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After the others left. Yolanda stayed behind the screen.

Ian came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist and resting his chin on her shoulder. “Did you really give him that bottle?”

“Yeah, but Charles said it on purpose,” she replied.

“Not sure your husband’s playing this right. Sure, he’s trying to push Edward into a move, but he basically just made you the biggest target in the room,” tan commented.

Yolanda raised an eyebrow and playfully patted his check. “Not bad, you’re pretty sharp.”

“Ms. Grant, you know you wouldn’t keep a clueless fool at your side–you’d be bored to death in no time,” lan teased.

Honestly, she felt the same way about some of the talent at Starlight; a handful of them she just couldn’t stand.

She’d realized long ago that Charles never really factored her into his plans. All he cared about was getting rid of those two uncles, not sparing a single thought for his own wife.

Good thing she’d figured it out early–her heart was steady and unmoved.

She slipped out of Ian’s arms, stepped from behind the screen, and headed toward the car waiting outside.

When they reached Ian’s villa, she pulled out her tablet and continued negotiating the contract revisions with Jason.

Ian had things to take care of, too–between reshooting scenes and memorizing lines for the days ahead.

Worried he might disturb Yolanda by staying downstairs, he quickly pressed a kiss to her cheek.

“I’m going upstairs to run through my lines,” Ian said.

Yolanda stayed glued to her tablet–work was all that mattered to her right now.

“Mm,” she murmured, not even glancing up.

Ian didn’t dare interrupt her. He quietly made his way upstairs to start rehearsing his lines.

Yolanda added a few more clauses to the new contract draft, then turned to Jason.

[Are these clauses legally valid?] she asked.

[Yeah,] he responded.

answer, she immediately reached out to Mary, fingers racing across the keyboard as she

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her phone buzzed–it was

lay a finger on me. Miss Grant, how far do you want me to

of sunset. Her thoughts flashed back to that child who

like they’re nothing, what gives

from Beloris–tonight. Go abroad and don’t ever come back. I’ll send the rest of your payment right now. Tell your brother to hang in there,” Yolanda

took a

compassionate than I thought. Got

crush

But she deserved it.

Sinclair estate, Blake gently squeezed Renee’s hand, eyes full of raw emotion. “I need to step out and pick something up for you. Just wait for me, alright? Three

couldn’t cope without Blake by her side, so Charles made sure he was brought

she saw were the eyes of that man—the one who attacked her–like some blood–hungry beast. The only way

don’t leave me,” Renee

to get for you, but I have to do it myself. I can’t trust anyone

red as she clung tightly

hand and gently patted her head.

downstairs, he bumped into Renee’s

sip of coffee from the table. “Renee liking you is your lucky break, but there’s no way she’ll marry you.

kept his head down, looking like

having Renee–I’m just here to

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Blake replied, keeping

bothering to call him out on

trace of respect vanished from his face. Without hesitation, he booked the earliest flight–set to leave in three

Sinclair family–no way he’d bail before cashing in–that he let

his heart raced. He was terrified that Charles‘ people would stop him, and if that

had warned him: Charles was

see it coming–Blake skipping town right before the prize was his for

minutes–three and a half hours went by and Blake

she lost it–shoving, smashing anything she could get

her voice wild with desperation. “I want Blake! Where did you hide

was only a matter of time before

immediately ordered people to search for Blake, fuming as she ranted, “He’s basically Renee’s servant now, and he thinks he can just walk off the job? Who does he think he

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