Chapter 102 Day 27, William said: Take good care of her
William's expression remained unchanged, only lowering his eyes slightly, making it impossible to read his face.
Just as Jeffrey was getting impatient and about to leave, William spoke again.
"Amelia told me you and she are friends." William's voice was low, only audible to him and Jeffrey.
There was no emotion in his tone.
"So what?" Jeffrey glanced at William.
"Take good care of her." William looked up at Jeffrey. "As a friend."
Before Jeffrey could say anything, William added, "I'm asking you."
His tone became more sincere: "If you need anything, let me know."
Now Jeffrey didn't know what to say for a moment.
He had been ready to curse him out just seconds ago.
After a two-second pause, Jeffrey said, "I don't need you to remind me!"
With that, he strode away.
Jeffrey walked to the backstage area muttering curses. He didn't know what William was trying to do.
Dating Isabella while still thinking about Amelia?
Waiting for Isabella to die so he could make up with Amelia?
Jeffrey thought this was very likely.
He made a gagging gesture.
William said nothing, just calmly watched Jeffrey's retreating figure.
...
The fourth live broadcast of The Sound of Heaven was spectacular.
This was the semi-finals.
And everyone had heard about the Jenkins Group joining.
Although the Brown Group was the top of the three giants, William was obviously here for Isabella, but the Jenkins Group was different!
That was the Jenkins Group that controlled most of the luxury goods industry!
If they could catch the Jenkins Group's eye, the luxury and fashion resources afterward would definitely be amazing!
And it was happening right now!
The Jenkins Group suddenly joining at this point meant they valued these six people.
Well, not exactly—the top three definitely had more hope anyway.
So everyone was fighting like crazy.
Everyone was trying to get votes for themselves.
They all added drama for themselves. Even if they couldn't make it to the top three in the end, it would be good to let the Jenkins family see their special talents or marketing abilities.
So the venue erupted in waves of cheers.
Amelia was going fourth, the order decided by drawing lots.
While the third contestant was on stage campaigning for votes, Amelia received the latest message Isabella had sent to the Lika account.
[Lika, I gave you a chance.]
Amelia looked toward the judges' table. Isabella at the judges' table was also looking at her.
With a meaningful smile on her face.
So she was about to make her move.
Just as the previous contestant was about to leave the stage and they cut to commercials.
Sable came running over in a hurry.
"Slow down, don't fall." Amelia said, looking at Sable seriously. "What's wrong?"
Sable didn't know whether she should tell Amelia.
But there was no time to worry about that. Because this was the semi-finals, unlike before, after the performance, there was also a vote-campaigning segment.
In Sable's view, if she didn't tell Lika now, there would be no way to clear her name during the vote-campaigning segment, missing the best opportunity.
So Sable immediately handed Amelia the tablet in her hand.
On it was the latest trending topic—
#Breaking! Contestant Lika and Jeffrey manipulating votes through backdoor deals#
#The Sound of Heaven insider secrets#
Amelia quickly scanned the content.
The general public opinion was as this netizen said—
"Lika is an artist under the Adams Group. Of course they'd give their own people such good resources on The Sound of Heaven. Now hearing they're doing backdoor deals, I'm not surprised at all. But this was supposed to be a competition, and they've made it so dirty. It's really annoying. And what about the other contestants who have to make way for Lika!"
Sable beside her reminded: "You must clear this up during the vote-campaigning segment."
Amelia indicated she understood.
The staff nearby were already urging her to go on stage.
Amelia looked at Sable and said, "Tell Jeffrey that real strength can't be defeated by rumors. Everything else, wait till I get back."
"Okay." Sable answered immediately.
Amelia then turned and went on stage.
In the audience, Otis had already gotten Xyla and York to look at the latest news online.
"This is so fishy. With Lika's talent, does she even need backdoor deals?" Otis said indignantly.
The other two were looking at the latest news.
Not far away, William frowned slightly when he heard this news.
He looked toward Lika on stage with a strange expression.
The stage was pitch black at the moment. On the other side, the camera was live-streaming the host and commercials.
Amelia stood steady on stage, looking toward the judges' table in the distance.
Isabella's face was full of smiles.
As if sensing her gaze, Isabella mouthed something.
Amelia could tell it was—"Beg me."
Amelia sneered inwardly.
Isabella didn't know that in the face of absolute strength, any obstacle would be crushed and shattered.
So what if there were rumors of backdoor deals?
Only those who don't deserve their position would be controlled, and she had no need for that at all.
"Now let's welcome contestant Lika to bring us 'Travel'!"
With the host's voice, the stage gradually lit up. Lika appeared before everyone wearing romantic Seraphim clothing, a matching mask on her face, and holding a clarinet in her hand.
As the lights came on, Lika raised the clarinet and gently played this most famous Seraphim instrument.
As the music progressed, she opened her mouth and sang softly in the Seraphim language.
Singing the story of someone traveling in Seraphim, infected by romance, relaxed and carefree, dancing lightly.
Everyone was immersed in this romance. The spinning clouds on stage, her flowing dance steps, made people feel like they were there.
Relaxed, carefree.
However, on a competition stage, especially a semi-final competition stage, this was clearly not enough.
So online it exploded.
"As expected of someone with connections. Looking at it now, although this song is not bad, there's not much technical skill. Before they were hyping how amazing she was, but now it seems she's not that good."
"I think so too. The other contestants are all great. What is this? This is a competition stage. So disappointing."
...
A bunch of people jumped in, steering the narrative.
Isabella looked at Lika's stage performance, her eyes full of arrogance.
"Lika, you're finished," Isabella said silently.
But was that all?
No, this was just a small segment. As Lika walked slowly and leisurely, she gradually disappeared behind a tree.
The stage lights dimmed slightly, then images appeared on stage.
Then the lights brightened.
Lika appeared before everyone wearing local clothing and a mask.
She was holding a unique Seraphim instrument in her hands.
As she gently plucked it, the stage's color tone instantly brightened.
Different from the gradual progression before.
After just a few opening plucks, there were several powerful strums, like a startling announcement, suddenly pulling up from calm.
Like thunder on flat ground, extremely impactful.
And Lika on stage rose to the challenge, using excellent vocals to perform the story of someone dreaming of entering another world while traveling.
As the song progressed, Lika turned around, and then—
With the intense melody, Lika's instrumental performance was extremely visually striking.
She stunned everyone in an instant.