Chapter 209: Chapter 209: The Black Curtain Behind the Black Curtain
However, such occurrences are quite common. There were instances during the first season where it was rumored that the producers were secretly meddling behind the scenes, an act known by very few.
There are only eighteen trainees appearing in the practice room today, but all of them have been privy to the theme song and have prepared for it ahead of time.
They are all waiting for their chance to make a big splash.
By the time practice ended, it was already 3 am. The entire building was silent. Reese Shaw specifically held back Lucy Taylor and Tiffany Lynch to explain the details.
The other trainees merely took an extra glance before leaving.
Underneath the main scandal, there were other intertwined plots, forming layer upon layer of intrigue.
That’s the way it has always been. There’s nothing to complain about.
However, May Hoffman took an extra moment looking from the back door. Her gaze was mysterious, her whole persona somewhat eerie even under the light.
Ten minutes later, the typically stern Reese Shaw had an unusually gentle demeanor, his speech filled with flattery. "I’ve reviewed your performances.Both of you have great chance to stay in Class A. Keep it up."
"Thank you, teacher."
Both voiced in unison.
Reese Shaw nodded and then left the practice room.
Once he was gone, only Lucy Taylor and Tiffany Lynch were left in the room.
This room had no cameras, so both women dropped their cheerful pretense.
Lucy Taylor quickly began to insult Tiffany Lynch, "Tiffany Lynch, I must say, you’re really something, changing your own rankings. It seems like your company really invested a lot this time. Did you get close with the company’s president?"
The president of Prideful Entertainment is George River. His name is not a secret in the industry, but he is relatively low-key, and there is not much information about him online. Most people only know about the artists under Prideful Entertainment.
Though Lucy doesn’t have all the details, that doesn’t stop her from insinuating that Tiffany Lynch was involved in shady dealing.
In response, Tiffany Lynch merely smiles knowingly, "Lucy, you shouldn’t make accusations without evidence."
Lucy Taylor scoffed, "Just by playing a bit of the violin, you got an A. Just wait until the day the show is released. They will all mock you. Let’s see how you’ll keep pretending then."
With that, she left the room.
Tiffany Lynch seethed in silence, watching the retreating figure of Lucy with gritted teeth.
She didn’t think that she was any less competent; she refused to admit that she had lost to Hannah.
The leading role would definitely belong to her.
*
Recently, the Simmons Clan has not been at peace. Several long-term shareholders in the company are unwavering in their search for Jimmy Simmons.
They have long concluded that Jimmy’s disappearance definitely had something to do with Arnold Simmons and bought off people close to Arnold to collect evidence.
However, these old foxes are smart. They know the police have ruled that Jimmy’s disappearance is unrelated to Arnold, so they decided to shift their focus to the car accident that claimed the lives of Jimmy’s parents.
Jimmy’s parents died in a car accident shortly after Old Sir Simmons passed away. They were dealing with Old Sir Simmons’s posthumous affairs at the time.
No one paid any attention to Arnold, the illegitimate child of the Simmons family that was barely known. Only those in the know understood that he was not welcome in the family and that his days would be hard.
However, on the day Jimmy’s parents were preparing to take over the Simmons Group, they were involved in a car accident. They drove off a cliff, and the official cause of the accident, as later stated by the police, was due to slippery roads from the rain and brake failure.
Jimmy sought out Arnold as soon as he heard the news.
