Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss-Chapter 494: New Year’s Eve Gala

They were still singing Hugh Kensington’s song.

That track "Surge."

However, it had been rearranged by Hugh Kensington, incorporating some duets, as well as male and female parts.

This was Tessa Sinclair’s idea previously, and since the two had some free time after wrapping up "Butterfly Flame," they were arranged to perform together at the New Year’s Eve gala.

It was also a form of tied-in promotion.

Luckily, neither Sloane Hawthorne nor Harvey Vance minded, and performing together was better than having show producers pair them with other partners, so they agreed to Tessa Sinclair’s proposal.

Their performance was somewhere in the middle.

When Sloane Hawthorne’s fans and Harvey Vance’s fans heard the news that Sloane would be singing with Harvey, they came flooding in.

[Sloane and the Best Actor Vance team up again!!!]

[Seriously, these two have been showing up together too often recently. Is Stardust trying to bind them together?!]

[If they do end up together, it wouldn’t be so bad. After all, Best Actor Vance is thirty and still single, and we fans are getting anxious!]

[Leave Sloane alone! She’s only nineteen years old!!]

[Stop speculating! Stand by the Butterfly Flame relationship!]

[Pair them up! Pair them up! Pair them up!]

Selena Kensington watched the fan comments on her phone for a while, then put it away.

She watched together with Sterling Norwood for a while. Initially, she was focused and energized, but after watching two or three performances, she leaned tiredly against Sterling.

Casually picking up her phone again.

Sure enough, these shows weren’t really for her.

Selena took out her phone and opened WeChat.

Then she discovered there were already over 99 messages in the Immortal Path group chat.

She opened it and found that most of it was Vivian Sutton, Harvey Vance, and Sloane Hawthorne chatting.

[Selie Stays Slim]: What are you guys talking about?

As soon as Selena popped up, Vivian Sutton eagerly replied.

[Vivian Stays Rich]: Selie, you’re here! Are you watching the Aethelgard Television New Year’s Eve gala?!

[Selie Stays Slim]: Watching it now.

[Sloane]: Sis, I was just telling Vivian that I’m going to sing later with Harvey.

[Harvey Vance]: We’re currently backstage bored.

Selena raised a brow upon seeing messages from Sloane and Harvey.

They were only at the fourth act now, and Sloane and Harvey’s performance was the tenth, so no wonder they had time to chat.

[Selie Stays Slim]: You two are singing Hugh’s rearranged song, right? I’m looking forward to it.

Selena wrote the lyrics for "Surge," and the arrangement was completed by her and Hugh Kensington together.

So even though Hugh had rearranged the song to better suit Sloane and Harvey, it still retained elements of Selena’s original arrangement.

[Sloane]: Yes! Sis, I’ll sing your song well!

[Harvey Vance]: Haha, you’re too lazy to hide your fangirling now.

[Vivian Stays Rich]: Hahaha... Sloane is truly a devoted fan of Selie!

Selena laughed too, and chatted with them for a while longer.

When the eighth act came, Sloane mentioned.

[Sloane]: Sis, Vivian, two more acts until we’re up. We’re going to prep now.

[Vivian Stays Rich]: Yes yes! We can’t be there, but we’ll be watching you on TV!

[Selie Stays Slim]: No pressure, just give a regular performance.

[Sloane]: Okay.

Later, Sloane stopped messaging.

Selena and Vivian transitioned from the group chat to private chat, where they continued to talk for a bit.

Then she put away her phone.

After watching two more acts, the elder Mr. Norwood beside her reminded, "Seems like your friend’s act is up next."

Selena nodded with a smile, "Yes, it is."

Then the TV showed Sloane Hawthorne and Harvey Vance.

Their appearance immediately drew enthusiastic cheers from the audience below.

Fans either held up support signs or waved glow sticks.

Cheering and supporting their idols.

The background music played, and the two began to sing.

As they began, the camera angles on the TV switched back and forth.

"Huh?"

Selena suddenly let out a noise of doubt.

Then she tugged at Sterling Norwood’s shirt.

"Sterling."

"I think I just saw my cousin and Iris."

Just when the camera flashed by, Selena spotted the Sinclair siblings.

Honestly, Selena was familiar with Silas Sinclair’s attire, and Iris Sinclair loved lively scenes, already bouncing around in excitement with the live atmosphere.

Adding to that her outstanding looks, making her very noticeable in the camera, so Selena quickly spotted them.

"Oh?"

Sterling turned to look over.

Then when the camera panned over the Sinclair siblings again, Selena hurriedly told Sterling, "Look, look, isn’t that them?"

Sterling nodded slightly, "It is."

The elder Mr. Norwood also seemed puzzled, "Silas rarely likes these events, could he have been dragged by Iris?"

Hearing Mr. Norwood mention it, whatever thoughts Selena had just developed got interrupted.

She considered for a moment, and it did seem possible.

After all, Iris Sinclair had just asked about Sloane Hawthorne yesterday, but... Silas Sinclair didn’t seem the type to be sister-controlled. Would he really be swayed by Iris to watch a gala live?

Plus, wasn’t he supposed to attend the central New Year’s Eve gala?

For someone like Silas Sinclair, the head of The Empire, such an event should require his attendance, right?

She voiced this question out loud.

Sterling Norwood responded casually, "Silas’s shadow is at the central gala now."

Even he hadn’t expected Silas would actually go watch Sloane’s gala performance, let alone bring Iris along.

Sterling snorted, his cousin would use any method available.

Yet still couldn’t get a wife.

Sterling mused for a moment, thankful his own wife was gentle and obedient.

Though sometimes, her claws were a bit sharp.

But it didn’t matter, he enjoyed indulging her.

"?!"

Selena was surprised for quite a while upon hearing this answer.

A shadow?!

So the one attending the central New Year’s Eve gala was Silas’s double?!

The Sinclair Family actually had such skilled individuals?!

Sterling saw Selena’s confusion and explained further, "The Sinclair Family is a political family, and politicians are the easiest targets for assassination. So, a long time ago, the Sinclair Family started training their shadows to stand in when necessary, to ensure their safety."

It’s a helpless but necessary measure.

Given the Sinclair Family’s current status, if anything were to happen to Silas Sinclair,

Not only would the Sinclair Family be thrown into chaos, but The Empire’s internal affairs would be shaken as well.

Selena nodded in comprehension.