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.

joy. It seemed

some fabric, Emma thought she could try sewing a

house provided by Stellar Stage Entertainment meant she had almost nothing to work with just

transformation seemed doomed

down her genuine fans, Emma couldn't help

mood and

shared her concerns about clothes and makeup, she waved it off, "But it's alright, Mom. Once we get through this streaming period, we should have some money coming

from people just wanting a laugh. Peyton, having never dabbled in skincare or cosmetics, cherished gold as the ultimate asset, her rural upbringing valuing

with a gold bracelet she had kept for years. It

with half a year's wages when gold was cheap. She had no idea of its

from her parents' courtship days,

lead to theft, and left without telling

Peyton was wary but