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

us?” exclaimed Kane, concerned about the inherent dangers of a solo night hike

her tongue in disbelief, “We just hiked

They should have arranged for all the guests to watch the

chimed in with their amazement

and concern among the viewers, many of whom advised

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, right? I’ve

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off. It’s nice to see that even wealthy people have such wholesome hobbles,”

was laced with insinuation, causing an awkward silence around the breakfast

viewers immediately sensed the veiled implication in Mae’s words, sparking a flurry of speculation and

With a brief pause, she clarified, “He’s not a hiking buddy. He’s an elderly I know.”

shock as she said, “Oh, so you know him? That must mean your family

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

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