Chapter 382


    In the talent agent’s office, Craig leaned against his desk, eyeing the disheveled Summer sprawled on


    the couch with a mix of frustration and annoyance.


    He had thought he’d signed a grounded, sensible artist, but in less than a year, she’d cooked up a


    scandal so big it was enough to give anyone Indigestion.


    One was supposed to have a few good years under their belt before going off the rails, for heaven’s


    sake. And what did Summer do instead? She tried to stir up trouble with her supposed superstar


    brother. Oh wait, Juztin wasn’t even her real brother!


    The thought made Craig’s mood sour further. If she wasn’t rted to Juztin, she shouldn’t have led him


    on, making him believe that they were siblings. No wonder Juztin didn’t bring her along on that reality


    show. If it wasn’t for this mess, Craig would still be in the dark.


    Appearances really are deceiving!


    If she’d put half this effort into her career, she might’ve had more than two million fans by now. But no,


    now she became a pariah on the inte.


    Craig rubbed his face, sighing as he broke the silence in the room. “Look, sitting here isn’t doing you


    any good. I’ve done what I can, but I can’t bury this. Juztin isn’t some run–of–the–mill pop singer. What


    were you thinking, taking him on?”


    Summer pressed her lips together, her fingers tightly intertwined in herp. If Leo hadn’t been so


    ruthless, would she have ever made such a rash decision?


    Mirabe was


    st a nobody from the sticks, and Leo had unted her on that reality show, making Summer look like a


    fool.


    After watching Mirabe get showered with praise episode after episode and seeing Leo’s preferential


    treatment of her, Summer’s jealousy had grown like a weed.


    Why should a country bumpkin like Mirabe get all the admiration while the Davis family dropped all


    pretenses of poverty to court her favor?


    If only the Davis family had treated Summer fairly, she wouldn’t have been driven to such desperate


    actions.


    Summer’s throat felt parched with regret. She knew that her current predicament was due to her own


    shortsightedness, her impatience, and her inability to stay cool. She wouldn’t. make the same foolish


    mistake again if she had another chance.


    Craig, unaware of her turmoil, felt obligated to help since she was his client after all. “You might not be


    Juztin’s real sister, but you’ve spent over a decade with him. Go and plead with him. If he’s willing to let


    bygones be bygones and gives a rifying statement, you. might just salvage your career. In times like


    these, you’ve got to y the family card. It’s your only shot, or you can kiss your singing career


    goodbye.”


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    “My reputation is already so tainted. Is there really a chance for aeback?” Summer asked with a


    bitter chuckle.


    Craig nced at her. “As long as Juztin doesn’t pursue this issue, there’s a chance.” That was just how


    the entertainment industry was. Every day, there was a new scandal, and with time, things got diluted.


    Who remembered the past when the next big story hit?


    Summer looked up. “You don’t know my brother. He’s cold to the core. Getting him to clear my name is


    next to impossible.”


    Craig lifted the corner of his mouth in a half–smile. “Difficult or not, you’ve got to try. Unless you’re done


    with the limelight.”


    After a brief pause, as if a new thought struck him, Craig added, “Or maybe you should appeal to your


    adoptive parents? Surely, they’d step in to help, right?”


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    At that, Summer hesitated, her response lingering in the air. Craig, now curious at her silence, asked,


    “Don’t tell me you’re on bad terms with them too?”