Chapter 27: A Pushover Character
Rain was prepared to clock out when Cris decided to check in on her in the dressing room. Promptly, she handed him the remaining spy gadgets she had, which he discreetly stashed away in the kitchen area where he had secured a hiding spot. Brandon also had another assigned undercover operative to work in the kitchen to make sure things would remain undiscovered.
"Madame Beck wants to see you before you leave," Cris informed her.
Rain simply nodded before they walked outside. The moment they were out, she saw Madame Beck talking with someone she recognized. As such, she quickly pulled Cris into a corner to hide.
"What’s wrong?" Cris murmured.
"Michael will recognize me," she urgently whispered. "I’ll wait in the dressing room. Tell Madame Beck that I’m having stomach issues and that I can’t see her right now. Do whatever it takes to keep me from running into Michael."
Cris nodded in understanding, and Rain quickly retreated back to the dressing room. However, she was startled when the door suddenly swung open before she could even open it herself.
"Well, well, well... I heard Madame Beck has a new star," a beautiful woman with long, curly blonde hair hissed at her while eyeing her from head to toe. Two other women also stood behind her, their arms crossed as if judging her.
"Look at how spacious her dressing room is, Vania. Isn’t Madame Beck being unfair?" one of the women, the black-haired one with the bob cut, complained. "We’ve been busting our asses here for ages, and yet this newcomer gets a prime spot after just one performance, which was even interrupted. She’s even getting private VIP gigs on her second day."
Rain simply stood there waiting for their next move. These three reminded her of the mean girls from high school movies—the bullies. Vania, the blonde, was the club’s main star according to Cris. She hadn’t met her yet since she’d been out of the country on vacation. Meeting the woman now, it was clear that she was going to be a headache for her moving forward.