Carolina's sudden scornful laugh echoed through the room...
She looked up at Keira, who was standing opposite her, her gaze filled with mockery and fatigue.
"Gosh, I must have been dreaming... I gave you everything you ever wanted. I pinned all my hopes on you. And what did I get? I ended up raising a money-losing good-for-nothing... Haha..."
The room fell into an icy silence.
Keira's heart pounded in panic, and she fell to her knees!
"Grandma... please... give me another chance! I won't... make the same mistakes again..."
"Another chance for you? What can you possibly do now? Tell me, what can you do?!"
A sharp pain filled Keira's mouth, her tears stinging her skin.
Carolina clutched her chest, looking at Keira in despair, "Play piano? You can't even beat Chloe! Mix perfume? You're just a Rosanna wannabe who can only plagiarize! And singing is no different! Acting? Who would dare to hire you now? Think again, what can you do?!
"I favored you against all odds, hoping that one day, all those who criticized me would realize that my choice was the right one. And what happened? You made me lose face in front of the whole world! Because of you, I have lost a lifetime of wealth, power, and fame!!"
"Smack!" Unable to control herself, Carolina slapped Keira hard across the face.
Then, she took a deep, angry breath, and glared at Keira.
"Do you know how serious your mistakes were? And the funniest thing is, I'm not even in the position to reprimand you! Six years ago, it was you... it was you..."
She clutched her clothes tightly, feeling a sharp pain in her heart!
"Get out! Just get out!"
Upon hearing Carolina's demand, Viviana panicked. "Mom, calm down! Are you trying to kill Keira?!"
"Driving her out is killing her?! When Chloe was driven out of the family, why didn't you worry about her?!"
"She's not my biological daughter! Why should I care about her? Keira brought a lot of benefits to Pulse Entertainment before, and you treated her like a treasure. Now that you think she's useless, you want to kick her out?"
"What are you trying to say? Are you back-talking me because you think the Summers family is going down?"
"I didn't mean that, I just think we shouldn't blame Keira too much..."
As the Summers family descended into chaos, Starlight International was filled with joy.
Phones were ringing off the hook, with people coming and going to discuss partnerships. Celebrities, journalists, directors, and producers were constantly visiting.
Every employee at Starlight International was thrilled.
Chloe had been busy all morning, hosting several important guests and turning down numerous lunch invitations.
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