Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1883

"Would you believe me if I said I'm here to make you a star?"

Sophie ripped up the old contract and laid out a much sweeter deal. Her eyes were full of determination and sincerity. I've seen plenty of eyes in my time, but none quite like hers.

I had already mapped out my departure from Russell Entertainment; everything was ready, just waiting for one phone call to set things in motion. But Sophie's offer was way more tempting. And honestly, it sounded like a lot more fun.

After mulling it over for a bit, I gave Sophie my final answer, "I'm in." She seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

As soon as Sophie left, another agency tried to woo me, but I turned them down. I couldn't help but wonder how Sophie planned to make me famous.

and sure enough, she blew me away with surprises I never saw coming. When Corin hit

like it was nothing. It was like she had

just that smart. It was odd though, she was younger than me, yet she often looked at me like

sham; my college credentials were fake, and even my age on paper was a lie. In reality, I'm a year older than Adler. But Sophie didn't know any of this, and I had

sometimes without a care for the costs. Her approach

looked at me with a touch of guilt and said, "Because I owe someone a lot, and I need to pay it back

was like she was saying the person she owed was me. But I couldn't remember her

six months. I

path was one that Sophie paved just for me. She said I was

star. In anyone's hands, this star would