Chapter 29 The Controversy at the Birthday Banquet (Part 1)
Everyone held their breath, afraid that they might miss any crucial evidence.
Their phones and cameras were all aimed at the computer
screen.
The perspective in the screen was recorded by the computer
camera.
Zoey was playing the guitar and singing this song, and she also recorded a segment.
At that moment, Ariana walked in and said, “Zoey, you sang that song so beautifully, what’s it called?”
Zoey said, “Break up.”
Ariana sat next to her and said, “How do you sing, Zoey? Can you teach me?”
Zoey smiled and said, “Okay!”
She sang a line, and Ariana followed with another line.
Although Ariana was not off–key, her voice lacked any distinctive features, and at this level, it was simply impossible for entertainment companies to take notice of her.
The video ends, Zoey looks at Ariana and says, “So, Born Beauty was attracted to you in the video? Honestly, do I need to poison
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you for having such a voice?”
Ariana’s face turned pale, and she trembled with her eyelashes. “You just wanted to lift me up to the highest point and then brutally bring me down.”
Zoey said word by word, “If I had thought so, I would have presented this evidence long ago. Why wait until you slander me?”
Ariana choked up and said, “You just wanted to see me
embarrassed. If you really treated me like a sister, why would you deliberately have someone waiting here to embarrass me in public?”
Roland clicked his tongue and said, “I had wanted to expose your shameless behavior a long time ago, so I was always prepared.”
Zoey chuckled, “I didn’t start any of this. Seducing my fiancé, making me your voice dub, and of course, I made for you the…”
Ariana was afraid that she would reveal the design sketch, so she interrupted her and said, “Zoey, we are sisters! Do you really have to be so heartless?”
Zoey looked at her indifferently, “It is only natural for you to hurt me, and it is heartless of me to retaliate even slightly. When you did those despicable things, did you ever consider that we are sisters?”
She looked at the crowd and said, “This is how the voice replacement thing happened. Ariana stole my demo and took it to Born Beauty for an audition. Then she asked me to be her voice replacement, and I gladly agreed for the sake of this
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ridiculous family bond. Every time there was a fan club event, music festival, or concert, I would sing under the stage. I love music, I love the applause from the fans, and I love the support and encouragement from everyone. Even though those praises were not meant for me, those affirmations were not for me either. I’m sorry for keeping it a secret from all of you, and I sincerely apologize here.”
After speaking, Zoey bowed ninety degrees to apologize.
By now, the matter of voice substitution has also become clear.
Someone asked, “Zoey, will you sing again?”
“Yeah! Release an album and hold a concert in your own name!”
“We all loved your singing voice so much!”
“If you hold a concert, we will all go.”
“Ariana, you big liar, how dare you say Zoey framed you? You are truly shameless! Your singing voice can’t even compare to that of an amateur singer.”
“Ariana you bitch, quickly get out of the entertainment industry!”
“Yes, hurry up and get out!”
“Change the singer Ariana to singer Zoey!”
***
Ariana tearfully looked at Nelson, “Nelson.”
Nelson didn’t expect Ariana to be full of lies and to be so quickly and severely proven wrong, his face now incredibly darkened.
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He lowered his voice and said, “You have made me lose face! Wait until I go back and settle the score with you!”
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He was about to take Ariana into the hotel when Russell spoke up, “What, you’re leaving already? Shouldn’t you apologize after falsely accusing Zoey? Shouldn’t you apologize after deceiving the public?”
“Apologize!”
“Apologize!”
***
Nelson pursed his lips and pushed Ariana in front of the reporters. “Up until today, I have only just learned the truth about the voice dubbing. Although it was Ariana’s personal action, as the president of Born Beauty, I also bear responsibility for this matter. Failing to properly manage the actual situation of our company’s artists has disappointed all the fans. Here, I sincerely apologize to everyone. I’m sorry.”
Ariana sobbed, “I’m sorry to all my friends who liked me, I’m really sorry…”
Roland sneered, “Who knows whether it was a failure to implement the actual situation or allowing such things to happen. After all, you two have had a secret relationship for a long time.”
As soon as the words fell, the voices of doubt rang out again.
Nelson and Ariana’s faces became increasingly unpleasant.
At that moment, Jordan and Dahlia walked briskly over.
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“Zoey! You’ve really gone too far!
After Dahlia finished speaking, she raised her hand and slapped Zoey’s cheek.
Russell impulsively tried to get up, only to see Zoey gripping the other’s wrist. “Enough is enough from you two! Since childhood, you have always favored Ariana, and everything I do is wrong! What happened today was entirely her own doing! After using me, she still wants to blame me. Forget about it!”
Dahlia was about to throw a tantrum when Zoey reminded her, “Tonight is the old lady’s birthday banquet, do you want to give this big gift?”
Dahlia’s mouth, which had been opened up, closed back, and she whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, “You little jerk, you’ll get what you deserve!”
Zoey did not get angry but instead laughed.
Look! This is her biological mother, a mother who would say such hurtful words to her own child.
She raised an eyebrow and asked, “Am I your biological child?”
Dahlia’s eyelashes trembled, “I really regret not directly strangling you, you traitor!”
Zoey took a deep breath and shook off her wrist, “I also regret being born into a family like yours!”
“You!” Dahlia gritted her teeth and said.
Zoey couldn’t be bothered with small talk, so she turned around and walked behind Russell. With a slight smile on her lips, she
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looked at everyone and said, “The mountains are high and the rivers are long. If fate allows, you might still hear my song!”
After speaking, amidst the applause of the crowd, Zoey pushed Russell into the hotel.
On the red carpet, Ariana followed Nelson quickly towards the hotel entrance, lowering her head to diminish her presence.
Jordan and Dahlia also followed behind, their faces pale and particularly disheveled.
Nelson led Ariana into the lounge and glared at her, “How do you want to explain?”
Ariana cried tears like pear blossoms in the rain, “Nelson, I truly loved you. I did all those things back then because I desperately wanted to get closer to you. I thought that if I joined Born Beauty, I would be able to get closer to you.”
Nelson pulled the woman’s hand apart, “Did you take me for a fool? Huh? Today was simply the most embarrassing day for me!”
Ariana cried and hugged the man, “Nelson, if Zoey had rejected my request back then, none of this would have happened. Since she agreed and now regrets it, shouldn’t I blame her? Nelson, I can’t pursue a career in singing anymore, but I still have the option of acting! At the very least, I can still be a designer!”
Nelson’s resentment dissipated slightly when he realized there was still profit to be gained from Ariana.
“Be well prepared for the new product launch event, shine in Zoey’s dog eyes!”
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Ariana nodded, “Okay.”
Nelson patted her shoulder and said, “Go touch up your makeup, then come find me in the banquet hall.”
Ariana agreed.
As she watched the man leave, the smile on her face disappeared. She called Moriah and said, “Moriah, this time it can only be a success, not a failure!”
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