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219: Getting recognized
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The Ugly Duckling: Rise of the Forsaken Wife 223: Resorting to Tricks
The rattling sound of the old heater echoed in the background. The dim light from the lamp barely illuminated the room.Danice stared at the man lying on the bed, her expression solemn.Manager Fang came in. Danice looked up at her and asked, “Where is the doctor?”“…There’s no doctor in the nearby village. Pei had to go to the town to look for one. But Claire told me that the clinics are already closed at this hour. We might only be able to get a doctor in the morning.”Danice glanced at Julian anxiously. “…That man named Pei—did he come with him?”Manager Fang nodded.Danice sighed in relief. If Pei was Julian’s person, then he would definitely find a way to get a doctor, no matter the hour.Manager Fang looked at the man on the bed, her expression turning serious. “Pei checked on him earlier. There are no visible wounds. Why hasn’t he woken up yet?”Danice followed her gaze. “…I might have hit him too hard…”Manager Fang: “…” She could still recall her shock when she saw that scene
The Ugly Duckling: Rise of the Forsaken Wife 222: What happened to Danice?
As the car continued forward, the houses became more scattered, the road growing darker. The buildings they passed were unlit, swallowed by the night.Julian noticed the scene and couldn’t help asking, “Are the people in this area extremely impoverished?” He had seen several residents inside the houses, relying on candlelight.“No. It seems to be a power outage,” the guide replied. “This old town experiences outages from time to time.”When they passed by the village, the entire area was shrouded in darkness. Several people stood outside, holding their phones high to use the flashlight function.The sight was absurd in such a remote village.It was already deep into the night. Most villagers should have been inside their homes, sleeping. Not on their devices.From their appearance, these people didn’t look like locals at all. They looked like city folk.“…Is that the production crew?” Julian asked.The guide recognized a few faces and nodded. “Yes.”But something felt off.Based on th
The Ugly Duckling: Rise of the Forsaken Wife 221: Suspicions
Danice sighed. What an unlucky day.She had no devices with her, was locked inside a cold, dark room, and no one seemed to be in the house.Pulling the blanket around herself, she could only wait for Manager Fang or someone else to return.However, with no clock or watch, Danice couldn’t tell how much time had passed. It felt like an hour—yet it might have been only a few minutes. There was no way to know.She hugged the blanket tightly. Without the heater, the room grew cold almost immediately. This province was in the north, and the nights were especially frigid, even more so with winter approaching.Soon, her eyes adjusted to the darkness. Shapes in the room slowly emerged, and the world outside the window became clearer.The cold and darkness reminded her of that warehouse—the one with holes in the walls. She remembered how she had relied on the small openings facing Zagar’s window as her only source of light.Compared to those cold lonely nights, being locked in this cold dark ro
The Ugly Duckling: Rise of the Forsaken Wife 220: Alone in the creepy house
Manager Fang opened the door and was surprised to see Shaina standing outside.“Hi. I heard you guys would be staying here, so I dropped by before leaving.”The two let her in. Danice had thought Shaina left yesterday, but she had actually stayed. Was she also lodging in a nearby village?Shaina was holding a bottle of orange juice. “Thank you for talking with me on set. You’re the only friend I managed to make here. It’s because you’re kind and didn’t push me away. Everyone on set is afraid of Medina, and they naturally avoid me too. But you didn’t…”Danice: “…”She wanted to say that she had avoided her, but Shaina had kept approaching her anyway.“I’m very grateful for your company these past two days. And… I apologize again for making things difficult for you.” Shaina handed her the orange juice. “I hope for your success. I’m rooting for you.”Danice accepted the drink. “Thank you. Take care on your way home.”After Shaina left, Manager Fang glanced at Danice.Seeing her look, Dan
The Ugly Duckling: Rise of the Forsaken Wife 219: Getting recognized
The village was close to the set. Although the houses were old and traditional, each one was equipped with a traditional heater.“Fortunately, I brought most of our things in the car. Otherwise, I would’ve had to drive back,” Manager Fang said.Driving back and forth wasn’t a problem, but Manager Fang didn’t want to leave Danice alone—especially at a time like this, when Medina might scheme against her.Manager Fang persuaded Danice to get some sleep.When Danice woke up, it was already bright outside. Manager Fang told her that the director hadn’t called. Since there was still no news about whether Medina was feeling better, they stayed inside the house until they received a call from Claire.“The director called the other main cast members. You can shoot your scenes with them, Danice.”They couldn’t proceed with the original filming, so the director had no choice but to shoot some of the other main cast’s scenes instead. They had originally planned to film the latter part of the sto
The Ugly Duckling: Rise of the Forsaken Wife 218: Romantic interest
Shaina’s smile deepened.“You probably haven’t heard about it, but my friend has a difficult past. She and her mother were abandoned because of her father’s other woman. Facing you, I believe she would rather be your enemy than cater to people like you. She despises your kind—women who ruin families through affairs and then have the audacity to be the official wife despite being the other woman.”The sneer on Medina’s face vanished.Shain’s smile turned livelier. She had been enduring this old woman for a long time now. Finally, she could be wild and free. Shaina tilted her head, pretending to recall something. “What did she say again? Ah, right—‘Heaven must be fair. No matter how hard you tried, it never gave you children, because your relationship was wrong from the start. Any child born from it would only be a sinner, just like their parents.’”Medina’s face flushed red with fury.How dare she!Acting on impulse, Medina slapped Shaina across the face.“You really love running your
The Ugly Duckling: Rise of the Forsaken Wife 128: I want to get to know you
In the next room, the black long-haired man was on the phone. His butler sounded frantic as he urged him to come home.“Master, you must return. This is the fifth time the headmaster has summoned you. If we keep rejecting his calls, he might barge into your room himself. And if that happens, your u
The Ugly Duckling: Rise of the Forsaken Wife 127: The Golden Rose Pin - The Origin
"How did she pull it off? Women in that era must have had a much harder time."Back then, women were looked down upon and did not receive the same opportunities or education as men. Men could learn swordsmanship, war tactics, and military strategy, while women were taught embroidery and the arts. I
The Ugly Duckling: Rise of the Forsaken Wife 126: The Golden Rose Pin- Renewal
Mrs. Wilshire turned her gaze back to the painting. “It was the most painful thing I had ever experienced. Even more painful than the struggle of keeping the Wilshire name and the company he left behind.”Their lives were different, their stories not the same…But the pain they bore, the harshness
The Ugly Duckling: Rise of the Forsaken Wife 125: A story that couldn't be told
Danice was brought to a VVIP guest room in the art gallery. Mrs. Beverly Wilshire was already waiting for her. Beverly smiled when she saw her.“You look so different from last time. Is this the real you?”Danice smiled. “Yes. You told me to wear something comfortable.”Beverly laughed. “Of course.
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