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.

a bit of joy. It seemed her lost followers were

only she had some fabric, Emma thought she could try sewing

provided by Stellar Stage Entertainment meant she had

seemed doomed

and not wanting to let down her

daughter's mood and asked, "Emma,

and makeup, she waved it off, "But it's alright, Mom. Once we get

she had no idea how much they would earn, suspecting most donations came from people just wanting a laugh. Peyton, having never dabbled in skincare or cosmetics, cherished gold as the ultimate asset, her rural

bracelet she had kept for years. It was a gift from

year's wages when gold was cheap. She had no idea of its current value but hoped it would fetch a good price

the bracelet's existence, a relic from her parents' courtship days, long before she was

her pocket, wary of attracting attention that could lead to theft, and left without telling Emma, only

Peyton was