Chapter 145

Quintessa was roused from her slumber by the gnawing pangs of hunger. She squinted at the clock; it was already nudging 1 PM.

She grabbed her phone and noticed two missed calls, both from Violet.

She quickly dialed her back.

The call got connected almost immediately, and Quintessa yawned, “Hey Violet, what’s up? Just woke up.”

Violet’s voice was tinged with excitement, “For the love of God, Quintessa, with the whole Roxanne scandal blowing up, how can you still be sleeping?”

Quintessa raked her fingers through her hair, “The bigger the mess is, the better I sleep. If things were quiet, then I’d be worried.”

her voice, almost conspiratorially, “I’ve got some insider info. Roxanne’s claiming that someone spiked her drink, saying she’s been set up. The cops are

Roxanne’s backers will drop her like a hot potato now that she’s damaged goods. she’s nothing but a small–time actress, and with the cops grasping

strutting around the scene for years, and you just yanked

“nished hers

schedule’s tight; what’s the plan?”

her out of the picture, he’s probably relieved.

what about the production, huh? Roxanne hadn’t

out a workaround. No producer’s gonna let their investment tank. Plus, with Roxanne’s

“Jeez, you–l love

got up, “I’m not

to head to the set. Laura’s

“Got it!”

for days.”

updates. Roxanne’s dirty laundry aired for all to see: school thefts, sugar daddies, bullying co–stars, scene–stealing.

with a smug smile, Quintessa’s eyes landed on a familiar name in the top

clicked on Snow’s personal Twitter and found a post from 10 AM–a single,

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