She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

Chapter 35

035 Boss To Be

Scarlett’s POV

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When I finished my pitch, I felt embarrassed and shocked – I talked for 2 hours straight?! Standing in the elevator, I can’t help but to cover my face thinking about what just happened.

He smiled at me with an encouraging look, nodded along, and even asked some simple questions, so I totally lost track of time.

To think that I just took up the whole morning of a billionaire whose business was far more important than my movie….

I didn’t know how to face Adrian Dunn at that moment, and when I looked up, he was smirking like a mischievous fox, seeing through my thoughts again.

“Ughhh, I should probably…” I put away my iPad, pointing at the door, “Thank you very much for hearing me out!”

The fox let out a laugh.

“You don’t even have time for my decision?” Adrian Dunn curved his lips, his deep, shimmering eyes taunting behind his thin rimless glasses, “Not that I’d hate it if you just came here for a passionate chat…”

“…” I totally forgot. Wasn’t my pitch the whole point of the meeting?

But he didn’t give me a hard time after that. Even right now standing in the elevator with his offer, it still feel surreal to me.

got my script bought…by one of

door didn’t open to the one person I didn’t

you are done smiling at yourself, can you stop

Ava Fuller.

Ava is standing by the elevator door with an impatient, condescending

here?” I blurt

had hired for her. “Co–productions between media companies is not forbidden. If you are looking to enter the business, then you might want to do your homework better,” Ava sneers at

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into the elevator and pressing close to me,

have physical contact with “the princess“. Apparently I pose some threat to her

today, holding the elevator door open

this is trying to sleep her way into the movie business?” Ava tosses

pretend I didn’t hear her comment. Not like I had come here for an acting job like she clearly assumed anyway. Seeing she’s not leaving anytime soon, the people around scatters for the other elevators. I turn to leave, too, only to hear Adrian’s voice

that’s what Miss Scarlett was here for, and it’s

work waiting when I left his

fire at the head of Dunn

elevator, “for that. I didn’t know the Dunn Corp is offering

annoyed to be mentioned together with Ava, “must be a

gives me a slight, apology

Ava was THE girl of every man’s

circle.

holds out a hand as if asking for a dance: “Since you are still here… Would you like to have lunch

Not that I feel uncomfortable having lunch with him, just don’t want to get too close to