Without thinking more, Ruby said, “Vanessa, don’t worry. You don’t need to get involved in this kind of thing. I’ll handle it all for you.” Moved, Vanessa grasped her hand. “Ruby, so glad to have you!”

Ruby patted the back of her hand, her tone indulgent. “Now, can you go freshen up and then come eat? I bought your favorite spaghetti.” Vanessa went to freshen up and came out looking radiant, her dark circles unable to hide her glowing appearance. She sat down at the dining table.

Ruby placed the spaghetti on a plate and brought it out. They sat down to have breakfast.

“How’s the matter with Donovan that I mentioned to you last time?” Vanessa suddenly asked.

Ruby paused with the fork in her hand. “I was just about to tell you this. Donovan is still too young and can’t resist the temptation of money. He has slowly fallen into our trap. Soon, he should inform Phoebe to bring money to Starfall City to bail him out.”

Vanessa sneered. “Thanks to Phoebe for having such a foolish brother.”

Seeing the cold smile on Vanessa’s lips, Ruby’s heart skipped a beat. She immediately lowered her eyes in a panic and took a bite of the spaghetti.

Vanessa was adept at manipulating people’s hearts. When Ruby didn’t dare look at her, Vanessa immediately put on a weak and helpless look and said pitifully, “Ruby, am I very bad?”

Seeing her gentle and harmless appearance, Ruby felt that her earlier fear of Vanessa was unwarranted. She shook her head. “No, you’re very good.”

“Now I only have you left. If even you hate me, I really don’t know how to live on.” Vanessa was so sad that she was about to cry.

Ruby’s tone became even more resolute as she said, “Don’t worry. No matter what you become, I will never hate you.”

Vanessa smiled at her gloomily. “I have lost everything. I don’t want to lose friendship too. Tell me what you don’t like about me, and I can change.”

“Don’t change. Just be yourself,” Ruby said.

Relieved, Vanessa said a few more sincere words, completely controlling Ruby’s emotions and making her no longer fear her. that she would be willing to kill Phoebe with a knife if asked.

On the weekend, Noah and his band’s concert reached its final stop, held at the Lake Sports Arena in Kedora. The concert tickets had been sent to Phoebe’s office early on.

After a day’s work, John reminded Phoebe about the concert last night. He said, “Noah Myersalled me. From his tone, he wants you to go to the concert.”

Phoebe packed up her things. “If you didn’t remind me, I would plan to go.”

She opened the drawer where two tickets were placed. After thinking for a moment, she called Cindy. When Cindy heard about going to see her favorite idol’s concert, she agreed without hesitation. After they agreed to meet outside the arena, Phoebe set off.

This was her third time at the Lake Sports Arena. Noah and his band were clearly more popular than when they first debuted.

Outside the arena, there were many people scalping tickets and fans holding support light signs. At a glance, Noah’s signs were the most numerous.

Seeing Noah, such an outstanding man, being so popular, Phoebe felt gratified.

She stood at the ticket gate for a while when suddenly someone tapped her shoulder. She turned around but saw no one, then heard Cindy chuckling on the other side.

Turning her head again, she laughed and scolded, “Childish!”

“Childish? Then why do you never guard against it?” Cindy wrapped her arm around hers, watching as people began to have their tickets checked for entry. “Come on, we never got to see a concert during school. Now we can finally fulfill that wish.”

Cindy pulled Phoebe towards the ticket gate. They had VIP tickets with a special entrance. After checking the tickets, they found that their seats were directly facing the center of the stage, offering a clear view.

“This view is amazing. You can’t even buy tickets for such seats, right?” Cindy exclaimed in awe.

Phoebe smiled and said, “Our company’s staff had the assistant specially deliver them. If John hadn’t reminded me, I almost forgot.”

“You workaholic, you need to relax.” Cindy knew how hard Phoebe worked, accumulating illnesses over the years but little money.

The concert soon began. It got dark early in Kedora, but as the stage lights came on, the whole venue was dazzling. Seven handsome and elegant boys emerged from the interplay of light and shadow, with Noah standing in the center, singing the first line of the song.

That single a cappella note stunned everyone present, his ethereal and clear voice particularly captivating.

The venue was silent for a second before erupting in screams. Noah smiled and gestured for quiet, then sang the second line as the music started, igniting the atmosphere.

Phoebe, holding a glow stick in her hand, was initially shy. However, hearing the fans screaming Noah’s name until their voices cracked, she became less reserved and began to sway with the rhythm, waving the glow stick along.

After finishing his part, Noah glanced around the stage. When he saw Phoebe, his smile deepened, a moment caught by the camera and displayed on the big screen behind him.

The fans’ screams were deafening. “Noah’s smile is so heart-melting. I’m dying!”

Being so close, Phoebe knew he was smiling at her and returned a big smile, which another camera also caught and displayed on the big screen.

Cindy grabbed Phoebe’s arm. “Phoebe, look, you’re on the big screen.”

But it was only for a moment. When Phoebe looked, the screen already showed another member singing. As Noah Myershanged positions, the member walked into the frame.

Phoebe didn’t mind, but Cindy suddenly stared at her face, even reaching out to touch it. Phoebe slapped her hand away. “What are you doing?”

“Phoebe, I realize your skin is so good. There are no flaws on the big screen. It’s perfect,” Cindy said.

Phoebe had good skin since childhood. Her mother said she never even had milk rash. While other kids got sunburned cheeks, she only got fairer. During puberty, although Edward couldn’t escape acne, her face remained clean and clear.

Mrs. Vanderbilt always envied her good skin whenever she saw her.

Phoebe pushed Cindy’s face away. “Watch the handsome guys on stage.”

“They’re just a bunch of men, nothing special. I like watching you,” Cindy said with a grin before turning back to the performance.

After Noah and the group finished their first song, the next was a solo performance. Phoebe watched intently, unaware that her brief eye contact with Noah had suddenly become a trending topic.

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