Her words of caution were interrupted by the dial tone. Maria had already hung up.

Claire stared at her phone in disbelief, puzzled by Maria's apparent lack of concern over such a crucial predicament.

In contrast with Sarah, Maria hadn't posted anything on her Twitter after the recent incident.

Since Maria didn't seem to be making any response to the matter, Sarah became more and more complacent.

At this time, she decided that it would be for the best if she changed her strategies to build her image in the hearts of her fans. She wanted to appear kind to gain more attention.

Hence, she posted again on Twitter and tagged Maria.

She said, "Maria, indeed I'm your senior only in terms of musical instrument. I admit that you're talented in playing. If you focus and concentrate on it, I can see your outstanding achievements in the future.

However, in the face of traditional art, we should learn to be more cautious and humble. Please don't tarnish the treasures left by our ancestors just because of temporary interests.

You are still very young, and I hope that you can take this as a lesson. As long as you are brave enough to admit your mistakes, I believe that everyone will give you a chance to turn over a new leaf. Then, we can all move on."

After posting it, Sarah wore a cunning smile.

It was a brilliant move. In an amiable and kind tone, she tried to persuade Maria to admit her mistake. Now, no matter what Maria would reply, her fans would praise Sarah for being reasonable, considerate, and tolerant.

If Maria refused to apologize, she would be regarded as arrogant and ungrateful.

And even if she apologized, it would just prove that she really did something wrong. People nowadays weren't so forgiving, so this would be a stigma imprinted on her forever.

After Maria declared her apology, Sarah surmised that Maria would never be able to face her again, nor would she dare to compete with her for any role in the future.

A day later, as Maria woke up, she quickly saw Sarah's post on Twitter upon logging in. To her irritation, she didn't hold back in her reply.

“Senior? Do you deserve to be called one?" Sarah flattered herself as a senior in musical instrument in her post, and Maria only answered in a few words. However, she clearly didn't acknowledge Sarah as someone on her level.

Seeing this reply, the Internet community was in an uproar!

“Damn this girl! Sarah has been so kind to give you a chance. How could you be so ungrateful?"

"Shame on you! Sarah humbled herself, hoping you to be able to turn over a new leaf!”

“Why doesn't Sarah deserve to be your senior? She is Mr. Phillips's disciple and a member of the musical instrument association! How about you? What did you accomplish? Are you also Mr. Phillips's disciple? Are you even a member of the musical instrument association?"

Sarah's fans were very active on Twitter, and very furious when seeing Maria's tweet. In just a few minutes, they bombarded Maria with hundreds of thousands of malicious comments.

On the other hand, Maria didn't turn off the comment function on her post, allowing everyone to criticize and abuse her verbally.

Before this incident, some of Maria's fans plucked up the courage to speak for her.

But after seeing Maria's rude attitude in this encounter, most of her fans had no choice but to stay silent.