Her Hidden Crowns (Suzanne and Austin)

Chapter 244

Herman was indeed generous.

He flopped onto the couch, grabbing a towel to dry his still-damp hair. A mischievous smile played on his lips. "We're family. No need to be so formal. Besides, you helped me out last time."

Suzanne smiled faintly and exchanged a few more words with Herman before hanging up. Herman worked quickly. The digital copy of the script was sent to Suzanne in no time. She skimmed through it, confirming it was the same script she had seen before.

A wicked smile played on her lips as she thought it was time for Jenson to really know what despair felt like.

Without missing a beat, she pulled up Jenson's contact info and promptly emailed him the script. Barely a moment later, his reply popped up. He said, "Received. I'll take a look."

Suzanne barely glanced at it before letting it sit. With that done, she set herself up to get back to work. She was so absorbed in her tasks that she lost track of time. An hour slipped by unnoticed until a dull ache crept up her neck, prompting her to stretch.

Jenson calling. Turning on speaker mode, she propped her phone up on her desk while she eased her stiff neck.

tone, sounded genuinely excited. "Suzanne,

and the Despair script

replied, "If you like it, that's

the wake of this. A big smile spread across his face as he said warmly, "Suzanne, you've done me a huge favor. How about

all too well the importance of her script selections. He decided that maybe for his own benefit, he'd be kinder to her from now on. It would ensure she kept feeding

need. Consider this script as my token of thanks for helping me seal that

he'd dealt with, Suzanne really

then again, the more she acted tough, the more it confirmed his suspicions that deep down, she still cared about him. A bit of push-and-pull never hurt, especially if it meant he'd get his