Ariana was Sarah's agent. If Adrian agreed to this suggestion, it would mean he did have feelings for Ariana.

Josh considered his question and was quite pleased that he thought of it.

Adrian paused and looked sideways at Josh who had a cunning look on his face. Adrian could see through him instantly.

He smiled wryly and replied, “There's no need. We don't play favorites."

Theodore had ordered him not to make any exceptions.

Josh nodded thoughtfully. Adrian's answer confirmed to him that Ariana really was out of his favor.

He began to regret his actions. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have offended Jasper for Ariana's sake. The Anderson family was one of the wealthiest and most affluent families in Eleymond. He didn't want to make an enemy out of Jasper.

Maybe he should do something to Sarah to make it up to Jasper.

At this malicious thought, Josh's cold eyes narrowed, and his mouth curved into a sinister smirk.

Since he was the director, he had a lot of say when it came to the show's editing and the end product the audience would eventually see. He would be the one pulling the strings.

The show was being shot that evening, and it was an episode that featured all the members coming together for a gathering. Each guest would have at least three minutes to show off their special talents.

Since it was still a relatively newer program, the 33 contestants were still comparable in popularity, and the audience needed to get to know them.

Some of the stars had been moderately famous in the past few years, while others, like Sarah, had reached the pinnacle of fame only to eventually become washed up in their respective field.

Elva, for now, held the title of the most famous among the 33 contestants.

As a result, the show's crew kept lingering around her and buttering her up, even going as far as arranging her performance to be the last as a grand finale of the episode.

Sarah's performance was planned to be somewhere in the middle.

There was a brief interview session to warm up the episode before the competition began. Sarah waited nervously backstage.

It was almost time.

Ariana, on the other hand, was watching from behind the scenes.

Around her were agents and the people who worked on the program.