Way Back Into Love novel Chapter 104

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?’

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.

‘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.