Only you in my love

Throughout the photo shoot, Valerie was very cooperative. After all, the photos were going to be used to promote the Ballet Festival. It was a great chance to become famous. People always scrambled for amazing opportunities.

And there was no shortage of good-looking people with trim figures in the ballet company. There were even members of the troupe who danced better than she did.

In short, the troupe was composed of outstanding people.

In order to stand out, Valerie made an effort to be very approachable so that she could win her fellow dancers' support and the admiration of the public.

Unfortunately, the Feng Group did not offer to sponsor the Ballet Festival so she had spent half of her savings on this event. She had nearly been taken advantage of by a superior.

So Valerie was determined to cherish her hard-earned opportunity.

At the moment, she knew that preparing for the Ballet Festival was more important than targeting Michelle so she cooperated to produce the best photos.

But she was far from satisfied.

She couldn't carry out her original plan so she had to find another way to torture the photographer.

Taking advantage of the fact that Michelle was injured, Valerie deliberately asked the other woman to take more photos of her every movement. After each pose, she would ask, "Michelle, can you come over and show me what you've taken?

I want to know whether my pose and facial expression look good or not. If you show me the shots, I can figure out what's wrong and correct it."

Michelle would then limp over with the camera in her hands. She looked as if it hurt to walk, and she would break out into a cold sweat.

With that simple method, Valerie managed to bully Michelle over and over that day.

Normally, when a photographer took photos in a studio, their cameras would be hooked up to a screen so that their output could be viewed in real time.

Flashing the photos on a big screen made it possible for models and their managers to see the details of their outtakes.

The general manager was sitting by the screen. If there was something off with the model, she would make suggestions and direct changes in poses. However, this didn't prevent Valerie from calling Michelle over. In doing so, everyone thought that she was very dedicated.

Michelle naively also thought so.

Moreover, because she was so focused on getting the photo shoot done, it distracted her a little from the pain she was still feeling. She gamely talked with Valerie about ways to show off her beauty and raise interest in ballet. Those who were dedicated to their work shone the most.

Dedicated people radiated an energy that others couldn't see but would be attracted to.

Randi watched Michelle walk around with a limp. Sometimes, the photographer would pause and grit her teeth in pain, but she would wipe off the sweat on her forehead and continue to work. After seeing the other woman's dedication to her job, even Randi felt a little moved.

To be able to hold up a camera that weighed at least two pounds for three or four hours, Michelle had to have arms of steel. She lugged her camera around as if her arms never got sore from the weight.

Despite having a small body, Michelle seemed to have a bottomless well of strength.

Randi had to admit that Michelle was no ordinary person.

She just couldn't understand why Michelle would try to seduce a man who was engaged to be married to someone else.

A person like Michelle, who was clearly passionate and so dedicated to her job, would definitely meet someone excellent.

The photo shoot eventually came to an end, and by that time, night had fallen.

Through the glass windows of the dance studio, people had a view of the Lexingport City at night. Cars continued to coast along the streets, and their tail lights turned into streaks as they passed.

Michelle put her camera down gently. It wasn't just her legs that were aching now. Even her hands were tired that her wrists had gone nearly numb.

She rolled up her sleeves, gently rubbed her wrists and watched the lively group of people before her.

In contrast, Valerie was surrounded by her troupe. Some handed her a cup of water, some draped a coat over her shoulders and some brought a chair for her to sit on. They were all praising her for her beauty and her hard work. Michelle would be lying if she said that she didn't envy Leon's ex-girlfriend.

What a day! She had to walk all the way up to the eighteenth floor, she had tripped over a stray wire and hurt her lower limbs badly. Despite that, she pushed through with the photo shoot until her arms went numb as well. She was in so much pain. It felt as if she had just been run over by a car. Michelle poured herself a glass of warm water. Her hands trembled so much that she nearly spilled her drink.

She had never been this tired before.

She was starting to feel aggrieved.

Because there was no more work to focus on, all the sad feelings she had been repressing returned.

Noticing that Michelle was starting to pack up her equipment, Randi went over to talk to her. Her eyes landed on the bracelet wrapped around the other woman's wrist, and she sincerely praised, "Your bracelet's so pretty." Michelle looked at her bracelet and immediately thought of Leon. It made her feel as if her boyfriend was always with her.

She brightened up in an instant.

Gracing Randi with a big smile, she replied, "Thank you."

"Where did you buy it?" Randi couldn't help but take a few more looks at the accessory. She had never seen such high-quality emeralds and diamonds on jewelry before. The design engraved on the bracelet looked very classy and regal. Few women could resist the temptation of jewelry.

Michelle shook her head and softly admitted, "I don't know. This was Leon's birthday gift to me."

"Leon Lu?" Randi frowned.

Michelle looked at her in surprise. "You know him?"

The mention of Leon made her eyes would sparkle with joy.

She clearly liked Leon.

And she didn't seem embarrassed or ashamed at all.

Randi thought that there was nothing wrong with liking someone, but Leon had a fiancee.

In an instant, the little bit of respect she had for Michelle after seeing her work all afternoon disappeared.

She opened her mouth to reveal that she knew Leon because everyone knew that he was Valerie's fiance, but Valerie's appearance interrupted her before she could say anything.

"Hi, guys. What are you two talking about?" Valerie came to stand between them before turning her smile on Michelle. "Michelle, thank you so much today."

Randi grumbled, "It's not as if she's doing this for free. You don't have to thank her."

She resented Michelle all over again.

"We were just talking about her bracelet, Valerie." Randi lifted her chin and gestured in the direction of Michelle's wrist. Following her gaze, Valerie saw the bracelet, and the smile on her face gradually stiffened.

The bracelet was engraved with the mark of the C Island's royal family. Designed by Leon himself, the insignia was meant to be made with the best emeralds and most expensive square-cut diamonds. Michelle had to be wearing the only bracelet of its kind.

It was worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The jewelry that Valerie longed for was being worn by this common woman.

Valerie thought angrily, 'She's wearing it so shamelessly. Is she trying to show off?

Is she trying to brag about how well Leon is treating her?'

Valerie gnashed her teeth until a vein started to protrude from the side of her neck. She struggled to suppress her growing desire to strangle Michelle, to possess the bracelet and to claim Leon as hers. She was insanely jealous that Michelle was wearing that bracelet.

Because there were still other people present, Valerie continued to smile even though it looked a little strained.

"Nice bracelet." With that compliment out of the way, Valerie changed the topic. "Someone will come to clear the studio. Michelle, let me help you carry your things out. Randi, you should stay here and help with the clean-up."

"Okay." Randi turned around and started to do as she was told. When she recalled the sinister smile on Valerie's face, she became a little worried that the two women would get into a fight. She mulled over whether or not to leave them alone and eventually went out to follow after them.

When she got to the elevator, she didn't see Valerie or Michelle. The elevators were not moving as well.

One had stopped on the fifteenth floor while the other was on the second floor.

Randi looked around in confusion. 'Where did they go?'

Out of the blue, a chilling scream pierced the air, followed by the dull thud of something colliding. The noise seemed to come from the emergency stairwell so Randi jogged over.

But the stairwell was dark. The only bit of illumination came from the neon green sign on the wall, but it wasn't sufficient enough to see anything on the lower floors.

"That's strange," Randi muttered before walking away.

Standing behind the door of the emergency exit, Valerie pressed her back against the wall and covered her mouth with both hands.

Just now, only the door stood between her and Randi.

If Randi had taken a few more steps forward to inspect the stairwell, she would have been discovered, and Randi would also find Michelle lying unconscious on the cold floor. Blood started to pool at the back of her head.000000000000☐☐☐☐