Georgia set the food in front of Yara. "Please, at least eat something," she gently urged.Yara didn't have much time left. To Georgia, Yara wasn't an evil person as long as she hadn't committed any unforgivable crime.For the past few days, Yara had refused to eat, surviving solely on glucose drips. Georgia had expected her to reject the food again today, but to her surprise, Yara mustered the strength to sit up. Georgia immediately helped her up and moved the small dining tray closer to her. "I want to watch TV," Yara said."Alright," Georgia replied, turning on the television and putting on Yara's favorite dance show.Yara nibbled on the food while watching the program. "Please keep eating. I'm going to step out for a bit," Georgia said."Okay." Yara nodded.After Georgia left, Yara continued watching as the young dancers twirled across the screen, prompting her to reminisce about her own past. Once, her life had been full of happiness. But now...As one performance end
Before long, a melodious tune began playing, and Zoey was instantly stupefied.The music had no lyrics and no vocals. It was just pure instrumental. Yet, it was incredibly captivating.Zoey found herself deeply immersed. It wasn't until she had listened to most of the piece that she snapped back to reality."She wrote this? How is that possible?"At first, Zoey had been convinced that Yvette couldn't compose anything noteworthy. But now, after hearing this beautiful music, she suspected that Yvette must have paid someone for it."I'm not sure. Maybe it's plagiarized, or maybe she hired a ghostwriter," Mila echoed."Look into it. If you find anything similar in style, let me know," Zoey instructed.There was no way she could let Yvette become famous with just one song."Understood," Mila replied.After Mila left, Zoey still felt uneasy. She even arranged for people to boost the stats of the second-place contestant's song. Zoey was willing to spend any amount of money to ensur
The call connected quickly."Yes?" Xavier asked."Jeana got into a car accident on her way back to the Churchill residence. She's at the hospital and wants me to go pay her hospital bills," Yvette said bluntly. The Churchill family had no relation to her, and she had no obligation toward Jeana. If someone was going to take responsibility, it might as well be Xavier."I understand. I'll send someone to handle it," Xavier replied."Alright." Yvette hung up.…At the hospital, Jeana lay in bed, her body feeling shattered. She had done everything she could to stay, only narrowly escaping death. As the door opened, she struggled to open her eyes and saw Mark entering."Where's Yvette?" she asked, her dry lips barely parting."Mrs. Lane doesn't have to come here herself to pay your hospital bills," Mark responded coldly.He had come to confirm whether Jeana's accident was real or a ploy, and from the looks of it, it seemed real enough. With her right leg in a cast, Jeama proba
Xavier ultimately decided to take a cold shower in the bathroom. He didn't quite understand why he'd been feeling such an uncontrollable urge to protect Yvette lately."Xav."Suddenly, he heard Yvette's voice calling his name. But the voice disappeared when Xavier turned off the shower."Damn it, am I hearing things?"He quickly finished his shower and lay down. His head had been hurting less lately, but for some reason, he couldn't recall the memories of the past few years that Mark and the others had mentioned.Unable to sleep, he picked up his phone, hesitating to call Yvette. Just then, an incoming call came through. The notification announced it was Noah.Xavier answered immediately."Stinky Dad!" Noah exclaimed excitedly."Yeah." Xavier had fully adapted to Noah's various nicknames for him."Mom, come over and say hello to Dad!" Noah tugged at Yvette, urging her to speak.Reluctantly, Yvette cleared her throat and greeted, "Good evening, Xavier."Xavier? Noah suddenl
Most composers tended to self-assess themselves and their competitors. Yvette had listened to the song in second place—it truly didn't hold a candle against her own.Besides, that song had initially had low download and play counts. How had it suddenly taken off in less than half a day's time?Surely something must be amiss.Since it was getting late, Yvette decided to have Cynthia look into it the next day.…Before Yvette could call Cynthia, the latter had called her early the next morning. "Bad news, Boss!""What happened?" Yvette asked in confusion.Cynthia said, "I checked the competition this morning and found that the second-place song has surpassed yours. It was originally far behind your song "Never Give Up", but suddenly it surpassed yours."She had a bad feeling. "I suspect someone has tampered with the competition."Although the competition organizers had repeatedly stressed that bribing was not allowed at all, it didn't mean that the participants wouldn't try to c
Zoey knew there was no way Yvette could have composed such a great song. The latter must have plagiarized Cameron!Once Zoey realized this, she found a way to make Yvette a target for criticism in the music industry, ensuring that she would never dare to compose songs again.…Meanwhile, differing comments started to emerge among the sea of praises under Yvette's songs.A comment read, "This song is just so-so."Another said, "I feel as if I've heard this song somewhere else before."A commenter replied, "You're right. I felt the same way too! Don't tell me this composer named Yvette is another copycat just like those influencers."Someone else replied, "Do you even need to ask? She definitely is a copycat—how else would a newbie compose such a great song?"Someone said, "It's clear that she plagiarized Ms. Cameron's work."Another commented, "Is she trying to ride the coattails of that famous foreign composer?"The negative reviews completely overshadowed the positive ones.
An hour later, Yvette arrived at the branch company of Titan Corporation, where Terrence was working at the moment.He personally came out to greet her. "Come on up to have a look at my office, Yvvy!"Now dressed smartly in a suit and leather shoes, he led Yvette to his office. Along the way, people greeted him, addressing him as "Mr. Snyder" along their way. She could tell how much he had changed. Once they reached his office, she sat on the couch. Terrence personally poured her a glass of warm water. "You're now pregnant, so I'm not going to serve you coffee, Yvvy.""Thank you," she replied, delighted to see his transformation."There's no need to be so formal with me when you're my sister. Don't forget we used to play together when we were younger," Terrence said as he sat down.Yvette nodded."You're truly doing well now." She figured that if James were aware of everything, he wouldn't blame Terrence anymore.Terrence seemed genuinely remorseful now. "Jeremiah is the reaso
Jackie nodded. "Alright."She walked out with a heavy heart, knowing she'd be the one to take the blame again.She called Zoey, "Ms. Yandell, Mr. Jeremiah is still in a meeting and has a crucial client to meet tonight. He sincerely apologizes for not being able to join you for the performance."Zoey, who had been browsing wedding dresses, instantly bristled with anger."Is he truly busy, or did you not tell him?" She had always harbored deep resentment toward any woman near Jeremiah.Jackie could only offer an apology. "I'm sorry, Ms. Yandell. I've passed along the message."As she spoke, she glanced at Jeremiah, who was engrossed in his work in his office, knowing she had no choice but to lie for him."Mr. Jeremiah specifically asked me to prepare a gift for you as an apology."Zoey's fury eased slightly at the mention of a gift. "Tell him he's never allowed to refuse me again.""Understood."After finally appeasing Zoey, Jackie picked a gift from the company's client stock