Chapter 3

The scent of money caught Genevieve's eye at once.

The seat back blocked her view, so she couldn't see my hand clenched tight around my phone.

She assumed some top-tier fan had dropped the gift, and instantly started fawning, gushing thanks into the group.

She thanked them for a long time, but no reply ever came.

So she had to smooth it over herself, close her eyes again, and go back to her music.

I used the gap to type out a long message in the group.

【Honestly, these prank streams are getting more and more boring.】

【It's always just picking on the sister, and even her reactions are getting duller and duller!】

【We're paying to see something fun. If it's just take the money, no punishment, then the streamer clearly isn't putting in any effort!】

The whole block of text went out at once, and it lit up the other fans instantly.

I knew exactly how these thrill-chasers thought.

Making someone else's pain into their own fun.

Selfish, shameless, no bottom line.

The second they felt their own interests threatened, they'd be the first to jump out.

The regulars in the fan group caught on the moment they saw my message.

Almost instantly, a swarm of comments started flooding the screen.

【Right, we pay a hundred bucks a month……】

【And what do we get? It started at four episodes a month, now it's whenever she feels like it.】

【The whole point was that this sister acts it out so realistically, it was a good stress release.】

【If she can't film anything good and can't keep up the uploads, then refund us!】

One person said refund, and the rest lined up right behind.

I switched my phone to silent, but Genevieve's phone started buzzing nonstop.

She finally got fed up and picked it up.

The moment she saw the screen, her face went dark.

In the rearview mirror, she jerked upright, her fingers a blur as she typed.

But in front of the fans, every line of explanation looked exactly like an excuse.

I figured her little-princess temper would flare up on the spot.

Instead, who'd have thought, she just gave a calm little smile and wrote back in the group.

[Relax, I think this episode is going to satisfy everyone.]

[If you're not convinced, I can turn on the platform's instant refund service.]

[If nobody likes the new episode, you can pull back all your old gifts anytime.]

[And if you do like it……]

She said nothing more, just quietly posted her payment code.

Then, not forgetting, she added a cute little sticker.

[Call it a bet!]

Genevieve's words dripped with confidence, and they hooked every fan in the group at once.

Someone even sent a voice message, saying they should open a betting pool on how I'd die this episode.

Clearly, Genevieve was fully prepared to scare me to death.

What now?