This was absolutely not the way I would dress , anyway .
Nor , it was a party where I would be typically invited .
Now that the drama shooting of ' Reborn Queen Won't Let His Majesty Take Any Concubines ' was wrapping up with the backlash due to Palmer's behaviour, the director had personally invited me to the ending party .
I had a better reputation than her now .
Ofcourse, they wanted my fame for that .
I wore a sleevless black dress tonight , with sweetheart neckline and hems ending in mermaid pattern .
I had dressed simpler compared to others since a courtcase was coming next week. I needed to look heartbroken for that .
The cameras were blinding me as soon as I got down from the car .
" HOW ARE YOU DOING NOW?"
" WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO RELEASE AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THAT MATTER ?"
" HOW LONG HAD YOUR FATHER TREATED YOU LIKE THIS ?"
" MS. DANE ! WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THOSE SUFFERING FROM THE SAME SITUATION."
I froze at the word . I felt like I needed to answer that .
" Love should not hurt ," I told them ," Whoever is facing something like this should know that a person who is hurting you like this do not love you . You deserve love - the pure love . And you are stronger than you think . You just need to stand your ground ."
My vision was filled with flashes now . But I did not turn back . I wanted them to see me ,to capture my face and post it on every fucking page of the internet - so that it would reach them . So that it would reach my father , it would reach the people who has hurt Liam like that .
" The people who hurt you are just cowards ."
"MS. DANE ! WHAT KIND OF COMPENSATION ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FROM YOUR CASE ?"
" MS. DANE, WHAT DOES YOUR AGENCY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT?"
My surroundings was filled with more questions but I was done answering for today .
Another car came to stop .
It was Mira Palmer.
As soon as she got out ,she was surrounded with different kind of questions tonight .
" WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO OFFICIALLY APOLOGISE FOR YOUR BEHAVIOUR?"
" WHAT DOES SUMMIT AND CO. HAVE TO SAY ABOUT YOUR ACTION?"
"WHY IS YOUR AGENCY QUIET ABOUT IT ?"
" WHAT DOES LIAM ANDERSON HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT ?"
I could see that she had come alone .
She ignored the cameras and came rushing at me .
" Autumn ," she smiled hugely at me," How nice it is to see you again !"
She wanted to act like we had made up privately. And with so many people talking here , the conversation we had would not be so important.
And even if I acted cold at her now , the fault would be mine then.
I would be portrayed at someone stubborn.
So I did what I thought was the best.
I bowed at her deeply .
" What -what are you doing ?," she looked around . I could see the anger in her eyes ," Get up now !"
" No , you are the one who rightfully taught me that a senior should be treated with respect," I said as loudly as I could ," Since I am a rookie in the film industry, I should now like this ."
Someone ( I was pretty sure , she was one of the 'Lovelies', my fans ) shouted ," ISN'T MS. PALMER ALSO KIND OF ROOKIE? IT HAS NOT BEEN EVEN LONG SINCE SHE HAD DEBUTED ."
That was right .This fake Palmer , a.k.a Lady Lin - she had not been here for long .
Her was was red with embarrassment now .
I knew that it was the perfect time for the lead actor to arrive .
And he did.
He wore a dashing royal blue suit and pants and wore a black choker around his neck . Today Liam was wearing golden lenses , they made him look like a very handsome cat .
As soon as he was out of the car . The fans and the cameras surrounded him.
Liam had always acted very close with the fans . Last year he was nominated as ' Fan's favourite ' from his group for his easygoing behaviour. But I would admit that his face played a big part .
But Palmer could not wait for him to finish his greeting . She pushed through the crowd and approached him .
Hugging him tightly - that made my skin burn. I wanted to drag that old witch by her hair and shove her face under a running car .
She nuzzled on his face .
He stared at her and gave her a tight smile .
And then he spotted me and waved at me .
The sound of camera flashes got louder as we approached each other .
It felt like a dream to do this .
He bowed at me and I bowed to him . And he grabbed my hand .
" I hope you are doing better now ," he said loudly for the crowd .
" Yes ," I answered .
It felt like a dream to touch him like this before so many people . We did not have to act like a stranger anymore.
The thought brought tears in my eyes . Even when I knew that so many people were watching us , I could not help being so emotional.
" Ms. Dane , " he offered me his handkerchief," Why don't we all so sit down ?" And then he turned at the crowd to offer an explanation," I am so sorry everyone. My friend here has been having such a hard time lately , I hope that you will forgive our behaviour."
The crowd applauded about what a gentleman Liam was .
Now that the tide was in our favour, anything we did was seen in positive view .
I looked up so that the tears would not ruin my makeup .
" Let us go ," I bowed at the crowd again and followed the two of them inside .
I could not break down now .
Tonight , I had to ruin someone.