Chapter 103: Whoever Amelia Chooses Will Soar to Great Heights
As the melody continued, Lika's dance moves, singing, and the instrumental music blended perfectly with the images lighting up on stage.
Lika was like a goddess, absolutely stunning.
For a moment, everyone—both at the venue and online—was completely blown away.
Otis had just been worried about Lika's first performance, but now he was totally stunned.
"Perfect transition! Even though it's two different languages, instruments from two countries, and two different stage styles, they're all connected through the concept of 'travel'—not awkward at all! No wonder this song is called 'Travel'!"
Otis already liked Lika a lot, and now he was so excited he was jumping up and down.
Xyla beside him even forgot to hit him.
Meanwhile, York, hidden in the shadows, had a slight smile on his face—a meaningful one.
The venue was filled with amazement, and online, the netizens who had been arguing earlier didn't know what to say anymore. They could only flood the comments with—
"Amazing!"
"So amazing!"
"Besides 'amazing,' I don't know what other word to use to express how I feel right now!"
For a moment, everyone forgot about the arguments.
But that wasn't all.
Far from it.
As the stage lights dimmed and Lika flew into the clouds, the venue projected scenes from another country.
Opera houses and images that had once swept the globe appeared before everyone again and again.
Then, a woman in an opera gown appeared once more.
The mask on her face matched her outfit perfectly—this opera-style costume and her mask were an absolutely perfect combination.
She was holding a violin.
The violin shrieked in Lika's hands, bringing an unparalleled visual and auditory feast.
As the song progressed, Isabella's expression went from relaxed to twisted.
Actually, they had all done rehearsals before.
But each contestant had their own secret weapon—they just needed to make sure it worked with the crew.
Plus, this was already the semi-finals, so there were no more team divisions.
Everyone was fighting for themselves.
Isabella gritted her teeth. She took out her phone and secretly sent Zaid a message under the table.
Isabella: Didn't you say last time you'd go back and clear things up with Mr. Adams, and that you could control Jeffrey? How's that going? Why is there still no problem with the live stream?
Zaid: I don't know either. Before, I told Grandpa that Jeffrey was messing around with that woman Lika and got someone pregnant. Grandpa was furious. But then the thing with Amelia came out, right? I went to tell Grandpa, and you know what he said to me?
Isabella: What?
Zaid: Grandpa didn't take it seriously at all! He told me to focus on the business and stop coming to him with Jeffrey's gossip all the time! I'm so angry!
Zaid was also furious.
He thought he had this in the bag, but somehow, Oliver, who had always cared about this kind of thing, was acting completely different.
What went wrong?
Zaid thought for a long time and finally realized—it seemed like things changed after that auction, when Lika went to talk to Oliver. That's when everything shifted.
Lika!
Zaid looked at Lika on stage, his eyes narrowing dangerously.
A moment later, Isabella's message came through again.
Isabella: I don't care, you figure it out. Zaid, we're teammates. If Lika does well, neither of us will!
Zaid had wanted to get angry and argue back. He was still upset about Isabella making him take the blame last time.
But in the end, he just replied: Got it.
After replying, he headed straight for the equipment room with his people.
Nothing was faster than cutting the power.
This was already the fourth live stream. If Lika really made it to the finals...
Plus, he felt like there was a mole among his people!
Otherwise, why would Jeffrey always block his plans in advance?
With that thought, he snuck over to the main circuit breaker by himself.
Just as he was about to pull the switch, suddenly, a fist came flying at his face.
Zaid was knocked to the ground.
Jeffrey walked out from the shadows with a cold smile, even blowing on his fist.
"I knew you'd do this, Zaid. This is all you're capable of," Jeffrey said with a sneer.
Zaid immediately got up to fight back, but countless bodyguards emerged from the shadows. Alone, Zaid was stuck.
"Hahaha!"
Jeffrey couldn't help but laugh at Zaid's twisted expression.
"Brain, you know? Use your brain," Jeffrey mocked. "Stop thinking about cutting the power all the time, Zaid. Use your head."
Zaid rolled his eyes.
Of all people, Jeffrey—with his hot temper—was telling him to use his brain. What a joke.
"You're just lucky to have Lika. Without her, let's see what you'd do!" Zaid still wouldn't back down.
"Then go find someone yourself. Am I stopping you?" Jeffrey said, also rolling his eyes, then had his trusted people stand guard.
"I have personal charm. You wouldn't understand."
Jeffrey dropped that line and turned to leave.
Jeffrey walked to the edge of the stage, watching Lika on stage.
At that moment, Lika on stage had switched to the fourth country, Novaria.
The accordion accompanied fiery dance steps. Lika in her red dress, even dancing solo, still performed brilliantly.
Jeffrey watched Amelia on stage.
This really was a rare opportunity for him.
In the past, all of Amelia's focus had been on the Brown Group and the Martinez family. It was only this time, with their collaboration, that she needed him—and he finally had this chance.
Jeffrey took out his phone to check. The Adams Group's people handling the online marketing, along with Soren and Mia, were already going crazy.
They had thought it would be a tough battle, but under Amelia's overwhelming strength, controlling the situation was now effortless!
Jeffrey put down his phone.
Thinking about the online comments saying Amelia would endure anything to get the Brown family's wealth, he wanted to laugh.
The real situation was that whoever Amelia chose would rise to success.
He was a living example.
He had gone from barely getting scraps from his two adult brothers to now being truly valued by Oliver. The only change was this collaboration with Amelia on The Sound of Heaven.