True Love Waits

Chapter 396 I Lied

Since Tammy wouldn't admit she was lying, Debbie decided not to waste any more time. She motioned for Ruby to aim the camera at her and told all the fans, "Sorry about this, guys. Tammy claims she has proof I didn't write this song, but I don't think these documents and electronic copies are convincing enough. I have a witness, someone who knows I wrote the song myself. When I came back here, I really wanted to sign with Star Empire, so I auditioned for Mr. Huo. He gave me a chance and asked me to compose a song. But I had to do it all myself. Composing the music, writing the lyrics, arranging it in Pro Tools, everything."

Debbie paused, casting a sidelong glance at Tammy, whose face had gone pale. She continued, "I promised him, because I really wanted to work for Star Empire. Then I cranked out the song that Tammy claims she wrote. She said she wrote it two and a half months ago. But three months ago, I showed the first draft to Mr. Huo himself. I'm pretty sure he'll clear things up."

Debbie looked at Tammy and asked sternly, "You sure you want to go through with this? If he gets involved, then..."

Tammy already understood what Debbie was trying to say.

She shivered in fear. If Carlos found out, she'd be dead meat.

In an instant, she shook her head vigorously, tears streaming down her pale face. "No, no. I lied. I'm sorry! I was so jealous. I worked for years and nothing. Then you came along and shot to the top so fast." The truth finally came to light.

Debbie stood up and glared at Tammy until the liar couldn't bear it anymore and had to look away. "Expect a letter from my lawyer," she told Tammy.

That was when it hit her that Debbie's lawyer was the famous Xavier Shangguan. Tammy almost fainted on the spot. She felt even worse, now.

After saying goodbye to her fans, Debbie closed the live chat room and locked her phone.

She was now alone with Tammy. She walked over and asked, "Whose idea was this? Tell me and I might not press charges." Debbie was being merciful. She didn't have to give her any chance at all, but she also wanted to get to the bottom of this.

But it didn't matter, since Tammy was completely flustered. She sang like a pigeon. "I don't know. He wired the money to my account and contacted me via phone. I never saw him."

a him?" Debbie

"Yes."

do you think he is?" Debbie had a pretty good idea who it was.

But it wasn't just one guy. It was three

call log open, Debbie dialed the number. The

was probably...

stunt, Tammy was fired by Star Empire. Not only that, she had to apologize to Debbie and the company, and pay a fine to boot. She ended up retiring from the music industry. And Debbie

Debbie was a hot topic. Her fans posted comments under her posts and on the fan pages. Most of them were words of encouragement; some were apologetic for believing the malicious rumors. The turmoil in ZL Group finally subsided after Carlos took his rightful place as CEO. They stopped hemorrhaging money. Their suppliers began working with them again, and their stock prices stopped dropping Everything seemed to return to normal after James stepped down as CEO. But Debbie didn't feel that way. She was still left with an

back to the car and fished something out of it. He draped an arm around Stephanie's shoulders, and handed it to Debbie. "Miss Nian, Stephanie and I are throwing an engagement party. You're my ex-wife. It would mean a lot

grinned, took the card and said as calmly as she could,

smile and

couple left arm in

as they were out of sight, Debbie's eyes welled up in tears as she stared at the invitation card. It felt like a knife cutting her heart to ribbons. Carlos was an expert at dishing out pain, and he didn't spare Debbie. He knew how much she

how much Debbie wished that day would never come, their engagement day still crept up

day, Debbie got up quite early. She had a plan of what she wanted to wear, and had an outfit already selected. She put on a black strapless Chanel gown bought with

ceremony. Besides his

instantly caused some hushed conversations among

If she didn't know better, she would have thought

to break

seats with Ivan. So in the end, he

was on her