19 Chapter 19: Could She Handle It Well? (1/2)

But things didn't always unfold that smoothly.

Julian Johnson glanced at the spot from whence Cliff Benjamin had emerged. The person he was expecting was still absent. Unconsciously, he frowned.

Although Lord Ethan had recommended Kylie Finch, she still didn't have much of an outstanding resume.

On the one hand, she was late for the opening ceremony, which would simply provoke more cruel questions from the media sources. Could she handle it well?

And on the other hand, the opponent company had chosen to hold an opening ceremony at the same time and location, for the mere purpose of comparison. Their big fish had arrived, but ours...

The media had the same thought as Director Johnson, realizing that the lead actress wouldn't appear soon, some of the cameramen and journalists returned to Garcia Entertainment for interviews.

Khloe Finch raised her eyebrow, with pride and contempt. She knew without a doubt that she was the main focus tonight.

Kylie Finch's lateness would not only upset the Best Actor, but the director and the reporters would feel snubbed as well. Those reporters, whose pens were sharper than knife blades, would never let Kylie Finch get away with this.

While Khloe continues to bask in her success, a familiar figure appears on the set of Tea House. At first, nobody noticed a person walking across the stage, but Best Actor Cliff Benjamin gained all the reporters' attention by saying: ”A walking white and blue porcelain.”

It was Kylie Finch, slowly walking towards center stage. She was wearing a cheongsam with a blue and white porcelain pattern. Her neck was accentuated and long because of the collar. Kylie's charming curves were made apparent by the wavy bottom of the dress, which dragged along the steps.

Cheongsam had extremely strict standards for a woman's body shape. Even the slightest incompetence would make a person's bosom look too small, hips too big, or legs too stocky. Additionally, any normal person couldn't do justice to the elegant quality of the cheongsam, and neither could the beautiful Best Actress from In the Mood for Love.

Yet Kylie Finch could pull off the cheongsam; she had an attractive mixture of a young girl's cuteness and a mature woman's allure. She walked in a pleasant, confident, and graceful manner. This dress had been a gift from Lord Ethan, bestowed upon her by Nate Bass.

Kylie's first reaction had been confusion. She had believed that a billionaire would send something like a gown as a gift, or a pair of crystal shoes...Ha, she laughed, novels were truly fiction.

At first, Kylie Finch had been very reluctant to wear this dress. Only once she had stepped off the helicopter had she realized that she was dressed in loungewear! Jesus, how could she be so miserable!

Against her initial will, Kylie had changed into the cheongsam. And when she had walked backstage, a strange woman had pulled her aside to put some makeup on her, without explanation.

Afterward, even Kylie could barely recognize herself, with all that makeup. But she was still a little nervous about facing all those cameras.

Kylie had never walked down a red carpet, though for years she had watched others on TV doing it, and imagined herself in their shoes. But when her chance finally arrived, she was completely anxious and thought she might have a panic attack.

Fortunately, Kylie was a good actress. No matter how insecure she felt on the inside, she could pretend she was calm and slowly walk towards Director Julian Johnson.

But, beyond anyone's predictions, Kylie suddenly slipped and nearly fell over when she was a mere meter away from Julian Johnson!

Khloe Finch, who was standing to the other side of the stage, encountered a gamut of emotions.