Hunting for His EX-Wife

Jimmy’s voice made Anna stop in her tracks and slowly turn around. Noticing the obvious displeasure in his eyes, she let out a sigh of resignation.

“You’re already on stage. Why aren’t you singing?” Jimmy’s voice echoed through the microphone.

Everyone’s gaze was fixed on Anna while they were waiting for her answer. How should she respond? Should she tell everyone that she had been set up and that her hoarse voice couldn’t handle any song?

Anna bit her lip and remained silent with a sad yet stubborn look in her eyes. This only caused Jimmy to furrow his brows even more tightly.

“I never thought a small trainee would have such audacity to not answer Mr. Harrison’s question. It seems like she has no intention of pursuing an entertainment career.”

“Perhaps it was intentional, maybe she wanted to catch Mr. Harrison’s attention,” someone from the crowd suggested.

The discussions were loud enough for Anna to hear them clearly but there was nothing she could do or say to explain herself.

Jimmy always believed that Anna wasn’t one who would give up easily – especially after all the hard work she had put into training these past few days – so he put down his microphone and prepared himself to go onstage when Bryce grabbed hold of his arm.

“Jimmy, remember you are representing J. S. Entertainment,” Bryce reminded him softly.

“Your excessive ‘care’ will only make things harder for her; causing more gossip about how much you favor her over others… Are you sure this is what you want?”

Bryce asked him quietly but Jimmy raised an eyebrow confidently.

“As J. S. Entertainment’s biggest shareholder, do you think I’d give up such a promising talent?”

He pushed Bryce aside directly which caused everyone present gasp in surprise before walking calmly towards where Anna stood alone on stage with long strides.

Bryce shook his head helplessly while wearing an evil grin.

What does he plan on doing? Doesn’t he realize that all eyes are now focused on him?

When Anna saw Jimmy step onto the stage, her heart began to race. When he walked straight towards her, she felt an impulse to escape immediately.

In his star-like eyes as clear as a spring, there was an unmistakable sense of confusion and helplessness.

Jimmy took several large strides towards Anna and his obsidian-like dark eyes fell directly on her.

“Why aren’t you singing?” Jimmy asked bluntly.

Anna clenched her teeth and remained silent.

What good would it do to tell him? It would only make everyone think that she had chosen a difficult song beyond her abilities just for attention. Instead of being looked down upon by everyone, Anna preferred… to completely avoid the situation altogether.

Jimmy took another step towards Anna until they were close enough for Anna to breathe in the faint scent of cologne on Jimmy’s body.

“Tell me the real reason,” he said with a deep voice.

Anna raised her head and Jimmy saw how pale she was. In this moment he felt pity…

“I can’t sing,” after hesitating for a while, Anna said softly.

Upon hearing Anna’s hoarse voice, Jimmy immediately understood everything.

“When you’re on stage, you have to show yourself off, so… you must sing,” said Jimmy in a commanding tone which displeased Anna.

He had heard how hoarse her voice sounded but still insisted that she sing. Did he want to see more embarrassing moments from her?

“I don’t want to continue making myself look bad.”

Anna spoke coldly before turning around readying herself to leave the stage.

Jimmy grabbed hold of Anna’s wrist tightly..

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Jimmy’s words left Annas feeling somewhat helpless; neither leaving nor staying seemed like good options at this point..

“What do you want from me? Do you want me to embarrass myself even more? Mr. Harrison, I beg you to let me go.”

There was sadness in Anna’s watery eyes mixed.

“I’ll help you.” Jimmy leaned in slightly and whispered into Anna’s ear before walking over to the accompaniment team and saying a few words to the leader.

“What is he doing?” Anna looked at Jimmy, confused.

Not much time passed before Jimmy returned to her, placing the microphone directly into her hand.

“Your voice suits this song well, believe in yourself and go for it,” he said with a smile before turning to signal the band leader.

Did he just change her song? And it was one that suited her hoarse voice perfectly.

Anna’s face lit up with a sweet smile despite not having chosen the song herself. There was no turning back now; she had to give it all she had.

She adjusted herself emotionally and began singing along with the music, slowly opening up her red lips.

Her soft singing sounded like trickling streams that made people unable to help but immerse themselves in its beauty while following along with the band’s rhythm.

Jimmy sat on his judge seat already, showing off a smile on his handsome face as his eyes burned hotly watching Anna on stage who exuded unique charm.

“She is an exceptional singer,” Bryce praised out loud from beside him.

Charlee and Mia walked together backstage staring intently at their screen where they could see everything happening onstage clearly including Anna’s distressed appearance which excited them both greatly until Jimmy stepped onto stage causing their smiles freeze instantly.

When they heard music start playing slowly followed by Anna’s unique voice, both were stunned speechless.

“Charlee, your plan has failed,” Mia said coldly next Charlee’s ear, making her shiver involuntarily.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Charlee replied nervously

Mia gloated, “Jimmy will surely find out why Anna has such hoarse vocals. Then there will be no way out for you.”