Chapter 321
What should have been a pinnacle moment during the award ceremony felt rushed and lackluster—completely out of sync with the show’s high standards and massive popularity.
The main reason was that Lorelai had a meltdown backstage, crying and throwing things wildly, causing chaos behind the scenes.
The production team couldn’t risk having her come on stage to accept the award. Even if they let her, she surely wouldn’t comply.
So, they had no choice but to ask the Pittman family to take her away. The host then announced that Lorelai was too tired and had fallen asleep, asking Paityn to accept the award on her behalf.
Avery, wanting to shield Josie from excessive attention due to her recent fame, had Maria take the sleepy Josie back to the hotel. Avery herself, wearing a mask, went up to accept Josie’s award.
With neither the champion nor the runner-up present, the audience’s enthusiasm dwindled. The hosts, abandoning their pre-prepared questions, quickly wrapped up the formalities and declared the talent show officially over.
Despite this, the ratings for the episode broke records. The entire internet was buzzing about the competition between the two young talents and their connection to Paityn.
But Paityn didn’t care about any of that.
Alina wasn’t there, and her mind was elsewhere. After presenting the awards, Paityn hurriedly muttered, "I need to check on the children." Then she quickly left the stage.
She rushed back to the hotel. As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Damon waiting.
Damon, also masked, nodded at her.