Chapter 104 Her Relationship with Jeffrey Exposed
Soon, Lika on stage switched again - the fifth country.
A woman in a light, white dress stood on stage, gently playing the flute. The sound was soft and clear.
When she put down the flute and began to sing softly, the entire venue was immersed in this wonderful journey.
Five countries' languages, instruments, singing styles - all displayed before everyone's eyes.
And none of it felt awkward despite the style changes, because this was a journey.
Like countless fragments of vibrant civilizations interwoven together, creating a sense of time and space blurring.
As the masked woman on stage finished her final notes, William's face in the audience was hidden in shadow.
These countries - he and Amelia had been to all of them.
And more.
Years ago, when the Brown Group was transforming, she had gone with him to many places.
In those times, with her by his side, he never felt lonely.
She was always so full of life.
Always seeming to have endless hope and energy.
"William, we'll succeed," she would always say in his ear. "I'll always be by your side."
"I believe in you," she would say with a smile. "So you have to believe in me too."
Fists clenched tight, what appeared before William's eyes was that night at the Brown Villa - Amelia's thin body and her crying eyes.
Like she had withered away.
His fists trembling as they clenched, as Lika on stage put down her instrument and bowed to everyone, William closed his eyes.
......
The venue erupted in thunderous applause.
Everyone was clapping for her.
A 5-minute-30-second performance, including the lightning-fast costume changes in between.
She had demonstrated every technique to perfection.
And it wasn't just technique - it was a complete narrative.
The host walked up as the stage lights came on again.
"Let's give another round of applause!" the host said excitedly.
Another wave of thunderous applause.
The host looked admiringly at the masked woman beside him: "Lika, you've really amazed us all. After your last performance of 'Deep Sea,' I kept wondering what you'd bring this time. Now I know!"
Amelia held the microphone and laughed softly: "Thank you."
After some brief interaction, it was time for the vote solicitation segment.
Amelia didn't perform any more - after all, what she'd just done was enough, and she'd used up a lot of energy and couldn't continue.
"Thank you, thank you everyone - both those here in person and watching from outside. Today is already the fourth episode of The Sound of Heaven. It's because of your support and companionship, and the cooperation and help of all the staff, that I've made it this far."
Amelia's face showed just the right amount of smile, especially when she saw Isabella's unhappy expression at the judges' table - it made her feel even better.
"Actually, I've seen some not-so-nice rumors about me before, but I believe that in the face of real ability, rumors aren't worth mentioning!"
"So please, vote for me!"
With that, Amelia bowed deeply again.
Sweat mixed with stage makeup dripped down, sparkling under the stage lights.
It represented her effort and her sincerity.
No complicated rhetoric, just stating a fact.
Because Amelia knew the live audience couldn't have their phones - if she said something inappropriate, it might make them uncomfortable.
So she just needed to say what both live and remote audiences could understand - the core message.
And that's exactly what happened.
As she bowed again, the audience below erupted in applause.
With that, Amelia left the stage.
But before leaving, she glanced at Isabella once more.
Isabella could barely control her expression, glaring at her viciously.
Amelia smiled.
Then turned and left the stage.
The host quickly took over.
In the staff corridor, Sable and Jeffrey quickly came to meet her.
"You okay?" Jeffrey asked.
Amelia nodded and smiled: "I'm not that weak."
Jeffrey didn't think so - they all knew how difficult this performance was.
Sable quickly pulled out tissues to help Amelia wipe her sweat.
"I can do it myself," Amelia said with a smile, taking the tissues.
The group walked together toward the other end of the corridor.
Behind them were cheering audiences - excited and enthusiastic!
Amelia looked at the tissue in her hand, stained with sweat mixed with makeup.
She liked this feeling.
Soon they arrived at contestant Lika's personal rest room.
Amelia sat on the sofa and finally let out a breath of relief.
Jeffrey handed Amelia a tablet.
"Sable told me what you said. This is the result of their actions," Jeffrey said, using something to shield the tablet for Amelia to view.
If before, the rumors about rigging between Lika and Jeffrey had been making waves, making people doubt contestant Lika's abilities, now those people had become very few!
The current trending topic online was—
#Lika, Absolute Talent#
"In the face of absolute talent, all rumors are crushed! I believe it now, I'm so shocked, I want to vote for Lika on my knees!"
"Where are those people spreading lies? Come out and talk! Still talking about rigging - look at this talent, does she need rigging?"
"So strong, really so strong - strong enough that any rumors about fake votes collapse on their own!"
"Five countries - five languages, songs, instruments, styles, seamless transitions, completely amazing. At first I thought the Seraphim style was just okay, but now I see it's perfectly matched with this song. If she didn't have these votes, THAT would be suspicious!"
......
Online opinion had swung from one extreme to the other.
Jeffrey watched Amelia scroll through these comments and said with a smile: "Good enough?"
Amelia nodded and smiled: "Yes!"
"But there's still time before voting ends. Who knows if they'll pull something else," Jeffrey said, taking back the tablet.
Amelia looked thoughtfully at Isabella in the live broadcast feed.
She would definitely try something.
Since she'd already made a move, Isabella wouldn't let this go so easily!
On the other side.
Isabella recorded another segment, then walked to a dark corner of the staff corridor.
She kept communicating with Carl's team.
She was saying something, very worked up, but she didn't notice that in the corner of the staff corridor, something was secretly recording.
Isabella spoke very emotionally. Her last sentence was: "Lika dares to mess with me? Carl, we have so much dirt on her - I want her completely destroyed!"
If before Isabella had held back, waiting for Lika to come back and beg her to help clear things up, now she was determined to see Lika ruined!
Not long after, another trending topic exploded online—
#Contestant Lika and Jeffrey's Relationship Exposed#