Chapter 110
Arabella never expected Lysander to treat her like this.
“Are you yelling at me?” Arabella was both angry and hurt. “I got the plastic surgery so I wouldn’t embarrass you, so people wouldn’t compare me to the Zades. Have I done it wrong?”
Lysander frowned, feeling a pang of guilt upon seeing Arabella’s state.
He shouldn’t have spoken to her in that tone.
“I’m sorry, my attitude was bad,” Lysander apologized, trying to soothe Arabella. “I was just upset because of Miranda.”
Arabella wiped her tears and fell silent, though inside, she was seething with hatred for Miranda, wishing she would just die instantly.
Meanwhile, Miranda returned to the lounge and had some fruit. As her phone buzzed, she picked it up, only to hear Marion’s voice sounding like a firecracker ready to explode.
“Could you dial it down, could you? Are you trying to paralyse our PR department? And who on earth is this X topping the charts?!”
Miranda held the phone away from her ear; if Marion were in front of her, she imagined he’d be spouting on without stopping.
Once Marion had finished his tirade, Miranda put the phone back to her ear.
“X on the charts?”
Marion replied, “Never mind, you probably don’t know. Maybe it’s some rich guy with too much money to burn. I’m telling you again, do whatever you want, just don’t ruin the company. Otherwise, we’ll all be ending up on
street!”
-Miranda raised an eyebrow. “Don’t worry, we won’t.”
Even if the company went under, she had money.
But Marion, being the business–obsessed guy he was, couldn’t bear the thought of the company collapsing. After giving Miranda a few more stern warnings, he finally hung up.
Wendy, having overheard Marion’s entire rant, couldn’t help but ask, “Miranda, do you think after the show Mr. Smith might…”
She made a dramatic gesture of cutting her throat, her expression comically exaggerated.
Miranda answered, “He wouldn’t dare.”
Marion was just having a business–brained meltdown. The company was funded by her; Marion couldn’t just
fire her.
“No worries, it’s not a big deal,” she said calmly, then taking a sip from the iced coffee Wendy had bought her.
Wendy suddenly clasped her hands together and looked at Miranda with a starry–eyed admiration.
Miranda took another sip. “What’s it?”
Wendy, cheeks rosy with excitement, gushed, “Miranda, you’re my idol! You totally roasted the Hawke siblings on stage, and they haven’t looked happy since!”
In Wendy’s career, she’d never seen anything like it. It was like a dream. She almost thought there would be a live broadcast disaster.
Miraculously, Miranda’s blunt words hadn’t led to a social media backlash? The online reviews were actually split? Unbelievable!
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“I heard those siblings often bully others. I had a friend who went to school with Arabella and ended up forcefully transferring because of a conflict with her.”
Wendy frowned. “Since then, I haven’t liked them. But online, they’re praised like royalty, especially Arabella. Their wealth and influence mean any dirt on them gets swept under the rug.”
Hearing this, Miranda glanced at Wendy, her gaze lingering slightly.
Though Wendy seemed well–composed, Miranda caught a fleeting trace of resentment in her eyes.
Wendy quickly smiled again, her innocent, doll–like face beaming. “That’s why seeing you put them in their place was so satisfying!”
Miranda looked at Wendy for a moment. “That friend of yours, you two were close, right?”
Wendy’s eyes lowered as she began tidying up Miranda’s things.
“Sort of, we grew up together.”
Miranda simply smiled and didn’t press further. But she made a mental note. She picked up her phone and shot a text to William.
[Look into my assistant Wendy’s peers and social connections.]
William responded instantly, [On it.]
Miranda set down her phone and glanced at Wendy again.
“Is someone close to you sick?” she asked.
Wendy paused, and then shook her head. “Not that I know of.”
Miranda nodded with a small smile, not probing further.
Wendy carried a certain aura of illness, not her own, but likely from someone she was close to. That was why Miranda had asked, but if Wendy didn’t want to talk, she wouldn’t push.
Soon, break time was over.
Little did Miranda and the others know, during that break, Arabella’s taking cosmetic surgery had become a hot topic of discussion.
Though someone was actively suppressing the topic, trying to keep it from blowing up.
For the producers of “Beyond Time: eSports Showdown“, this controversy was a blessing in disguise, driving more traffic to the show than ever before.
As the live broadcast resumed, the virtual audience packed the chatroom to the brim. Comments flooded the entire screen.
“Did Arabella really get plastic surgery??”
“Come on, I want to hear Miranda’s savage critique”
“This show must be backed by big money if Miranda’s still on it after that.”
“Sebastian!! My virtual husband!!”
