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.”

How did Mindy know

continued, “You’re wondering how I found out, aren’t you? I had a lawyer review the contract. You added a clause for managing

old contracts now? You went to a lawyer? I see you’ve been preparing for this

the past, but from now on, stay

you’re cutting me off

gives you the right to

“Then we’ll renew it.”

impossible! My home isn’t open

But Edith followed, shouting, “You think you can just drop me now that

Get out

I’m not leaving! What are you going

had never met anyone so shameless in her life. She

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Fine, I’ll

about to dial

hell do you think you’re doing?” Edith grabbed at her phone, pushing her. In the scuffle, they stumbled into the