Chapter 87 Amelia's Infidelity in Marriage
Isabella lifted her head.
Then she smiled awkwardly and said, "William, I had no choice."
William didn't say anything, just frowned at her.
"The song 'Micro Love' is already tied to me," Isabella said. "If I don't handle it this way, it'll look really bad."
William still didn't speak. Clearly this reason wasn't enough to convince him.
"That fan has been camping out at several livestreams already. If you don't believe me, William, you can check."
"Even if we don't let him in this time, he'll corner me later. It's just a matter of time."
"That day when we bought the song from 'Quiana,' the price we gave her was high enough. Even famous lyricists only sell a song for a million dollars. You gave her ten million dollars, William. That's more than enough."
But despite Isabella saying all this, William just kept looking at her.
The car was completely silent.
The two of them stared at each other.
Finally, Isabella let out a long sigh. She lowered her head and said, "William, sometimes you need to use certain tactics, don't you?"
Isabella's voice was soft: "I don't have much time. To achieve my goals, I need to do this. If my image becomes negative now, how can I do what I want to do?"
"As long as what I end up doing is right, isn't that good enough?"
Isabella paused slightly, then lifted her head and smiled: "Amelia... doesn't she do the same thing?"
William's lips pressed tightly together as he looked at Isabella with her reddening eyes.
"Could it be..." Isabella's eyes were teary, "she can do it, but I can't?"
"Is this your favoritism toward her, William?"
William looked away. He stopped looking at Isabella and turned toward the car window instead.
The sky had already darkened. The scenery outside rushed past, carrying a somewhat worn look under the streetlights.
Amelia isn't like this.
William thought to himself.
She would try her best to take care of everyone.
Amelia... she's only harsh on herself.
William suddenly felt his head aching.
But Isabella... only has six months left.
Forget it.
On the other side, Isabella looked at his profile, her eyes full of calculation.
She had to win best of the show in the first episode, because only this way could she establish that—[Even as an amateur, Isabella can beat everyone]—which was her original intention for joining this variety show.
To suppress Amelia.
If Lika stole all the spotlight, how could she use this for publicity?
So at least the first episode—the first episode she absolutely had to win.
The Bentley sped along the road, while on the other side, Amelia had already picked up Briar.
Amelia had removed all her mermaid makeup and was now holding Briar's hand, shopping for art supplies in a stationery store.
Briar loved drawing. It was because Amelia bought Briar's painting that they had this connection.
"Amelia, can I buy this?" Briar carefully pointed at a set of paintbrushes and asked.
Amelia crouched down, touched Briar's head, and said gently, "You don't need to be so polite with me, Briar. Whatever you want to do, I'll support you."
Briar was very happy. She loved this feeling.
But even though Amelia said this, she wouldn't buy things randomly. She only took what she needed.
Amelia saw through Briar's thoughts and felt even more affection for her.
Briar had a ventricular septal defect, a type of congenital heart disease.
She had taken Briar to see Mia and learned that as long as they did the surgery and paid attention afterward with regular check-ups, there wouldn't be much of a problem.
But Briar's parents still abandoned her, which made Briar feel like a burden and left her very insecure.
However, from now on she would be good to Briar, just like her own child. She would help Briar get better.
With this thought, Amelia picked out a few more sets of things Briar needed.
After checking out, Amelia walked out holding Briar's hand.
They walked slowly along the street. Briar told her about the fun things that happened at kindergarten today, and they both laughed happily.
By the roadside, a Bentley sped past.
In the back seat of the Bentley, William looked at the smiling faces of the big and small figures, his mood hard to describe.
...
Amelia soon brought Briar to the private room Jeffrey had reserved.
Soren, Mia, and Hawk were already inside. Jeffrey was still on his way.
After Amelia came in carrying Briar, Mia immediately came over.
"Briar!" Mia smiled and took out the gift she had just bought, handing it to Briar. "Do you still remember me?"
"Mia." Briar called out obediently, but didn't take Mia's gift. Instead, she glanced at Amelia.
Only after seeing Amelia nod did Briar happily accept the Cinnamoroll plushie Mia bought for her, her eyes smiling into crescents.
"Thank you, Mia."
Mia really loved Briar too, reaching out to gently pinch Briar's little face.
Amelia's eyes were also full of smiles.
Everyone took their seats.
While waiting for Jeffrey, Mia said to Amelia, "I've already talked to the hospital. It's best to start taking Briar for some tests soon. Once the paperwork is done, we can take Briar for surgery."
Because the adoption procedures weren't complete yet, there were some procedures needed to do surgery for Briar.
Amelia nodded. "Thank you."
"No problem." Mia smiled. "I'll have Dash do the surgery himself. You know how good he is."
Then Mia smiled at Briar: "Briar, don't be scared. After the surgery, Briar will be just like other kids."
Briar was a bit scared hearing about surgery, but she still nodded hard.
She wanted to be like everyone else.
So even if it hurt a little, she would endure it.
Seeing Briar's reaction, Amelia couldn't help but hug Briar again.
"I'm here!" With that voice, Jeffrey walked in and had people bring in the food.
Jeffrey also brought a gift for Briar. Everyone really liked Briar.
The whole time, everyone was very happy.
Online, people were buzzing about Lika.
Lika's songs, Lika's stage—everything was a hot topic.
Countless bloggers rushed to use her songs as background music.
There were essay videos, dance videos, all kinds.
Of course, the most common were bloggers challenging themselves to sing her songs. Some succeeded and got praise, but more broke into off-key notes. But even these weren't mocked when posted—instead they entertained everyone, as people shared in this feast together.
At the same time, many people were guessing who Lika was.
"She's wearing a mask, so could she be someone we already know?"
"When will she finally take off the mask? I'm so curious!"
...
Just as everyone was buzzing about Lika, suddenly a news item shot to the top of the trending list—
#Affair During Marriage, Amelia and Jeffrey Seen Acting Intimately, Entering and Leaving Together Multiple Times#