Chapter 61 Daniel Knows About That Matter
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Alice's eyes were practically melting as she looked at Daniel, but he didn't take a step toward her.
"Then go home and rest early."
Daniel said indifferently, then turned and got into another car. The vehicle sped away under Alice's gaze.
"Miss Brown?" Tom spoke up.
Alice forced a smile and finally pulled her leg back into the car.
Tom closed the door and went to the driver's seat.
As the car started moving, Alice said with a smile, "Mr. Green is getting married soon, right? I haven't even met your girlfriend yet. When can you bring her out so we can get to know each other?
I haven't been in the country these past few years, so I've grown distant from my friends. Mr. Green's girlfriend must be gentle and quiet—I'm sure we'd get along."
Tom smiled politely. "My girlfriend doesn't like socializing, and the doctor told Miss Brown to move around less and rest more."
Alice clenched her fingers. She tried to butter him up several more times, but Tom remained unmoved.
Alice was fuming inside. Finally, she just pretended to sleep and gave up.
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Scarlett dropped Elliot off and told Bruce to leave, planning to take a taxi home herself.
But Bruce insisted it was on his way and pulled Scarlett into the car.
When they arrived at Grove Apartments, Scarlett got out, and Bruce followed.
"About the online abuse—do you want me to recommend a reliable lawyer and PR company?"
As Scarlett's fan, he naturally knew about the scandal that broke today. The negative trending topics were still up.
Scarlett was slightly stunned. Meeting his genuinely concerned eyes, she smiled.
"Don't you think charging two million dollars for one performance does make me greedy?"
Bruce raised his eyebrows. "Of course not! You're my idol—you're definitely worth that price. It's an honor for her to even play your piece!"
He said it so seriously that Scarlett almost believed him.
The blind affirmation from fans—sometimes she really couldn't handle it.
Scarlett felt a bit embarrassed and waved her hand. "No need, I have a way to handle it. You should head back. Thanks for driving me home."
She turned to leave, but Bruce called out again, "Scarlett, do I really not look familiar to you at all?"
Scarlett turned back, looking at him with surprise and confusion. "Did we know each other before?"
She was trying to figure out when she might have met him, but had no memory of it.
Bruce put his hand to his forehead. "Never mind. If you need help, contact me anytime."
He pressed two fingers to his forehead and made a cool salute gesture toward Scarlett, then opened the car door and got in.
"I'll keep working hard. Good night, Scarlett."
He drove away. Scarlett stood there thinking for a while but couldn't figure out what he meant by "working hard."
She turned around, only to find someone standing silently behind her.
Scarlett screamed and jumped back in fright.
"Why are you screaming! His voice is so sweet. Scarlett, you're something else—I don't see you for half a day and you've already won over a star like Bruce?"
Sarah grabbed Scarlett's arm, her eyes wide with curiosity.
Scarlett patted her chest. "You scared me to death! What star?"
Sarah rolled her eyes. "Are you offline or something? Bruce—he debuted in first place on last year's hottest talent show. He's one of the top idols.
Last year he wasn't even twenty yet, but he already had a huge girlfriend-fan base. Lots of people know him now."
Scarlett was shocked. No wonder—at the amusement park, Bruce wore a mask and hat, dressed as dramatically as Alton.
So when he said he'd keep working hard, he thought he wasn't famous enough?
Because she didn't recognize him, so he needed to keep trying?
Scarlett smiled helplessly.
"Come on, tell me what's going on between you two?"
As Sarah pestered Scarlett with questions, Daniel's car stopped downstairs at the old apartment complex.
Daniel got out and walked straight into the building.
He went up to the top floor and knocked on the door.
After knocking for a long time, no one answered.
He withdrew his hand and turned around, only to see a middle-aged woman on the fifth floor poking her head up to look.
Before Daniel could speak, the middle-aged woman said:
"You're looking for those two young girls upstairs, right? They moved out. A few days ago, one of the girls almost had an accident. The police came and everything. The apartment was sealed off for a day. You didn't know?"
Daniel's eyes narrowed slightly. He stood there, his whole body radiating an oppressive aura, like a lurking beast.
The middle-aged woman suddenly regretted speaking up. She wanted to leave quickly, but Daniel walked down toward her.
"What happened here?"
Daniel's tall figure descended the stairs, his shadow looming over her.
The middle-aged woman's expression changed. She wanted to run, but she felt like prey being watched by a predator. If she didn't speak, she felt she'd die faster.
She nervously swallowed and stammered out what had happened.
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Scarlett got home, washed up, chatted with Sarah for a bit, then went to her room.
Scarlett was about to go to sleep when Sarah burst in with her phone.
"Scarlett, Bruce is defending you on Instagram! Look!"
Sarah jumped onto the bed and held up her phone for Scarlett to see.
Scarlett saw Bruce's Instagram post.
[Three million dollars to book Shadowlight's next new song premiere. Shadowlight, please notice me @Shadowlight]
Bruce had over thirty million followers on Instagram, and Scarlett had been trending negatively all day with high visibility.
When Bruce posted this, the whole platform went wild.
His fans rushed over, at first thinking he was being sarcastic.
But Bruce directly replied to one fan:
[Shadowlight is really my idol. Been a fan for two years. Behave, everyone. I don't joke about my idol]
This all happened five minutes ago, and now, five minutes later, Scarlett's Instagram had been taken over by Bruce's fans.
"Look at how fast your followers are growing!"
"Bruce's fans are all coming to defend you. The constellations' fighting power is amazing! Scarlett, look—the haters are being roasted into oblivion."
Constellations was the nickname for Bruce's fans.
Sarah was thrilled. Scarlett saw it too, of course. Her feelings were complicated—she really hadn't expected Bruce to do this.
This was a huge favor to owe.
"Bruce is awesome," Sarah nodded in praise.
She'd been arguing with haters all day, and now the frustration in her chest finally lifted.
Thinking that Alice must be furious made Sarah appreciate Bruce even more.
Scarlett's finger scrolled across the screen. When she saw some negative comments, she paused.
[Shadowlight is hiding like a coward, too guilty to respond. Bruce is too proud, stirring up this mess. Isn't he afraid of dragging himself down?]
[Bruce, blink if you've been kidnapped]
Scarlett frowned. She'd planned to respond tomorrow, but Bruce had publicly supported her, making the situation even more heated.
If she didn't respond now, things could spiral out of control and drag Bruce down with her.
She got up to get her laptop. "I'll respond now."
"Yes, yes! Make those haters look bad! But Scarlett, how are you going to respond?"
Sarah leaned over to watch the computer screen.
Three minutes later, Scarlett posted the evidence she'd prepared to Instagram. When Sarah saw it clearly, she slapped her thigh.
"Of course! Alice accused you of being greedy and charging too much, but you didn't even keep the money—what's there to be afraid of?
Once you post this evidence, it pulls the rug out from under them! The haters won't even have a reason to attack you! I'm so dumb—why didn't I think of this!"
The evidence Scarlett posted was nothing other than bank transfer screenshots.
The two million dollars from the Wilson Group came in, and within ten minutes, it was transferred out to a welfare home for people with disabilities.
At the same time, Scarlett posted records of her annual charitable donations.
Over the past three or four years, the total donations from the Shadowlight account amounted to twelve million dollars. She hadn't spent a single cent of this account's income on herself.
Alice accusing her of greed was a complete joke.
Her response was like a resounding slap across the faces of the haters and Alice.
"The comments are exploding! It's completely reversed! This is great!"
Sarah hugged Scarlett and planted a kiss on her cheek.
Scarlett was infected by her excitement and smiled too.
Just then, there was a sudden pounding on the door outside.
The person seemed quite urgent—it didn't sound friendly.