Chapter 153 The Danger After The Show
Chapter 153 The Danger After The Show
"Okay, " Daniel said, and watched Rachel leave. She was wearing a grey pleated dress and a coat.
She looked mature and attractive.
Seeing Rachel so happy about meeting Hiram gave Daniel mixed emotions.
But he got rid of that feeling soon. As long as Rachel was happy, he didn't care about other things.
In the theater, Rachel looked around at the seats beside her. Everyone there was a relative or close
friend of the Rong family. Hiram, Joanna and her were sitting in the middle of the front row, which was NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.
the best spot to watch the show.
Hiram had gone outside to make a phone call. A few minutes later, he came back and sat next to
Rachel.
Rachel grabbed his hand and leaned her head against his shoulder. She felt a little uncomfortable,
because everyone around her were members of the Rong family. She, as a new member, was like an
outsider and didn't fit in.
After all, Hiram and her hadn't had a wedding. She didn't know many of his relatives. No wonder she
felt a little nervous.
Hiram held her hands tightly, which was a great comfort to Rachel. He said, "Don't worry. Even though
you don't know any of them, as long as you know me, everything will be fine."
The show began soon.
Surrounded by theatrical smoke and fog, ladies dressed in white swan lake tutu costumes came onto
stage one by one. They spun, stretched and leapt on the stage. Their performance was wonderful.
Rachel had seen this before on television. But watching the show in person in a theater was a
completely different experience.
The stage backdrop was a peaceful lake at night. Surrounded by that smoke and fog, the audience felt
like they were in the scene, too. Those elegant dancers, who were as beautiful as white swans, passed
by in front of them one by one.
The audience were a little confused at first, but they gradually began to understand the plot as the
show developed.
When Lydia appeared on stage, she amazed the audience, making the Rong family really proud of her.
She was already beautiful, and now that she was dancing ballet, she looked even more attractive and
elegant. It was said that she had started to learn ballet at a very young age and she hadn't quitted
ballet even after going to the US to study.
The audience were so absorbed in the show that they didn't feel the time passed.
Soon, it was almost the end of the show.
Some of the audience started to leave.
Except the people in the first row.
When the show finally ended, Lydia came down from the stage to greet the Rong family, still wearing
the same costume.
"Joanna, you're so lucky. Look how beautiful Lydia is! I wonder which lucky man will marry her!" said
one of the uncles, looking at Lydia. He couldn't help complimenting her.
"That's for sure. Our Lydia, is a great beauty!" Shirley said proudly.
"Yeah, when Lydia was a little girl, she was already very pretty. Shirley, it is ten now. It's getting late. I
guess we can go home together." Miranda checked her watch. It was late. Her mother-in-law was sick
today so she hadn't come to the show.
"Oh, Miranda, let me stay with Lydia for a few more minutes…" Shirley said, twitching her mouth.
Miranda shook her head and laughed. "When we left the house tonight, mom asked me to bring you
home early. It's dangerous at night. Let's go!"
"Shirley, listen to Miranda. Go. I have to change my clothes later and then go home!" Lydia said, patting
Shirley on her shoulder.
Shirley pouted and left with Miranda reluctantly.
Other people started to leave, too.
Soon, only Hiram, Rachel, Joanna and Chad were left in the theater.
Lydia had gone to the backstage to change her clothes. Hiram was planning to drive Joanna and Lydia
home first.
Rachel agreed.
The Rong family was very precious, so it made sense for Hiram to make such a decision.
However, as time passed, other dancers had already changed their clothes and come out, but Lydia
was still nowhere to be seen.
"What happened to Lydia? What's taking her so long?" Joanna was becoming a little impatient. She
paced back and forth worriedly.
"How about this? Mom, I'll go to the backstage and check it out. Just wait here for a few moments, "
Rachel said.
Hiram, who was trying to call Lydia, put down his phone and said, "I guess she hasn't finished. She
didn't answer my call. Go inside and find her. Call me if you have any problems. I'll wait here for you."
Rachel nodded her head and walked towards the stage.
Hiram walked Rachel to the hallway of the backstage. He was going to follow her when Chad walked to
him and said, "Hiram, he's asking for you." Chad gave the phone to Hiram.
"Thanks." Hiram took the phone and watched Rachel walk on the hallway. He turned around to answer
his phone.
Since the show had ended, many of the lights had been turned off. Walking in the dark hallway scared
Rachel a little.
"Lydia?
Where are you?
Are you done? Lydia…"
Rachel kept asking while she walked inside. When she saw the dressing room, she opened the door
and walked into the room, but no one was there.
In case she had missed something, she opened all the doors one by one.
Everyone was gone, so she didn't have to worry about bothering others.
"Lydia? Where are you? Could you answer me?"
Rachel opened another door. But this room was dark inside, Which was a little strange because the
previous rooms she had opened had all been lit up. This was the only one that was dark.
"Lydia? Are you there?" Rachel asked. Suddenly, she noticed a foot. Although it was dark, she was
sure that it was a man's foot.
She furrowed her eyebrows and loosened her grip on the door knob immediately, getting ready to
leave.
She had gone through this before, and she knew exactly what was going to happen.
If she was right, someone was trying to kidnap Lydia.
She couldn't deal with this situation on her own. She needed help!
"Rachel, run! Find Hiram and save me!"
Lydia shouted at her just as she was about to close the door. Immediately, the lights in the room were
turned on.
"Rachel? Is she the daughter-in-law of that old fox? Be quick! Catch her!" said a man in the room with
his husky voice.
At that moment, Rachel smiled coldly, like she was drowning in the cold sea.
But she didn't hesitate to run. She tried her best to run to the other end of the hallway. But in her
nervousness, she had run into a dead end. The exit was on the other end.
"Be quick! Help me tie her up!"
Rachel turned her head to look at the four unknown men chasing her. Panicking, she kicked a tripod
beside her.
When the four men were about to catch her, Rachel exerted herself and pulled down the whole tripod!
It crashed with such a huge sound that Hiram, who was waiting outside, became alert immediately!