---- Chapter 6 Sarah's Scheme "Anthony, you know that my dad is going to retire soon, so my plates are full. I don't have any more energy to write new songs even if I want to." Anthony's face grew gloomy after hearing that. Then, I carefully probed, "Tell me the truth, Anthony. Are you here ona mission?" Hearing my words, Anthony glanced out at the busy employees through the glass and pursed his lips. " Fine, I'll be straight with you. Sarah's contract with her former agency is about to expire, and she said that she'll only sing the songs you write. She'll sign with whichever company that gets your original songs. This is a huge opportunity for the company, so there's no way they will give up on this. That's why they sent me here." His words helped me piece things together. Sarah and Winnie were best friends, and she always thought I wasn't good enough for Winnie. Hence, there was no way she would ask me to write songs ---- again out of the blue. Something was fishy! "Why don't you just write a song, Matthew? It doesn't have to be perfect. That way, I can at least go back with something." I lowered my head and thought for a long time before finally agreeing. Since Anthony had to work the next day, he flew back on the same night. At the same time, I canceled my plans and locked myself in the piano room. The moment I cleared my mind, all the inspiration I had locked away rushed forward. In just four hours, I completed the lyrics and composition. Then, I sent the demo to Anthony's email and went to bed with ease. This was because I had planted a trap in the demo, and by tomorrow, all would be revealed. When I woke up the next day, I checked my phone and saw that Anthony had called me more than ten times. There were a lot of messages from him, too. "Matthew, Lucas has released your new song again! What the hell is going on? I just handed over your ---- demo to the company, yet he has already posted it online." As I opened Twitter, I saw that #LucasIsAGenius # LucasNewSong was trending. "T feel much better now after taking a few months of rest. Sorry for making everyone worry. To make it up to you guys, here's a song I wrote during this period." The song Lucas claimed as his own was the exact one I wrote for Sarah! Moreover, the chorus of the song was the version I had scribbled down on paper rather than the one I sent in the demo to Anthony! As I suspected, Sarah, Winnie, and Lucas were all in on this together. They planned to trick me into writing more songs! Still, the real problem lay with Lucas. Ihad written two versions of this song this time. The demo I sent to Anthony contained an overused melody for the chorus, while the version I wrote on paper was the one I was truly satisfied with. However, Lucas had somehow found out about my real Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!