Farewell to Love: The CEO's Desperate Chase novel Chapter 208

By the time this scandal hit the trending topics, the fifth contestant had already finished their vote appeal, and the sixth was getting ready to take the stage.

In Serena’s private dressing room, Emilia finally saw Vivienne make her move—and, unsurprisingly, it was the news everyone was buzzing about.

A small smile played at Emilia’s lips as she glanced at Christian beside her.

Christian, of course, was already on top of it, his fingers flying across his phone. “It’s all because of that fake medical record from before,” he typed out quickly.

Emilia just shook her head with a knowing smile, then sent a message to their group chat.

“At this point, there’s only one thing that matters: strength. Absolute, undeniable strength.”

Christian read the message and nodded in agreement. This was the consensus they’d just come to.

Serena was a masked contestant; before this show, hardly anyone knew about her. Naturally, her fans were people who’d discovered her here, captivated by her performances. With that in mind, as long as she had real talent, didn’t cross any lines, and wasn’t some squeaky-clean idol—just a regular person, maybe rumored to be dating—why should anyone care? Especially since the rumors weren’t even true.

There was nothing to be afraid of. No need to confirm or deny anything.

“Got it!” Joyce replied immediately.

Joyce and Seven were still holed up in that same apartment complex. If Jayden used to make them work in the spare study, now he let them spread out and take over the living room.

Seven might have been a couch potato, but when it came to this sort of thing, he was a natural.

“Team One, hit up the forums and push the ‘talent vs. rumors’ narrative. Use graphics and those viral reaction gifs,” he instructed.

“Team Two, stir up the buzz—bump every post highlighting Serena’s talent to the top.”

“Team Three, come with me. We’re going to stir the pot and muddy the waters.”

Joyce handled external communications, coordinating with other teams and strategizing counterattacks against Vivienne’s crew with Seven.

Everyone knew their role.

Sure, online fans didn’t always know what was true or false, but they could recognize real talent when they saw it.

At that moment, on Jack’s side—

“Boss, we just can’t beat her. Serena’s performance is too strong. Nothing we say works, and their team is just as good as ours.”

One of Jack’s team members hesitated, then asked, “Should we release that old rumor we prepped? The one about her supposed… you know?”

Jack hesitated. He wasn’t about to make a reckless move; he needed to check with Vivienne first.

But since earlier, he’d been messaging Vivienne nonstop—and she hadn’t replied once.

Jack’s anxiety spiked as he watched the sixth singer finish their song and start their vote appeal. He fired off another urgent message.

And as for why Vivienne wasn’t answering…