Chapter 21

Violet’s phone buzzed. She glanced at the caller ID and instantly, her demeanor flipped like a switch. A smile spread across her face as she chirped, “Director Frost, how are you?”

Moments later, however, her expression soured. The phone call ended, and that smartphone was teetering dangerously close to becoming a casualty of her iron grip.

Quintessa asked, “What’s up?”

Violet spat out with venom, “Damn it, the deal slipped through our fingers. No way, I’ve got to dig up what the hell happened.”

She hammered out call after call on her phone, and finally, she had her answers.

“Just got the scoop. Turns out the Lott family’s son recommended some new actress of theirs and poured a ton of dough into it. And just like that, our TV spot is toast.” Violet felt somewhat defeated. If that was the case, there’d be no way to turn the table; she ranted, “These business types, always sticking their noses where they don’t belong.”

Quintessa’s eyes narrowed upon hearing that, “The Lott family? Is the name Jerome Lott?” “How’d you know?”

“He’s an acquaintance.”

“Who did he recommend?”

best

year’s best new

thought, “You want to play dirty, Jerome? Try

who was still in fury, Quintessa uttered, “Get Manny

Violet asked, “Who?”

daggers, “Going freaking debt collecting. Last night’s fun won’t be for free.”

subside all of a sudden,

you sure your acquaintance‘ can

“Let me put it this way if he can’t help, there’s no one in all of

we’re in with him, we won’t have to

“Really?”

talk, let’s move.”

car pulled up to the monolithle

They run a tight ship here. Without their access card,

out of the car and striding towards the entrance. Manny scrambled to

what Quintessa said to the security guard, but whatever it wan, it worked – they were in.

them, “Miss, may I ask who you’re here. to

slid off her sunglasses,

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