CHAPTER 53: THE RUN WAY

The host finished his opening remarks, and Beauty and Laura were already waiting backstage.

The music started.

Laura appeared in front of the media and the crowd in a white floor-length gown.

With her graceful figure, she attracted the attention of numerous media outlets.

All cameras were pointing at her.

She instantly became the center of attention, achieving the feeling of being a superstar.

Beauty let out a long breath, looking at the time on her wristwatch.

Laura really liked to be in the spotlight.

She had been on stage for so long, leaving little time for her.

Sarah’s face was as calm as the deep sea.

While it appeared peaceful on the surface, underneath was a surge of emotions.

Finally, Laura exited from the other side.

Sarah turned her face to Beauty and gave her a "you got this" gesture.

Under everyone’s gaze, Beauty in a blue long dress, slowly walked out from backstage, the long fishtail skirt swaying gracefully behind her.

It was undeniable that this dress perfectly accentuated her curvaceous figure.

The 10-centimeter high heels seemed no problem for her at all.

Despite not being used to high heels in general, she felt as if she was walking on level ground now, exuding a powerful aura.

The audience started murmuring, this was probably the most stylish runway show by Marson so far.

Beauty extended her delicate white arm, and with a regal stride, she walked across the red carpet.

Finally, she joined hands with Laura for a closing bow.

Her ring and bracelet sparkled under the lights, enchanting like a galaxy.

Lucas watched the live broadcast backstage, his ice-cold face now showed a hint of emotion.

"This girl isn’t bad!"

She has the potential to be a model, seems like you have a good eye," Drake said.

Lucas crossed his arms in front of his chest, his eyes fixed unwaveringly on the TV screen, a wicked grin on his face.

"Her value doesn’t merely lie in modeling.

Otherwise, why would I pick her when there are so many international top models, and even supermodels like Vera in the company?"

Lucas gave a languid lift of his cold gaze, settling down on the couch, shooting a glance at Drake as he spoke.

"Spoken like a true gentleman. Drake said to him

Coincidentally, my ambition extends beyond being just a model."

Beauty emerged from the dressing room, her face flushed, yet the corner of her mouth lifted in a slight smile, revealing slight dimples on her cheeks.

As soon as Laura changed clothes, she directly walked towards Lucas, her face beaming with self-satisfaction.

Beauty shot a cold glance at the sibling pair, rolling her eyes internally.

Those two did have something in common — both were equally annoying!

"You Beauty, your face seems to be getting more serious.

Shall I take you to the hospital?"

Sarah’s gaze settled on her face, concern evident in her tone.

For a young girl, nothing is greater than her looks, let alone for such a naturally beautiful girl like Beauty!

Lucas shrugged off Laura’s arm around him, stood up and turned towards Beauty, his voice colder than ever: "You go change I am taking you to the hospital.

Sarah cast a pitying glance at Beauty, then turned around with a small smirk tugging her lips: "Lucas, you need to be gentle with her.

If it weren’t for Beauty’s quick thinking, we’d probably have struggled to wrap things up."

Ignoring Lucas she turned on her heel and exited.

Leaving a proud and aloof silhouette behind.

Beauty was extremely unwilling to go to the hospital with Lucas, she tried her best to excuse herself.

Eventually, she still found herself being manhandled into his car.

Then he left her with a single sentence: "My time is precious, don’t test my patience, unless you don’t want this face anymore."

Who is the one not wanting their face here!

Clearly, he was the one insisting on driving her to the hospital.

She could’ve asked anyone else to take her even if he didn’t.

She was certainly not appreciative of this act of kindness.

Indeed, getting medical attention with a wealthy benefactor was a different experience—no need for queueing or registration, they went straight to the specialists once they entered the hospital.

Beauty couldn’t help but secretly mutter in her heart, this was the benefit of being rich indeed!

Following a series of body checks, blood draws, allergy tests, and even an ECG, the conclusion was a fragrance allergy.

Beauty held up the box of setting powder in her hand, presenting it to the doctor.

She raised an eyebrow, "Doctor, can you test if this cosmetic product caused it?"

Lucas’s cold eyes subtly shifted, revealing no emotions on his face, as usual.

But he didn’t stop her.

Ten minutes later, the nurse brought in the test results, and Beauty’s eyes seemed to shine.

Regardless, she was determined to get to the bottom of this.

Although she already had a fair idea, evidence was necessary.

The doctor glanced at the test result, raised his eyes slightly, "Miss Beauty, we did not find any fragrance in the powder, but there are remnants of a chemical fragrance on the powder puff, which is likely to be the culprit.

You developed a rash on your face after using it.

But it’s nothing serious.

I will prescribe a medicinal cream that in combination with vitamins should completely eliminate it within a week or so."

Beautyfuriously raised her eyes and glared straight at Lucas, coldly exclaiming: "So you’re saying it’s because of this powder puff!

Some people are just too defensive!

Now that we’ve found the evidence, do you think I deliberately did this to myself?"

Facing Beauty’s accusation and anger, Lucas just faintly said thank you to the doctor.

Then he picked up the medicine slip from the table, and dragged her outside.

"Hey!

How can you be so unreasonable!

I am the victim here, are you trying to get rid of me?"

In public eye, Beauty was dragged across the floor to the counter to pick up the medicine, and then forcibly pulled back into the car,

looking furious in her high heels and long dress.

"If you don’t behave yourself, maybe I really will make you disappear.

Everyone knows what happened today, your evidence won’t change anything, making a fuss about it won’t do any good for you."

As he spoke, Lucas opened the ointment from the bag, and abruptly pulled Beauty to his side, flipping over to straddle her.

She wanted to say something, but the sudden intimate action had her so scared that she stumbled on her words.

Opening and closing her mouth, she couldn’t utter a single word.

She could only knit her eyebrows and huff,

"Perverted old man!

You’re so heavy, you should lose weight!"

Her face was tightly clamped between large hands, her eyes watering in pain.

She silently cursed in her heart, "Doesn’t this perverted old man know the meaning of gentleness?

Does he have to be so rough with me?"

The clearly defined fingers gently massaged her face, the cooling medicine providing exceptional comfort.

Although her face was burning hot at the moment, it seemed to be hidden under the cool ointment.

"Remember to apply it every day, three times, and don’t forget to take this vitamin too."

The deep voice echoed in her ears, tickling her, numbing her, giving her a momentary buzz.

It seems that the man in front of her did understand gentleness.

Even though his hands were a bit heavy, his voice remained very light.

In a tone like coaxing a child to take medicine.