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Heartbreak Billionaire - Heartbreak Billionaire: He should never have let go - Chapter 82
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Brandon watched it unfold on the screen, frowning slightly. He could tell Serena had baited Vivian into thinking she’d won. Then, in one clean pivot, she’d handed the moment to someone else. Why?
The team selection round had the audience completely hooked—some cheered, others groaned in frustration. Millie, now seated behind Alex as part of his team, sat quietly. Vivian kept glancing her way, but Millie never looked back.
Taping went on for hours, with commercial breaks built in for everyone to rest and regroup. During one of those breaks, Millie stepped out to use the restroom. She was barely halfway down the hallway when Vivian stepped in front of her.
“You didn’t see my message?” Vivian asked, eyes narrowed.
“I saw it,” Millie said calmly.
Vivian grabbed her collar and yanked her to the side. “Then why? Why did you humiliate me like that?”
Millie laughed under her breath and peeled Vivian’s hand off her clothes. “I made a choice,” she said. “That’s all. Between song style and experience, I think Alex is the better fit. I want to stay in the show and grow as much as I can as a musician. That’s all there is to it.”
Vivian let out a sharp laugh. “I really thought you’d get it by now. But you still don’t,” she said. “Do you even know why you lost to Millie? You’ve never understood the core of it. This world is about marketing. Do you think this show is just about who sings best? Wake up! It’s never about how well you sing or write. It’s about image. Evans Entertainment didn’t invest in you because they love your talent. They’re counting on your market value. Monetization. Do you get that?”
Her words came fast, biting.
“Style? Experience?” Vivian scoffed. “Serena, don’t you think you’re being a little too pretentious, too self-important?”
Millie looked at her calmly, unaffected. “I don’t get it,” she said. “If you really only have six months left, why are you still clinging to all this? Wouldn’t it make more sense to just live your life in peace?”
Vivian’s eyes flickered for a second, caught off guard. But she recovered quickly. She couldn’t let the truth slip, so she changed the subject. “You can still switch,” she said, stepping closer. “Join my team. Or we can make another deal.”
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The space between them shrank, the tension settling like a fog. “I’ll give you time to think it through. We’re on the same side. We both want the same thing.”
With that, Vivian turned and walked off, leaving Millie standing alone.
Millie watched her leave, quiet, unsure what to make of it. Vivian already had Brandon. He was right there beside her. So why the games? What was she trying to prove? And why direct it all at her?
The hours passed quickly. The taping stretched from morning to night. By the time it wrapped up, everyone was running on fumes. The sky outside had darkened.
Millie walked slowly, supported by Charles. She was too weak to stand on her own. Charles looked at her and let out a deep sigh. He had told her to rest, tried to talk her out of pushing herself too far. But Millie had insisted. She wanted to grow stronger. She needed to. It was the only way she could regain control of her life.
As they rounded the corner toward the waiting vehicle, Millie noticed someone standing by the car. Brandon. She glanced at Charles, who shook his head—this wasn’t something he had arranged.
Brandon spoke first. “Can we talk?”
Charles looked like he was about to say no, but Millie gently pressed his arm. Then she straightened up and gestured for Brandon to follow her into the nearby grove of trees.