Way Back Into Love (Essie)

Chapter 104 What's Your Cousin-in-law's Surname (Part Two)

Then, Jim looked at Eva with a playful yet threatening expression in his eyes and thought, ‘I will be sure

to remember this girl!’

At the same moment, the director entered the room.

"Essie, are you here? You’re going to sing ‘Reversed Attack’ with Jim for the opening."

Essie couldn’t believe what she heard. ‘What?!’ She couldn’t utter a word but she was already

screaming in her mind.

The color on her face quickly faded. ‘Why the hell didn’t they inform me in advance?!’ Luckily, she was

good at singing. Otherwise, she was already thinking about what a disaster it would be.

To her consolation, Jim was informed about it but he never rehearsed. After all, he was also good at

singing and doing it in front so many people was a trivial thing for him.

"Don’t worry too much. I’ve got your back," Jim said as he winked at her. He tried to assure her that

everything would be fine because it was evident in her facial expression that she was about to have a

panic attack. "You just have to trust me. All right?" His eyes flashed with gentleness.

As everyone heard this, they glanced meaningful looks at each other. Their minds were running with

every speculation that they could think of.

‘Why on earth is he being head over heels with this girl?’ ‘Don’t tell me that he really has a crush on

Essie?’ Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

As everyone was guessing in their heads, Nicole also couldn’t help but come up with one. She

remembered that her agent told her before that Essie had a pretty powerful backer. Now, she was

wondering if her agent was actually talking about Jim.

Hidden at one of the corners of the room, Sunny also witnessed everything. She was fuming with

jealousy and resentment.

‘What on earth was so good about that good-for-nothing cockroach?! Hanson always misses her and

couldn’t forget her. The handsome ice man is treating her like a precious treasure. Now, even Jim, the

greatest superstar, has his eyes on her?’ Her face was so red, extremely furious at everything good

that was happening on Essie’s end.

Everyone was already getting prepared as the program would start in a few minutes.

Inside the Yang City stadium, all seats were fully occupied. Even the aisles in between the seats were

full of people. Most of them came here just to witness and see Jim in person.

Essie was very nervous as she waited for their turn to perform at the opening. Committing a mistake in

front of this crowd and on national television was the last thing she wanted to happen. Fortunately, Jim

was such a professional when it came to performing on-stage. His charisma and showmanship were

not for naught. As soon as they got on the stage, Jim pulled her towards him and mesmerized

everybody with their stunning performance. To think that they didn’t even rehearse in the first place, but

managed to get the crowd on the edges of their seats with Jim’s leadership, the title of him being the

"Prince of Entertainment" couldn’t even give him justice.

On the judges’ table, Hanson couldn’t help but clench his fists and grit his teeth. He was on the front

seat of the live show that would cruelly torment his heart.

The gossips spread like wildfire. In just a few minutes, the performance and seemingly untold

relationship between Jim and Essie went viral and were trending in social media. Even Hanson found it

very strange that he directly sought for Essie as soon as he arrived at the stadium. There was no

reason not to be suspicious.

In everyone’s eyes, they cooperated so well as if there was magnificent chemistry between the two. As

he pondered upon this, his jealousy just surged up another notch. One rival in love was already too

much for him to deal with, and now, there came another one. On top of that, Hanson thought that he

was so far behind with his competitions. In his mind, he realized that he had to do something right

away, or he would really lose her forever.

This round, Essie and Nicole unanimously won the first prize. It wasn’t much of a shock when the

audience saw Jim give a full score to the tandem. On the other hand, Sunny was getting furious and

frustrated as nothing was going right on her side. She was continuously losing face as the competition

dragged on.

At the same time, Leila was drinking alone in a bar on the other side of Yang City.

She wasn’t interested in the on-going show, and besides, she was one of the few people who really

knew why Jim decided to participate in that program.

‘Really? He used Jim for this purpose? A roommate was worth all this effort?

A roommate deserved to receive and have the right to wear a ring with Purple Love?’

As she continued to drink several glasses in a row, she grew somewhat drunk and began to plan things

without really thinking about their consequences.

Right at this moment, when the alcohol was running in her veins, she had to find out what Essie really

meant to Zac.

She knew that it was a good time to visit Zac. Generally, Zac didn’t prefer to be a part of lively scenes

so she was sure that he wasn’t at the stadium. So if her guess was right, he would just be at home,

alone.

After finishing her drinks at the bar, she went straight to his place.

At this time, Finney had just finished watching the live show and was about to take a shower before

going to bed. Then, the doorbell suddenly rang. She thought that it was Essie and that she had

forgotten to take her key with her. It made sense to her because Essie was prone to losing things since

childhood.

However, as soon as she opened the door, the face of a stranger surprised her. "Uhm, who are you

looking for?" she politely asked. She actually had a feeling that she had seen her from somewhere, but

she wasn’t so sure.

"I came for Zac. Where is he? And who are you? Why are you at his home?" Leila bombarded her with

questions as she looked at her up and down. Finney’s polite behavior faded away as she realized that

this disrespectful woman was actually drunk.

‘Damn, what was my cousin-in-law’s first name again?’ She actually forgot to ask Zac’s name. "This is

my cousin’s and cousin-in-law’s house. Are you sure you have the right address?" She became

suspicious by the stranger who came by. The house was entrusted to her so she had to do her best to

keep it safe especially from paparazzi or other people with ulterior motives.

‘Did she just say cousin? Cousin-in-law?! What the hell is this girl talking about?’ As Leila was intrigued

by the woman’s response, she couldn’t help but ask, "Is your cousin’s name Essie?"

When Finney heard her say Essie’s name, it finally dawned on her where she saw the face in front of

her. "Wait. Are you the guest that they invited last time at that show where Essie was participating?"

She had to ask just to be sure.

‘Tch. I’m exposed.’ "Yeah. It’s me…" Leila said in a low voice as her aggressiveness kind of dissipated.

She was a little embarrassed because of what happened to her reputation after finishing the recording

for the program. For a while, she had been a target of public criticism, so she had to lay low. She didn’t

dare to go out for several days in fear that someone would throw eggs or other disgusting stuff at her

when they found out her identity.

When Finney heard this, her face darkened. She clearly remembered all the negative things she said to

Essie and how unfair she had treated her in the show. "So, are you here to apologize?" she blatantly

asked.

"Why would I apologize? For your information, I didn’t do anything wrong. I’m here for Zac, okay? Do

you mind letting me in already?" Once again, Leila set aside all the nobleness and elegance as the

alcohol clouded her mind. She pushed Finney aside and forced her way in. In her mind, this woman

was just also a guest so she had no right to prevent the owner’s guest from entering his house.

"Hey! You’re trespassing. If you don’t leave right now, I’ll call the police." Finney had no choice but to

threaten Leila. She stared at the drunken girl angrily and held her phone in one hand, preparing to

make the call anytime. However, Leila just ignored her and sat down on the sofa without asking for

permission. "Oh, I just remembered you saying you have a cousin-in-law. Are you talking about

Hanson?" "Who are you talking about?

My cousin-in-law’s surname is Rong," Finney replied reluctantly as she didn’t know why this girl would

be asking her cousin-in-law’s name if he was the one she was looking for. Leila’s eyes quickly widened

and her dizziness somehow subsided.

"Did you just say that his surname is ‘Rong’? Ha-ha! You’re a weird woman!" Leila was laughing but

trembling at the same time. Her mind couldn’t think straight after hearing the revelation of Essie’s

cousin.

"You’re the weird one! Don’t you think I’ll know my own cousin-in-law better than you?" Finney had to

get a bottle of ice-cold fruit juice from the fridge and drank it in one go to calm her nerves. She was

itching to kick this crazy girl out of the balcony.