Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1467

Two months after Brielle's wedding, she was all set to jet off on a honeymoon with Max, leaving Dustin to steer the ship at Stellar Stage Entertainment once again.

After slogging through a marathon of meetings and sorting through a mountain of emails from Infinity Brilliance, Donny walked in with another stack of documents for Dustin to sign off on.

"Mr. Lynch, here are the invites for the artists and hosts for this year's Stellar Stage Entertainment annual gala. But Emma mentioned she's not feeling well and wants to skip it," Donny reported.

Emma, the top host at Stellar Stage Entertainment, skipping out? That raised Dustin's eyebrows.

This was the first gala since the company revamped its culture, making it mandatory for all signed artists. They even had gifts lined up and a ton of media set to cover the big event. Emma's absence would definitely be noticeable. Rubbing his temples, Dustin wondered what could possibly be wrong with the young host as he dialed her number.

Emma, seeing an unknown number, hesitated to pick up the call.

was in the kitchen whipping up dinner. With their finances looking up, and Emma being pregnant and starting to show, they were focusing more on nutrition. Peyton, who used to be unsure about the local stores, had gotten used to going out shopping on her own, even if the prices still made her wince. But, with Emma's assurance that they could afford a more

with its comforting aroma, Peyton was also preparing a cucumber

she greeted him politely but

already submitted a leave request due to health reasons," Emma said, keeping

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Earning what you do, is this really the path you're choosing? You know it could tank your career." Emma, after a moment, explained her situation, mentioning her mom's health as the reason she was staying home, with a promise to return once things got better. Dustin wrapped up the call by reminding her to let her Twitter followers know about her

account, where her follower count was already in the millions, mulling over Dustin's words about keeping personat decisions from wrecking

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to their better circumstances. The news of Leona's family going bankrupt brought a hint of satisfaction to Peyton, considering past

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speak up. We don't owe anyone anything.