Enchanted Nightfall: Falling for Destiny

Tyrone and James were dumbstruck; all eyes in the vicinity shifted their way. Manny hurried to Quintessa's side, trying to defuse the situation. "Quinn, cool it, will ya? You're a starlet, for heaven's sake. The whole crew's watching. What if someone snaps a pic and it goes viral? That ain't good for your rep."

Quintessa shook off Manny's grip. "I can't care about that right now."

There was fire blazed in her eyes, which could literally incinerate Tyrone on the spot. "The check. Hand it over. Now." Suppressing a smirk, Tyrone glanced at James, who quickly fumbled a checkbook out of his pocket, his hands trembling. Quintessa snatched it away. "A pen."

James, ever the accommodating assistant, produced a pen and thoughtfully removed the cap before handing it to her.

Quintessa scribbled a string of zeros on the check without bothering to count them, tore it out, and thrust it into Manny's hands. "Hold this for me."

Manny nearly had his eyes popped out at the sight of all those zeros. This was a lot.

the remaining blank checks at Tyrone. "You think I'm some kind of chump, and you can sell me off for a one dollar? Why don't you go rob a bank if you're gonna be so cheap?" Tyrone

can compare with me? I gave you

Tyrone was speechless.

Yesterday, he gave the check to Ms. Sullivan and let her write in the amount. She only put down

times like these, what good is her pride? Even if her studio isn't worth much, I sure am. I, Quintessa, have the looks, the body, and the talent. And she sells me for

Quintessa. "With the way you set your own price, you don't sound like a

look. "Even the boss would be a bargain for you. With an employee like me, you should just go to bed and count yourself

she sized up Tyrone. "Though

up. "Then work hard for it! It's not impossible to

his hand away. "I've got something to tell you. Come with

my boss, I might as