Chapter 27

Time fleeted unnoticeably, and it was almost ten o’clock. “Get ready, everyone,” an assistant called out to the supermodels backstage. “Stand by the stage. It’s almost showtime!” The supermodels stood up to get in line according to their given number. Charmine was the last to appear on stage, thus it was not her turn for at least the next thirty minutes. She laid back languidly on her seat as she settled her mind. Outside, amid the huge space of Ocean Pearl, a tall T-stage was built in half-translucent colourful glass, surrounded by chairs across its perimeters. The guests in the hall were the richest in the country, able to afford a ticket at a starting price of 200,000 dollars. Outside the hall, the standing tickets were as high as a thousand dollars. Most of the audience was looking forward to the show; some for the models while some for the jewelry. Of course, the one thing everyone was really looking forward to was Charmine Jordan and how she would ‘stun the world’ as she claim