Chapter 201
Chapter 201:
“Five hundred grand? Are you trying to buy me off? If you’re serious, my price starts at twenty million,” Yelena said, her voice steady and unruffled.
“Twenty million?! Are you out of your mind?” Sonya exploded, her temper flaring.
Tatiana, who had been lurking nearby, snatched the phone from Sonya with a snarl. “You’re really asking for it, huh? You’re trying to ruin Sonya on purpose, aren’t you? If you don’t fix this mess, I’ll make sure your life’s a living hell p>
Yelena let out a cold, mocking laugh. “Sorry, can’t help you p>
And with that, she ended the call.
A wave of satisfaction washed over her—she’d never felt better.
The whole situation was just too absurd.
Like mother, like daughter.
How dare they have the audacity to make demands like that?
After hanging up, Yelena powered off her phone, deciding to simply brush it all aside and move on with her day.
On the other end, Tatiana’s blood boiled as she realized Yelena had hung up and even switched her phone off. The rage was so intense, she nearly threw her phone out the window.
Yelena had the nerve to turn her back on them! Upon watching her mother’s fury boil over, Sonya’s anxiety grew. “Mom, what are we going to do now?” Without Yelena’s apology, the plagiarism charges would stick—and Sonya’s chances at success would go up in smoke.
Her dreams of stardom were about to crumble!
Tatiana was at her wit’s end. Every solution she thought of hit a dead end, and the pressure was mounting. To make matters worse, Jonathan flat-out refused to hand over twenty million to Yelena.
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The Roberts Group wasn’t faring any better—they couldn’t even scrape together a few million, let alone the hefty sum Yelena demanded.
They were well and truly between a rock and a hard place.
The situation spiraled further out of control when Sonya’s scandal erupted online, setting social media ablaze with heated debates.
The organizers of the singing competition wasted no time issuing a statement. “Due to personal reasons, Sonya Roberts is withdrawing from the competition.” The truth, however, was much uglier—Sonya had been disqualified.
Everyone knew exactly why.
Plagiarizing an original song was a cardinal sin in the music world, and Sonya had been caught red-handed. When she saw the official statement, Sonya nearly keeled over.
The humiliation was a bitter pill to swallow, and her frustration quickly turned into a full-blown illness. A high fever confined her to bed, physically and emotionally drained.
In her twisted mind, this fiasco wasn’t her fault—it was all because of Yelena. The shame she had to endure was all because of Yelena.
Sonya couldn’t even leave her house anymore. The scandal was everywhere, and the humiliation was too much to bear.
In the end, she just disappeared from public view, licking her wounds in private.
Meanwhile, Yelena had thrown herself into her work, burning the candle at both ends. Early mornings bled into late nights as she focused on her company.