Chapter 233


    "Annika jumped off a building?" Madelyn gasped, her eyes wide with disbelief as she clutched the phone screen disying the shocking news. She grabbed Lily''s hand instinctively, seeking


    confirmation.


    "No way! If she had, it would be all over the news by now. Just look at the likes on these tweets. It''s over a million and a half!" Lily pointed at the screen, her finger hovering over the second tweet''s likes count.


    In this scene, not even the most famous pop idols could boast such engagement on their social


    media posts!


    The fan wars between Annika and Madelyn had been relentless for months, each side throwing shade and jostling for the upper hand. With Madelyn''s fan base dwarfing that of Annika, an indie cover artist, Madelyn had always been on the winning side. Guided by Madelyn and Lily''s subtle instigations, the narrative had been that Annika was riding on Madelyn''s coattails for fame and followers.


    The heat from this feud had never died down, with Madelyn snagging a top trending spot for her new single released just a half-month prior.


    Whether Annika was leeching off Madelyn''s fame was unknown, but Madelyn had been milking the situation to maintain her image.


    "And get this! One of Annika''s friends just pulled up your track fromst month and did a side-by-side with one of Annika''s older songs!" Lily continued, swiftly navigating to another post and showing Madelyn the damning evidence video.


    "The court of public opinion has turned against us!" Lily''s voice came with urgency.


    She had sensed something amiss the previous night and tried calling Madelyn but to no avail.


    Initially, Lily hadn''t been too concerned when the giarism usations had no solid proof. But the inte went into a frenzy when the evidence video dropped that morning.


    Everyone had assumed Annika was piggybacking off Madelyn''s sess, but it appeared that Madelyn might have been lifting Annika''s tunes.


    Beforest night, Annika had been silent on social media for two months, and the general sentiment had been sympathy for her. Many believed Madelyn''s toxic fans had driven her to the edge.


    Madelyn was the rising starlet of Country Sra, unrivaled in her status among the new wave of artists. Her following magnitude was immense, and that same magnitude mirrored the bacsh she faced.


    "Look at this mess! Thements are tearing you apart!" Lily''s finger scrolled through the endless insults in thement section. "Plus, this morning, the two biggest fan pages announced they''re shutting down and dropping support!"


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    Madelyn felt her head spinning, her eyes struggling to keep up with Lily''s frantic scrolling.


    After a moment, her voice barely above a whisper, she asked, "But we remixed those tracks thoroughly. How could they match up?"


    "The sound engineer gotzy!" Lily eximed, almost hopping in ce with anxiety. "This eight-bar loop is practically identical!"


    "Just eight bars, and that''s giarism?" Madelyn''s voice remained soft, though the skepticism was apparent. "Without real evidence, it''s just nder."Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    "How do we exin this to the fans? What do we tell the studio? Can we tell them Annika faked her death for attention Lily shook her head in response. "Madelyn, we lost the prime opportunity to counter-attackst night. It''s toote now!"


    Madelyn had never imagined she''d be outyed by a small-time cover artist. Feeling her legs give out, she stumbled backward and copsed onto the nearby sofa.


    "There''s only one way out of this." Lily''s gaze fixed on Madelyn, her voice grave.


    "What is it?" Madelyn paused, then asked.


    Lily took a deep breath before


    whispering, "We need to make peace Ο


    with Annika privately. Ray her off.


    N


    Give her whatever she asks. And


    have her tell her fans it was all a


    misunderstanding!"


    Madelyn sat in silence.


    But as the situation had worsened like this, it seemed Lily''s suggestion was the


    only way out.


    After a moment, she whispered, "Okay... you call her..."


    Lily retrieved Annika''s contact information, previously listed on her Twitter bio,


    took a deep breath, and dialed the number.


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