Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 95

After chatting with Wallis, we decided to split up and tackle different fronts. She took on the task of negotiating with Candy, since she had been busting her chops over designing the protagonist’s look. To have her work totally nixed might just be too much for her to swallow on the fly.

As for me, I was on the hunt to connect with the agent of the legendary concept artist. If I could just score a face–to–face with this man, we’d be halfway to victory.

But as a small–time gaming company, were we even a blip on FreeMan’s radar? I was all

nerves.

A day later, thanks to some insider friends, I snagged the contact details for FreeMan’s agent and set up a meeting for the afternoon.

The guy was Morgan, a smooth–talking middle–aged fella in his thirties; the meeting place was at an art studio he ran himself.

He was pretty decent when we met, and didn’t give me the cold shoulder or anything. Just handed me a form and said, “If Ms. March doesn’t mind, please fill out this intention to collaborate form.”

Well, that was a first for me. But hey, FreeMan was a big shot, so a bit of flair was to be expected.

One part of the form was particularly interesting – the original reason for wanting to collaborate.

got a bit of a

than to just jot down any old thing. Given FreeMan’s status, this form was clearly a test, a hurdle to see if

After mulling it over, I put down my honest–to–goodness reason – it was a matter

did a double–take at that and chuckled, “Ms. March has much more the sense

said earnestly, gripping my wristband, “Our project needs FreeMan, no two ways about it.”

owed Hogan that

meeting, I left with a head full of worries, and then my phone rang. It was

panicked voice came through, “Candy heard through the grapevine that Director Irwin is looking to replace her with

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she’s gonna settle the scores.”

pounding, and I

tea, and Candy’s gone after her.” Zora spilled the beans, “But I didn’t tell her where. Xaviera,

line was busy. I floored it to Cecilia’s favorite coffee shop. And,

step in and play peacemaker, Candy unceremoniously chucked her mug of