Chapter 143

Jamar stepped forward and tugged at Joshua’s arm. “Joshua, it’s almost time to board. Come over and take a break.”

Joshua was fuming over Phoebe and Maddox, but he simply could not win an argument against them. At the same time, he could tell that Phoebe did not care about him at all. Just when he was struggling to figure out how to handle the situation, Jamar gave him an out.

Joshua glanced at Phoebe and said, “I won’t stoop to your level.”

Phoebe let out a sharp laugh. “You were a coward to begin with. Why bother making excuses! If you are looking for a fight, I can gladly oblige.”

Joshua choked on his words. “You are impossible.”

Phoebe was getting better and better at pushing his buttons. And honestly, he did not have the guts to fight her. After what happened last time, Leon was in so much pain. That lesson was still fresh in his mind. Unless I have completely lost my mind, there is no way I am fighting Phoebe, he wondered.

Joshua turned away and followed Jamar to a seat across from them. As soon as he sat down, he noticed Jamar was on a video call with their two older brothers. His face darkened instantly. “Jamar, what are you doing?”

Joshua suspected that his embarrassing moment of being humiliated by Phoebe had already been broadcasted to his brothers.

Jamar looked innocent. “Leon asked me to livestream it for him.”

Joshua’s expression grew even darker as he stared at Leon in the video. “Leon, can’t you find something better to do?”

Joshua deliberately mocked him. “Even if you can’t be a manager anymore and got kicked out of the company, you could at least find something else to keep yourself busy.”

Leon sneered. “Whatever I decide to do is none of your concern. But I have to say, that little performance of yours was quite entertaining. We never realized you had such a knack for playing the clown.”

“I may not be a manager right now, but I can put in a good word with people at the company. If you ever decide to try acting, playing a clown might just make you famous overnight.”

“Mock me? Fine. Let’s see who can hit harder,” Leon thought. He had not forgotten how Joshua and Cain had ignored his pain and snatched the bead for Sienna.

Joshua’s eyes were burning with rage. “Leon, don’t push it.”

Maddox had just insulted his looks, and Phoebe had called him greasy. Joshua was already irritated. “Am I not the most handsome singer in the industry? These people have terrible taste,” he wondered. Now, Leon was rubbing salt in the wound, making him even angrier.

But Leon was indifferent. “No need to overthink it. We were never that close to begin with. Anyway, I have seen enough of the show. I don’t feel like wasting any more breath on you. Suit yourself.”

Before Joshua could respond, Leon ended the call. The words Joshua wanted to spit out were swallowed back down. “Why am I so unlucky to have such an awful brother and sister?” he thought bitterly.

Even Jamar could not help but feel a little sorry for Joshua. He really was having a rough time.

Noticing Jamar’s gloating expression, Joshua snapped, “What are you looking at? Do you want to take a shot at me too!”

Jamar scoffed. “Even if you are upset, don’t take it out on me.” Otherwise, Jamar was not about to put up with him.

Sienna thought for a moment then leaned in toward Joshua. “Joshua, don’t be mad,” she murmured, dropping a hint. “Once the livestream starts, you can bring it up then.” She refused to believe that Phoebe would dare to be so arrogant once the stream was live. In fact, she was hoping Phoebe would keep acting out. Joshua was a top-tier singer with a massive fanbase. If Phoebe humiliated him during a livestream, his fans would never let it slide.

Chapter 13

During a livestream, Miche and Madden won’t be able to act strong at will. It will be the perfect time in…

Jamar listened from the side, feeling even more sympathy for Jordens. He…

In the first episode, Jat ren thoroughly mocked by Horbe and Maddor working together during the livestream. The three of them were not speaking fondly, but Phoebe will caught their conversation. She found Sienna amusing, always playing like this. Of course, the real issue was that Jolina was too driven.

“I should use this opportunity to teach him a few lessons, so he will not fall…”

Her gaze shifted to Sienna, landing on the ruby bracelet on her wrist. The auspicious energy radiating from it was strong, even stronger than the bead. It seemed that whoever was controlling Sienna had significant power. However, with this bracelet in hand, Phoebe could find a way to extract some of its energy. If she ever encountered the person who… Sienna, she would be able to recognize him through his energy.

Sienna was very sensitive to people’s gazes and quickly noticed Phoebe looking at her bracelet. She touched it lightly and showed Phoebe a…

Even if she had not fully broken the restriction, she had still found a way to suppress it. Ever since she started wearing the bracelet, her face hardly hurt at all. … and informed them that they could board the plane.

Before long, the production team staff entered the lounge. Maddox had already spoken with Sebastian in private beforehand, so once they boarded, he made sure to sit with Phoebe. He pulled up a travel itinerary on his phone and showed it to her. “Once this episode is over, we can plan a trip together.”

Phoebe took his phone and glanced at it, realizing he had put in a lot of thought. “Sounds good.” The two of them leaned in, chatting about travel plans.

Reece sat in the row diagonally behind them, staring at them without looking away. His personality was naturally aloof. Back when he and Phoebe were together, she had always been the one talking while he mostly just listened. Of course, it had been the same with others too. But now, watching Phorbe and Maddox chatting back and forth so effortlessly, he could not help but recall how they had teamed up to humiliate Joshua earlier. It was clear they were having a great time together.

“Since when did Phoebe and Maddox become so…?” he thought. A faint jealousy surfaced in his heart, and a sharp ache gripped his chest.

Jamar, who was sitting next to Reece, noticed him staring in that direction and could not help but whisper, “Reece, why torture yourself like this?” Even Jamar felt a little bitter watching them laugh and talk so naturally, let alone Reece, who was Phoebe’s…

Jamar thought, ‘Maddox definitely likes Phoebe. He even made a whole travel plan to convince her to go with him. I have never even traveled with Phoebe before. No, I need to stop thinking about this, or I will get jealous too. I feel like punching Maddox.’

But Reece did not look away. “If people could control their hearts, they would not end up losing them.”

Reece regretted not cherishing his time with Phoebe and regretted his arrogance in thinking he had never wronged her. If he had not been so wrong, even if Phoebe had been angry, they would have eventually worked things out just like when they were younger.

Reece regretted his overconfidence, believing that Phoebe loved him too much to ever leave. He longed to see her like before, smiling brightly, speaking to him with warmth. He would change. He would stop being so cold and learn to joke and talk with her.

Jamar did not even know how to respond to that. He was sure of one thing: Phoebe was never going back to Reece. But he had no intention of saying it out loud and making Reece feel even worse.

Chapter 143.

Once they arrived at the airport, the group boarded the production team’s vehicle and headed straight to the city center. The moment they got out of the car, the livestream started.