Chapter 457

457 Pair of Dunces
The directors, production crew, and the audience were baffled by Toblas‘ sudden warning to Wynter.
“What was that all about?” one of the viewers asked.
“I almost died laughing! What’s Kina going on about?” another jested.
The other guests on the show were giving Toblas odd looks as well. He didn’t look like the type to say
such things.
Wynter, however, was not surprised to hear this coming out of Tobias‘ mouth. From his pictures and the
stories Fabian had told her, he was exactly the type to say such things.
“You might want to take a look at the instructions, Kina,” she pointed out, not wanting to waste any
time.
The sooner they wrapped up filming this episode, the sooner the anger and grudge lingering in the air
would dissipate.
Besides, if they dawdled any longer, the frail–looking celebrity standing by the side might not make it
through the evening
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Wynter also had no intention of announcing on camera that Tobias was her biological brother. She
would talk to him in private once filming wrapped up and she had taken care of the angry energy that
plagued
the location.
Unexpectedly, Tobias frowned and said, “I don’t think my sister would appreciate you getting so friendly
with me.
Meanwhile, Fabian was watching Ultimate Survival on television, hoping to glimpse how Tobias was
faring on a variety show.
He wouldn’t admit it, but he secretly kept an eye on his grandchildren to make sure they were doing
well.
When he saw Wynter on camera, he immediately dragged Alexis in front of the television to watch the
show with him.
“Ha ha! I bet Tobias will kick himself for saying that once he finds out the truth!” Fabian laughed.
Alexis chuckled as well. “He’s probably going to hate himself the moment filming wraps.”
On the set, having heard what Toblas said to her, Wynter remarked with faint amusement, “You are a
man
of fine principles, Mr. Quinnell.”
“That I am,” Tobias agreed with a confident grin, his celebrity swagger showing. He wouldn’t allow any
woman who wasn’t his sister to become friendly with him!
He hadn’t even realized that he had revealed his true colors to a stranger. After all, his looks and the
image his agency had curated for him all indicated he was the strong, silent type.
Wynter let out a small laugh. “In that case, I hope you can hold on to those principles when you watch
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episode on television in the future. Shall we look at the gist of the story for today?”
The pair of them had already fallen behind due to their idle conversation earlier.
Oliver was already making his partner, the middle–aged surgeon, memorize the details of the story.
This said enough about what Oliver thought of the surgeon and any other non–celebrity.
Thed as he did to appear courteous, Oliver simply couldn’t hide the fact that he had very little regard for
non–celebrities.
“Ten minutes to memorize the storyline, characters, main characters, and the gist of the incident?
That’s some serious brain work,” someone commented.
“That’s why the contestants are better off picking honor–roll students! I bet Cecilia has already
memorized
everything. I’ve seen her do something like this on livestream once,” another viewer chimed in.
“Well, she is from Sacred Heart Medical University. I’d expect nothing short of genius from her.”
“Everyone’s already started memorizing, and the pair of dunces are still dilly–dallying! What’s up with
that?”
The pair of dunces in question was none other than Tobias and Wynter, whom everyone thought were
likely to get eliminated first.
“They have three minutes left!” a viewer typed anxiously.
“I don’t think a certain airhead idol has committed the story to memory yet,” came a sarcastic comment.
“That fifth candidate is so pretentious. It irks me,” a viewer pointed out. “She barely glanced at the
paper before putting it down. I doubt she remembers anything. She’s just another pretty face.”
“She’s good at putting on airs now. But when the challenge begins, she’ll be scared out of her wits and
reveal her true colors,” another viewer typed.
“Ultimate Survival is in a different league as far as variety shows are concerned. It’s not somewhere
you can fake it till you make it!”
The last comment was right. Ultimate Survival was popular because of how unique its set–up was.
At that moment, Dexter’s voice rang out again. “Time’s up, people! Put down the docket in your hand
and enter the hospital!”
The guests did as they were told and stepped foot into the hospital. The sound effects built up to
highlight the suspense of the moment.
“Welcome to The Lost Children’s Hospital. From now on, you will need to distinguish what is real and
what is not. This will determine whether you’ll be the ultimate survivor!”
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