She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 348

"I understand Lorelai's and Alberta's concerns," Saanvi said, elegantly crossing her legs while holding her coffee. "Neither Westin nor I truly accept Josie. We just want to bring her back to the Pittman family, where we can keep her under our control to prevent her from competing with Lorelai in the future"

Konnor scoffed, "So what if Josie beats Lorelai once? With our family's abilities, we don't have to worry about Lorelai not becoming a superstar. Given the conditions of the Donovan family, I don't believe they can nurture Josie to be better than Lorelai." Saanvi replied, "The Donovan family isn't the real threat. We need to be wary of Damon.

"Damon wants to make Josie a world-class superstar, and we can't let him take custody of her."

At this point, Saanvi took a sip of her coffee, revealing a cryptic smile. "If Josie is one of ours, we can decide if she can sing, what she sings, and how she sings. Even Damon won't be able to reach us."

Konnor nodded in agreement. "Right. It's better to have Josie in our hands than let her fall into Damon's."

Saanvi continued, "Once we gain custody of Josie, we can have her play a supporting role for Lorelai, just like a prince's companion in ancient times.

"She can help Lorelai eliminate her rivals, paving the way for Lorelai to reach the top all on her own.

"We can also use Josie to negotiate with Damon, asking him to support Lorelai."

Konnor nodded repeatedly, giving her a thumbs-up. "Brilliant. Truly brilliant."

Saanvi's expression brightened. "Tomorrow morning, we'll take Paityn to court to officially fight for Josie's custody."

Paityn felt a chill in her heart, followed by an overwhelming anger.

She had long suspected that the Pittman family had ulterior motives, but she never imagined they could be this malicious, Paityn thought, "What have I done to deserve such scum in her life?" In the living room, Saanvi's phone rang.

She glanced at the caller ID and answered the phone, "I have a meeting with the media from Kitmore City. Let's have the press together."

The two turned off the lights and exited the guest room.

Paityn stumbled out of her bedroom and collapsed onto the sofa, feeling enveloped by despair.

She thought, 'What could I do to protect Alina?"

a while, her

answering, but it was her agent calling,

her secret daughter, excitedly informed her,

want you to

you as a mentor, with a season's pay of 4 million dollars, plus high-profile gigs paying 200 thousand dollars for two songs. Are you interested?" the agent said. Paityn clutched her aching stomach and shook her head. "Please decline for me.

the offer and sighed. "With your talent and fame, it's a shame to be stuck at home

Think it over before you turn them down. Let

the agent hung up, the living room fell

city lights and the vibrant world outside felt like they belonged to

the

but all she

was dark, with no

her hand suddenly brushed against a fruit knife, piercing her palm and causing

she

It hurt.

her, making

was by her side, nor did

her palm against her mouth, sucking the blood from her hand, and suddenly tears streamed

one of the

17.

brought in 4 million dollars. Singing two songs earned her 200 thousand dollars. Even shooting an advertisement

whims? And why should I let the Pittman family bully me and my daughter? I have made a mistake once. Did I have to make another? Is it worth sacrificing my dignity, career, and even my child for the empty title of a

herself, standing up and dragging her heavy body to the

cake,

days as she frantically stuffed her mouth, even

could eat no more did she collapse onto the

acknowledge me as your mother, that's fine. If you don't want to come back to my side, that's fine too. As long as you're doing well, it doesn't matter if you don't want

tears streamed from her eyes, but her gaze was unusually

night, Paityn

caught a severe cold, feeling dizzy and weak,