Frank continued, "I'm not an ingrate, so tell me about the trouble you're having and I'll help where I can. Naturally, the condition is for you to endorse my farm resort as agreed."

Noel's skeptic gaze faded as she stared at Frank's smile, while her own smile turned to gloom.

"You can't help me, Mr. Lawrence." She sighed. "But I'm short on friends right now, so I'll just have you listen to me vent instead."

She took another sip of her cocktail before telling Frank everything—naturally, she was the victim of workplace bullying instead of the perpetrator.

Lycoris Entertainment, the agency representing her, used to be owned by a man named Dylan Hood. He was quite influential in the east coast and had been obsessed with Noel for a long time. In fact, the thug named Dustin who was harassing Noel when Frank first met her worked for Dylan too.

Even so, Noel held her ground, rebuffing Dylan's advances with wit and determination...

That is, until recently, when Lycoris Entertainment was bought out by the Soranos, one of the Four Families of Morhen.

Noel—on the very first day the company was handed over, Willy Sorano approached

of Morhen and did as

did not survive showbiz that long

the insult and recorded her conversation with Willy, intent on leveraging her

even more ruthless and pulled all his connections and every trick he had to strike before Noel could do anything. He even threatened

really actually do

Frank's temper, his brow was creased after Noel

now that she was so dejected—she was really

Frank whipped out his phone to call Burt Yorkman, the top law

was panting as

need a favor, Burt. Do you

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