As her concert date approached, she had to do something about the red mark and the swelling of her


    forehead.


    As soon as she registered for the surgical department, Ruby called.


    “Debbie, great news! Yourtest concert is sold out. More than 20, 000 tickets in less than a second!”


    she said excitedly, as if seeing money flying into her pockets.


    Debbie came to the surgeon’s office. There were a few people in front of her. She had to wait in a chair.


    “I guess I have friends with deep pockets,” she said to Ruby. For example, every time Debbie held a


    concert, Ivan and Irene would buy a lot of tickets and then give them to their friends and ask them to go


    and support Debbie.


    “Nah, you’re wrong this time. Ivan didn’t buy a single one. You’re pretty well-known here, so…” Ruby


    left out thest part of her sentence.


    Debbie understood. She used to be Carlos’ wife, the apple of his eye.


    Then they all thought she betrayed him. There would probably be plenty of malicious fans at her


    concert and she had to get ready for whatever the angry fans might do.


    “Good. I emailed you the setlist. Please inform the sponsor and make sure the backing tracks and Light


    shows are ready. I’m not fussy about the clothes, so I’ll try them on then before the concert,” Debbie


    said.


    Ruby nodded although Debbie couldn’t see it.


    “How’s the new albuming along? Done yet? Maybe we could make a special pressing for the


    concert?” she asked.


    “Not yet. I’ve been depressed for a bit. So no new songs yet.” Leaning back in the chair, Debbie closed


    her eyes wearily.


    “What? Never mind. I’ll be in a Alorith tonight. Catch youter.”


    “Okay, bye.”


    Debbie hung up and opened her Weibo app to check thements. She wanted to know what her


    fans were saying. She had a Lot of followers on


    Weibo. Most of them were stans of her music. But like any industry, she attracted a plethora of haters


    as well.


    Some of thements were vicious. And thementers had been at it for quite a while, with threads


    literally thousands ofments long.


    Debbie couldn’t stand it anymore. It was high time the truth came out.


    The concert was her big chance.


    When the nurse called her number, Debbie quickly came to the exam room, where a friendly doctor


    greeted her with a smile. It was Niles. Small world.


    “We meet again!” Niles observed. Even in the in white uniform, he looked upbeat and attractive.


    Debbie sighed inwardly.


    “I was in a car ident and got into a headbutting contest with my steering wheel. So I’d like to find out


    if there’s anything to be worried about.”


    The doctor nodded, agreeing to her request. After a few questions, he reassured her, “Nothing serious.


    I’ll prescribe some ointment. When you get home, you can roll an egg on it, or an ice pack. It’ll help with


    the pain and swelling.”


    “Got it. Thanks.” Debbie was about to leave the office and head straight to the cashier’s to pay the bill.


    She reached out her hand to pull out her patient’s card and the registration receipt, but Niles put his


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