When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0656

“There’s no need to keep up the act. Let’s be direct. I’ve already signed with another publisher,” Monday

said.

She continued, “Seven Days, the book you saw, was released through them, so I won’t be renewing with you. Let’s end things on good terms after ten years of working together.”

“Good terms?” Edith sneered, dropping her polite facade. “You think you can just walk away like that? And who’s going to cover my losses?”

“Losses?” Mindy looked at her in disbelief.

“I invested so much to sign you. Ten years. That’s a full decade and not a single successful book. Then you turn around and sign with someone else, and suddenly you’re producing bestsellers? Are you doing this just to spite me, Mindy?”

“You think I didn’t want to write? You kept rejecting my ideas, shutting down every chance to publish. In ten years, do you know how many outlines I submitted? And every single one got turned down by you! How was I supposed to produce hits? Or quality work?

You”

“And about that initial signing fee. Yes, you paid a lot, but you also kept me tied down for a decade. And during those years, you’ve been managing the rights to my older books, haven’t you? You know exactly how much you made off of them.”

her guilt. How did

“You’re wondering how I found out, aren’t you? I had a lawyer review the contract. You added a clause for managing my old book rights without informing me clearly before

“So, we’re digging up old contracts now? You went to a lawyer? I see you’ve

from now on, stay out of my life.” Mindy

laughed coldly and stood up. “So, you’re cutting me

right to

“Then we’ll renew it.”

impossible! My home isn’t open to you.

turned to head toward her study. But Edith followed, shouting, “You think you can just drop me now that you’ve moved up

you again. Get out of

not leaving! What are you

shameless in her

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I’ll call

was about to dial

pushing her. In the scuffle,