would like to express my sincere
apologies, but unfortunately, the winner of the Best Actress award isn't you this year.”
After he was done speaking to Rose, he turned to the group of black-clad bodyguards and instructed,
“Escort Ms. Rose down the stage. Do not delay the rest of the award ceremony.”
“Understood.”
Rose's legs buckled from underneath her, and she slumped to the ground.
It's not me? I didn't win Best Actress? Then, why did I run up the stage so eagerly? I even made a fool
out of myself.
In truth, Rose had indeed become the butt of the joke, the crowd roaring with laughter at her expense.
“Hahahahaha!”
The female attendees felt much better after finding out Rose wasn't the winner of the coveted award.
In the VIP section, Wendy looked at Lionel with a hint of puzzlement in her gaze. “Nell, didn't LG
Corporation submit Rose as their candidate for Best Actress? How did things end up like this? Did the
organizers make a mistake?” she asked, her voice trembling.
The man cast her a glance and reminded her indifferently, “Don't forget that Artemis is sponsoring the
ceremony this year. In fact, it's a full sponsor. Naturally, the organizers are more than happy to go along
with his wish.”
Wendy was astounded and unable to conjure a response at that moment.
The show could finally go on after Rose was pathetically dragged off the stage, and the host went on to
announce, “The winner of this year's Oscar for Best Actress is Fashionista's Rainie Yeanisky! Let us
welcome her to the stage with a round of applause!”
When they heard the announcement, the audience was shell-shocked.
Isn't Rainie under LG Corporation as well? Since she stole Rose's limelight, I bet there's internal strife
afoot.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtRose, who had lost all the strength in her limbs and was being supported by the bodyguards, instantly
became agitated upon hearing Rainie's name.
“N-No! How can this be? She's nothing but a pretty face! How can she win Best Actress instead of
me?” she exclaimed, her tone laced with exasperation.
She could bring herself to accept another female celebrity who had won over her for the award but not
Rainie, who she had underestimated and looked down upon all this while.
If that b*tch wins, it'll be extremely humiliating for me!
Blinded by hatred and disbelief, Rose declared, “No, there must be something shady going on behind
the scenes! I have to expose this to the public. I'll expose all of you!”
The higher-ups of the Oscars, who were seated in the VIP section, were fuming with anger at that
point. They could hardly believe how thick-skinned the disgraced female celebrity was.
That woman pulled some strings to win three years in a row. If it weren't for the fact that she's best
friends with Ms. Wendy, she wouldn't have been able to win the award for Best Actress at all! Yet, she
has the audacity to say there's something shady going on. What a fool she is!
“What are you all waiting for? Hurry up and drag that crazy woman away, d*mn it!” demanded the
higher-ups.
The award ceremony was being broadcasted live across the globe. If Rose continued to cause a
scene, certain things might be revealed, despite the fact that they were not meant to come to light.
The bodyguards didn't hesitate to subdue the woman. One of them knocked her out and carried her out
of the venue.
In the southeast area, Bailey reached out to poke Rainie in the shoulder. A smile hung on the former's
lips as she said, “What are you waiting for? The host invited you onto the stage. Hurry up and go
already!”
Only then did Rainie return to her senses. “Huh? Bailey, did I really win?”
Bailey arched a brow.
Well, is there any issue in this world that can't be resolved by power and status? In order to protect you,
Sylvester was willing to set his pride aside to butter up his buddy. If you didn't win the award for Best
Actress, then those two would be utterly incompetent.
“Yes, you did. Go on! Everyone's waiting for you.”
“Oh, okay.”
Bailey's smile widened as she watched Rainie leave. For some reason, the latter reminded Bailey of
her younger self.
If Sylvester manages to win her heart, he'll definitely be a lucky one.
After presenting the award for Best Actress, the host went on to announce the winners of other
categories, including Best Lead Actor and also Best Supporting Actor.
Most of the winners worked on films adapted from Morpheus' work.
In a way, Morpheus helped them achieve their dreams, so all of the winners expressed their sincere
gratitude to her when they went on stage to accept their awards.
When the host asked them what they wanted to do most at the moment, all of them said they wanted to
meet Morpheus to thank her for writing such interesting stories, as it was her vivid imagination and
extraordinary talent that allowed them to bring those fantastical worlds to life.
A mysterious look crept into the host's eyes as he listened to them. In a half-joking manner, he said,
“Perhaps Ms. Morpheus will grace us with her presence tonight and fulfill your wishes.”
Naturally, everyone assumed the host was merely joking around as Morpheus had won hundreds of
literary awards, but she never once showed herself at the award ceremonies.
“All right, let's move on to the next category. The winner of the Best Child Actor Award is... Susan
Jefferson, also known as Barbara!”
Arethea burst into tears as soon as the winner was revealed and threw herself into Shirley's embrace.
“Aunt Shirley, you lied to me! You said Uncle Zeke would help me win the Best Child Actor Award, yet
Susan's the one who got it! You're all liars!” she whined.
Not knowing how to handle a child who was in the midst of a temper tantrum, Shirley merely remained
silent.
Meanwhile, the rest of the audience couldn't help expressing their thoughts about the situation. “Oh my,
Arethea didn't win? How is that possible?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“I know, right? How could she lose, and how on earth did Susan Jefferson manage to snag the award?”
“Can't you see she's merely playing dumb? She already knew she was going to win but still put on an
innocent act. We were all fooled by her!”
Susan was dressed in a ball gown, making her look like a princess. She got to her feet and skipped
gleefully toward the stage to receive her award.
It was an incredibly heart-warming scene to behold.
“What a cute little girl!”
“As expected of Bailey's daughter! I love her so much!”
Artemis glanced at his daughter's silhouette. His gaze on her was incredibly tender.
This was Artemis' territory, so naturally, he would do everything to give his daughter the carefree life
she deserved.
After the little girl went up to the stage, she stood on her toes and attempted to grab the award that was
sitting on the podium.
Unfortunately, she was too short, and all of her attempts to grab the award ended up in failure.
Oh no... This is embarrassing. The award is right in front of me, but I'm not tall enough to grab it!
With exasperation written all over her face, Susan glanced at the host and pouted. “Mister, can you
help me out? The podium's too tall for me.”
The host walked over with a smile plastered on his face. He gently patted the little girl on the head and
said, “Don't worry, princess. Someone will present the award to you.”
The audience couldn't help but chuckle at how endearing the little girl was.
After all, who could possibly dislike such an adorable girl?
Just then, the host cleared his throat and announced, “Tonight, we were fortunate enough to invite an
incredibly special guest to the ceremony. Let us welcome the world-famous author, Morpheus, to the
stage to present the award for Best Child Actor!”
What?
The audience's jaws dropped as disbelief spread across their faces.
What did we just hear? Morpheus is here? Where? Where is she?
“Is Ms. Morpheus really here?” Someone leaped to their feet excitedly. It was none other than the man
who won the Best Actor award.
He rose to fame after participating in the film adaptation of Men VS Machines. Hence, it could be said
that Morpheus was the one who made him into the actor he was today.