Chapter 104 A Friend's Wife, Not to Be Bullied
Water froze around Zackary, but it couldn't suppress the thunderous applause at the scene.
The judges couldn't stop praising Penelope's performance.
Just now, quite a few judges also had high praise for Lola and Pennie, but compared to Penelope's performance, the two of them were instantly overshadowed.
Pennie was inherently limited in her appearance. She was born with a sweet and lovely look, suitable for playing adorable characters. She really couldn't pull off the role of the enchanting queen.
As for Lola, her image barely fit the bill, but her dance movements were too stiff, far from being capable of causing the downfall of a country or a disaster to its people.
In the end, Penelope mispronounced the name, but it really didn't matter. Things like names could be corrected in post-production. The key was that she truly conveyed the feeling they wanted.
After watching Penelope's performance, Ryan rushed onto the stage in excitement.
He gave Penelope a warm hug, and he was so excited that his voice trembled as he spoke.
"Perfect! Lady Fairy, you are truly amazing! You are indeed my Lady Fairy! I have a premonition that after this advertisement is released, you will definitely become the national goddess! The dream lover of all men!"
"Yes, enchanting! That's exactly the vibe I was looking for! Lady Fairy, you have no idea, your enchanting demeanor, it's absolutely stunning!"
Penelope, "......"
Uh, full of weirdness, was this person complimenting her or insulting her?
Alright, praising or criticizing her didn't matter, she just felt that this Ryan's strength was really too great, she was almost out of breath from his embrace.
Just as she was about to tell Ryan to let her go, two icy voices simultaneously echoed in the air.
"Let go!"
Penelope paused, only then noticing that Zackary and Kemp had already taken the stage at some point.
"Kemp..." Pennie was so wronged. She had put in so much effort, yet he was still bewitched by that fairy, Penelope.
Hearing Pennie's voice, so aggrieved she was almost crying, Kemp suddenly snapped back to reality.
He felt like he was going insane. Seeing Ryan holding Penelope, he actually wanted to chop off his hand!
Not wanting anyone to think he cared about Penelope, he composed his face, as cold as jade, and walked off the stage.
"Kemp, are you... are you in love with Penelope?" Pennie bit her lip hard, her sweet little face left with nothing but bleak sorrow.
"Kemp, I know Penelope is great. She's beautiful and dances wonderfully. If you've truly fallen for Penelope, I... I'm willing to step aside, even though, I really can't bear to let you go, can't bear to let go of the life and death bond we've shared over the past four years."
In a vague sense, Kemp seemed to see himself, bloodied and collapsed on the ground, with a pair of warm, soft hands tightly holding him.
She said, "I will be with you, helping you stand up again."
The girl who helped him stand up was Pennie, the girl he could never let down in his life.
Kemp forced himself to look away from Penelope, pulling Pennie tightly into his arms. "Penny," he said, "I've told you, in this life, I only want you! Penelope, she means nothing to me."
As if hypnotizing himself, Kemp repeated his previous words, "She is nothing."
Because Kemp had already stepped down, after Ryan released Penelope, he only saw Zackary standing next to him.
He quickly let go of Penelope, "Yes, Zackary, you're right! One should not covet a friend's wife, I must let go of Penelope, even though, my feelings for her are purely admiration!"
One must not covet a friend's wife...
The chill on Zackary had grown stronger. He knew that the 'friend' Ryan was referring to was not him, Zackary, but Lyman.
"Lady Fairy, you truly gave off a fairy-like aura just now! Yes, you are a fairy, a fairy that brings disaster to the country and the people! Only you, Lady Fairy, are worthy of being the fairy queen in my heart!"
Fairy...
Penelope never wanted to be praised by Ryan again in her life.
He would really end up with no friends if he continued like this.
"Lady Fairy, can we sign the contract now? I believe Lyman would be extremely happy to hear about your successful audition!"
"When Lyman woke up, I would definitely tell him the good news first!"
"Ryan, I want to personally deliver this news to Mr. Hilliard." Penelope lifted her face, her eyes curved in thought. Whenever she thought of Lyman, her heart couldn't help but become very warm and soft, "Because I came here to audition today, it's all because of Mr. Hilliard."
She came to audition, for Lyman?!
Zackary could no longer contain his anger, he stepped forward and rudely grabbed Penelope's wrist.
"Penelope, do you really enjoy flirting in front of men that much?! Can't you survive a day without seducing men?! Penelope, dream on if you think you're going to be in this commercial!"
Penelope was truly speechless at Zackary's unoriginal words. However, she really wanted to shoot this commercial. She was just a bit worried that Zackary would actually try to sabotage it.
"Flirting?" Zackary said to Penelope. This displeased Ryan, his young handsome face clearly showing disapproval.
"Zackary, what you said was a bit too much! Lady Fairy's performance is art! This is art, do you understand? I won't allow you to tarnish art!"
"Letting this frivolous woman perform was a disgrace to art!"
"Zackary, it's really not cool to talk about your ex-girlfriend like that! It's fate that brings men and women together, and even if you break up, you should wish each other well. Zackary, you're always clinging to Lady Fairy, it's just not manly!"
"You said that again?!"
Ryan truly felt that men who always oppressed and retaliated against their ex-girlfriends were somewhat inhuman. However, the aura around Zackary was truly too terrifying. He didn't have the courage to continue confronting him.
He chuckled awkwardly, "Ha, what did I just say? Why can't I remember anything? I didn't get amnesia, did I?"
"Penelope, quit this audition!" Zackary's words were not a negotiation, but a cold command.
He really didn't want Penelope to shoot this commercial. The thought of countless men holding Penelope's photo and having impure fantasies made him so angry that he wanted to kill.
Ryan was very afraid of Zackary, but he was even more afraid that Penelope would really give up on this advertisement. After all, it was too difficult to find the demon queen in his heart.
He plucked up the courage to speak to Zackary, "Zackary, Lyman said that the casting for this time was entirely up to me, you can't interfere!"
"Lady Fairy dumped you, but that's not a reason for you to suppress her resources! Zackary, as a man, you should be able to let go when necessary, even if a woman dumps you, you should let her go! Zackary, you've been dumped once and you've twisted into this, it's really too immature..."
"Ryan!"
Ryan covered his mouth fearfully, "OK! OK! I won't speak! I'm mute!"
Seeing that Zackary didn't want Penelope to endorse this advertisement, Lola seized the opportunity and grabbed his arm to speak.
"Zackary, I know you don't want to see Penelope's face. I have a perfect solution that won't require you to see Penelope's face and will also ensure the best results for this advertisement."