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    Surrounded by cameras, microphones, and questions, it took Ellie a moment to realize these were reporters.


    “What song are you talking about?” she asked.


    “‘The Joy of Heart!''”


    In response, Ellie massaged her forehead and took out her phone to look up “The Joy of Heart,” the song the reporters had mentioned. Released just two days prior, “The Joy of Heart” had soared to the top of various music charts overnight. The song, a coboration between Gerardo, who produced and wrote it, and Edwin, who performed it, became an immediate sess.


    Edwin, renowned for his work as an independent artist who often handles the production, writing, and performance of his music, exined his decision to coborate with Gerardo simply.


    “It was theposer’s influence.”


    The mention of theposer sparked everyone’s curiosity, leading to a quick search, which revealed it was Ellie.


    Once again, it was Ellie.


    Upon ying the song, Ellie recognized the opening notes as the melody she had created for Brisa and then given to Gerardo. It appeared Gerardo had given her credit for the work. Had he misunderstood the concept of being “anonymous”?


    “I never intended to break into the music scene,” Ellie remarked with a sigh. “Then…”


    “Excuse me, I’m quite busy at the moment. Could you please clear the way? Thank you!”


    Seeing they weren’t moving, Ellie had no choice but to head back into the studio building and call security to block them while she made her escape. She wasn’t a celebrity and didn’t have to deal with these reporters.


    Just when the journalists started to sigh in disappointment, someone chimed in, “Are you talking about ‘The Joy of Heart’?” Akira, puzzled, asked, “I’ve heard a song just like this from an independentposer named ‘R’ on an international site. Are you sure it’s originally Ellie’s?”


    Ellie stopped her car, pulled out her phone to see what was going on. As she expected, she was trending again, but this time the headline read, “Ellie Not Doing Her Job!” How was she not doing her job?


    Why were people criticizing her?


    Determined to face her critics, Ellie clicked on the news and foundments about her.


    “Guess what? As a beautiful and professional stylist, Ellie has great abilities inposing, ying many musical instruments, and dancing. Oh, don’t forget she won a gold medal at a math Olympiad at a young age, and now she has a master’s degree and graduated earlier than her ssmates. Every time I see a versatile talent like Ellie, I think this world is just so unfair!”


    “It’s like God liked her a lot, giving her many talents and no drawbacks!”


    “We average people had better notpare ourselves with someone like Ellie. It’s so embarrassing.”


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