Chapter 36 Section 9

Lana was very busy, she kept calling out to acquaintances, accepting greetings, while hastily settled her mother and daughter into their seats, and hurried backstage. Hours just passed by in a hurry. Lana stood in the center of the stage, and the applause continued for a long time.Lana didn't use any gestures to signal everyone to be quiet, she was not in a hurry to start, she just wanted to stand for a while.Lana had a faint premonition that this might be the only time she stood on this stage tonight, or even in this life. Finally, Lana read out the most famous and most anticipated phrases in Hollywood into the microphone: "The Oscar goes to (the Oscar winner is)—" Here, as usual, there is a pause to make a joke.Lana scanned the audience, the audience was eagerly waiting, thousands of eyes fixed on her fingers tearing open the envelope, "Red Buttons!"

"Sayonara" (Sayonara) Best Supporting Actor ran on stage, took the statuette from Lana, and the two embraced and kissed amid deafening cheers. Lana once said that her premonitions come true nine times out of ten.Lana didn't win that day, and the best actress Oscar went to Joanne Woodward for her portrayal of the housewife Eve's triple personality for The Three Faces of Eve Approval from the award judges. After the ceremony, Lana ignored Jonny's request and took her mother and daughter to the ball. The three generations played until midnight. After the dance, Lana sent her mother off first, and then took her daughter home together.On weekdays, Xue Luoer lived with her grandmother for more than half of the time, but tonight was different, she wanted to be with her mother.

As soon as Lana got out of the car, something was wrong because she heard the music.She remembered that before she left, she only turned on the wall lamp in the living room as usual, and did not turn on the radio. Music is coming from the master bedroom.Lana remained calm and first went to Xue Luoer's room to help her daughter remove her makeup*.Still immersed in the excitement of "Oscar Night", the little girl lay on the bed and held Lana's hand and chatted for more than half an hour. Lana kissed her daughter lightly on the forehead: "Okay, I have to go back to my room and take off my tights."

"Oh, mom, don't," Xue Luoer said in a daze, "you look so pretty in it." "But I've got to go to bed. Good night, sweetie. Shall I close the door for you?" Xue Luoer said no, so Lana left a gap in the door. The lights in the master bedroom were dark.Lana groped to turn on the switch, and as expected, Jonny leaned on the sofa and looked at her with a smirk: "I didn't expect that." After touching for about two minutes, Lana didn't answer.She took out vodka from the wine cabinet and poured a small glass, took a sip before saying: "I don't know why you stay here, and I don't want to know. But you have to leave now, because Xue Luoer is next door, and there is no close the door."

"Then you close the door." "You don't understand me. I don't want to quarrel in front of my daughter, so please leave immediately." "No way!" What exactly happened that night, Lana never told anyone, and neither did Johnny.Xue Luoer only remembered getting up the next day and seeing her mother still wearing her diamond jewelry, her left cheek was bruised and there were several scratches on her body. For several days, Lana Turner stayed at home, and when friends invited her, she only said that she had been busy with "Oscar parties" after returning from Mexico, and she hadn't even opened her suitcase yet.When Lana was able to walk, no matter where she went, she was followed by a tail that couldn't be shaken off.Jonny Stepanato swore he would never let Lana go out alone again.

The first weekend in April is Easter, and Xue Luoer's school has a long holiday, from the Friday of the Passion of Jesus Christ (interestingly, the West calls this day "Good Friday") to the Sunday of His Resurrection. On Thursday afternoon, April 3, Lana went to pick up her daughter from school, and Jonny followed.