True Tycoon Her Empire, Her Rules

Chapter 172

Winnie finished freshening up and slipped into a new outfit before heading downstairs, where her housemates Candace and Mae had already stirred from their slumber.

After the early morning mishap the day before, Mae had learned her lesson. She woke up early, applied her makeup perfectly, and styled her hair, making sure that when the viewers tuned into the live stream, they were greeted by her radiant self.

True enough, as the clock struck eight, the audience was welcomed by a cluster of attractive young men and women.

Mae, seemingly forgetting yesterday’s fiasco and the online critiques, greeted the camera with bubbling energy as soon as the live stream began.

She then followed the cameraman downstairs for breakfast.

Winnie and Candace had already made their way down, and when Mae caught sight of Winnie, she beamed a smile and casually inquired, “Hey Winnie, where did you sneak off to last night? I woke up in the middle of the night and you were gone. Had me worried sick.”

Her words drew the attention of the other guests towards Winnie.

‘Did you go out last night?” Kane, who had been paired with her on the show for two seasons and had grown quite familiar with her, asked with genuine concern.

Mervin also turned his gaze to Winnie, but unlike the others, he was more interested in whether she’d snuck off to some secret training or adventure.

briefly met Mae’s before she casually said, “I heard the sunrise over Golden Horizon Hills is breathtaking, so I took a hike last night to see it.” Hearing her words, the others couldn’t help but

inherent dangers of a solo night hike

in disbelief, “We just hiked down from there yesterday evening. Weren’t

missed out on prime content. They should

live stream viewers also chimed in

both envy and concern among the viewers, many of whom advised against hiking

live stream audience engaged in light–hearted banter, Mae, unconvinced by Winnie’s explanation, silently scoffed but feigned understanding as she added, “So that was it. The man who drove you back this morning must have been a hiking buddy,

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Land Rover that dropped you off. It’s nice to see that even wealthy people have

innocent comment was laced with insinuation, causing an awkward silence

Mae’s words, sparking a flurry

pause, she clarified, “He’s

hide a smirk, feigning shock as she said, “Oh, so you know him? That must mean your

oozed envy, and Candace nearly lost it, wanting to call out Mae’s transparent act in front

and insensitivity. Just days ago, Winnie had helped Mae out of a bind, yet here she was, digging for gossip and stirring

could intervene, Winnie met Mae’s gaze and answered her previous question with a nonchalant edge, “My family’s doing alright, I guess,