The Road to Rebirth Her Fresh Start and His Late Sorrow by Helena R. Bates

Chapter 82

Susan glared at Baldrick with disbelief and resentment, especially as he went over to Nancy and seemed to forget the rest of the world existed. Her eyes sparkled with anger and frustration. "Mr. Sandro, don't count your chickens before they hatch. Lena's Studio might be history after tonight!"

Nancy's gaze hardened a bit. "You talk a big game for someone who's still sore from losing too many times. Jealous much?"

"You... We'll see about that." Susan gritted her teeth in frustration and stormed off.

Once Susan had left, Baldrick said, "Nancy, do you know why Susan's acting all high and mighty?" Nancy paused, sensing something, and looked sharply at Baldrick, "You know something, don't you?" "I do." Baldrick's voice carried a hint of complexity, "Susan and Mathew have a special relationship." Before he could finish, the crowd erupted into whispers.

"Mr. Mathew is here!"

"The man in charge of NY tonight has finally arrived. It's an honor to meet the manager, though NY's big boss Neil is absent."

Nancy's expression fell as she saw Susan throw herself into the arms of a middle-aged man enthusiastically.

here is

unnoticed by Mathew, who smirked knowingly,

Nancy and lingered when he saw her beauty, a mix of astonishment and greed

Susan noticed and tugged at Mathew's hand, whispering something in his

Mathew's face showed shock and surprise,

sweetly, patting her belly.

to kick off the meeting tonight." The unspoken message

back at

Baldrick asked Nancy quietly, "What do you think

deal, it seems. The winner's been decided based on the

knew Nancy wouldn't win. She was

"Wow, how boring. Ready to get out of here?"Nancy

and Mathew stood at the center with a microphone,

reviewed all the submissions and picked the top three. Don't be discouraged if you don't make it.