“Right, you may leave first.”
“Okay!”
The assistant looked at Emily’s back and then looked back at Hilbert in confusion. “Mr. Hilbert, why didn’t you tell her about the competition in three months?”
In Yobril, there was an international competition every year. This year, the Royal Academy of Music was chosen and needed someone to represent them, and as Hilbert was too old to participate, that was why he was so anxious to select a successor to replace himself. With no choice left, he could only pick Emily as a borderline candidate. But at Emily’s current level, she was still very far from what was required of a champion.
“Forget it! Let’s talk to her about it after we go to Yobril!” Hilbert looked at Emily’s figure with his eyes full of worry and expectation. I hope Emily can really win the competition and gain some reputation back for me.
Meanwhile, after the public learned that Emily was finally accepted by Mr. Hilbert, chaos ensued. Many famous musicians had also shared the video of Emily playing on stage that night around the web, causing Emily to gain many fans overnight.
‘Wow! It’s really too beautiful!’
‘I heard that she is also the daughter of the well-known entrepreneur Brian Jackson. She’s just amazing all-around!’
‘I heard that she is a valedictorian! She’s perfect!’
‘Goddess! She is simply my goddess!’
‘She must be extraordinary for Yobril Royal Academy of Music to come to Sandfort City specifically for her.’
‘Besides, she has just finished her exams. I can’t help but admire how she can withstand so much pressure to play such a good piece!’
‘Guess what? I’m in her class at school! I’m beyond happy to hear about this. Congratulations to her!’
‘I’m Emily’s classmate too! She’s undoubtedly wonderful and has a kind heart, so I’m so happy to see her achieve greater heights!’
Even Madelaine had come out to make her presence known.
When Emily saw these messages, she had already returned home and sprawled out on the sofa to rest. After her relatives found out about the news, they also sent their blessings. As a result, Megan and Brian were overwhelmed with receiving numerous blessings and countless gifts. It was just like Christmas Day!
Emily held her phone in a daze. Looking at the overwhelming praises flowing in for her on Twitter made her feel smug. But along with the wave of praises came a torrent of haters who started to dig out Emily’s dark past, for example, her bullying and violence at school. They spoke of how Emily locked up her classmates in the library, how she failed to get a mentor and was abandoned instead, and a series of other terrible topics. Emily held her phone, staring at the screen with widened eyes and a face filled with shock.”What’s going on? Who did this?” Even her hands couldn’t help but tremble as she thought about who was trying to ruin her.
Megan was originally checking the e-blessings sent by her relatives with a smiling face, but in the next moment, when she raised her eyes, she saw that Emily was in a nasty mood. Therefore, she hurriedly walked over, only to see Emily’s phone screen full of insults.
“Emily, what’s going on?” Megan was alarmed and nervous because she was afraid that these would ruin her and Emily’s future. Emily pursed her lips as she clenched her fingers tightly and said, “I don’t know who is trying to slander me! Who is trying to destroy my reputation?”
She continued, “Mom, help me to quickly suppress all this on Twitter, or it will ruin my life!” Emily was unwilling to be ruined just like that. Right now, her face was already distorted with rage. Nowadays, in the era of the Internet, information spread quickly, so the terrible news quickly topped the hot searches. In fact, they were about to become headlines that would overpower the positive compliments others had for her.
“Okay, okay, okay, I’ll go contact someone immediately!” Megan’s voice was trembling as she felt very uneasy inside.
Emily simply stood there overwhelmed, like she had lost her soul. Who was actually trying to harm her? Who else knew about her locking Abby in the library besides Janet and Madelaine? Although Madelaine had always been siding with her, now that she was soaring higher and further, it was not impossible for the other girl to deliberately expose the information to sabotage her.
