CHAPTER 12: CHAPTER 12: WHOSE HOUSE IS IT

Both of their careers had just started, so how much money could they really have? Especially Melody Mercer, who recently paid Paige Sterling ten million, and now is being blackmailed, basically emptying her entire savings.

Paige Sterling took this money as a matter of course.

These years, hasn’t Seth Shaw spent her money on food, drink, and fun? And hasn’t Melody Mercer used her fame to climb up while hooking up with her man? Can money alone compensate for the damage she’s suffered?

Paige Sterling believes this isn’t blackmail; it’s collecting a debt.

Calculated carefully, she now has forty million, but she’s still far from building a research lab.

She needs to keep hoarding money.

Of course, Paige Sterling wouldn’t just let those two bastards off the hook easily. If they want to step on her, they better be ready for her to play them to death!

Right now, the house Seth Shaw lives in is also under her name.

Back then, afraid of hurting Seth Shaw’s self-esteem, Paige Sterling didn’t tell him, so he always thought it was a friend of Leon Lowell who temporarily lent it to him.

Now robots have invaded the surveillance at the entrance of that house, maybe afraid of making headlines, Seth Shaw and Melody Mercer have been nervous, avoiding meeting privately and even drawing a distance in public.

But after a week without exposure, they got reckless.

Though they definitely wouldn’t dare go to hotels anymore, they finally arranged to meet at Seth Shaw’s house.

Seeing Melody Mercer enter Seth Shaw’s house on the surveillance screen, Paige Sterling took out her phone and opened the livestream.

She appeared with no makeup on, not even using filters, her fair face embedded with striking features, her looks very striking.

"I’ve been preparing for a surprise, since I haven’t seen Seth Shaw for a while due to handing over things with my agent because of quitting the circle..."

Paige Sterling started putting on makeup to show her importance to this surprise.

Yet with her cold face, the audience didn’t see any joy at all.

She has always been like this since debut, and her fans have long been accustomed to the contrast between her face and personality.

Having watched for a while, they even find this contrast particularly adorable.

On the way to Seth Shaw’s house, Paige Sterling talked about the little bits of her experiences with Seth Shaw.

"I’m in love with Seth Shaw, Seth Shaw even knelt before me and swore, that if he ever did me wrong, he’d never be able to get an erection again."

"A man makes such a cruel vow, what if that’s not true love, what is? Those cursing us are just jealous of us!"

Actually, her memories with Seth Shaw have mostly faded, all these bits and pieces are made-up stuff.

More and more people were joining the livestream: her fans, Seth Shaw’s fans, Melody Mercer’s fans.

The three groups of fans weren’t harmonious, fighting back and forth in the chat.

Her fans criticized her for being too focused on love, actually giving up her career for a man.

Well, that love-crazy persona isn’t bad, a woman strong in her career but submissive to her boyfriend in life, giving all her heart. If she caught her boyfriend cheating and killed him on impulse, wouldn’t that be understandable?

At Seth Shaw’s front door, Paige Sterling specifically fixed her makeup before she opened the door, first poking her head inside.

Through the phone camera, the livestream audience saw a pair of silver women’s high heels in the entrance.

Paige Sterling whispered, "It should be Melody, they’re usually just good friends."

The camera pushed inside, the living room was messy, with intimate men’s and women’s clothes thrown everywhere.

The audience already sensed something was wrong, especially when ambiguous sounds came from the direction of the bedroom, with names of Seth Shaw and Melody Mercer vaguely audible.

Paige Sterling seemed to freeze, standing motionless, her phone falling onto the sofa, the camera facing the bedroom door.

Audiences in the livestream insisted for a long time, before they saw Paige Sterling tremble as she went to push the bedroom door.

At that moment, even Seth Shaw’s and Melody Mercer’s fans began to sympathize with her watching her back.

Paige Sterling placed her hand on the door, gathering courage for a long while before she pushed it open.

She was blocking the door, the camera couldn’t capture anything while the livestream audience was anxious, then Paige Sterling crazily rushed towards the bed, dragging Seth Shaw down from it.

The naked Seth Shaw was exposed to the audience.

Paige Sterling grabbed whatever she could reach and started throwing it at Seth Shaw.

Melody Mercer stealthily tried to dress, but then Paige Sterling suddenly pulled away the quilt covering her body.

She was also completely exposed to the livestream audience.

Of course, they didn’t know yet.

Paige Sterling grabbed them both and mercilessly beat them, though she seemed small and weak, Seth Shaw and Melody Mercer were both beaten black and blue.

After venting, Paige Sterling let out an angry roar, "Seth Shaw! Didn’t you say you’d marry me if I left the circle? Melody Mercer, didn’t you say I was a friend? Is this your so-called friendship? You two bastards!"

In her fury, it’s obvious why she wouldn’t be aware of livestreaming, so the chatroom was super lively.

"Wow, who would’ve thought Seth Shaw was so shameless? Didn’t expect I’d be a fan of such a brazen scumbag!"

"Melody Mercer is also so vile, always claiming Paige Sterling as a friend, claiming Seth Shaw as just a friend, but now they’re rolling in bed!"

"Although I’m just passing by, right now I’m standing with Paige Sterling, she treated Seth Shaw and Melody Mercer really well, but suffered betrayal from both boyfriend and friend, so pitiful!"

Once Seth Shaw and Melody Mercer realized they couldn’t keep it under wraps, they might as well just let it all out.

Seth Shaw stood up angrily, "Paige Sterling, what are you crazy about? So what if I’m with Melody Mercer? You’ve already quit the circle, you didn’t really think that after quitting I’d actually be with you, did you? You’re joking, only women who help my career stand by me, what are you now?"

Melody Mercer also said, "Paige Sterling, Seth Shaw has a point, you can’t help his career anymore, only I am qualified to stand by him, I suggest you give up, stop making pointless entanglements."

Melody Mercer stood beside Seth Shaw, making him even more self-righteous.

"Paige Sterling, we’ve been together for a year, let’s end it well, I’ll give you some compensation." Seth Shaw’s tone had a sense of superiority.

They thought Paige Sterling would keep clinging, but she showed her dignity.

"Fine, Seth Shaw, Melody Mercer, from now on, I have nothing to do with you! Get out of my sight!"

Melody Mercer laughed, holding Seth Shaw’s arm, "Paige Sterling, are you perhaps confused, this place is our love nest, shouldn’t it be you who’s supposed to leave?"