Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1268

But Emma was in a real bind. She didn't have enough cash to make ends meet.

She had a keen interest in learning makeup, but the costs were a total buzzkill. A decent foundation could easily set her back hundreds of dollars.

After her last stream, Emma tried diving into makeup tutorials. She even bought a ten-dollar foundation, but the results were laughable, like she had smeared plaster all over her face.

The comments section of those tutorials was filled with advice against cheap makeup, warning that it could ruin your skin and look awful.

So, she gave up on that idea.

Between her and Peyton, they had barely a couple hundred bucks left, not nearly enough for makeup, let alone a new wardrobe.

Emma wanted to dress up as her fans suggested, but her financial situation made it impossible.

six hundred brought a bit of joy. It

some fabric, Emma thought she

living in a house provided by Stellar Stage Entertainment meant she had almost nothing to work with just a few

so-called transformation seemed

down her genuine

her daughter's mood and asked, "Emma, is

Emma shared her concerns about clothes and makeup, she waved it off, "But it's alright,

earn, suspecting most donations came from people just wanting a laugh. Peyton, having never dabbled

she decided to part with a gold bracelet

was cheap. She had no idea of its current value but hoped it would fetch a good price now that Emma needed the

the bracelet's existence, a relic from her parents'

of attracting attention that could lead to theft, and left without telling Emma, only leaving a note that she was

with a bully, Peyton