Chapter 721


    The ratings for “Life Focus” had been in the pits for thest couple of years. With new shown popping


    up left and right, their family–reunion angle just wasn’t drowing the crowds. Word around the office was


    that a rebrand was imminent, so when they heard someone wanted to reconnect with a long–lost


    daughter, their knee–jerk reaction was to decline.


    “The guy says his daughter is Brielle, an assistant informed, hesitating slightly. “You know, the Brielle


    that caused a media frenzy yesterday”


    The director’s eyes bulged, half–convinced he’d misheard. “You mean the Brielle who got publicly


    called out by Amelia? The CEO of Ster Stage Entertainment, that Brielle?!”


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    “Yes, that’s the one”


    “Book it! Get him in here, pronto!”


    Brielle was the talk of the town, the name on everyone’s lips. Any show that featured her was


    guaranteed skyrocketing viewership.


    “But the assistant cautiously began, “I heard this guy abandoned his daughter at an orphanage twenty


    years ago. Now that she’s made it big, he’s suddenly reappeared, demanding a hundred million in


    support. It seems a bit….


    “Enough,” the director interjected sharply. “We’re in the business of buzz. The more the viewers rant,


    the higher our ratings climb” And so, the scene was set


    The host of “Life Focus surrounded by a crew of producers and technicians, camped out in the lobby of


    the Ster Stage Entertainment building, waiting.


    The receptionist had already buzzed Brielle, who was on her way down.


    Ster Stage Entertainment, being a premier entertainmentpany, spared no expense on


    appearances. The lobby was chic, and the sofas were top–of–the–line imports.


    The host, a 25–year–old man, was visibly nervous as the live broadcast continued. The online buzz


    had reached a fever pitch. When word got out that this was a reunion show for Brielle, the online


    audience had surged to the point of nearly crashing their servers. They were experiencing the highest


    viewership in the history of the show!


    In past episodes, children had been reunited with their biological parents, and for the sake of drama,


    they were encouraged to embrace and weep. But the audience wasn’t buying it. They just found it


    awkward and staged.


    The host could hear the production team in his earpiece, shouting with excitement


    “We hit ten million views!”


    “Twenty million!!”


    “We’re closing in on thirty million!!!”


    Thirty million people watching their livestream was unprecedented. The host’s palms were sweaty with


    anticipation. He turned the camera to Kingston, aiming to warm up the audience before Brielle’s arrival.


    “Mr. Kingston, you’ve previously mentioned that your daughter is the CEO of Ster Stage


    Entertainment” the host prompted. “Could you borate on your intentions for today?”


    Kingston, d in an ill–fitting suit that seemed borrowed, had a calcting look in his eyes as he gazed


    at the building’s entrance. He snapped back to reality when the host addressed him.


    “My request is simple,” Kingston said, adjusting his tie nervously. “I want my daughter to acknowledge


    me and to live with us. We had no choice but to leave her at the orphanage back in the day. The folks


    at the DNA center called us and told us she’s doing well, Everyone knows how lucrative the


    entertainment industry is. She’s a CEO, yet she hasn’t given us a dime in support all these years.” “And


    after she was taken in by the Haywood family, she changed her surname. She needs to revert it back.


    She has no blood rtion to the Haywoods. Her mother is worried sick; we used to visit her at the


    orphanage, spending every penny we had on her. Now that she’s grown up, it’s time for her to repay


    her parents. If she refuses to recognize me as her father, I’m asking for a hundred million in support” A


    hundred million–the online crowd was incredulous. This man hadn’t cared for his daughter in over two


    decades and was now demanding a fortune.


    Yet some viewers felt that blood ties couldn’t be severed so easily. Brielle was making money hand


    over fist surely, she could afford to give her biological parents something. To her, a hundred million


    would be a drop in the bucket, wouldn’t it?


    The elevator dinged, and Brielle appeared. The camera swung to capture her entrance.


    The viewers saw a woman dressed in a simple yet formal outfit walking towards them. Her eyes, firm


    and clear, swept over the room, exuding a powerful presence that put everyone on edge.


    Fully briefed on the situation, Brielle nodded to the camera and then to the host–a courteous


    acknowledgment to the online audience. and those present. Taking a seat opposite Kingston, her tone


    was measured, and her demeanor wasposed.


    “Speak,” she said.