Chapter 1989


    Jonathan was the anchor in her dreams, who forbade her to leave, and that''s why she forgot to regroup


    with her teammates.


    Could it be that Wolf and the others were like Lambert, living in some other realm and desperately


    trying to wake her up?


    Telling her not to get lost in the illusion of love, not to bask infort, not to forget the responsibilities


    she carried on her shoulders!


    B City


    Cliff had just wrapped up a meeting and returned to his office when he found Antonia already waiting


    for him there; her face was obscured by a mask.


    "Did you need something?" Cliff asked with a gentle smile.


    "Dad!" Antonia approached with an icy gaze, "I''ve got news. Neither Magdalen nor Estelle is in J City.


    This is our chance!"


    Cliff settled back at his desk with a smirk, "I know. Even Jonathan has left J City for days."


    "So what are we waiting for?" Hate filled Antonia''s eyes; as she removed her mask, the scar on her


    face was revealed. "Estelle did this to me. I''ll never let her off the hook."


    Cliff looked at Antonia with a pained expression, "Why did it be more noticeable after the


    surgery?"


    "I drank alcohol during recovery," Antonia said, her eyes flickering with a hint of guilt.


    "You—" Cliff frowned in annoyance, "If you care so much about your appearance, you need to have


    self-control."


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    When Estelle had pushed Antonia off the rooftop, her facial bones got shattered, and a deep gash was


    left on her skin. After meticulous care, the scar was hardly noticeable, but Antonia, obsessed with her


    dream of stardom and her looks, went abroad for stic surgery.


    However, the recovery from such procedures was lengthy, and as she was unable to resist going out


    drinking and partying with friends, which only worsened the oue. The scar was now more


    prominent than ever!


    "Dad, if you really feel for me, then hurry up and deal with that Estelle. While she''s gone, we can get rid


    of her!" Antonia snorted.


    "Don''t worry," Cliff said with a coldugh, "Be patient. By tomorrow, I''ll have her sshed all over the


    headlines; by then she’ll be the talk of the town!"


    The following Monday, as people were just starting their workday, the inte exploded with a few


    startling news items.


    The first was that KING had won the Silver Carpet Award at an international fashion week. It wasn''t the


    highest honor; though her fans were a bit disappointed, they still flooded thements under Snowy


    Studios, consoling KING and urging her not to take it to heart, and to bounce back and conquer Mn


    next time.


    After all, nobody can guarantee to stay at the peak forever; ups and downs are part of the game.


    This incident barely caused ripples, and the influence was limited to the fashion world and KING''s


    fanbase, but then the second piece of news hit.


    Coco, the winner of the Golden Summit Award, the fashion week''s highest honor, had an agent who let


    slip at a cocktail party that Coco''s victory was due to KING deliberately holding back.


    Coco had paid KING a bribe of five million dors, so KING deliberately made "mistakes" she once


    made in her previous designing and let Coco take the top prize.


    Once the news reached domestic shores, it caused an uproar.


    KING''s fans tried desperately to control the narrative, but when matters of principle were at stake, the


    public refused to listen to any exnation. The entire inte demanded KING to make a statement.


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    The scenes from a few months earlier reyed when trolls and paidmenters flooded the inte


    with vile remarks, making KING the target of widespread vitriol once again.


    Even the Fashion Designers'' Association in J City caught wind of the scandal and issued a statement


    to expel KING from their ranks.