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.

were out, he’d been on the ball, lining up PR moves to hype her

Oh, and post a Tweet later with a screenshot of your national competition ranking. I’ve got the PR accounts ready to

the drift immediately and

I’m in talks with a reality show director about a spot on ‘Country Comfort.‘ It’s

get on it, your popularity could skyrocket.

a flicker of excitement betraying her cool

you know? It’s still in the planning stages. Even I only heard

[My brother mentioned it

The one

[Summer]: Yeah.

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

of swaying the producer to pick Summer. So, he had been

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