Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1282

When Brielle walked into the swanky office of Stellar Stage Entertainment's CEO, she was hit with a strange sense of déjà vu. It was only her second day on the job, but something about the place felt oddly familiar.

She organized her desk, glancing over at King, who was sprawled on a nearby sofa, fingers grazing the edge of a book, completely engrossed. Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, bathing the room in a warm, cozy glow. Donny popped in, ready to brief her on the female streamers' current standings. He handed her a stack of documents, complete with all the rankings.

"Mr. Haywood, take a look. We're about halfway through the selection process, and Leona's way out in front. Her stats are off the charts, and she's got the most followers by far. Her win seems pretty much guaranteed." Brielle suddenly remembered the woman she'd seen buying makeup for her daughter. Wasn't her daughter one of the contestants?

She scrolled down the list until she found Emma's face at the very bottom.

"Why aren't her numbers better? She's gorgeous," Brielle thought, puzzled.

Determined not to miss anything, especially with Stellar Stage Entertainment making a big push into the streaming world, Brielle fired up her computer and began checking out the female broadcasters' streams. Everyone was streaming like their lives depended on it, eager to grab every follower they could. Most didn't have the financial backing that Leona had, making this their one shot at changing their fortunes. But when she clicked on Emma's stream, she was met with a black screen and a "Streamer is offline" message.

"What's she doing that's more important than streaming?" Brielle wondered aloud.

with them and probably won't be back for a

bottom of the leaderboard and the widening gap between her and the other contestants, a week's absence would likely mean elimination. Such a

was buzzing with

Must be too embarrassed after

girl who spends her mom's money on luxury makeup?

of them are thieves. Good

as she turned to Donny. "What's going on here? Is

a gold necklace weighing about fifty grams, and Emma's mom was seen pawning

pawned - it was an old bracelet, not

fan base to cyberbully Emma. Such behavior

yet, the comments

Emma for supposedly living lavishly while her mother appeared modestly dressed. Brielle had her doubts too, given

daughter.

her mother in the hospital instead of