The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

The livestream chat exploded. Comments flew by at lightning speed:

"Do the dog impression! Come on, bark like a dog! I wanna see it!"

"Let's all bark together! Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof!"

Seeing the chaos, Howard Shaw quickly set up a live poll.

He invited everyone to vote: should he bark like a dog or should he quit the competition?

And as for a third option... there wasn't one.

Back when this all started, Harry hadn't given Stella any other choices. He wasn't some benevolent saint who'd let a foreigner humiliate one of their own.

The host, hearing about the poll from the director, thought privately, "Howard's

finally catching on. That's a brilliant way to stir up controversy."

Controversy, after all, was the secret recipe for going viral these days.

The bigger the scandal, the more attention it drew.

Addressing the viewers, the host announced, "We've opened up a live poll online. You can all go and cast your votes-think of it as giving Mr. Harry a bit of advice."

not even the host, had any intention

Harry as bait to

was

hang onto a foreigner when there was a homegrown prodigy right

foolish as Mr. Walden, who'd ignored a genius and picked Rachel —a choice

out their phones, eager to vote

as

show is wild! I have to come to the next round in person. Better book tickets online

now? They sold out five minutes ago! I couldn't even get

was so furious he

he glanced at the audience, searching for Mr. Walden, hoping

hesitated, and then swallowed

Walden defended him, he'd lose both face and dignity. Steeling himself, Mr. Walden

host, catching Harry's desperate

was the same man

quit

was his turn, he didn't want to

the director's que, he announced, "The poll results are in-eighty percent of viewers want Mr. Harry to do

wanted to see Harry

watched Harry