Jeff was so thrilled that he forgot to maintain his usual gentlemanly demeanor, and his voice trembled as he spoke.

Alena's face was flushed red with excitement. She and Jeff each held one of Maria's hands as if carefully cradling a priceless treasure.

“Miss Jenkins... Or should I say Bryanna? We really don't know how to thank you..." Alena's voice quivered with emotion as she spoke.

“There's no need to be so polite. As I said, we're old friends." Maria smiled warmly at them, like a gentle spring breeze.

It was only then that Alena and Jeff realized how fitting it was for Maria to call Jeff an old friend.

It had been several years since Maria first sold a song to Jeff. How could they not be considered old friends?

Still, they had never imagined that the mysterious songwriter would turn out to be so young. Wasn't Maria only around twenty years old?

Did that mean she was a teenager when she wrote the hit song that had propelled Jeff to fame?

“What? What kind of nonsense is this? How could she be... Liar! Are you all trying to trick me together?"

Barbara, who had been frozen in shock, finally found her voice again, but she was hysterical with disbelief.

What was going on?

‘A moment ago, Maria had done something on her phone, and Jeff and Alena had also taken out their phones to check their notifications.

ALL happened in less than a minute, How could that be enough to confirm that Maria was Bryanna?

“Barbara, aren't you Bryanna's cousin? I don‘t understand why you would treat your family member with such a terrible attitude." Jeff asked with a frown.

“Family member? She seems to regard Bryanna as an enemy," Alena piped in, looking at Barbara with disgust.

Met with their disapproval, Barbara felt a twinge of guilt.

Yet, she stubbornly argued, “Jeff, you're going along with her lie that she's Bryanna so you can get the 50 million, right? Well, I won't believe it unless you provide evidence!"

Then she turned to Maria and said, “I don't know why you're scheming to get close to Jeff, but I'll definitely tell grandma and the elders about this! Oh, and I'll make sure Anthony knows that you spent 5@ million on another man!

Barbara had expected Maria to cower at the threat, but on the contrary, Maria remained calm and composed.

Moreover, Maria seemed to be staring at her with a strange expression.

It could be described as a concerned look for someone intellectually challenged,

“You want evidence? Here," Jeff said curtly, taking out his phone.

“I just received a new email from Bryanna with the sheet music and lyrics for a new song. At that same time, she asked me to befriend her on WhatsApp.

Just as Jeff said, Barbara clearly saw the end of the email, which read,