My Accidental Husband Is My Revenge Partner - Chapter 148

Chapter 148: Who Is Gonna Win?
“You are right! But then, we can’t be too sure about that now, can we? Given how many scandals your rotten personality had gotten you into, there’s a low chance you would win, don’t you think, Michelle? In case you need a reminder, you’ve lost half of your fanbase, hmm?”

“But I still got nominated, didn’t I?” Michelle recalled, wrapping her arms around herself and puffing out her chest with a sense of pride.

“But you haven’t won yet. Don’t you think you’re being a bit too cocky, Michelle? The night is still young, and we’ll find out who the winner is soon enough,” Selene responded, a smile playing on her lips. Though it appeared harmless, Michelle couldn’t shake the feeling that Selene’s smile held a trace of mockery.

Her fist clenched by her side, but she couldn’t do anything about it. Her eyes fell on Selene’s dress and a smirk stretched on her lips.

“I can see that you still admire me as your idol. You are even wearing the same style of dress I’m wearing,” she said, an eyebrow cocked in wonder.

“I never once admired you as my idol,” Selene said, taking satisfaction in the way Michelle’s smirk wavered. “I only said that to get close to you. And as for the dress, it was purely a coincidence, though I don’t expect someone as self-praising as you to believe that. Anyway, I need to get going now. See you later on the stage, Michelle.”

Michelle glared at Selene’s back before a wide smile spread on her lips.

She stared at the big screen that displayed the pictures of the actors and actresses that had been nominated in categories. Only a few would be getting an award tonight, and Michelle couldn’t wait to be one of them.

Michelle’s eyes landed on producer Maxine and director Pablo. They were one of the few people she’d contacted asking for a role, but just like everyone else, they preferred to have Selene play in their movie.

“After the award show is over, I’d love to see if you two won’t come crawling back, asking me to star in your movie,” she muttered, curling a few strands of hair around her finger as a smirk played on her lips.

Selene wanted to head back to Xavier. However, with each step she took, someone always stopped her. Either asking her about her experience as a newbie actress or how the entertainment industry had been treating her recently.

Selene glanced around but couldn’t spot her manager anywhere. Realizing that Yna managed other artists as well, she surmised that Yna must be attending to them after having given her instructions, considering it was Selene’s first award show.

Once Selene was done talking to the people she met, she excused herself to leave. She pulled her dress up as if she was about to take a race to where Xavier was. But someone stopped her.

“Selene.” Someone called from behind her.

She silently huffed, but maintained a smile on her lips before she turned.

When she saw Liam, she didn’t know how to react to him standing before her.

Liam was nominated in the best actor category, and he’d won that award for five years straight.

“Liam, I’m so glad to see you here tonight,” Selene said, her arms wide to give him a brief hug.

Immediately, she regretted it as she felt a piercing glare from behind her. Liam seemed to sense it too. Stylishly, Selene turned to see who was watching her, and her eyes locked with Xavier’s.

Instantly, she turned away from him to look at Liam who’d also seen Xavier.

“Where’s Martha?” Selene asked confusedly. Martha might not have gotten a nomination, but she was invited to the show as a special guest and MC.

“Ahh…she’s talking with a few people…” He stared at her. “You look beautiful. The dress suits you so much, but didn’t I just see Michelle wearing a similar dress?” He asked, wondering if he saw right.

“Yes, she is. A coincidence isn’t it….” She drawled.

Since the day she rejected Liam’s offer of watching a movie together at the theater, they’d not spoken since. So, the conversation was a little awkward for both of them.

“So, are you ready to win?” Liam asked to reduce the tension between the both of them.

“I’m not winning.” I’m winning. Selene replied with a soft laugh. “I’m not good enough.”

“But you got a nomination, which clearly states that you are good enough,” said Liam. “You will win and I will be cheering you from the sidelines,” he wished her.

Despite the slightly busy noisy crowd, they could both hear the heavy steps of someone coming from behind Selene.

“Anyway, I have to go. The show will be starting in less than 10 minutes.” Placing his hands on Selene’s shoulders, he added, “I would love to see more wins in your name.” Selene’s eyes watered at that moment. She never truly had a friend, but Martha and Liam had been there for her, battling Michelle along with her.

As soon as Xavier arrived, Liam bolted out from there.

“You scared my friend away,” she muttered under her breath without looking at Xavier.

“I didn’t do anything. I wanted to talk to him but he didn’t give me the chance to,” Xavier defended himself immediately.

“Of course. You wanted to talk to him so bad you glared hard at him,” she remarked.

Xavier merely shrugged at her remark.

“It’s not my fault he’s scared of me.”

Selene rolled her eyes before she walked off to her seat, while Xavier stared at her back, sighing. He just wanted to tear that dress off her body and have his way with her.

In another corner of the bustling hall, a lady in an icy blue gown, her hair perfectly styled and her lips painted red, gracefully swirled champagne in her glass while her gaze remained fixed on someone across the room.

An evil glint passed through Winter Augusta’s eyes as she glared at the lady in a red dress.