Chapter 25 Isabella Courts Death
This is getting interesting.
Very few people knew about this news. Isabella only found out by using William's name to pressure people, and it was top secret internally.
Regular staff only knew that Lika's fall was so serious she couldn't get out of bed.
Lika was the singer Jeffrey was pushing hard. Although he was just one of the Adams family children, the Adams family was a massive powerhouse.
Jeffrey himself was the CEO of the Adams Group, ranking in the top three among Shadow City's major entertainment giants.
He wasn't married and hadn't officially announced a girlfriend. For him to dote on someone like this and personally run around taking care of everything, she was probably his kept woman.
William didn't comment on Isabella's analysis.
He didn't care about Jeffrey's business. It was just that when he saw that figure earlier, for some reason, he felt strangely concerned.
But that was all.
......
Backstage dressing room.
Amelia had already done the final coordination with the relevant staff.
People were coming and going backstage. Jeffrey had gone to handle other matters - after all, he was the CEO of the Adams Group and couldn't stay by Amelia's side the whole time. But he had specially brought an assistant over.
The assistant, Sable, was a girl with black-framed glasses who looked cute but was very capable. She was now helping out beside Amelia.
The girl was writing and drawing, muttering to herself: "...stage confirmed, lineup confirmed, Lika, we're going on third."
Amelia nodded gently.
Just then, she suddenly felt someone's gaze lingering on her.
Frowning slightly, Amelia looked up and found it was Isabella standing at the other end.
Isabella noticed her gaze and smiled with a nod.
Amelia just gave her a strange look without any response.
Sable beside her saw this and said in a low voice: "Lika, Mr. Adams asked me to tell you that Isabella has a very powerful mysterious team behind her that doesn't belong to the Brown Group. Every one of her appearances and speeches is personally designed by that team."
"If it's not necessary, it's best not to clash head-on with Isabella."
So, that meant if it was necessary, then clash away.
Amelia withdrew her gaze and nodded to show she understood.
On the other side, Isabella also withdrew her gaze, but as soon as she turned around, the smile disappeared from her face.
A kept woman, acting so arrogant!
But...
A calculating look flashed through Isabella's eyes.
......
The live broadcast started soon.
First up was the self-introduction and performance of the three guests.
The first two guests were famous figures in the music industry. Their self-introductions were witty, and the songs they performed showed real talent.
The last one was Isabella.
Right from her entrance, she was different from the first two.
The spotlight shone on her. Dressed in a white gown, she looked even more hauntingly beautiful under the stage lights.
"Hello everyone, I'm Isabella, a florist. I'm very happy to be standing on this stage to meet you all."
"You might be curious why someone whose main job is floristry would come to participate in this variety show."
"Many people say Isabella is just doing this for publicity. What I want to tell everyone is—"
"Yes, I am doing this for publicity!"
Isabella smiled, looking bold and sincere.
She looked at the camera and said seriously:
"I want many, many people to see me, to see me trying different ways of living, to let more people know that even when life reaches a dead end, you can still live brilliantly."
She wore a beautiful but broken smile on her face, which combined with her words was moving to tears.
Amelia leaned back in the chair in the backstage contestant's personal lounge, enduring her physical discomfort, calmly watching Isabella's speech.
What did William like about Isabella?
Was it this spirit, or was Isabella's spirited personality actually a bit like his old self?
Sometimes people really do feel sympathy for someone who resembles their weaker former self.
This kind of care and sympathy is sometimes not for that person, but for one's former self.
And men's sympathy is often mixed up with love.
"Next, I'll perform the song 'Tiny Love.' This song expresses my emotional journey during this time. I hope it can also give people going through pain like me the strength to live on bravely."
Isabella bowed deeply, and then the stage went dark.
Amelia raised her eyebrows slightly. "Tiny Love"?
The song title she had chosen was originally "Glimmer."
Seeing through the past, glimpsing the future, the glimmer of dawn - that was the original meaning of this song.
Well, if she wanted to change it, let her change it. The agreement she signed stated that changes were allowed.
Now she just had to see whether "Quiana" and the Adams Group would be credited when the song went online.
The backstage of "Voice of Heaven" was divided into two parts.
One part was a hall that could accommodate many people, available for contestants or guests who wanted to interact.
The other part consisted of individual lounges for each contestant and guest.
After all, few viewers had time to watch such a long live broadcast. Later, they would need to create an edited version of the live content to put on the platform.
They needed some reactions from contestants and guests as supplementary material for editing.
So whether it was the hall or the personal lounges, they all had TVs showing the live broadcast and recording equipment.
These parts just wouldn't be broadcast live and would be edited according to the production team's arrangements later.
As for the dressing room area, there wouldn't be these things unless someone recorded privately.
At this moment, Amelia was in the contestant's personal lounge, with Sable sitting beside her.
Hanging on the wall was a large screen showing the live broadcast, currently showing Isabella's performance.
On one side of the screen, dense bullet comments were rapidly refreshing—
"This sounds so good. Just the intro alone is amazing, not to mention what comes after!"
"I'm about to cry listening to this. Those 25 seconds that leaked onto the platform a few days ago already made me tear up."
......
"So many videos have used those 25 seconds as BGM these past few days. I've listened to it so many times I thought I was sick of it, but now hearing it again, I still can't help crying."
"Amelia, are you watching the live broadcast? Why don't you wise up and get divorced!"
"Same old saying - Amelia's 25 years can't compare to Isabella's 25 seconds!"
......
Netizens were discussing heatedly, while in the backstage personal lounge, Amelia picked up her phone and methodically opened various music platforms.
According to what Isabella said, this song "Tiny Love" would be released simultaneously on all music platforms. Whether there were credits or not, she only needed to check briefly to find out.
She didn't even need to search specifically.
She opened the first app, and the song appeared on the splash screen ad with Isabella's professionally edited photo.
Amelia clicked in, and then she saw—
"Tiny Love"
Singer: Isabella
Lyrics: Isabella
Composition: Isabella