Chapter 54

Chapter 54

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The script was promising. Yet, Trix couldn’t quite grasp what Hailey meant by being fully responsible for it.

“Are you with Dalton Group Entertainment?

I’m Hailey Dalton, the second daughter of the Dalton family, she introduced herself confidently.

Trix and her manager couldn’t help but gasp in surprise.

Though they weren’t part of high society circles, they had heard a few rumors about Hailey- how she was brought back from the countryside, a simple country girl.

Trix thought, “Looking at the girl before me, how could she possibly be a country bumpkin? The high society rumors were clearly not true,

“I’ll take the script, Trix said decisively.

No matter who Hailey was in the Dalton family, just the fact that she was the author of River was enough for Trix to take the role—even if the script turned out to be a cheesy, melodramatic romance.

The negotiations with Trix went smoothly, and after the contract was signed, Hailey didn’t have to worry about any further details. All Hailey had to do next was cast the remaining key roles and choose an auspicious date to announce the start of production.

By 8 PM, Hailey and Suzanne finally left the private room.

It had been a long time since they last caught up, and after discussing work, they hadn’t had the chance to relax. Since they were close in age, they decided to head to a bar for some fun.

The two of them left in a car.

Neither of them noticed that as soon as they left, a group of people emerged from the restaurant.

At the front of the group was a man in a perfectly tailored black suit, his build impressive, with a chillingly composed aura that commanded attention.

It was none other than Owen.

door, his gaze briefly landing on the spot where Hailey and

people from

three million dollars in investment, and

glanced down slightly, his eyes darkening with a cold edge.

not turning

blinked, caught off guard.

Lounge. She was willing to sell her talent but not her body. In the end, your son killed her. You covered it up with money, didn’t you?” The words dropped softly but carried a chilling

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froze, his body stiffening

Clark’s moment of hesitation and walked off, unbuttoning his suit jacket as he casually tossed it to Richard. “Throw it away.”

for some reason, he looks especially handsome today despite

out. Hailey might be at a

a laugh from the other end

“Shut up.”

call ended, and Ivan

amused? Come on, share the joke with us,” one of the men asked, grinning.

glance at one of them, a smirk tugging at his lips as he lazily drawled, “I could tell you, but you wouldn’t dare laugh at this guy’s misfortune.”

asked the question immediately realized who Ivan was talking about and quickly quieted down. He thought, ‘Who

Mr. Calhoun could cost you everything. After all, Owen is in

mention of Owen made the room fall into an

unfazed as he stood up. “Enjoy

a call. He glanced down and noticed two girls entering through the bar’s front door on

other was dressed in a red coat, playfully adorned with a circle of strawberries–utterly embodying youthful charm.

was Hailey and Casey.

Suzanne, but Suzanne had

already here, so why not make the most of it? Hailey had decided to give Casey

to head home when Hailey called. Without a second thought, she

his phone in his hand, took a

the places Ivan frequented. It only took him a moment to recognize the location from the

to Romance and Elegance,” he said

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