Chapter 197

Summer tapped on the Messenger app with a mixture of anticipation and dread. Her screen lit up with a barrage of congratulatory messages that should’ve warmed her heart, but today, they felt like just another reminder of the facade she had to maintain.

Craig: [Congrats, Summer! National finals? You’re not just a Parkside High School Prodigy Class student. You’re a star.]

Allison: [Hats off to Queen Summer for making it through to the next round.]

Jenny: [I’ve got champagne on ice. Let’s celebrate your victory tonight.]

Lily: [I’ll swing by and pick you up.]

As she scrolled through the well–wishes, Summer’s grip on her phone tightened. Inhaling. deeply, she began replying to each message, her fingers dancing over the touchscreen with practiced ease. No matter what, she had to keep up her image at the company.

After responding to her squad sisters, she finally shot a message back to her manager Craig.

soon as her competition results. were out, he’d been on the ball, lining up PR moves to

later with a screenshot of your national competition ranking. I’ve got the PR accounts ready

immediately and shot back a quick

show director about a spot on ‘Country

If you get on it, your popularity could

a flicker of excitement betraying her cool exterior. [The one produced by

Even I only heard about it because

Summer replied, [My brother mentioned it to

The one who

[Summer]: Yeah.

the music scene, that could explain it. [Well, if I can’t snag this opportunity for you, see if

Midas touch for talent, and a notorious perfectionist. Craig knew about Walker’s new project but didn’t have much hope of swaying the producer to pick Summer. So, he had been leveraging her competition

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