A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy)
Chapter 697

Chapter 697

Chapter 697

Although Patrick brought Cordy home to her mansion, his request to go inside or for a drink wassummarily refused.

She really was ruthless.

Fortunately, she received her roses, although that was because he threatened to go in the mansion ifshe did not.

Cordy was compelled to take his roses, and that put Patrick in a good mood.

She probably didn’t notice, but her guard against his courting and his presence in general was easing.

Before, Cordy would look at him as if he was an idiot no matter how hard he tried, and strode off intothe distance.

The path before had certainly been long and harsh, but now… There was hope.

Meanwhile, filming for the second stage of ’Actors on Set’ was under way at North City Channel’sstudios.

Viewership on the first season crushed every other variety show, and shot straight to trendingsearches.

Naturally, Zoe was mentioned to some extent as well, since many were curious about her suddendisappearance from the spotlight. However, she had too few scenes; it was clear who the productioncrew wanted to lead the show. They even went out as far as to advertise themselves on searchengines while pushing Zoe out of the spotlight.

However, Zoe still managed to make the first eight most searched actors and actresses.

It was a relatively safe spot for her, which was why her performance was calmer in contrast to the firstact.

As long as she did as she had always done, she probably wouldn’t be eliminated, given the currentrankings.

While everyone waited backstage, the host took the stage, gave the opening monologue, andannounced the rules.

This time, the last two would be eliminated.

The first was a direct elimination for the contestant who placed last in audience votes.

The second was the contestant whom the four mentors picked from the five contestants who placed inthe last five places.

In other words, placing tenth to fifteenth was precarious. Every actor and actress who thoughtthemselves safe became nervous. 1

Zoe was one of them, since she had been placed eighth-smack dab in the middle.

A little further down, and she would be tenth.

And she was very sure that none amongst the judges’ panel would pick her.

Although her best hopes were in Hailey, she had a nagging feeling that Hailey had become biasedagainst her during the rehearsals. In turn, this made her even less confident, i

‘Forget it,’ Zoe thought to herself as she inhaled deeply.

Whatever will be, will be. There was no helping it if she really was going to be eliminated. She just hadto relax and give a proper show.

She was the fourth act, and she prepared to take the stage.

Her partners Wynn and Candice were nervous as well, and they did a group cheer before going onstage.

They were playing a part in Jay’s movie, and Zoe was playing Cora’s role. She had considered a greatmany things before she got in character…