Farewell to Love: The CEO's Desperate Chase novel Chapter 164

Emilia and Christian made their way backstage together.

As they passed through the staff corridor, they spotted Vivienne standing off to the side.

Vivienne's whole demeanor was downright chilling. The usual mask of composure she wore had completely slipped.

"No wonder you never showed any interest in my invitation," Vivienne said, her gaze fixed on the Masked Woman. "You had your own plans all along."

Emilia smiled softly. "Even if I hadn't, I still wouldn't be interested."

Christian shot Vivienne a look, finding the whole situation almost hilarious.

He could barely keep a straight face.

Suddenly, he felt that having Emilia perform in a mask was a stroke of genius.

Vivienne had tried to pit Emilia against herself—how ironic was that?

But he couldn't let himself laugh; right now, he still had to play the part of Serena's patron. He forced himself to keep it together.

Still, acting composed wasn't exactly his strong suit.

He cleared his throat, feigning ignorance, then frowned and said, "What are you two talking about? Let's go."

Emilia glanced at him, nodded, and followed Christian out of the corridor.

They hurried away, while Vivienne was left fuming, stomping her foot in frustration.

But she didn't have time to chase after them. Her phone buzzed with a new message from Jack.

Donovan Entertainment Official had just posted an update.

That's right—now the real battle was about to begin.

The stage performance was only the beginning; the real fight would be the media war that followed.

But by letting the amateur phone videos go viral first and allowing public opinion to brew, the later release of the official HD footage would fill in the gaps and serve as undeniable proof that Serena's performance had been deliberately sabotaged.

After Emilia saw the clips on Odette's phone, she decided to coordinate the timing of her song releases online—so the phone videos and the official footage could reinforce each other.

Meanwhile, Christian had managed to convince Wyatt to play along, making the whole plan come together seamlessly.

Online, the conversation was exploding.

Donovan Entertainment's statement was polished, blaming everything on a "technical issue."

But people weren't buying it. Why had only Serena's performance been affected?

"Seriously, how is it possible that only Serena's stage had a technical malfunction?"

"Yeah, I was skeptical at first. I mean, Serena is one of Donovan Entertainment's own artists—why would they sabotage her? But now it's starting to look pretty suspicious."

"Exactly. Forget what Donovan posted for a second. Just look at those two phone videos—despite the bad angles and lousy cameras, they're still so stable. It's obvious there really was a ‘technical issue' during the livestream."