Chapter 62 Never Question True Heart, But True Heart Changes Suddenly
On stage.
Amelia steadied herself against the piano. She took a deep breath, spending about a second to calm her emotions.
Then she walked to center stage and, together with the band members Cecil had brought to help, bowed to the audience.
She saw the faces below, pairs of tear-filled eyes.
Her lips parted slightly.
"Thank you."
She said softly, her voice neither joyful nor sad, just a simple, ordinary phrase.
Thunderous applause erupted from below.
It almost seemed capable of lifting the entire studio's ceiling.
Amelia withdrew her gaze, slowly turned around, and exited the stage with the band.
She could feel William's eyes on her the whole time.
But she wouldn't look back.
They had loved each other.
But now, they didn't anymore.
She never doubted sincerity, but sincerity changes in an instant.
He came here for another woman anyway.
The second live broadcast of "Voice of Heaven" continued.
Amelia was the fifth to perform, with more singers still to come.
The quality of this broadcast was very high, so during the voting segment, the scores among the last few contestants were actually very close.
Amelia's on-site votes were extremely high, but oddly, her online votes were average.
Though not far behind, they contrasted sharply with her on-site votes.
So when the total was calculated proportionally, her score was above average but not the highest.
Jeffrey shook his head when he came to Amelia's private dressing room.
He had tried his best to handle it, but was still a bit too slow.
Zaid was still causing all kinds of trouble.
Amelia waved her hand to show it didn't matter. After Jeffrey dealt with the others, all of this would be set right.
For now, she just needed to avoid elimination.
Besides, she knew it wouldn't be much longer.
In the audience, Mia was extremely excited.
This was so much better than watching on her phone or those poorly filmed live stream clips.
She just knew it, knew that Amelia could do it!
During the commercial break, she kept discussing what had just happened with other audience members nearby.
Suddenly, she noticed something!
Someone was secretly recording!
Without alerting them, she quietly moved closer and checked out their equipment.
Once she confirmed that although the device was small, it was indeed recording equipment, her eyes lit up.
Just as Mia was thinking about how to approach them, she heard the person mutter resentfully—
"It wasn't a waste getting an expensive ticket to come here. This time I recorded it myself, let's see how you people can slander me now!"
"Lika really is Lika, every performance is so amazing!"
"I don't care, I'm going to become Lika's fan. They're the ones who pushed me over here, so it's not my fault. I'm just someone with a rebellious streak!"
Hearing this made Mia excited too.
Turns out they're on the same team!
Soren was just feeling happy when he suddenly heard movement behind him. He turned around and nearly died of fright.
Someone was staring at his equipment.
Electronic devices weren't allowed in the venue.
Much less being caught red-handed like this!
"Don't be scared, I'm on your team!" Mia immediately said. "Same idea. I also think the live stream clips are really unfair to Lika."
Only then did Soren relax a bit, though he didn't completely trust her.
How could Mia miss this opportunity? She looked around and said, "Not a good place to talk now. After it's over, I'll find you separately. Trust me, you won't be disappointed."
Meanwhile, the man who had tried to get in last time to ask about the demo was being kept outside.
He was furious right now.
"I already have an entry ticket, why won't you let me in!"
"Trying to pay me off? I don't care, I don't want your money, I want to go in!"
"Are you discriminating against Isabella? So what if I like Isabella?"
"Let go of me, let me go!"
This Isabella fan was temporarily detained once again.
……
On the internet, everything related to the second live broadcast of "Voice of Heaven" was firmly trending.
Earlier, when people from Shadow City's big three went to the venue, it trended.
A secretly filmed video of Isabella chatting and laughing with the three from the Jenkins family trended.
Later, as each contestant performed, their excellent singing sparked heated discussions.
But ultimately, Isabella still topped the trending list.
These trending topics all featured video clips of Isabella crying while watching contestant Lika's performance and praising her singing.
"Last time at the charity gala, didn't Lika drive up the price on that tanzanite Isabella wanted to buy? Isabella is really classy. Not only did she not badmouth Lika after the gala ended, but now she's treating things separately and praising her performance."
"Yeah, she's really so kind. If it were me, I definitely couldn't do that."
"I don't know what's up with that Lika. I always feel like she doesn't like Isabella. Whether it was choosing teams before or at the charity gala, I don't know what she's so proud about when her performances are just so-so."
"Right, I don't even know why the on-site votes were so high. Her performance was okay, but not good enough to deserve that."
"Who knows, isn't Lika under the Adams Group?"
People discussed heatedly, and eventually everyone's attention was diverted again.
"Look, the pendant Isabella is wearing—isn't that the 6-carat ruby pendant William bought for $28 million at the charity gala?"
"Yes! It really is! And William went to the venue again. He hardly ever used to go to these kinds of events. He really keeps breaking his own rules for Isabella!"
"He only favors her!"
So Isabella trended again.
……
Time flew by.
Soon, this recording session ended.
Amelia followed Jeffrey toward the car.
But just as they came out, she heard someone call her—"Lika!"
Amelia turned around and saw the three from the Jenkins family.
Otis, the most lively one, ran over excitedly: "You sang so well!"
Xyla followed closely, also nodding: "I saw you once at the charity gala. I didn't expect your live performance to be this good."
Amelia knew about the Jenkins family. She had always envied their family values.
After the charity gala last time, because she was Lika, she hadn't asked Otis to keep Amelia's information secret, but he had kept quiet anyway. This showed that although Otis was loud and boisterous, he was very trustworthy.
Thinking this, Amelia immediately smiled and nodded: "Ms. Xyla Jenkins, Mr. Otis Jenkins, you're too kind."
"Give me an autograph," Otis said with a smile. "And it would be even better if you could take a photo with us! Is that okay?"
Amelia smiled and stood with them for photos, while York, who was always quiet, just stood to the side without participating.
Before the photo was taken, Amelia sensed something and looked up to the side.
At the same time, William, who was coming out with Isabella, also looked in this direction.