Farewell to Love: The CEO's Desperate Chase novel Chapter 261

Emilia gave her friend’s arm a reassuring pat.

“I’ll handle it,” she promised.

The finals. Time to take off the mask. After tonight, no one would have reason to doubt her.

After double-checking her costume, Emilia allowed herself a brief rest before heading out that afternoon for the Voice of the Divine dress rehearsal.

Every show had a rehearsal to ensure the live broadcast went smoothly. The only one she’d missed was the very first—she’d still been bedridden in the hospital at the time.

Later, Christian had used her medical records to request a leave of absence on her behalf, just quietly changing the date to make it look like she’d been in the hospital ten days earlier.

That little trick was the very reason Vivienne started to suspect Serena was Christian’s secret lover.

Normally, rehearsals were a solitary affair—everyone focused on their own performance and stage setup. But this time, something was different.

Backstage, while Emilia was still waiting for her turn, one of the other contestants, Beatty, sauntered over.

Beatty perched herself on the edge of Emilia’s makeup table, looking down at her with a sly grin.

“Serena, I can’t believe you actually showed up,” Beatty drawled.

Emilia was wearing a plain mask, so she just glanced up at Beatty, unfazed.

“Why wouldn’t I?” Emilia replied coolly.

Beatty let out a laugh—a little too loud, a little too forced. “Have you not been online lately? You haven’t seen what people are saying about you?”

“What are they saying?” Emilia was genuinely curious to see what angle Beatty was playing.

Everything had been fine through the previous rounds of the live shows. Now, right at the end, here came the intimidation tactics.

Beatty didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she grabbed her tablet, pulled up a webpage, and handed it to Emilia.

Emilia glanced at the screen. It was filled with harsh headlines about Serena:

#KickSerenaOutOfTheIndustry

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