<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Chapter 883 A Statement</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Mdm. Pa, you’re awake? You still haven’t slept? Why have you been on your phone this whole time?” the caregiver couldn’t help but ask.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Pa nced over as she approached. “It seems like something’s happened to Cecilia.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“What?” The caregiver looked over and immediately spotted the trending topic. “Oh, I saw this when I checked my phone this morning too. Is this really about Ms. Smith?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Pa nodded. “It must be.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“How could Ms. Smith possibly giarize someone else’s work?” The caretaker couldn’t believe it.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Pa hade to see who treated her well and who didn’t.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She also knew that she didn’t have much time left.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">In her final moments, she wanted to make up for her mistakes, so that after death, she could face Regas.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Maybe she just wanted fame too badly,” Pa said as she scrolled through the news for hours, gradually convincing herself that Cecilia might have giarized.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">After all, she had seen Cecille in person and knew how talented she was.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Back then, Pa had even resorted to livestreaming herself dancing to persuade Cecille to give herposition to Cassandra.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Remembering this filled Pa with deep regret.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">It was only then that Pa remembered she still had Cecille’s phone number.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“I’ll call Cecille and see if there’s any way to salvage the situation.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">With that, Pa dialed the number she had saved, unaware that it belonged to Cecilia.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">It took a while for the call to connect. Charlotte was puzzled to see Pa’s number. Why is Pa calling me? Is it another request for coboration on behalf of her dancer daughter?</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Charlotte knew that Pa was Cecilia’s biological mother who had never liked Cecilia.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She answered the phone. “Hello?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Is this Ms. Cecille?” Pa asked gently.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Yes, what do you need?” Charlotte’s tone was far from friendly, as she had a bad impression of Pa, who she saw as a biased mother.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Pa hesitated for a moment before requesting, “Could you make a statement saying that Cecilia didn’t giarize your work?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Charlotte was taken aback.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Clearly, she was not expecting Pa to make such a request.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“What did you say?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“I know this might be difficult for you. However much you need, I’ll find a way to get it,” Pa pleaded.</font></font>? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She had already filed for divorce and was aiming to get half of Ralph’s marital assets.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Charlotte was nowpletely confused by Pa’s motives.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“I can’t give you an answer right now,” Charlotte replied.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She ended the call and promptly called Cecilia.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Cecilia, who had been sleeping, was jolted awake by the ringtone and groggily picked up her phone.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Lottie, what’s going on?” she asked, expecting more nder to have surfaced online.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">But Charlotte said, “Boss, I just got a call from Pa. She asked me to make a statement saying you didn’t giarize Ms. Cecille.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Cecilia was stunned.</font></font>
Charlotte continued, “She even said that if I agreed, she’d find a way to raise the money, no matter how much.”
Cecilia listened, still in shock. Has Pa changed? Is she really trying to help, or does she have some hidden agenda?
“Then tell her to raise five billion!” Cecilia said, curious to see what Pa was really up to, and if she was being sincere.
“Got it,” Charlotte agreed.
Cecilia added, “Make sure she gets it by this afternoon.”
The public outrage had already reached its peak, and Cecilia was nning to reveal the full truth by the afternoon, to show Cassandra, the mastermind, her true ce.
“Sure.”
Charlotte then ryed Cecilia’s demands to Pa.
“Five billion? That much?” Pa couldn’t believe it. How could one song cost so much?
“If you can’te up with it, then prepare to watch Cecilia’s reputation crumble,” Charlotte coldly replied.