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He couldn’t help but grab Hope’s hand, forcefully pulling her to a corner where there were no cameras or other people.
“Why did you save me?” he finally asked. “You don’t think that by saving me, I’ll start calling you my sister, do you?”
Hope replied coldly. “If I had known it was you, I wouldn’t have saved you.”
“Since you brought it up, I saved your life, so don’t you think you should show some appreciation?”
“You still say you have no ulterior motive!”
“Sis Hope, Sylvia suddenly appeared behind
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them, “Sis Hope, do you want money?”
“Big Brother, you don’t know, right? Sis Hope asked for a million as a reward when she went with Mom and me to pick up the eldest brother yesterday.”
This time, Hope didn’t need to expose anything–Sylvia volunteered the details of the drama.
“Originally, Mom wanted the eldest brother to invest in a TV show for me, but Sis Hope wasn’t happy, and it ended up causing a fight between Mom and the eldest brother.”
Sylvia, with teary eyes, hooked her finger with Noah’s.
“Second Brother, if Sis Hope wants money or resources, please don’t get upset. I don’t want anyone to be unhappy because of me
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again.”
Noah frowned, not expecting these events from the previous day.
It was as if something had been awakened in him, and he looked at Hope resentfully.
“So you saved me just for money and resources?”
Just like how she went to pick up the eldest brother for a million!
Hope shrugged. She saved people when she saw injustice, without any intention of seeking repayment.
But since the person she saved was Noah, she might as well take advantage of it.
“Yes, I want money.”
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She was very direct and straightforward. After hearing that Hope saved him for money, Noah’s hands shook with anger.
He had felt a bit guilty about being cold to Hope before, but now he realized he had underestimated her shamelessness.
“A million, right?” Noah took out his phone and was about to transfer the money.
But Hope shook her finger. “It’s not a million, it’s ten million.”
“Do you really have the nerve to ask for it?”
“Why wouldn’t I? Isn’t your life worth ten million, Noah?”
Of course, it was! Just his face alone was worth millions in insurance!
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Hope didn’t give him a chance to back out. She directly showed her hand. “Credit card.”
Noah, reluctantly, transferred the money. Hope happily received the money and left.
Sylvia pulled her hand away from Noah’s, which he had been squeezing painfully.
“Big Brother, don’t be upset. Sis Hope never saw much money growing up, so…”
“So she’d risk her life to save me just for ten million?”
“I’m not upset, I just find her disgusting.”
Sylvia saw the hate in Noah’s eyes and secretly sighed in relief. Her second brother was definitely not as foolish as the eldest brother.
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“Big Brother, I saw online that some fans suspect the accident was staged between the mall and Sis Hope. Do you think Sis Hope would really hurt herself for ten million?”
“Should we help clear her name and give her a clean slate?”
Sylvia deliberately said this, not to clear Hope’s name, but to make Noah realize that Hope didn’t just save him for money, but to ride on his fame!
If the whole thing had been an act, then the script where she broke her finger was too childish!
If only it had been her saving him in the mall, the entire internet would be buzzing about her! Big Brother would appreciate her more!
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After hearing Sylvia’s words, Noah’s face changed drastically.
He had thought Hope was just after money, but now he realized she was even more malicious than he’d imagined!
No one understood the horror and fear of a sharp, cold knife at the throat more than he did!
Hope had used his life for publicity!
“Big Brother?” Sylvia saw Noah’s cold expression and tugged at his sleeve.
Noah snapped out of it. “No need to investigate. From now on, her business has nothing to do with me!”
The two of them returned to the cameras.
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Hope was surrounded by Lily and Benjamin, who were praising her. Even the usually quiet Sienna couldn’t help but give a few compliments.
Alex stood there, dumbfounded. He never expected that Hope, who had just been criticized online, would suddenly become a hero everyone was praising!
What was he supposed to do now?
Just moments ago, he had argued with the director, saying that if Hope stayed, he would leave…
The key was that a fan had mentioned that the livestream had already started, which meant that all the things he had just said to Hope had been broadcasted live.
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His opponents and haters jumped at the opportunity, demanding that he live up to his words and leave the show!
“Everyone, now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, let’s begin today’s livestream,” the director clapped his hands to get everyone’s attention.
Lily teased, “Director, the livestream has already started.”
The photographer apologized hurriedly, “Sorry, I didn’t notice…”
The director didn’t mind much. “Then let’s continue! Staff, collect everyone’s phones.”
Everyone handed in their phones, and the director noticed that Sienna had brought a large bag.
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“Sienna, what’s in the bag?”
Sienna looked a little embarrassed, “It’s just instant noodles and eggs…”
“These can’t be brought in. Last time, I forgot to check everyone’s luggage, but for this show, we only allow essential medications and two sets of clothes.”
“Sienna, you secretly brought toiletries last time, so the crew has to take them back. You’ll have to buy new ones.”
Sienna didn’t dare to resist and could only pout in grievance.
The director continued, “Next, we’ll hand out the pay from our last job. Anyone whose name is called should come to collect their wages.”
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“Benjamin, 200 dollar, comment: your image really fits the sanitation worker vibe.”
Benjamin smugly took his three red bills and a fifty–dollar note, swaggering back.
“Pretty impressive, huh? The older generation is still the best!”
“Lily, 100 dollar, comment: half the time fishing, half the time catching breath.”
Lily grumbled, “I’m fat, how could I not be out of breath?”
“Noah, 0 dollar, comment: let the fans do the work, not considered completed.”
Noah frowned, since he didn’t have his fans help, they insisted on cleaning up after recognizing him.
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“Sylvia, 50 dollar, comment: didn’t complete all the tasks.”
Sylvia’s eyes reddened with grievance.
She didn’t finish the task because she was injured!
“Alex, 50 dollar, comment: slacking off is not a good habit.”
Alex was mostly satisfied with his results. At this point, he pretended not to know about the fans online demanding he leave the
program.
“Hope, 100 dollar, comment: tasks completed well.”
The comment about Hope was fair, neither overly complimentary nor harsh.
