Farewell to Love: The CEO's Desperate Chase novel Chapter 171

Vivienne looked a little embarrassed as she replied, "Thank you for your support, but... honestly, you're giving me too much credit."

"I'm not!" the man insisted, his excitement barely contained. Then, as if working up the courage for his most important question, he asked, "Tell me, was it really you who sang the demo version of Faint Whispers?"

Vivienne gave a helpless little sigh, but nodded and admitted, "Yes, it was."

If she'd been evasive before, now her answer was clear and official.

Plenty of curious fans had already suspected Vivienne was the voice behind the demo, but hearing her acknowledge it made a world of difference.

The man grew even more animated. "Vivienne, I have a suggestion. You announced you'd be collaborating with a film company to turn Faint Whispers into a mini-series, right? You should include that demo version in the show!"

Vivienne smiled graciously. "I'll think about it."

While the man chattered on, Emilia stood frozen in shock.

So all those harsh words Vivienne had thrown at her earlier—the ones about Emilia never taking first place—were because of this?

Was Vivienne really planning to pit the demo version against Yesterday Once More?

But... that demo had been Emilia's own rough recording, made ages ago just to shop the song around.

It was something she'd thrown together, just singing and playing piano in one of Donovan Entertainment's old studios. Nothing special.

Emilia glanced over at Tyler.

He was watching Vivienne intently, brow furrowed, a storm of thoughts crossing his face.

Tyler had already figured out what was going on the moment Vivienne's assistant blocked his path. It was all orchestrated by Vivienne.

He and Vivienne both knew the truth: the song had been purchased from a singer named "Emy"—and the demo was Emilia's own performance.

So what exactly was Vivienne playing at?

Cindy glanced down at her phone, stunned to see he was right.

Online, Vivienne was being celebrated for her warmth towards fans—even when a rabid superfan rushed the stage, she'd just smiled and shaken his hand.

Vivienne's supporters were now fiercely debating the merits of the demo version of Faint Whispers versus Yesterday Once More.

Many argued that Vivienne's lackluster performance in that one livestream had just been a fluke, and that Faint Whispers was easily as good as Yesterday Once More, if not better.

Emilia kept quiet, slipping away with Christian.

Elsewhere, Tyler and Vivienne left the venue as well.

In the backseat of the Bentley, Tyler glanced over at Vivienne, who was busy scrolling through her phone.

He finally asked, "So, what's going on with the demo?"