Chapter 512:

Nicole didn’t look surprised. “With Myron Elliott?” She must have seen something online.

“Yes,” Millie replied.

Nicole gave a quiet nod.

“Do what feels right,” she said. “I’ve told you what I came to say. I’ll head back now.”

Millie nodded and walked her to the door. After a moment’s hesitation, she hurried to her bag, pulled out all the cash, removed her jewelry, and handed them to Nicole.

Nicole looked down at her hand, then up at Millie.

Millie kept her head lowered and said nothing.

After a long pause, Nicole took the items without a word and walked away.

Millie watched her go. This had always been their dynamic. Along with cash and jewelry, Millie had also given Nicole a card she occasionally topped up.

Aside from the rift caused by Hayden’s imprisonment, their relationship had remained distant. Even so, Millie appreciated Nicole’s help with the adoption paperwork.

Time moved quickly. Two more days passed.

Millie was having a meal with Ari when her phone buzzed. A notification appeared: “Re-recorded version of ‘Glimmer of Love’ is released!”

A re-recorded version?

Millie didn’t know what had changed, so she tapped it open.

She saw the updated credits.

Before, it had read: “Glimmer of Love. Singer: Vivian. Lyrics: Vivian. Composer: Vivian.”

Now it said: “Glimmer of Love (Re-recorded Version). Singer: Vivian. Lyrics: Vivian / Eva. Composers: Vivian / Eva.”

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There were only small changes—some words in the lyrics, a brief shift in the composition. The song still sounded much the same.

Millie found it amusing. What was Vivian trying to do?

Evans Entertainment had already completed the copyright registration to sue Vivian. The songwriting credit had been under Eva’s name alone. Everything related to the song—its performance data, Vivian’s past statements, legal documents from Evans Entertainment—had been properly notarized and filed with the court. The evidence was secure. Even deleting anything wouldn’t change that. Adding Eva’s name now—did Vivian think that would somehow fix things?

They hadn’t filed the lawsuit against Vivian earlier simply because they were waiting for the mini-series Love of Vivian to launch. A bigger payout was more likely after that. It had never been about lacking preparation.

Vivian posted a message on her social media: “The earlier version I recorded felt immature. It had many flaws. I’ve since trained with a vocal coach and created a re-recorded version. I hope everyone enjoys it.”

Millie didn’t care about the re-recording itself. What caught her attention was how Vivian planned to explain the new credits.

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