Chapter 12: Found the Reason, She Is Already Pregnant
After the first comment mentioning Amelia got tons of likes, more comments flooded in.
"Doesn't Amelia claim to be a musician? After all this time, does she have any good songs?"
"No idea, but what I do know is that Amelia quit the industry after marrying William. I heard she's been staying at home letting William support her, with zero work ability."
"Really don't know what William sees in Amelia when Isabella is so amazing!"
"Exactly, such a tragic loss of talent. Someone as talented as Isabella only has six months to live..."
"Make Amelia get out!"
"If Amelia has any sense, she should divorce on her own and stop clinging to William!"
"Yeah, support Isabella and William being together!"
"William belongs to Isabella, Amelia get lost!"
...
The online praise for Isabella and attacks on Amelia kept growing.
Before Amelia could think much about it, Jeffrey's call came through.
Amelia thought for a moment and answered.
"Isabella is absolutely shameless!"
Jeffrey was practically cursing.
"Amelia, did you see Isabella's video? Fuck..."
"Sure, they paid ten million dollars, but we only sold them the usage rights. How dare she claim it's her original work!"
"The copyright of the song you wrote belongs to you. Sue her!"
Hearing Jeffrey's furious cursing, Amelia smiled gratefully.
She tried to calm him down: "Mr. Adams, don't rush."
"How can I not rush?" Jeffrey's voice was full of anger. "You'd better not read online comments these days. I just got word that Isabella's side is also manipulating public opinion. They're attacking you everywhere right now!"
Hearing Jeffrey defend her so fiercely warmed Amelia's heart.
"Jeffrey, listen to me."
Amelia said soothingly: "First, right now she's just saying it's her original work, but if it goes online later with 'Quiana' or 'the Adams Group' credited, then it's just talk and not that serious."
"Second, if we sue her, then the plaintiffs would be the Adams Group and Quiana, which would involve revealing my real identity."
"Jeffrey, I don't want to expose my real identity yet."
Hearing Amelia say this, Jeffrey gradually calmed down.
He had to admit, Amelia had a point.
At least until the song went online, nothing was set in stone.
Especially the way she was addressing him now helped him calm down considerably.
"What they're saying online is too nasty." Jeffrey said, "She's bullying you."
Amelia looked at the city scenery outside the car window and smiled softly.
The outside world didn't understand her, Amelia, at all.
Even William wasn't very clear about her abilities.
As the daughter of the Martinez family, did they just spoil her?
Without any training at all?
After all these years since the Martinez family fell, had she never thought about reviving the family?
Too naive.
Amelia didn't say much, but her mind was very clear.
Still, those words online were really harsh.
Even with her high tolerance, it was a bit hard to take.
And William...
What did he think when he saw Isabella doing all this?
Or maybe...
Was this what he had authorized all along?
...
On the other side.
William was handling company business.
The Brown Group was a company that mainly controlled cutting-edge global technology, while also involved in financial investment, hardware, design, entertainment and other industries.
However, some people might still remember that many years ago, the Brown Group used to be in traditional industries.
After William took over, he adjusted the strategy.
He personally led the decision to develop the company in a more high-tech direction.
Over the years, it had gradually overshadowed other forces.
Everyone had witnessed William's capabilities.
Although the Brown family only had William as their sole son and heir, this only heir's abilities matched the combined strength of other families' armies.
After several consecutive meetings, William sat in the boss chair of the top-floor CEO office, gently rubbing his temples.
Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the CEO office was a view overlooking all of Shadow City.
The Brown Group building was located in the center of Shadow City. The entire building was the Brown Group's property. Endless streams of traffic flowed back and forth on the elevated roads. This was the place countless people aspired to reach.
On the wooden desk, William's phone vibrated slightly.
He reached for his phone. It was a message from Isabella.
Isabella: William, can I come to your company tonight to keep you company after work?
...
Sitting on the studio sofa, Isabella looked at everything online with great satisfaction.
"Well done." She said to the person on the phone, "Keep suppressing Amelia, get a few more trending topics going. When the live stream happens in a few days, it'll push me even higher."
After hanging up, Isabella saw the caregiver standing nearby.
"Do you have something to say?" Isabella asked directly.
The caregiver looked conflicted.
"Ms. Taylor, is it really okay for you to do this?" the caregiver said. "What if there's a problem with the copyright and the Adams Group holds you accountable?"
Isabella gave a contemptuous smile.
"Isn't ten million dollars enough for them?"
"But this is still..." the caregiver was still worried.
Isabella looked at her phone casually, waiting for William's reply.
She said: "The Adams Group is one of the investors in 'Voice of Heaven'. The more hype I create now, the better it is for the Adams Group. They can make more money and will turn a blind eye to what I'm doing."
"Plus they have artists participating, so they'll get more attention too. If worst comes to worst, I can cooperate with them to promote their company's artists as compensation."
The caregiver hadn't thought it could work this way and looked amazed.
Isabella loved seeing the caregiver's inexperienced look. It gave her a superior thrill of looking down on everyone.
"This kind of thing happens a lot. Many things can be negotiated."
Feeling happy, Isabella "reluctantly" gave the caregiver some pointers.
She said: "Like my Floral Haven. In the beginning it was just so-so. Guess how I got to where I am today?"
The caregiver shook her head to show she didn't know.
Isabella's face showed a proud and cunning smile.
She didn't give a direct answer, but said mysteriously: "Think about it yourself and see how much you can figure out."
Of course, she had gone viral through "floral displays for wealthy families."
All her wealthy clients came from William - either William's orders, or orders from William's friends, or orders from people trying to please William.
So she had to hold on tight to William.
The caregiver couldn't figure it out but didn't dare ask more.
Isabella was still looking at her phone.
Looking at those comments attacking Amelia online.
Especially that line - "Amelia's 25 years can't compare to Isabella's 25 seconds."
That made Isabella laugh with delight.
"I thought you were so great." Isabella said contemptuously, "Amelia, you're nothing special after all."
Just then, Isabella's phone vibrated. A new message came in.
Isabella only glanced at it before her brow furrowed deeply.
The message read -
[Found out why Amelia went to the hospital. She's already over a month pregnant.]