Chapter 585

He sent the address pronto

By then, Maja had arrived in the private room. After knocking, she stepped in to find a row of middle–aged men, each with a woman on their arm.

Middle–aged men, once they become addicted to booze and babes, give off a greasy vibe, and it was not a pretty sight.

Maja frowned slightly, then spotted Carlos in the middle.

This was the guy she was here to see tonight.

Carlos had achieved some fame with his last TV show, and now there were a lot of people looking to invest in him. He had planned on turning Maja down, but when he saw the gorgeous woman who had just walked in, his eyes instantly lit up. The woman in his arms suddenly seemed to lose her shine.

“Carlos.”

At Maja’s call, Carlos stood up immediately.

“You must be Ms. Penny; take a seat. I knew you must be a stunner just from your voice on the phone!”

All eyes in the room turned toward her.

Every industry had its cliques. The people in the room now were all Carlos‘ buddies, all small–time directors.

Maja caught the smell of cheap booze and perfume in the air and felt a little uncomfortable.

But it reminded her of scenes she had seen when she was a kid, tagging along with Neil to social events. It was exactly the same.

So she adapted easily.

If you show weakness, no one’s going to give you respect.

gently pushed the woman beside him away and eagerly

men’s feet

cool face, smiling

to invest in your next movie; you know why I’m

Penny, let’s have a drink first, then we can talk

other directors chimed in.

talk business

so she

Maja raise her glass, Carlos‘ face brightened. He clinked glasses with her, but as he put his glass down, his chubby

Penny

she kept

took her silence for consent, and the others in the room

pointed to his own

You sit on our laps, let us each kiss you for ten minutes, and you

other directors here

might think these unheard–of shorts can’t make money, but in reality, these small web series rake in cash

request, her smile slowly faded, and

up in

making no attempt to hide

don’t need to freshen

were both a hot mess, the messiest of all

money fast, had the most transactions involving money and sex, and were the most

a deep breath and shook off Carlos‘ hand.

show was a hit. Being rejected by a woman enraged

like this, the others were a bit

all, in this age of the internet, if anything went wrong, everyone would be in

was here to invest, which meant she

though they also wanted to spend time with a beauty, it wasn’t worth ruining their futures

make a big deal out of it.”

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