Megan heard the sounds of footsteps resounding from outside.
“Yes. I’m at her place now. I’ll personally send her over,” Jimmy said as he knocked on the door and
entered.
He was stunned in place with just a single glance at Megan. “Are you… Megan?” he stuttered, his voice
laced with confusion and hesitation.
Megan couldn’t blame him for doubting her identity. She was much skinnier than before, and she was
wearing a mask. She was also breathtakingly beautiful after putting on the entire costume. In fact, it was
possible that even Selena wouldn’t be able to recognize her when she was dressed like this.
She turned around and nodded helplessly when she noticed the bewildered look on Jimmy’s face.
“It’s me,” she said. “Let’s go.”
Jimmy nodded numbly, his heart hammering in his chest. Megan was already pretty before, but she was
astoundingly beautiful at that moment. The beauty she possessed from before was laced with gentleness
while her beauty now had an aggressive edge to it.
Belatedly, he grabbed a long coat and draped it over Megan’s shoulders. He then supported her as they
exited the building and got into the van.
The makeup artist was already waiting in the van. She helped Megan apply press–on nails as well as
choose high heels and other accessories that suited her dress.
The van sped along on the road, bringing them to “Celestial Voice’s” live studio.
Meanwhile, another van was also heading toward the live studio. Alyssa was seated inside as she told
the makeup artist to make her look like a sickly and broken beauty. As the makeup artist got to work, Alyssa called Howard.
“Howard, it’s me, Alyssa,” she said with a smile. “That’s right. Today’s the first live broadcast. You have to
show up at the venue, alright? I’ve already saved a seat for you. Yes, they’re taking good care of me
because of you, Howard. I know what you’ve done for me, so I’ll give the best performance later.”
After Alyssa hung up, she typed out a message that read, “Howard is going to be there today. Get the
subsequent materials ready.”
A satisfied smile stretched across her lips when she received a reply that read, “Okay.”
Megan and the others were waiting backstage in “Celestial Voice’s” live studio when the raucous sounds of a commotion suddenly erupted. A few seconds later, she saw Alyssa appear with her assistant in tow.
Everyone present was their respective companies‘ main singers, so they had been briefed by their
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superiors that Alyssa was the one person they couldn’t afford to cross. It was also why the moment she appeared, everyone stood up to greet her.
“Ms. Hardin!”
“Aly!”
“Nice to meet you, Aly!”
Megan was dressed in a long coat and standing at the very back of the crowd, calmly observing the situation. She had learned the social etiquette of the entertainment industry many years ago.
Everyone was only treating Alyssa so courteously because they knew that she had a massive company like Larson Group supporting her. In fact, there were even rumors that Howard, the CEO of Larson Group, would personally make an appearance to support her.
Only Megan wasn’t bothered enough to greet her. She didn’t say a word as she rose to her feet and left, wanting to avoid this type of situation as much as possible.
Alyssa responded warmly and amicably to everyone’s greetings. When she was done, she glanced in the direction that Megan had left, her eyes flashing. She had looked through all 12 contestants‘ information, so she knew everything about them, except for Elena.
Elena was Ferrell Entertainment’s main singer, but information about her was kept under lock and key. She wasn’t able to extract any information from the staff members even after she pressured them using
Larson Group’s name.
The staff members told her that Jimmy personally handled all of Elena’s needs, so her information had remained with Ferrell Entertainment, leaving regular workers like them clueless regarding Elena as well.
Alyssa assumed Elena was someone she didn’t know, given her lack of recollection of ever meeting anyone like her, as she had glanced at her earlier. She wondered if Elena could be Jimmy’s kept woman, given her haughty demeanor.
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