There's room to wait

Under the cloudless sky and on the neatly trimmed lawn, a beautiful woman in a bridal gown appeared under the archway of blooming vines. As the piano maestro plays the romantic opening of the wedding, she takes the hand of the man beside her and slowly steps onto the seemingly endless holy white carpet. The scene is filled with blinding celebrations, and the air is pierced with heart-wrenching laughter. "Miss Sibley Reyes, do you take Mr. Godfrey Richards as your lawfully wedded husband, for better or for worse?" The priest looks solemnly at the young couple before him. "No... It can't be... I object. I object!" Elaine Chasey watches, eyes wide, as her hand, trying to grasp Sibley's, passes through her body. She watches herself beside Sibley, shouting desperately like a clown, but it's as if something is choking her throat, making no sound... It's futile. She can't stop anything, can't grasp anything... "ley... Sibley..." At 3 a.m., Elaine once again cries out the name of her beloved, waking from a nightmare with heart-wrenching pain. In the boundless darkness and silence, she sits up in bed, not bothering to brush away the messy hair on her forehead, grabs the electronic clock by the bed to inspect it carefully, and then pinches herself hard. After a while, she smiles, satisfied, and takes a deep breath. It's been three months since she was reborn, and who knows how many times she has woken up from nightmares like this? But Elaine still can't be at peace; she still can't distinguish upon waking whether this is real now or just a dream. Fortunately, each time she pinches herself upon waking, it hurts, and each time she wakes up, time continues as normal. Elaine went from initially being afraid to sleep to gradually settling down and crying and laughing as she accepted her rebirth. This is three years before Sibley's grandwedding and the second year after their breakup. This year, she is 27, having just won the prestigious White Oak Acting Award, yet she's been restricted by Top. Thankfully, there's still time. Elaine leans against the wall, wiping the tears from the corner of her eyes with a smile, takes out a photo from under the pillow, tenderly strokes the beloved face in the photo, and lowers her head to imprint a kiss full of tender feelings. Sibley, give me another chance; this time, I will not lose you again. She prays sincerely in her heart. At eight o'clock in the morning, her assistant Sarah Munoz calls to remind her to get up, and Elaine is already up, holding a thermos cup and drinking warm water. Considering how she ended up with gastric bleeding and alcohol poisoning in her past life due to work and emotional stress, Elaine has consciously started to live healthily since her rebirth. At half past eight, Sarah comes up briskly with breakfast. Her voice reaches the living room before she does: "Miss Chasey, I've arrived; we need to hurry a bit; there seems to be some traffic outside." Elaine comes out to meet her, smilingly takes the breakfast from Sarah's hands, and readily agrees, "Okay, I'm almost ready; we can leave after I eat. Have you eaten? If not, eat with me." Sarah Munoz is a couple of years younger than Elaine Chasey and became her assistant last year when Elaine, feeling slightly more confident, dismissed the assistant assigned to her by her former agent Kingsley Woods and signed a contract with Sarah on her own. Elaine is kind and gentle, and although Sarah is quite clumsy in her actions, she is earnest and sincere in her work, which is why the two appreciate each other and get along very well. In her previous life, when Elaine was restricted by Top for a year, everyone in the agency couldn't wait to step on her, but Sarah always stayed by her side, through thick and thin. Therefore, after being reborn and deciding to leave her former agency, Top, a year early, Elaine consulted with Sarah and once again didn't hesitate to take her along when she left. The young girl has a sweet doll face, but her voice is surprisingly mature. Elaine liked her for her "Loli body and mature voice" when she first saw her; her smiling face brings a good mood, and her voice brings a sense of security. Sarah flashed a curved smile in her eyes as she entered, answering, "Okay, I'm not familiar with the restaurants around here, so I just bought a portion from one that looked good on my way here." "You eat first, Miss Chasey, and I'll take whatever's left." Elaine continues to value her thoughtfulness. Sarah drives Elaine to the offices of DigiDream Entertainment Media Company after they have breakfast together. Their agent, Elise Page, informed them a few days ago that before they could officially participate in the reality show "National Big Production," they needed to attend a brief morning meeting. DigiDream Entertainment Media Company is a very new entertainment company that has only been around for two years, although agent Elise Page is not. Elise Page, who was born into a performing arts family, has been heavily involved in the profession for 10 years and once accomplished the incredible accomplishment of raising two screen queens at the same time, becoming a famous figure in the field. That is, until two years ago, when she vanished from public view after parting ways with famous actress Molly Dixon, and the legend died. When Elaine, who had just won the White Oak Acting Award and risen to the top of the Four Young Actresses, chose to contract with DigiDream, an obscure small company that was new to the public, rather than extending her contract with her well-established previous agency, Top. After all, DigiDream's barely has any famous actors or actresses under them, and the most notable being D-level actress Claire Benson, known for her "hollow acting." But, when it was revealed that Elise was taking over Elaine, everyone seemed to have a revelation about reality. DigiDream no longer appears to be an unknown tiny corporation with the presence of Elise. The attention of netizens rapidly switched from Elaine to DigiDream and its unusually young female president, Blanche Glover. Elaine, like everyone else, is fascinated with Blanche Glover. Elaine couldn't see through her even after three years of partnership in her former life and could even claim that she didn't know her at all. Blanche offered Elaine a helping hand without hesitation and then put her in the hands of Elise in her previous life, when she was being restricted by Top and practically in despair. Blanche unexpectedly offered a helping hand a year before Elaine could renew her contract with Top in this life, making Elaine wonder if she was too proud in her previous life to remember that this so-called small company had favored her even before she was restricted. Elaine, who was summoned to Blanche's office for a personal problem following the morning meeting with Elise, is now much more intrigued by her. Blanche was rarely seen in her previous life after signing the contract. Elaine could tell Blanche didn't like her every time she met her. So, while not understanding why in her previous life, Elaine attempted to avoid seeing Blanche as much as possible, adhering to the philosophy that the fewer problems, the better. This life, Elaine noticed that Blanche's scrutinizing look seemed a little different from the start. And being summoned to her office for a one-on-one conversation was a first in both her previous and current lives. Even if her rebirth's butterfly effect could induce alterations, they shouldn't happen so quickly, right? Elaine appears perplexed. Elaine has learned to manage her expressions after nearly a decade of acting. So, despite some unexplainable disquiet in her heart, Elaine keeps a placid grin on her face and maintains polite eye contact with Blanche. Blanche sits behind the magnificent and substantial desk in a uniquely cut silk-striped shirt, her black hair like a waterfall, her face lovely yet chilly, making anybody who sees her sigh, "What a cold beauty." "Miss Chasey, the reason I kept you behind is for a personal matter." Blanche opened her mouth after a few seconds of eye contact, a cool pleasant voice slowly emanating from her. Elaine nodded her head and smiled faintly as she waited for Blanche to continue. She's dressed casually in a sweater and trousers today, sitting opposite Blanche, her hands naturally clasped on her thighs, her stance upright but not stiff. A part of her arm, like jade, protrudes from her slightly rolled-up sleeves, and she wears a black-banded diamond wristwatch that, like her current manner, is subtle, steady, and eye-catching. It is not an illusion that she felt on the day they signed the contract. Elaine does seem different now. Blanche's black eyes flash with doubt, but she immediately covers it up. "You may not know that for 'National Big Production,' not only are you participating, but another actress from our company, Claire Benson, is also participating." Blanche's eyes softened slightly during the discourse. "Is she the final mentor that the show hasn't announced yet?" Elaine abruptly stopped smiling, straightened her back, and inquired solemnly. "No," Blanche replied, "she is participating as a newcomer actress in the selection." Elaine's brows relaxed once again, and she regained her initial poise. Blanche didn't notice her tiny alterations, so she grimaced to herself and mumbled, "I hope Miss Chasey, as a mentor, can pay more attention to Claire during the recording for me." Ideally, you can assist me in determining the source of her acting problem." Elaine was taken aback for two seconds before saying, "Okay, President Glover, don't worry, I will pay attention." Caring for the development of her artists and asking capable ones to aid others is entirely appropriate as the company's boss. However, Blanche's appeal is to assist Claire Benson in locating her acting crux during the competition? Isn't this boss overly considerate? Isn't this a little too personal? Internally, Elaine couldn't help but critique. Oh, Blanche stated she kept her for personal reasons... What happened to make this a personal matter? Blanche and Claire, are they so close? Why didn't she know about it in her previous life? Elaine's countenance altered numerous times as he looked up at Blanche, bewildered. Blanche pursed her lips slightly, then calmly added, "Claire is my girlfriend, and I appreciate your help taking care of her." "...?!" Elaine was scared to death. Is Blanche's girlfriend, "Dreamy Women," Claire? Isn't Blanche a cold-blooded killer? And... Claire died a lot earlier than her in her previous life... Claire committed suicide.