Chapter 60 Teasing Him Like Teasing a Dog
If the first live broadcast of "Voice of Heaven" with William in attendance was enough to attract everyone's attention,
then the second live broadcast of "Voice of Heaven" was even more star-studded with big shots.
Needless to say about the Adams family - Jeffrey's Adams Group was one of the investors, plus they had the popular contestant Lika competing, so his presence was perfectly normal.
Because Isabella was at the venue, it was natural for William to come too, and he had also attended the first live broadcast.
What was somewhat unexpected was that the Jenkins family sent people.
And not just Otis Jenkins, who was always loud and loved joining in the fun, but also Xyla, and the mysterious York Jenkins.
With this, all three major powerhouses of Shadow City had representatives present.
This was an unprecedented spectacle!
Over the years, no entertainment program had ever attracted the attention of all three major families at once!
Just from briefly capturing the moment they entered, the trending topics had already exploded.
When the Jenkins family members passed by William, York nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
William frowned slightly.
"William!" Otis greeted him cheerfully.
"Mr. Brown," Xyla also spoke up, somewhat distantly.
William responded, then looked at York with a questioning expression.
"Accompanying family to take a look," York said simply.
Otis immediately nodded and said excitedly, "That Lika we saw at the charity auction is supposedly competing too. I was super curious, so I dragged Xyla here. But Xyla found me annoying..."
Otis glanced at Xyla with a grieved look and continued, "So I pulled York along too."
"That way, Xyla had to come..." Otis was grinning cunningly when Xyla poked his forehead.
"Mr. Brown, he's always being silly. Don't mind him," Xyla said politely.
William didn't take offense - after all, everyone knew Otis's personality.
The Jenkins family had good family values, and the three siblings of this generation had always gotten along well.
Having a silly younger brother was actually good luck - otherwise they'd be like the Adams family.
Isabella saw what was happening and quickly walked over.
Her outfit and makeup today still followed the frail look, except she now wore a pendant around her neck.
It was the 6-carat ruby pendant she got at the charity gala last time.
"Mr. York Jenkins, Mr. Otis Jenkins, hello." Isabella smiled and greeted the two, then looked at Xyla and said, "Xyla, you look beautiful today."
Xyla felt displeased. She had thought Isabella was quite smart before, but wasn't this form of address a bit too familiar?
However, since Isabella was dying soon, she wouldn't really hold it against her.
So she just nodded in response.
The other two reacted similarly, but it was mostly out of respect for William, their own upbringing, and respect for someone facing death.
After exchanging brief greetings, everyone took their seats.
There wasn't much interaction.
But where the others couldn't see, the corners of Isabella's mouth lifted slightly as she glanced toward a dark corner.
Seeing someone make an OK gesture, she felt satisfied.
Isabella felt even happier inside.
Everything seemed to be working in her favor.
"William, I didn't expect you'd have time to come today," Isabella looked at William "touched" and said, "I'm so moved."
William didn't say much, just nodded.
But that was already enough.
Isabella chatted with William for a bit, then went backstage to prepare for the broadcast.
At that moment, a distant shot suddenly appeared online.
The footage showed Isabella, William, and the three Jenkins family members standing together.
In the scene, Isabella was smiling and saying something to the Jenkins family members, and the other three were nodding, looking quite familiar with her.
The tweet read - [Isabella has entered high society, the three Jenkins family members came specially to watch the live broadcast for Isabella]
For a moment, the discussion about Isabella grew even bigger.
The ban on electronic devices only applied to regular audience members, not to families like the Jenkins, who were basically exempt.
So Otis, who loved joining in the fun, quickly discovered the trending topic online.
"Who did this? I'm seriously speechless!" Otis cursed and showed his phone to York and Xyla.
York remained as silent as ever, while Xyla waved her hand and said, "This kind of baseless gossip isn't the first time. Don't worry about it."
But her gaze strangely drifted toward Isabella, who was preparing over there.
Could it really be such a coincidence?
Otis was still slow to react, muttering, "True, last time they paired me with some woman, and her brother came looking for me. I was scared to death."
This time Xyla became interested: "So what did you think of her? If you like her, want to get to know her better?"
"Xyla!" Otis was almost embarrassed into anger.
Xyla burst out laughing.
Teasing Otis daily was really fun.
Like teasing a big dog.
Pretty resilient too.
But these were all minor matters.
The main focus was still the show.
Starting from this round, there would be elimination rounds. Votes would be calculated proportionally for eliminations.
The three judges on site, the live audience, and online votes during the broadcast would be calculated proportionally to determine which contestants would be eliminated.
So the performance order was also important.
Amelia drew number 5, which was in the middle.
This live broadcast of "Voice of Heaven" was as exciting as ever.
And obviously, all the contestants performed better in this round than in the first live broadcast.
Every stage was carefully designed.
This was naturally because Isabella hadn't specifically had someone "coach" them for this round.
However, the netizens didn't know this.
In this round, Amelia sang a light rock ballad called "Us."
Her outfit wasn't as visually striking as in the first round - it was simple enough, and combined with the stage lighting, she sang softly, telling a tear-jerking story.
A couple who supported each other in their youth, once so poor in their rental apartment that they only had each other, the warmth of youth, young love, their firm choice of each other, their unwavering encouragement.
But later, both grew up and betrayed the person they once loved most.
It seemed like a very common story, but combined with the emotional lyrics she wrote, the storytelling reminiscent singing style, and the light rock style, it brought a sadness that wasn't too heavy, yet had endless impact.
On stage, the woman wore a long dress, sitting alone at the piano under blue-toned cold lighting, singing in a very quiet atmosphere.
Yet it made countless people in the audience cry uncontrollably.