"Yo, Mr. Clemens," Andrew hustled to catch up with Micah, leaning in close. "Those two chicks we saw... they might be "

"Andrew!" Micah cut him off, sharp as a knife. "You've been yappin' too much tonight."

Andrew clammed up but felt a knot of anxiety in his gut.

Micah suddenly barked, "Call Rylan. There's a storm brewin' tonight. Tell him to lock up the windows and doors and keep an eye on the kids."

Andrew blinked, caught off guard, but quickly nodded. "Got it."

As Andrew dashed off, it hit him-Micah was always a step ahead, like he had a crystal ball or something.

In the locker room, Annika, barely keeping her voice down, asked anxiously, "What are we gonna do? Are we really gonna change into swimsuits and get picked?" "Chill out," Sadie glanced around at the other women, all dolled up and buzzing with excitement.

"Why aren't you changing?" a curious woman piped up.

Sadie and Annika stayed mum.

Another woman sneered, "If you don't wanna be here, then scram. Why act all high and mighty now?"

"Yeah," others chimed in, "No one's forcing you."

"You..." Annika was about to lose it, but Sadie grabbed her arm, signaling her to let it go.

Annika fumed but kept quiet.

Just then, a friendly voice broke through. "Didn't bring swimsuits? How about these?"

Sadie looked up to see a woman already stripped down to a sexy bikini, flaunting her perfect figure.

A fresh, charming face stood out among the crowd. Sadie recognized her as the girl who had caught Micah's eye earlier. "You're the one who spoke Celestian earlier, right?"

"Yep, that was me," the woman said, flashing a warm smile. "These swimsuits are a bit more modest. Wanna use them?"

"Thanks," Sadie said, taking the swimsuit and glancing at the name tag: Olivia Graham. "Nice name. You from Country D?"

"Yeah," Olivia smiled gracefully, "You?"

"Nope, I'm from Celestia," Sadie replied with a grin. "Thanks for the swimsuits. Everyone else is out; you should go too." Olivia looked back and quickly followed, "I'll head out then. You guys should change and come out soon."

"Sure thing," Sadie responded, watching her leave.

Soon, the locker room was empty. Annika whispered, "This Olivia looks familiar, and her name rings a bell too."

"She's the daughter of the richest guy in Country H," Sadie said quickly. "Last time at the Newark auction for the Sapphire Depths project, her dad bid $10 billion against me. She even went backstage to replace Micah." "Oh, right, I remember now," Annika said, the lightbulb going off. "She was waiting backstage for Mr. Clemens, and he invited her to the private box for a bit."

"Yeah, back then, I had just gotten back to Newark and hadn't reunited with Micah," Sadie recalled. "Micah wanted to use her to see if I was really Sadie."

"That's her," Annika nodded. "I don't get it. With such a cushy background, why would she come here to get picked?"

"I've said it before, the better the background, the higher the standards," Sadie smirked. "They all think regular guys aren't good enough for them, only Micah."

"Do you think she's here for Mr. Clemens?" Annika asked cautiously. "She seemed different from the other women. The others had that competitive look, but when she looked at Mr. Clemens, her eyes were full of admiration and affection."

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