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Karen and Mark turned to Rebecca in perfect sync.

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Watching Mr. Sutton’s car disappear, Rebecca leaned over to Mark. “Get two guys to act like his enemies. Sneak up on him late one night and teach him a lesson.”

Mark gaped at her, speechless.

Mark said seriously, “Boss, you’ve changed.”

Rebecca glanced up. “Changed how?”

“Back in the day, you’d just throw down if somebody ticked you off,” Mark commented, tracing her recent shift. “Now you’ve learned how to lay low.”

“I’m not in Jelasburg much,” Rebecca said, handling things much smoother than before. “If I go head–to–head with him and then bounce, what’s to stop him from coming after Karen once I’m gone?”

That was exactly why she’d kept her cool earlier.

Mr. Sutton might not mess with me because of who’s backing me, but Karen was basically left to fend for herself here.

Rebecca paused, ‘Wait a minute.‘

“Isn’t Karen seeing Stephen Hanson?‘


Thanks,” Karen said, her gratitude genuine.

“It’s nothing, just lending a hand,” Rebecca replied easily, then got straight to the point. “So, how’d you end up on Mr. Sutton’s radar?”

“My agent set up a dinner, telling me there was a supporting female role in a TV drama looking for the right actress. She thought I should cozy up to the producer and investors,” Karen said honestly, since Rebecca had really come through for her. “Didn’t expect things to blow up like this.”

The unspoken rules are pretty common in the entertainment world.

But most of the time, if things didn’t work out, people just moved on. It was rare for anyone to actually get aggressive or physical about it.

“Wait, are you… Rebecca paused, trying to recall. “An actress?”

“Yeah, Karen nodded, her mood noticeably brighter. “But honestly, nothing I’ve done has ever actually had my name in the credits.”

So far, all my screen time’s been as an extra with zero lines, and sometimes you couldn’t even see my face on

camera.

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with real scenes or dialogue, Stephen stepped in and made sure


in production?” Rebecca

mood sinking. “It got buried. Chances

Rebecca’s brow furrowed.

was about to ask something else, Karen’s phone rang–it was her

did things go with

“He got

agent pressed, “And

answered, “I got out of

ever make things easier for me?” her agent snapped, sounding completely frustrated. “Forget about him just tugging at your clothes–if he wanted you to spend the night, that would’ve been

on

“It’s not like you don’t know what’s happening–every show you take never even airs, and now word is you’re totally jinxed. Directors won’t cast you, actors won’t go near you, and you

felt that old frustration

was all because of


realized Stephen was the one sabotaging her career. To everyone else, she was just bad

Sutton to meet with you,” her agent continued coldly. “You need to show up and really make amends. The company doesn’t pay people to sit around–if you can’t book any jobs soon, be ready to cough up

Beep,

The call ended.

phone, the chill sinking right into her

hand?” Rebecca

Rebecca into her problems. “Sorry for

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She wasn’t prying; the agent’s voice was

silent for a

herself, she admitted, “Stephen never lets


Rebecca blurted out,

was Stephen who buried your projects?” Rebecca asked, her

murmured a barely–there

pulling the plug like that, ignoring everything Karen and the

these Hanson brothers must have some kind of

Karen live? Should we drop

glanced over at

on her

looked like the last thing she wanted

back.

don’t you crash at my place tonight?” Rebecca suggested, keeping her tone

idea just what the deal

what Jeffrey had mentioned before, they’d been together for years, but Stephen had never officially called Karen his girlfriend. Still, he

was seriously tangled–no question

a gentle, “So…?” when Karen stayed

she hesitated. ‘If he finds out 1 didn’t go straight home, he’ll flip! She shook her head. “No, it’s fine. Just drop me off at East Street

Station.”

as she finished speaking,

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