Chapter 146 The Whole Audience Cheers for Her
When Amelia's face appeared before everyone, it shocked them all.
Backstage, Eloise stared at Amelia in disbelief, unconsciously muttering "impossible."
Online, it was the same.
Those who had been cursing before were now all shouting "impossible."
And they tried every way to find flaws.
"Lika and Amelia must have worked together! That has to be it!"
This was the only hope left for those who still refused to accept the truth.
But at this moment, Soren made his move.
"I've been holding back and putting up with this for so long, just waiting for this moment!"
He immediately directed his people to launch a full counterattack—
"Amelia is Lika, so Lika didn't fake any donation! That day William bought tens of millions of dollars worth of items and made donations, and Amelia and William are married, so William's donations include Amelia's share too!"
"Right, and about that power-for-favors nonsense—Lika has always relied on her own ability to get her rankings. There was never any shady dealing!"
"Everything before was deliberate smearing by others. All of Lika's rankings were earned through her own talent!"
"Plot twist—everything's reversed!"
"It's not completely proven yet that Amelia and Lika are the same person. Maybe they're working together?"
...
Online discussions were heating up, and at The Sound of Heaven live show, Amelia didn't leave the stage after removing her mask.
In fact, her song only reached its true climax at this moment.
If everything before was like an unfinished plaster sculpture carving itself, then with the last piece of plaster falling from her face, she was now truly reborn.
The stunning stage performance—once people abandoned their prejudices, they could finally see her true brilliance.
She sang freely on stage, her ethereal voice and exceptional technique completely matching the Lika from the previous four episodes!
As the plaster completely fell away, a brand new her appeared before everyone.
Whether in the song or in reality.
Everyone saw a brand new Amelia, a brand new Lika.
The song's finale was waves of high notes like ocean tides.
The rising scales symbolized her climbing up from the depths, step by step, finally spiraling above like divine music.
Just like Amelia, just like Lika who had been steadily rising these past episodes.
Or rather, they had always been the same person.
Both were her.
The song ended.
The whole venue fell silent.
The huge protests had long disappeared, and there was no discussion either. Everyone was immersed in the shock she brought.
"Thank you."
Amelia bowed and said softly.
Thunderous applause erupted from the audience.
It almost lifted the roof off the venue.
"Lika!"
"Amazing, Lika!"
"No wait, amazing, Amelia!"
"Whether you're Lika or Amelia, we support you!"
"Didn't she fake a donation?"
"Are you stupid? She and William are married. Isn't what William donated their joint property? What fake donation! And if Lika hadn't participated in the bidding that day, would that tanzanite have sold for such a high price?"
"Come on, say it with me—support Lika!"
"Yes, support Lika!"
...
Screams filled the venue, and it was the same online.
From universal boycott to the whole venue applauding her, combined with today's Sculpture stage performance about rebirth, it had become art itself.
"Great! Lika is amazing! Support Lika!" In the audience, Otis was so excited he jumped up.
For once, Xyla didn't stop Otis. She just glanced at William sitting over there, then at York leaning in the shadows, and chuckled softly.
York shot Xyla a warning look, and only then did Xyla look away.
York looked toward William nearby.
William was sitting in his chair. He didn't make a sound, just sitting there, but York could sense a gloominess about him.
York chuckled and looked away.
On the other side, Amelia was leaving the stage, but the audience didn't want her to go and called out to keep her there.
Finally, the host came out to take control.
"That was truly amazing!"
"From Yesterday Once More to today's Sculpture, Lika always brings us new surprises!"
"I know everyone loves Lika's live performance and doesn't want her to leave, but she needs to rest now. Don't worry, we'll have plenty more time with her."
...
As the host spoke on stage, Amelia had already left.
Sable and Jeffrey came over.
Sable was in tears.
"Lika, I didn't know you were... I even spoke up for Isabella at first..."
She looked both excited and guilty.
Amelia smiled and wiped the tears from Sable's face.
"Silly, we deliberately kept it from you, of course you didn't know." Amelia said with a smile. "Besides, you saw through her true colors in the end, didn't you?"
"Don't blame yourself." Amelia wiped Sable's face again.
Jeffrey also said a few comforting words, even mentioning he'd give Sable a bonus later. Only then did Sable smile sheepishly.
The three chatted and laughed as they walked back to the backstage area.
Then, they saw Isabella backstage with a dark expression.
Her eyes seemed poisoned, glaring viciously at Amelia.
Seeing something was wrong, Jeffrey immediately stepped in front of Amelia.
Isabella glanced at Jeffrey and walked over.
She laughed coldly, looking at Amelia: "So Jeffrey is your backup?"
Amelia looked directly at Isabella: "I don't understand what you mean."
"You think you can defeat me by relying on Jeffrey?" Isabella sneered. "Amelia, it's useless. William has already divorced you. At the end of the day, you're just a cast-off wife! So what if you're Lika? Do you think William will change his mind?"
"Isabella, watch your mouth!" Jeffrey was annoyed and spoke up directly.
But Isabella completely ignored him, only looking at Amelia.
"Are you going to hide behind others? Amelia." Isabella mocked.
Amelia smiled: "I just find it strange."
"I don't know why you hate me so much." Amelia said. "Don't you want William? He's yours now, so what are you still hung up about?"
"As for William..."
Amelia smiled: "You keep him safe. Don't let him run around."
Isabella didn't speak, just glared fiercely at Amelia.
She definitely couldn't let Amelia know about her faking illness.
She hadn't completely won over William yet—she couldn't show weakness.
Just as she was thinking this, Isabella's expression suddenly changed, returning to that pitiful look.
She looked behind Amelia: "William, you're here."
Amelia turned around and saw William approaching with a complicated expression.
William responded to Isabella, then tried to take Amelia aside to talk.
Amelia immediately stepped away.
"Amelia, we..." William frowned, his eyes showing complex emotions. He was about to say something when another person blocked him.
William looked up and saw York smiling at him.