Chapter 85: Isabella Forced into a Predicament
Isabella thought Rhys would agree right away, but unexpectedly, Rhys hesitated.
"Ms. Taylor, I can't agree to this. You might need to ask Mr. Brown. Without Mr. Brown's instructions, I can't act on my own," Rhys's voice came through.
Rhys didn't get to his position by being stupid.
"I see, okay then. Sorry about that," Isabella apologized, but she was annoyed inside.
Once she became William's wife, she would definitely fire Rhys.
This was the first time Isabella had hit walls everywhere in such a long time.
She had no choice.
Isabella walked over to William's seat.
"William," Isabella looked at William with a troubled expression, hesitating to speak.
William glanced at Isabella, signaling her to speak directly.
Isabella leaned close to William's ear and told him about wanting to borrow resources.
"Please, William," Isabella added pleadingly. "Actually, this is about the Adams family's internal conflict. I just saw Mr. Zaid Adams and Mr. Jeffrey Adams backstage, and they seemed to be fighting."
"But the audience doesn't know that, so they're all suspecting me."
Isabella's eyes reddened slightly as she said, "I'm not afraid of these rumors myself, since I don't have much time left anyway. But I still hope to pass on my goodwill. If they slander me like this, everything I've done these past days will be tainted."
"William, I don't want that. You know that's not my intention."
Isabella directly pushed the blame onto Zaid.
William looked at Isabella quietly.
William's feelings were complicated.
He knew about the Adams family's internal conflict.
Isabella had also told him about her feelings regarding participating in this show.
But...
Amelia's image flashed through William's mind.
The Brown Group originally had no entertainment business. It was because of Amelia that this department was created.
It could be said that everything in that department was custom-made for Amelia.
Even though Amelia had signed with the Adams Group first, and the department later trained other artists, the most preparation and best fit was still for Amelia.
Amelia herself knew this, but she said she had to honor her contract and didn't terminate with the Adams Group.
Later, when she temporarily put aside her music career, she didn't bring it up again.
Isabella felt a bit scared being looked at like this, but she still maintained her pitiful appearance.
"If you don't want to, William... then forget it," she finally said with a forced smile.
William looked away.
Forget it.
Amelia had already changed from who she used to be.
She didn't need it anymore either.
Finally, he said, "Go to Rhys and tell him I said so."
"Really? Thank you, William!" Isabella immediately smiled and contacted Rhys right away.
But William didn't want to look at her.
Sensing something, William looked up and gazed toward the corridor on the other side.
Then he saw Lika, who had been standing there at some point.
Lika was quietly looking at him.
Jeffrey came out from deep in the corridor and draped a coat over Lika.
Jeffrey said something to her, and she finally looked away and left with Jeffrey.
There were all kinds of opinions and mysteries, but later, public opinion began to shift direction.
"Isabella's words match her actions. Whether participating in 'Voice of Heaven' or attending charity galas before, it's all to give strength to others with the same illness, to make her death meaningful."
"Yeah, Isabella is dying soon, why would she suppress Lika?"
"I got insider information saying it's the Adams family's internal conflict, done by Zaid, and has nothing to do with Isabella."
"So pitiful, Isabella is dying soon and still has to bear this responsibility."
"Right..."
Amelia saw these comments and smiled.
Sure enough, as soon as people mentioned Isabella was dying, Isabella once again gained everyone's sympathy.
Jeffrey sat beside Amelia, furious.
"What is he doing!" The "he" Jeffrey was referring to was clear to both of them. "Let's use that plan."
But Amelia shook her head.
They had left traces when warming up before, but this wave involved different people.
People from the Brown Group's side.
So the evidence prepared earlier wasn't very useful against these people.
"Just let her off like this?" Jeffrey said through gritted teeth.
Amelia smiled, "How could that be?"
"But she..." Jeffrey glanced at the camera nearby and didn't dare say too much.
"Do you know what 'drinking poison to quench thirst' means?" Amelia said with a smile.
"You mean..." Jeffrey's eyes flashed.
Amelia lowered her head and sent a message on her phone under cover.
[Isabella first betrayed Zaid today. Although Zaid and she are still in the same interest group, he can't help but harbor resentment.]
[Second, she used the Brown Group's resources. Even if she barely gets through this crisis, she didn't win, and her image has flaws. Seeds of doubt have been planted in people's hearts.]
[Finally, and most importantly, she's panicking. Using the fact that she's dying can work once or twice, but if used too many times, everyone will get impatient.]
[What's fake can't become real. The more anxious she is now to clear her negative news, the more severe the backlash will be later.]
[From her behavior of having to use the Brown Group's resources, the day of backlash is coming soon.]
Jeffrey nodded vigorously.
Amelia was right.
He was just too impatient.
His hot temper had pros and cons. Although others didn't dare to provoke him easily, his temper had also caused him trouble many times in his early years. He only gradually learned to be a bit calmer later.
He needed to keep up with Amelia's pace and work harder on self-cultivation!
"Besides, look, we've already achieved our goal," Amelia said with a smile.
Then she handed her phone to Jeffrey.
Although the internet wasn't relentlessly pursuing Isabella, Lika was receiving rave reviews.
First came praise from netizens.
Then well-known music bloggers gradually analyzed how good her songs were, how many details they had, and how difficult they were to achieve.
Then various music bloggers began challenging the high notes in her "Deep Sea."
The buzz spread rapidly.
This sparked more curiosity among netizens and attracted more people's attention.
"During the first live broadcast, everyone was arguing about whether 'Slight Love' or 'Yesterday Once More' was better. Now we finally have a conclusion - 'Yesterday Once More' is stronger!"
"Right! Haha, Isabella isn't a professional singer after all. Although 'Slight Love' is great, it's still not as good as 'Yesterday Once More.'"
"Actually 'Slight Love' itself is very strong, just not great live. But she's not a professional singer, so being unstable is normal."
"Anyway, Lika is amazing!"
For a moment, Lika's commercial value skyrocketed!
"Voice of Heaven" gradually approached its end.
In this episode, each singer showed their talents, and the eliminated contestants also made everyone feel regretful.
Thus, this buzz-generating live broadcast of "Voice of Heaven" came to an end.
However, what Amelia didn't expect was that in the end, Isabella still ended up sabotaging herself.