Chapter 281 Are You Done?
While listening to Casey, Courtney saw a figure from the corner of her eyes. The once familiar figure looks so foreign now.
Isaac was standing at the corner of the banquet hall. His arm was wrapped around the waist of a petite young woman—she was most probably the female anchor whom Casey was talking about.
Shay saw the two of them as well, but he scowled deeply. “Isn’t that Eva Reed?”
“Do you know her?” Courtney asked.
“She is working in the same company as I am, but she is an online streamer. The company doesn’t seem to value her since they do not intend to provide her with any targeted training. Usually, employees like that will not have their contract renewed.”
“How long is her contract?” She asked out of curiosity.
“Ten years.”
“Wouldn’t she be wasting ten years of her youth?” Courtney was in shock. “Even if they refuse to renew her contract after ten years, she can’t possibly continue in the same industry, can she? They are clearly exploiting her!”
“The bully exploiting her is right here.” Shay pouted at Casey. “Artist contracts within the AW Group start at a minimum of ten years. The money that one has to compensate is exorbitant if they were to break the contract. Those who are underappreciated, like Eva Reed, would have no choice but to do everything they can to look for a patron. Otherwise, with the measly salary from the company and commission through online streaming, it is impossible for her to afford two purses.”
Courtney glanced at Casey when she heard that. Then, she turned to ask Shay, “Well, in that case, do you have to look for a patron if you are being underappreciated?”
Casey’s gaze immediately darkened.
She acted as though she had not noticed it. In fact, she shoved Alexander forward. “I’ll lend him to you when the time comes. He can be your patron—what do you think?”
me.” Shay blinked his eyes a few times. “Courtney, you
he could finish speaking, Casey dragged him away. “Come with
What are you doing? I am chatting with
burst into a fit of giggles as she saw the two of them walking away. “Oh, my! I have a feeling that Casey is even worse than you
that Shay is worse than you are in
not have
don’t feel so good. Can you please
arm around her waist. “Are you afraid of bumping
her? I just don’t want to embarrass you. That mad woman of yours doesn’t care about your dignity when she loses
you are always the mature one. Do you truly
I need to
be in a trance as he stared at the woman in front
a year. However, she has been filled with suspicions ever since she had a miscarriage. She keeps tabs on my work—day and night; it is almost giving me a nervous breakdown. I met Eva in a bar when I was having a business meeting with a friend. I wasn’t in awe of her when I met her for the first time. In fact, she is nowhere as pretty as Vanessa. However,
click, he snapped back to reality when he heard the door shut. He observed his surroundings while frowning deeply. “What are you doing? This is a female’s bathroom. I
his neck while dragging him into one of the cubicles. She whispered
he heard that, but his first reaction was to shove her away. “Stop fooling around. This is a cocktail party by the
sit on the toilet seat before impatiently unzipping her evening gown. She was not wearing anything underneath.
to have lost himself once he
cubicle was filled with the heavy panting sounds of the couple as the passionate sound
was dragging on the floor and the originally beautiful woman wore a frosty expression. She asked in a faint voice,
shrunk against Isaac’s
when he caught sight of the woman standing in front of them. He wore his pants before blocking Eva
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