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Once there, she turned and said, “What do you want to talk about, Mr. Watson?”
The sound of her voice caught Brandon off guard. It stirred something in his memory—too familiar to ignore. He looked at her more closely. She wore a long coat over her performance outfit, but her frame was slight, unmistakably so. Of all the women he had ever known, not one had a body quite like hers.
He searched her masked face, then asked directly, “Why did you mislead Vivian during the selection earlier?”
Millie let out a dry laugh. “Mislead her?” she said. “I didn’t mislead anyone.”
Brandon’s brow creased. “Don’t pretend. I know what you did. You can’t fool me.”
Millie pressed her lips together and turned away.
It was the same tone. The same look he had given her all those years ago—when her stepfather had hit her, and she came to school trying to hide it. He had pulled her aside then and said, “Millie, do you even know what you look like right now? Stop lying. You can’t fool me.”
But this time, the words came from across a line. Not of care. But of suspicion. He wasn’t standing beside her anymore.
The wind raced through the trees and carried echoes that felt like old memories refusing to let go. A handful of leaves drifted down, barely touching the earth.
Brandon, growing impatient with Millie’s silence, pressed her for an answer. “Come on. I asked you a question.”
Millie fixed her eyes on Brandon’s shadow stretching out along the ground. “You really ought to ask Vivian about what she said to me.”
A hint of doubt crept into Brandon’s expression. “Vivian has never even met you before.” He meant she was inventing stories.
Millie raised her head and met his gaze. “Mr. Watson, do you truly put all your faith in her?”
For a moment, Brandon was quiet, but that old, strange feeling stirred in him once again.
She added, “There’s nothing for me to gain by going after Vivian. She’s important to you, and with your influence in Crobert, someone like me could never match up.”
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A gentle smile played on her lips. “If nothing really happened, why would I put myself in such a difficult position for no reason at all?”
Brandon’s frown grew more pronounced. He realized her argument actually had weight. Still, what possible motive would Vivian—a woman facing only six months to live—have for going after a stranger?
Deep down, his loyalty remained with Vivian. He finally spoke. “Whatever happened between you two, Serena, I just want you to remember one thing. She only has six months left. She joined this program to encourage people who are fighting the same battle.”
Millie took in Brandon’s furrowed brow, his intense eyes, and the certainty in his voice. Her mind wandered back to Vivian’s words from earlier that day.
“This world is about marketing. Do you think this show is just about who sings best? Wake up! It’s never about how well you sing or write. It’s about image. Evans Entertainment didn’t invest in you because they love your talent. They’re counting on your market value. Monetization. Do you get that?”
Millie could not tell if Vivian was really that good and had managed to fool…
Brandon, or if he simply wanted to put his trust in her. She felt lost, and she had no desire to start guessing. She looked away, her eyes searching for anything else.