Chapter 30: I Will Compensate You

Imogen hesitated, her lips parting to speak, yet words eluded her.

Taking a deep, measured breath, her emotions churned with bitterness.

She couldn’t do it.

She couldn’t take that gamble.

She had long realized that in Troy’s eyes, she paled in comparison to Sarah.

If Troy could sacrifice her to shield Sarah from harm, what would stop him from doing the same to protect Sarah from mere rumors?

After all, these were only whispers on the internet, lacking any real sting.

Charlene’s confidence only grew in the face of Imogen’s silence. “Director Forbes, are you brave enough to take this wager?”

Without a word, Imogen ended the call.

Deep down, she knew that wagering was a lost cause. Even if Troy was in the dark about all this, and even if he did find out, he might still condone it.

She couldn’t just accept defeat; she deserved an explanation.

The studio manager had already forwarded her the soundless surveillance footage from that day in the dressing room.

The video might have been mute, but the actions spoke louder than words.

Casually, Imogen clipped a portion of the video and shared it in the Facebook group of Sarah’s team, along with several fan group screenshots. [Apologize on Instagram, or brace yourself. If I release this video, ponder the fallout.]

The Facebook group fell silent.

No one stepped forward; no one accepted blame.

Five minutes had gone by.

Realizing that no response was forthcoming, Imogen reached out to several influencer accounts she had collaborated with.

If this would cause a stir, she was ready to amplify it, leveraging both positive and negative publicity from this endorsement. At least it would be trending.

navigating this storm,

screen displayed Troy’s

within Imogen. Could he have noticed her post on Instagram and was now reaching

picked up and greeted, “Hello, Tro

don’t release the surveillance footage.”

her like a cold wave, causing the smile that had been playing on her lips

should’ve known better.

any illusions regarding

she found even the

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made sense why Sarah’s team was so defiant and

backing, her threats

happened during Sarah’s shoot. I misunderstood you,

a bitter

absurdity of it all was

have felt remorse about that day if not for the current circumstances? If Sarah wasn’t

was a resounding

to stop.” “Imogen, I understand your pain. I’ll ensure this issue is

of despair: it was fortunate she hadn’t

and bear the brunt of the blame,

up to

besides money? Can you give me back what

word. “Unless you’re saying you won’t divorce me, is

Troy’s end before he finally spoke, “What do you want?” Imogen scoffed.

desired to leave Imogen for his past love while

content with me as the director, perhaps I

won’t accept that condition,” Troy responded

might have had wealth to offer, but that was far

Troy. Let’s end this

hung up, then lay down, enveloped in a sense of

phone buzzed again.

irritably without looking at the caller ID, “I meant it when

came a

it was someone

nonchalant. “Just a few hateful

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