Violet's heart waged a final battle as she stared at the contract sprawled across the oak table. James stepped forward, with a pen in hand, and extended it towards her with both hands. "Ms. Sullivan, please. By signing this, you could secure ample resources for Ms. Quintessa Young. No one will dare snatch her roles anymore. In the entertainment world, she'll be untouchable."

His words pierced through Violet's resolve. There would be no more stolen roles for Quintessa.

Ever since Quintessa returned, the past two months had been anything but peaceful for her. Every role was a struggle, a battlefield of auditions and politics.

Quintessa had invested too much, constantly scheming to secure parts.

Violet recalled Quintessa's ambition to stand at the pinnacle, and to crush those who had belittled and humiliated them under her heel.

This was their shared dream. Violet's grip on the pen loosened.

sigh of

he'd be back to doing the dirty work, which, as a man with a

snatched it up and slid a check across the table to Violet. "Mr. York says

as she considered the check. After a moment's struggle, she scribbled a figure and pushed

the sake of giving Quinn a better environment. But anyway, doing this behind her back

glanced at the check. There, in bold, was a

filled in just

with. If Mr. York truly cares for her, please don't hurt her. No matter what happens, I hope for an amicable parting. Good

hadn't even started, and she

seemed she had no faith in them, as if she was convinced that

into a smile. He hadn't considered the end himself, so why

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