Chapter 472

Chapter 472

"But I... I made a mistake." Seraphina's voice was as light as a feather. "I'm finished, Ms. Tudor. All my scheduled shoots are being canceled, all the brands are demanding emergency meetings. I've destroyed my own future with my own hands, and even Chen..."

Amelia had never seen Seraphina like this. The top supermodel who was always confident in front of the camera, who walked with such presence, now seemed as fragile as glass about to shatter.

She remembered when she first signed Seraphina, the ambition and stubbornness burning in her eyes.

Yes, the more someone cares about something, the more they learn to be controlled by it, to be broken by it.

"Listen." Amelia gripped her hand tightly. "Everyone makes mistakes. That doesn't mean you weren't great before, and it doesn't mean you'll be forever stuck in that moment of falling on stage. What matters is always the path forward."

Seraphina's eyes were empty. "But I..."

"No buts." Amelia thought for a moment, then suddenly had an idea. "Come with me."

She pulled Seraphina's hand and led her to the now-empty runway.

Seraphina jumped, her eyes full of fear, as if the empty venue was still filled with those people's unrestrained mockery and sarcasm.

She was used to smooth sailing, always living under praise, never this embarrassed before.

"Come here." Amelia's voice was cold and harsh as she forcibly pulled Seraphina to where she had fallen. "Look at this, analyze it. Why did you fall here? Why this exact spot?"

Seraphina froze, finally managing to control the buzzing in her head. She crouched down and touched the spot where she had fallen.

The smooth glass runway hadn't been cleaned yet. Where she fell, there was a small round plastic fragment the size of a fingernail, like something from a toy.

Maybe that was what caused her fall.

"See, it wasn't your fault." Amelia picked up the fragment. "The glass is already slippery, and you were wearing stilettos. Slipping is completely normal. Just be more careful next time, and there won't be any problems."

"But..."

"No buts." Amelia pulled her up. "Are you really going to stay down like this? Impossible. You're Seraphina, the Seraphina who never gives up!"

Seraphina stared at Amelia blankly, as if she couldn't believe Amelia had such faith in her.

"Alright, go home and get some good sleep. I'll handle the follow-up issues. With me here, you can relax." After saying this, Amelia called the manager to take Seraphina home.

But unexpectedly, that evening the manager called, saying Seraphina was still drowning her sorrows in alcohol, very upset.

Amelia thought about it and said to let her be—emotions need to be released.

The next day, Amelia went to Seraphina's place, dragged her out of bed, and headed straight to the entrance of Pinecrest's largest amusement park.

Seraphina stared blankly at the bustling crowd and the roller coaster tracks towering into the clouds in the distance.

"Ms. Tudor, what's this about?"

"You've been too tense all along."Amelia waved the two all-access passes in her hand. "You need to completely let loose."

Seraphina frowned. "I'm scared."

Amelia smiled. "We're already here."

She pointed at the drop tower in the distance, supposedly the tallest in the country. "I'm risking my life with you today."

Seraphina's eyes widened slightly, finally showing some human emotion.

They first challenged the signature roller coaster.

While waiting in line, Seraphina's fingers kept trembling. Amelia silently held her hand.

Actually, she was scared too.That feeling of being chased by a demon—she'd never experienced it before.

The moment they sat on the drop tower, Amelia's heart was already in her throat.

When the machine climbed to its highest point, about to plunge down, Amelia started screaming loudly, releasing her fear without restraint.

At the same time, Seraphina beside her was screaming her lungs out, her deafening voice merging with the surrounding screams, shooting straight into the sky.

"Open your eyes!" Amelia shouted in her ear. "You won't die, face it!"

Seraphina's eyes flew open, and at that instant, the drop tower plunged down at high speed.

The wind roared. Seraphina's screams were swallowed by the massive momentum.

Strangely, after the most terrifying drop ended, her head was spinning, filled only with the rush of adrenaline. The runway, the negative comments—she'd left them all behind.

When they got off the ride, Amelia's back was soaked.

"Remember your first time walking an international runway?" Amelia asked. "That was way scarier than this, but you did it."

Seraphina took a deep breath, gasping for air, trying to calm her racing heartbeat."That was different."

"How is it different? Both are fear, both are challenges."

Amelia took a sip of water, her voice trembling in the wind, clearly not fully recovered, her face pale. "The only difference is that on the runway you hide your fear, but here you can completely release it."

Seraphina didn't respond. Right now her legs were weak, but she unexpectedly felt a kind of relief she'd never experienced before.

"How do you feel?" Amelia handed her a bottle of water.

Seraphina smiled slightly. "Like I died once and came back to life."

She seemed to remember something, and her expression darkened again.

"You're just too stubborn, too strong-willed. They say what's too rigid breaks easily. You need to be tempered, you're bound to go through various failures. How could everything be smooth sailing? Look on the bright side." Amelia patted her shoulder.

Seraphina was silent for a long time, then suddenly said, "I didn't just mess up the runway show. There's also... Shawn. He doesn't want me anymore either."

Amelia didn't respond, letting her continue speaking.
"That day after I got drunk, I actually remember some fragments. I heard your conversation."

Seraphina's voice was very low. "I vaguely heard that he was going to leave me. I thought I didn't care, but..."

Her hand unconsciously moved to her chest."It hurts here. It feels heavy, Ms. Tudor.More than any mistake, any negative comment."

Amelia felt somewhat helpless.

"Go find him," she said. "Tell him—how you feel."

Seraphina smiled bitterly. "It's not that simple. I've always believed that if someone is mine, they'll never leave."

Amelia couldn't take it anymore.

"Nonsense!" she said. "Shawn was really hurt by his past relationship. He truly loves you, but he's afraid of being too obsessed with you, of bothering you, of annoying you, so he's pretending to be generous and backing out. He's stupid, but are you stupid too? Are you two really going to break up over some pretentious and ridiculous reasons?"

Seraphina froze, her lips parted slightly, but she didn't speak for a long time.

That evening, Amelia posted on her personal social media a photo of herself and Seraphina with distorted faces on the drop tower, with the caption:

Get back up where you fell down.