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"Mr. Allen is the best actor, worth hundreds of times more than me. It's Elsie's good fortune to be noticed by him!"

Flynn looked at the man on the phone. His features were actually handsome, but the flattery in his words and the way he belittled his own granddaughter made him look mediocre and sleazy.

He found it a bit unbelievable and asked, "Did your grandmother really like your grandfather?"

Sawyer, who was asked, actually didn't know either.

He hadn't been reunited with his mother for long, and he really didn't know much about his grandmother.

But there was one thing Sawyer was sure of: This grandfather was a bad guy!

He remembered that back in Emerald City, Elsie once wanted to confess the truth to their mother, because this grandfather wanted their mother to exchange their grandmother's relics for his information!

And he later found out that this grandfather even wanted to sell Elsie to someone else!

He didn't expect that now he would shamelessly say he treated Elsie well.

"I don't know if my grandmother liked him, but I don't."

Sawyer thought about Elsie's usual behavior and softened his cold tone a bit. "After all, he wanted to sell me to someone else..."

"What?"

As soon as these words came out, Dax's delicate eyebrows furrowed deeply, and the comments exploded.

[What does Elsie mean by this? Was her grandfather's kindness all an act?]

[I can't believe it. I thought he was really good to Elsie from the photos, even bought a lot of things. I'm going to return them now!]

[Wait, don't get so worked up. What if it's a misunderstanding? Kids' memories can be faulty!]

Under the guidance of some calm fans, the live stream gradually calmed down.

[Alright, let's wait and see. We won't wrong any good person, nor will we let any bad person go.]

Only Dax looked at Sawyer's delicate little face, feeling heavy-hearted.

Although he had only been with Elsie for less than half a month, he knew very well that this child was very smart and could not possibly be mistaken.

So why did Layla choose such a man?

After a night of public opinion brewing, when Hayden went live the next day, he instantly attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers, propelling him to the homepage recommendation of the streaming site.

Hayden didn't follow Elsie's live stream and didn't know that many of these viewers were there to see his performance.

If he showed any sign of pretending, the next second, the data of these online viewers would become the force to get his live stream banned.

Unaware, Hayden faced the growing number of viewers, smiling broadly. "Welcome, everyone, welcome. Thank you all for liking our Elsie."

"You can see Elsie every day on the show. Today, let's talk about something you can't see."

"Everyone was very interested in the person who performed martial arts for Elsie on the show, right?"

Hayden had a smug look on his face. "That's my daughter. Today, let's talk about my daughter."

There were many of Elsie's fans in the live stream, who were chatting frantically in their fan groups while watching.

[Why isn't he talking about Elsie today? Is he feeling guilty?]

[Agreed, and I think his attitude towards Elsie's mom can reflect his attitude towards Elsie to some extent.]

[Alright, let's wait and see!]

While Elsie's fans were discussing their strategy, Hayden had already started talking non-stop in the live stream.

As Stella said, many people were curious about Amelia, who performed a cool fight scene on the show while wearing a mask.

"When did my daughter start learning martial arts?"

Hayden looked at the audience's question on the screen and was momentarily at a loss for words.

Because Amelia's fight scene was so impressive, not only did people in the martial arts community use the video for analysis, but people in other fields, like artists and editors, also used it as material, achieving a real crossover effect.

Hayden himself was surprised because he had no idea when Amelia learned martial arts.

Thinking about it made Hayden uncomfortable.

He was her biological father, yet she kept everything from him!

Thinking about Stella, who didn't even know who her real father was, and how he had to swallow his pride for the sake of the family, made him even more frustrated.

This biological daughter was also disobedient.

Hayden felt that the constant stream of gifts and sales data in the live stream couldn't make him happy.

"My daughter, actually, never learned martial arts. That performance on the show was probably learned on the spot, just for show."

"When she first started school, her teacher praised her for being smart, but later she became very mediocre, only managing to avoid failing through hard work."

Hayden had never attended a parent-teacher meeting for Amelia and had no memory of her grades. He said her grades were average because Stella often boasted at the dinner table about doing better than Amelia.

[No way, I'm also learning martial arts, and that performance didn't look like just for show. It would take at least ten years of practice to achieve that.]

Being questioned in front of tens of thousands of viewers made Hayden a bit embarrassed, but the person who spoke was a high-level member of the platform, and their comment was highlighted on the screen, making it impossible for Hayden to ignore.

"Well, my daughter, if nothing else, is very protective of her family. I remember once..."

Hayden recalled the chilling look Amelia gave him when he said he wanted to give Elsie to someone else, but he quickly remembered this was a live stream.

"I remember once someone insulted Elsie, and she almost fought with them."

"To support Elsie, it's normal for her to practice a skill in private."

Worried that the audience would dwell on this, Hayden pretended to be mysterious and smiled. "Weren't you curious about my daughter's appearance?"

"I've prepared her photos for you."

"Even childhood photos."

"If you want to see them, send gifts. When the popularity reaches one million, I'll go get them for you!"