Chapter 312:

Ari’s face lit up. Her eyes curved into little crescent moons, and she nodded eagerly. Then she turned to go. But after just a few steps, she spun around, ran back, and planted a kiss on Millie’s cheek before dashing into the building with a skip in her step.

Millie touched the spot where the kiss had landed, a quiet smile spreading across her face.

Things between her and Ari were shifting—growing deeper, warmer. She felt the warmth.

After making sure Ari was safely inside, Millie headed to Evans Entertainment. By eight-thirty, she had parked outside the building. She adjusted her disguise, pulled her mask higher, and made her way up. Ever since she and Charles had been spotted together on camera and gossip had gone wild, she’d learned to be more cautious.

She entered through a side entrance and headed straight for the most private meeting room. Only after she was inside did she finally remove the mask. A voice message from Charles buzzed through her phone. “I’ll be there around nine.”

Millie nodded to herself and opened her notebook to start sketching.

There were still plans to go over for the Heavenly Melody finale.

She lost track of time in her sketches until the door finally opened. She looked up. Charles walked in.

His face was clouded. He closed the door and sat down across from her without a word.

“What is it?” Millie asked, sensing something was off.

He didn’t answer immediately. His fingers tapped lightly against the table, as though he was carefully weighing his words.

Millie blinked. That alone was surprising.

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Charles usually spoke before he thought. She studied him. What could have happened?

Not able to hold it back, she asked him directly.

“I can think too, you know!” Charles snapped, clearly irritated. Last night, his grandfather had basically called him brainless.

The memory of it still boiled his blood. And now Millie was doing the same?

“Okay, fine,” he muttered. “I’ll just say it.” He let out a sigh. “This morning, at the Evans family…”

Two hours earlier, over at the Watson Mansion, Charles had been doing everything he could to stay under the radar.

Every time his brothers showed up, something went wrong.

Those two wolves never missed a chance to stir up trouble—and right now, they saw an opening.

They were doing everything they could to pressure investors into forcing Serena—Evans Entertainment’s own talent—out of the show. It was their best shot.

Sure, the company could still make money off the show since they were a major investor, but Serena’s image, her career, her future endorsements—all of it would be wiped out.

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