Loving A STRANGER 181 Chapter 181: You Made The Show Earned Big

"Aiden," Khloe whined, "why does it sound like you don't believe in me? This is good news. If I win, we could announce our engagement at the awards show! Why don't you want to believe me? Don't you want to continue our marriage? What is the reason behind that you suddenly changed recently?" She threw a tantrum to Aiden.

"I am fine with that," Aiden replied perfunctorily. At the moment, he was very confused and, more than anything, what he wanted to do was to call Kylie. He knew that, when Kylie heard the news, she would be disappointed because, if anyone deserved the Oscar, it was Kylie – not Khloe. Obviously, Kylie was better than Khloe. Aiden knows that Kylie poured in a lot of effort and acting skills in all the shows she's been part of. 

"I can't wait to announce our wedding to everyone," Khloe continued smugly as if she had already won the award; she was that confident. All she could think about how glorious it would be to rub the statue in Kylie's face as if she were some beaten dog. She wanted to defeat Kylie in all aspects, no matter which or what way she'll be going to do just to have victory over her. 

Khloe can't even give up Aiden because she wants to be his wife. Having Aiden's name as her husband, it makes a big difference. 

Aiden couldn't find words to say. His mind flew to Kylie. He regretted dumping Kylie for Khloe. He realized he made a big mistake. 

"Forget about it. You're overthinking!" Aiden said quickly. 

"Then, why you sound not happy when I shared the news about my nomination?" She snapped at him. 

"I said, let go of your negative thoughts because I am too tired today. I should go home now!" He quickly stood, aiming to leave a fast as he could. Khloe drained all his energy. 

"Okay, take care!" Khloe walked him until his car. 

After an hour, Laurence arrived home, and he took two Advil and Two Tylenol. The headache that he'd had earlier had only gotten worse, and as the pain persisted, he slipped into depression. He was glad that he'd been able to raise his daughter's spirits, but he'd seen how she'd a.s.sumed that she'd win, which was far from a foregone conclusion. In fact, it was more likely that she would lose. Laurence had spoiled Khloe so much, and he even does a lot of bribing to let her baby daughter, please. Khloe often gets vulnerable when she's being rejected and judged by others. 

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After a week of recording, Kylie was very happy with how things were going. She had been working hard, and she felt like, as the underdog, she'd earned the respect of the rest of the cast and crew, excluding Khloe and Laurence, of course. As much as they disliked Kylie, though, they could find no fault in her performance, and the audience loved her.

The Tea Maiden was launched to good ratings, which only got better as the series progressed. By the time it came to its finale, the audience was on the edge of its seat; they loved the show but, even more so, they loved Kylie. Because of this, the studio began airing Trailblazers the week after The Tea Maiden concluded. In this way, Kylie's fans were able to follow her with no time-lapse.

The first episode of Trailblazers had higher ratings than any single episode of The Tea Maiden had. Unfortunately for Khloe, she had not been able to curb her ego, vanity, or general b.i.t.c.hy att.i.tude, so almost all of her scenes had been left on The Tea Maiden's cutting floor.

The few fans that had remained loyal to her began to ask questions like, "Didn't you say that Khloe was a co-star in this program? I haven't even seen much of her at all…"

More common comments included such a.s.sertions as, "Her scenes must have been cut because of her bad performances."

After the second episode of Trailblazers was aired to equally good ratings, Nina invited Kylie into her office and asked her to sit down. She poured them each a gla.s.s of her finest wine, sat down, and proposed a toast in Kylie's honor. They touched their gla.s.ses, sipped, and then Nina smiled and said, "Kylie, I really want to say 'thank you.' Without you, no one would have known about Trailblazers. Just having your name attached to it brought it from obscurity and directly into prime time! You made the show earned big than I expected,"

Kylie blushed uncomfortably. She wasn't used to such high praise. Because the company she worked for was so Khloe-centric, she was much more used to being s.h.i.+t on, hara.s.sed, and bullied. "The desire of my heart," Nina continued, "is that there are way more opportunities for us to work together in the future. Not only are you a great performer, but your attributes are honorable, and I like you as a person.

"You are too kind," Kylie replied meekly. "I would like that very much."

A lot of people had invested everything under the a.s.sumption that Khloe would be the next Drew Barrymore. Now, as they watched her star burn out in proportion to Kylie's rise in popularity, they were very worried – and no one was more worried than Taylor was. As David reported the situation to him, his face turned red, and he snarled as he spoke: "This is your entire fault. Khloe should never have been allowed to partic.i.p.ate in The Tea Maiden. The girl is good for nothing."

"When it comes to Khloe and Kylie," Taylor continued, "even my husband has taken Kylie's side. He has never even been a fan of the series show, but he watched The Tea Maiden religiously, and now he is watching Trailblazers…"