Queen Of Revenge And Glory (Victoria and Jackson) novel Chapter 323

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Annie: [Gavin, I’m tired of playing games with you. Here’s the truth. I’m not Victoria. It’s actually me, Annie, who’s been talking to you this whole time.]

Annie: [Annie Thornton, ring a bell? I was just covering for my cousin–in–law, dealing with your constant harassment.]

Annie: [If you know what’s good for you, just leave her alone.]

Gavin replied almost instantly: [What?]

That word said it all. Gavin was at a loss for words.

Gavin: [Annie, you again. You say I’m haunting you, but aren’t you the one who keeps showing up everywhere? Last time, you even set me up for cash.]

Gavin: [Honestly, your actions make me suspect you’ve got some ulterior motives. Are you secretly into me or something? Is that why you keep sabotaging my relationships?]

Annie couldn’t help but grimace as she read Gavin’s messages.

Annie: [Who in their right mind would ever fall for a guy with such ridiculous self–confidence? I just can’t stand you being an obsessive ex, especially when you’re clinging to my idol.]

Annie: [Anyway, I’ve already told you. It’s been me talking to you this whole time. So you and Victoria? Never gonna happen. Seriously, move on.]

Gavin didn’t reply.

When Annie tried to send another message, she realized she was blocked.

‘Well, damn.‘ Annie thought.

She gritted her teeth. ‘Why is Gavin such a leech? He’s like superglue. No matter what I do, I just can’t shake him off.‘

Annie had promised Victoria she wouldn’t let Gavin bother her again, so she asked around and got the contact info for the Fairbank family’s heiress, Heidi.

The next morning at eight sharp, she called Heidi. “Hi, is this Ms. Fairbank? This is Annie Thornton.”

“Annie Thornton? That’s unexpected. I don’t think we’ve ever met. What can I do for you?” Heidi replied.

“You know your brother used to date my cousin–in–law, right?” Annie asked.

Heidi laughed. “How could I not know? That idiot brother of mine actually tried to crash Jackson’s engagement party to Victoria and steal the bride. Now everyone in Benwig City knows the Fairbank family brought home a total fool.”

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Annie didn’t beat around the bush. “Even after they broke up, Gavin keeps pestering Victoria.

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“Now her birthday party’s coming up, and I heard he’s planning to transfer the 5% stake in your family’s food delivery corporation–his dad gave it to him–over to her, just to try and win her back.”

“Seriously?” Heidi exclaimed.

Annie could tell from Heidi’s reaction that she had no clue about this, so Annie said, “Heidi, I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t want your family’s shares just handed off to someone else like it’s nothing, right?”

Heidi paused, then let out a helpless sigh. “Seriously, he’s a lost cause. I thought he’d finally moved on.

“He hasn’t said a word about Victoria lately, and he’s been working hard at the company. Who knew it was all just so he could hand the shares to someone else.

“Alright, got it. Thanks for letting me know, Annie. I’ll make sure my dumb brother doesn’t pull this stunt again. If he doesn’t appreciate what he’s got, then he doesn’t deserve it.”

After hanging up, Annie let out a sigh of relief.

‘Please, Heidi, just handle your idiot brother for once and make sure he finally leaves Victoria alone, Annie thought.

***

When Victoria got to Brightstar Entertainment, she tossed the personal safety tracker her cool dad gave her into a drawer and then booted up her computer to check out the trending topics across all the major platforms.

Her head–to–head new song battle with Curtis and her wager with Zachary were still dominating the trending

charts.

Plus, all sorts of scandals about Stephen and Brian were spreading like wildfire online.

They were trending on X too, [Stephen Beats Up His Mentor on Set], [Stephen Was a High School Bully], [Brian Had an Affair with His Assistant], and [Why Is Brian Still Hanging Around?]

The netizens made comments on the news.

[As long as Brightstar Entertainment refuses to kick these two scandal–ridden actors out of the Chasing the Dream cast, I’m boycotting every single one of their artists.]

[Gross. It was bad enough with one disgraced actor, but now both leads are total trainwrecks? Hard not to think Victoria did this on purpose. Are they all just in cahoots or what?]

Just then, there was a knock at the office door.

“Come in,” Victoria called out.

Tracy burst in, practically bouncing with excitement. “Ms. Binder, the employee you personally brought in for the emergency–Ume–asked me to let you know: the post–production for the new song is completely

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“Seriously, you’re this hyped just because post–production’s finished? What are you gonna do when the song drops and totally crushes Curtis’s new track? Are you gonna freak out?” Victoria teased.

Victoria had been working with Tracy for a while now. Tracy had her own way of doing things and always had opinions, but she was pretty emotional and wore her heart on her sleeve.

She wasn’t exactly a gold–star secretary, but at least she was straightforward and didn’t play games.

Honestly, Victoria kind of liked having someone like her around.

Tracy said, “After the recording was done, you told me to let Ume handle all the post–production. I was seriously worried we wouldn’t get it finished before your birthday party, but she managed to do everything solo–and so fast.”

Victoria glanced at Tracy and asked, “Wanna listen to it with me?”

Tracy blinked, her eyes going wide. “Really? I get to listen with you?”

Victoria grinned. “I can’t just keep this all to myself forever. I need to know what someone else thinks. So, don’t you want to be the very first to hear it?”

Tracy swallowed hard. “Oh my god, yes. Of course I do. Ms. Binder, I really want to hear it.”

Victoria smirked. “Then come over here. Ume already sent me the finished track.”

Fifteen minutes later, Tracy walked out of the CEO’s office, her head still spinning.

She made her way to the main office, and it wasn’t until her coworkers noticed her dazed look that someone called out, “Tracy, what’s up with you?”

Tracy snapped out of it and blurted, “Holy crap, this song is legendary.”

Everyone was speechless, just staring at her.

‘What’s up with her?‘ everyone wondered.

Tracy’s eyes were practically glowing. “Ms. Binder’s new song is gonna be the hottest track in the Chinese music scene in the last ten years. Just wait, it’s going to blow everyone away.”

“Wait, Tracy, you actually heard Ms. Binder’s new song?” someone blurted out.

“Is it really that crazy? How does it stack up against the track she improvised at the welcome banquet?”

another asked.

If she could keep up that standard, crushing Curtis would be a breeze.

But in the last thirty years of the music scene, except for that legendary artist, no other original singer had

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managed to truly revolutionize the industry.

Nowadays, if a singer released just one or two stunning tracks, they could stay popular for a lifetime.

‘Does Ms. Binder really have what it takes to match that musical prodigy from back in the day?‘ Tracy thought.

After Tracy left, Victoria called Mara.

“Mara, can you send someone to Brightstar to grab something and drop it off for Lexi?” Victoria said.

“Sure,” Mara replied.

Victoria added, “And today, have someone dig up all the dirty secrets on Justin’s illegitimate son and his lover -anything shady they’ve ever done.”

She’d promised Lexi she’d deal with Timothy and his mom.

“Got it,” Mara replied.

Lately, Gale Entertainment had been making a lot of moves against Brightstar Entertainment, and Mara knew Victoria was about to take down the Lowe family–Justin, his son Timothy, and Timothy’s mother.

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