CHAPTER 114: LIVE BROADCASTING

"Boss, we’ve got some information. That little girl doesn’t have any family backing, and she’s not related to the Lawrence family at all. The top ranks are from hidden accounts, and I suspect they’re just company plants.

"I think that photo was intentionally chosen to feature someone related to the Lawrence family, just so they could ride on their fame."

Rank one was Thomas Whitmore, while rank two was Ethan.

However, Thomas had already gone to sleep. On the other hand, Ethan was busy with the racing club lately, so he hadn’t been watching Emma’s live streams often.

The boss clicked his tongue in annoyance and said, “We really got fooled by this little girl! I thought she was some potential gem from a prestigious family, but she actually turned out to be a fraud! We even got scolded by Zane over her!”

"Go get some trolls to chase her out, and find an excuse to permanently ban her account!"

The assistant nodded and left.

Noticing that her views were dwindling, Emma was trying her best to brighten the atmosphere in her live stream.

“Don’t leave, everyone! I can teach you chess for free~”

All of a sudden, a lot of people flooded into the live stream, making Emma think her words had worked. But to her surprise, those who had just joined started storming the chat with aggressive comments.

[What chess prodigy? You’re just a liar, using a persona created by your company!]

[Exactly, just stop streaming, scammer!]

Emma was stunned by the sudden aggression. Why were these people getting so worked up out of nowhere?

Steven was just about to enter the livestream to check out the little girl using Alex’s photo, and he was greeted by a barrage of insults in the chat as soon as he joined.

He frowned, curious to see how Emma would respond.

She explained in a soft voice, “I’m not from any company~ I learned chess by myself...”

[Oh, come on! Chess is so hard. How could a kid like you learn it on your own and be so good?!]

[That rank one who plays chess with you all the time, he’s just a fake supporter, isn’t he?]

The rest of the viewers were led astray, and they began to doubt Emma as well.

[That’s true. That rank one always plays chess with her on time. If it wasn’t planned, how could it be so punctual?]

Emma was on the verge of tears. She could always play chess with Thomas during the livestream because she would tell him beforehand, and he also loved playing chess with her.

“It’s not like that, it’s not like that...”

She wanted to explain, but the barrage of doubts in the comments overwhelmed her.

At this moment, the company’s boss shouted into the intercom from backstage.

“Make her show her face; I want to see who she really is!”

The comments became increasingly chaotic.

[If you say you and rank one aren’t in cahoots, then have him come out and vouch for you!]

[Yeah, I don’t see him at all today. He’s probably hiding away from you, too scared to show up!]

Emma denied it, “Grandpa might have something to do today, which is why he’s not here...”

The trolls weren’t buying her explanation, continuing their new wave of attacks.

[Forget rank one—rank two should at least come. Ask them to show up and testify for you.]

She kept silent, also not knowing why Ethan hadn’t been showing up in her livestream lately.

Steven watched the live stream chat, his frown deepening.

Somehow, his initial intention to confront Emma had melted away the moment he heard her soft and aggrieved voice. It stirred something indescribable within him.

On the other hand, some viewers in the chat couldn’t stand it anymore.

[Little Friend, you’re still so young; it’s probably your family forcing you to do this. Just log off; the internet’s not a good place—don’t let it affect you.]

In a small voice, Emma replied, "That’s not it. I didn’t give Daddy a gift for his birthday, and he got mad. I’m thinking of buying him a watch as a gift. Mommy isn’t forcing me to do anything..."

Daddy...

Steven’s heart skipped a beat when he heard those words. Two seconds later, he moved his fingers on the screen.

[Here’s a million for you. Log off now.]

Regardless of the relationship this little girl had with the photo of Alex, she was just a four-year-old child who was likely being used by someone. Hearing her trying to buy a watch for her dad pulled at his heartstrings.

The least he could do was give her the money and tell her to log off, sparing her from the insults and letting her buy that watch for her father.

Just then, Emma received a message from Alex.

[Dad is watching your live stream. He’s the one who just sent that one million to you.]

Ethan had informed Alex of the situation, and Alex immediately told her about it.

Reading this, Emma was overjoyed.

“Daddy! You’re not mad anymore?!”

Steven was taken aback. ‘Did she just call me... Daddy?!’