The Numbers That Brought Our Fates Together Chapter 235: Extra.

*Light spotlights and loud applause*

Host: Ladies and Gentlemen, we are pleased to welcome you to our studio! Today, our guests are the main participants in the show which is called "The Numbers". Let us greet them with thunderous applause!

*Elena, David, Corey, Daniel and Rick come in.*

Host: Fuh, it was a very intense and emotional flashback, agree? How do you like the playing of your colleagues?

Corey: To be honest, I cried almost every chapter. I wanted to burst onto the stage and kick all of these people who offended our boys there. *shows fists and actively waves with her hands*

Daniel: *pats Corey on the back* Darling, what can we do, it was a hard time for many. If you want to help, then I allow you to bake some cookies for Armand. He loves your goodies.

Rick: I also want cookies, my flashback had been rank 1 in the popularity ranking for 3 weeks! *looks at Corey with a begging look*

Daniel: Bite me, you already got a portion from Ashley. It's enough. *gives Rick a jealous look*

Corey: *embarrassingly scratches behind her ear* Um, to be honest, I have already baked several portions for everyone.

*Assistant host brings a tray with refreshments for guests and spectators, cookies immediately disperse in rows*

Daniel: *straightens up in his chair and looks at the guests with importance* It's good that I'm so kind and understanding. Another one in my place would have monopolized such a talent of his wife so that no one would know about it, and would have tasted her goodies alone.

Rick: *happily chewing on the third cookie in a row* Who is your wife, heh? We have not yet resolved this issue.

The host: *changes the subject, as the tension between the two men escalates* By the way, David, in your opinion, which of the characters has the highest rating now?

David: *shrugs and looks at his wife* Hmm, I guess the twins have, since we just finished their personal story.

Host: Right! Let's welcome in our studio Armand and Marcus Taubert!

*Stormy applause, young girls jump up from their chairs and wave posters that were saying "Marcus is my favorite villain!", "Give me the twins, I will hug them", "Armand, I want a baby from you!"*

Marcus: *waves his hand, whistles and imposingly sits down in a chair* Oh, thanks, thank you, such a warm welcome! This has not happened for a long time *winks at the girl with the poster, and she faints with joy*

Host: Marcus, as you can see, you have become quite popular. According to recent polls, your rating has grown from 0.5 percent to 35.

Daniel: Pfff, 0.5 percent? Yes, even my ranking was higher when I first appeared.

David: Yeah, when you first appeared, you, by the way, were also asked by many to hit you. I am still itching to kick your butt for what you were doing back then.

Daniel: *looks at his brother with a compassionate look* By the way, I did all this out of good intentions!

Elena: C'mon, in the end, it ended well. Even Rick, and he survived, although initially, the author had planned that David would completely destroy him.

Rick: Yes, for me it was a surprise. Our author is apparently too kind. She even gave an important role to one of the extras, who didn't even exist in the initial plan, well, unlike me *sarcastically smirks at Daniel*

Host: By the way, do you know what the original idea of the plot looked like?

Armand: As far as I know, according to the first idea, Polina should have been a ballerina and we had tattoos on our hands that, when connected, would form the code from the Nazi secret cache, and Marcus should chase us to get this code.

Corey: Yes, and then the author came up with the idea of making a second couple, a teacher and a student, who, after minor modifications, turned into David and Elena and became the main couple of heroes.

Marcus: Hah, it seems to me that we have already gone so far from the original idea that the author herself does not remember what she planned.

Host: No wonder, because so many events have happened during this time. By the way, we have a lottery for you! Let's check how well you remember the plot!

*A closed box with little cards on which questions from viewers are written appeared in the studio. The host waves his hand and Elena pulls out the first card.*

Elena: *reads the question* What is David's bad habit in the first book? Hmm, did you have any bad habit? I don't remember anything like that *looks at David in surprise*

*David shrugs*

Corey: Um, didn't you smoke in the beginning?

David: *rounds his eyes, and then recalls that something like that happened* Ahhh, this … *a slight blush appears on his cheeks* I don't smoke, but these were our first meetings with Elena, and I was so worried that I took a pack of cigarettes from Rick to look cooler. And what was I thinking?

Elena: Ahaha, sure! I remember stubbing your cigarette out in a glass of water. You then behaved very impudently, dear. No wonder many took you for a villain.

Rick: Yeah, but it did confuse the readers, and no one thought of me.

Daniel: So, let me pick the next question! *takes out a new piece of paper with anticipation, opens it and closes again* Can I pull out another question?

Host: No, this is not by the rules.

Daniel: *sighs and reads the question out loud* When is Rick's birthday?

*Everyone glances at each other and looks at Corey, expecting her to know the correct answer.*

Marcus: People, what about your memory in general? I'm the eldest here, and I remember better than you. It's simple: Rick and David have a birthday on the same day, David was born on that day, which coincided with his prisoner number, like Elena. What was his number?

*Everyone, including David, scratches their heads.*

Armand: 120392.

Marcus: Right. So Rick's birthday is March 12th.

Corey: *reads the next question* What happened to Amelia when Marcus caught her?

Armand knows about Elena's father, but does Marcus know him?

*Everyone is looking at Marcus*

Host: Marcus, do you know who Elena's father is? There is speculation among readers that this may be you.

Marcus: *smirks and answers with a satisfied smile* Oh yes, I know Elena's father very well. Amelia's acquaintance with him coincides with the time when I caught her. Want me to tell? This is my favorite part.

All the people yelling: Yes! WE DO!

Host: Dear friends, Marcus is ready to reveal an important secret to us! We will return to the studio and hear it after a short commercial break. Do not switch!

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