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Chapter 9 Instant Validation +5 Free Coins " You're amazing . Felix said , clapping me on the shoulder . " You're hands down the most naturally gifted actress I've ever seen . And that contrast - so sharp , so controlled . I mean this from the heart : you're going to be a great actress . " Even the contestants who'd been quietly avoiding me stood up and applauded - sincerely . As expected - talent trumps gossip every time . Basking in the room's thunderous applause , I knew : I'd made the right choice coming here . After the episode aired , my public image began to shift .

Entertainment blogs started reposting clips of my performance . And the comments beneath them ? A world apart from before . Assumed she was just eye candy with a big team behind her ... but wow , she can actually deliver . Not just a studio puppet after all -she's got chops . ] [ She's always said she wanted to be a serious actress . Remember her debut interview ? And that photo was just a carrying shot- how is that proof of being kept ? People are jumping to conclusions . ] [ I was there ! Last winter , freezing cold , and she stayed late just to talk to us fans .

She even remembered my name . She told us then : " I just want to act well . ' Mark my words - I believe Anne was framed . She's not the type to sell herself for comfort . ] My popularity surged . In just a few days , my follower count jumped by half a million . Only then did Grand Horizon Studios finally issue an official statement- attaching my hospital records as proof : I'd collapsed on set from exhaustion , and Tyler had merely escorted me to the ER as a company executive . There was no personal relationship beyond that .

The moment the statement dropped , apologies flooded my Twitter comments . Even the egg - throwing " fans " posted public retractions , admitting they'd acted rashly . Now that they knew my injury happened during a rehearsal accident , public sympathy swung hard in my favor . Overnight , I became " Hardworking Queen " -the internet's new favorite label for me . As the show's episodes kept airing , my momentum grew . I landed two solid film offers - both with real scripts , real directors . When Lyra heard , her face twisted like she'd bitten into something rotten .

1/2 3:20 am Chapter 9 Instant Validation Her academic work , meanwhite , seemed stuck in quicksand . She hadn't set foot in the lab in days . Of course it was hard . She'd assumed a PhD would be easy - just another title to flaunt . But academia didn't reward shortcuts . Everyone in that field is brilliant . Even geniuses have to grind in silence for years to produce anything worthwhile . And Lyra ? She couldn't sit still for ten minutes . She needed instant validation - likes , praise , results . Otherwise , she lost interest .

That's why , in our past life , she'd chosen the fast track : let men pay her bills while she played star . But research ? It demanded patience . Solitude . Humility . No wonder she was floundering . Especially since she couldn't stop watching me . When I was trending downward , she smiled . Now that I was rising again - her eyes turned venomous . How could someone like her ever focus on equations when her mind was poisoned by envy ? Tyler stopped texting me dinner invites . Instead , he sent over a new contract - better terms , better projects , clearer career path .

Our relationship reset : strictly boss and employee . +5 Free Coins If I'd been a nobody before , just then I was officially one of Grand Horizon's rising " contracted talents " -their version of a budding leading lady . Clara , my agent , couldn't stop grinning . 2/2 Sara Lili Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland's breathtaking cold.