On the shooting site of a low-budget movie, Holly, the female lead of the movie, threw her phone against the floor.
Thea Todd was still better?! And those rumors about her had been cleared by her supporters?
Holly couldn’t allow Thea to get away with the scandal so easily! She was enraged that she only wanted to see Thea and claw her eyes out.
Holly had debuted a long time ago. However, Thea somehow managed to be selected by the director of that stupid show. Thea gained a great amount of popularity and fame among the crowd. She would definitely be popular even if she lost the competition.
Holly didn’t expect that Thea would be so tough. The scandals about her were everywhere on the internet, yet she still managed to regain her popularity.
Holly clenched her teeth. She wouldn’t tolerate her stepsister being more famous than her. The future superstar could only be her, Holly Gordon!
Holly hurried to grab her phone and sent a message to her mom,” Mom, could you ask Daddy to find a way to kick Thea out of the show? I fucking hate that bitch so much! She doesn’t even deserve that level of popularity.”
“Holly, it’s your scene,” the assistant director called from a distance.
“Coming!!!” Holly shouted back as she slipped the phone into her pocket.
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Meanwhile, in the studio of The Top Girlband, all the competitors were ready for their next stage.
Adam hosted the event as wonderfully as always. And then, it was the competitors’ turn to get on the stage and start their performance.
Since the show was interrupted by Paris last time, they kept the original order. Thea’s team was still leading. Yet the girls were much more relaxed since they had done it once already.
The girls took the audience’s breath away when they got on the stage. Thea was wearing a black dress this time. Her red lips accentuated her look perfectly, making her look like a beautiful black swan.
A big smile broke Dylan’s face when he saw Thea from the panel. The girl was a jewel. She was the brightest star on the stage. And Dylan believed she would shine even brighter in the future.
Adam also couldn’t stop nodding. Thea’s vocal cord was perfect. He couldn’t pick out any faults.
Wendy was a bit jealous. Yet the empty seat of Paris next to hers reminded her of what Paris went through. She thus forced a smile this time.
Cody was down the stage, standing in the crowd as he looked at the girl on the stage.
He had seen Thea’s performance last time. Thea was beautiful and breathtaking.
Yet his thoughts strayed out of the studio, going back to the time when he was just a little boy.
“Mary had a little lamb.
Its fleece was white as snow, yeah.
Everywhere the child went.
The little lamb was sure to go, yeah.”
On the kindergarten dancing hall stage, Demi was in a pink dress and singing before the microphone. His Uncle Drew invited all his friends to cheer for Dami during the performance. He looked so proud as he talked to the parents next to him.
“That one is my daughter! She’s singing pretty good, isn’t she?” A proud smile appeared on Drew’s face while pointing at the stage.
The proud smile on his Uncle Drew’s face had never left Cody’s memories. He still remembered Demi’s dream was to be a superstar and scientist. The loud clapping of the audience brought Cody back from his reverie.
Cody blinked and started to clap for the girls as well. The cameras followed the girls backstage. Cody saw from the big screen that Thea hugged her teammates individually and cried a bit in the end.
She had indeed gone through a lot recently. It made him feel weird when he saw her cry like that. Cody sighed and left the crowd.
“Cody? When did you come?” Candace was about to go backstage. She didn’t expect to run into her brother.
“I came here to check the show out,” Cody answered.
Candace pulled his hand and led him to the sitting area, “Well, since you’re here for the making of the show, you should sit down and take a good look. Why are you leaving already? The show is pretty fun.”
Thomas happened to enter the studio at the moment. From behind, he saw Candace sitting next to a man.
Thomas frowned deeply as he approached them, “Candace? Who is he?”
Cody lifted the cap a bit and shot him a hard stare, “I am her brother. Any problem?”
A big smile instantly broke Thomas’s face, “Nope. No problem at all. Why are you here today anyway?”
“Cody is here to inspect the work of the crew. You need to keep it down, Thomas,” Candace hushed.
Thomas smiled, “No problem.”
The next group happened to walk onto the stage at that moment. It was the team led by Beth. Beth was a music genius. She remixed the song she chose and added a lot of new factors to it. The style of their choreography was also extremely creative.
“Not bad… This Beth.” Candace’s mouth fell open, “I thought she would lose this time because she doesn’t even get many popular members on her team except herself. I bet she would definitely win the first place if Thea were on her team.”
Thomas nodded, “Beth’s family is full of artists. She has been affected by the atmosphere growing up. That’s why she’s so talented.”
“Wow?!” Candace couldn’t take her eyes away from Beth on stage, “I really didn’t know she could do a remix. I bet she will definitely get to 40 this time.”
Candace was right. After all the stages were over, the panel finally started to score all the stages, selecting the competitors that could get into 40.
The sad music started to play when a competitor was eliminated.
Candace almost cried when those girls made their departure speeches. But the result also made her happy.
Thea won second place, as always. Beth was the champion of this round. Tiffany, however, fell to third place.
Beth cried as she turned to hug Thea. Thea was also glad for her. Tiffany’s face was a bit rigid as the judges announced her ranking this time. But she also managed to force out a smile.