Chapter 481

Chapter 481:
There was a hurt in her voice that pressed against the silence in the car, heavy and sharp.
“Just like earlier,” she continued, blinking rapidly, “when I told you I didn’t buy those stocks, and you still didn’t believe me.”
Brandon rubbed his temple. A dull ache had begun to build behind his eyes. He knew she wasn’t entirely wrong—her explanations were plausible. But his instincts screamed otherwise. Still, he pushed the thought aside. Dwelling on it wouldn’t help.
Right now, the only thing that mattered was keeping Millie around. And for that, Vivian had to win.
After a brief pause, he spoke in a low, measured voice. “Forget about that film. We’re not moving forward with it.”
Vivian’s head snapped toward him. “What?” she exclaimed, her voice rising in alarm. “Why? Brandon, are you helping her now?”
But Brandon didn’t react. He simply met her gaze with a quiet calmness that made her shift uneasily in her seat.
“There’s a problem with the right of attribution,” he said, each word deliberate and measured. “Before all this, maybe we could’ve handled it quietly, settled it with some negotiation.” But not now.
He thought back to the way Charles had looked at Millie, still posing as Serena. That quiet admiration in his eyes hadn’t gone unnoticed. It was the look that had sparked Brandon’s own suspicions about Serena’s identity, suspicions he had repeatedly pushed away.
Vivian’s jaw clenched, her hands curling in her lap.
Love of Vivian wasn’t just a random project. It was everything. She couldn’t afford to stop now. No one knew she was faking her illness—not Derek, not Norma, and certainly not Brandon. And with Brandon’s trust already fading, even a single misstep could destroy everything.
To secure her place in the Watson family, she had to completely outshine Millie—show she was more worthy, more capable in every way. And when she eventually “recovered from cancer,” it would be seen as a miraculous comeback.
Millie, in her eyes, had nothing substantial. She had spent years relying on the Watson Group, quietly handling Brandon’s daily affairs without building a name of her own. The only thing Millie truly had was her musical talent—the same gift that had made her shine under the alias Serena.
So, Vivian was determined to use Love of Vivian to destroy her. In both music and drama, she would leave Millie in the dust.
Back in those days, Vivian had proclaimed with unwavering determination that “Glimmer of Love” represented her deepest reflections on existence and mortality, her heartfelt tribute to Brandon. The song even faced off against “Yesterday,” performed by both Serena and Millie, creating a golden marketing battleground.
When the moment arrived, Vivian manipulated public sentiment by crushing Millie through her own promotional campaigns, transforming her personal tragedy into commercial gold.
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