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Chapter 69 Personally Chosen

Finished

Taylor clearly hadn’t expected Jean to say that. His eyes widened in surprise, and he blinked a few times before finding his voice. “Wait–what? Why so sudden?”

Lacey turned her head as well, glancing at Jean’s pale side profile.

She wanted to withdraw?

Did that mean-

Lacey’s heart skipped a beat. A surge of hope and joy flooded her chest.

But the man on the screen didn’t say anything

Easton’s dark, deep eyes locked onto Jean through the monitor. For a long moment, he just stared.

Then suddenly, he smiled.

It was a bright, dazzling curve of the lips, like a rose blooming wildly in the dark–beautiful and impossible to ignore.

“Why do you want to withdraw?”

His voice was casual, almost lazy.

But Easton knew the real reason.

Jean didn’t want to be near him.

Heartless little thing. He’d even been generous enough to give her medicine last time, and now she was acting like he had the plague.

Truthfully, he hadn’t expected to see her face here today,

Taylor had only told him he’d arranged two candidates for the final round of selection, and that Easton could choose whichever one he liked.

And here she was.

The girl from that night.

Easton’s smile deepened, just slightly.

Like a brat with a streak of mischief, he looked at her and said, “Well, since you want to back out, that just makes me want to choose you even more.”

He snapped his fingers, suddenly stood up, and his smile stretched wider.

“I’ve made my decision. Jean–it’s you. You’ll be on the show with me.”

Then, with a little wave, the screen went black.

He’d logged off

Just like that?

blinked, caught completely

audition. No performance. And somehow, this guy had picked

was doing this on purpose,

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felt her

this coming at

she’d done–the effort, the performance–Easton hadn’t

barely said a

like

shame, frustration–every emotion poured through her, choking

fists so tightly her knuckles turned

Finished

over, expression much warmer than before. “Well. I guess that settles it. If you’re okay with it, shall we go ahead

Jean said nothing.

tight shake of her head,

want to get tangled up in a show like this–especially not with

I’m sorry,

a hand and held up

“Appearance fee: five million.”

Jean froze mid–sentence.

she blinked o

then again.

think I’m feeling much

contract, then got ready to leave. Taylor offered to have his assistant, Fayne, drive her home, but

still had some unfinished

at some point. Where had she gone? Back

over as she

wasn’t going to let the poisoning incident

the street, her eyes caught something through a nearby

Lacey was sitting inside.

was by herself at a window seat, her head bowed, shoulders

She looked fragile. Alone.

head slightly and smiled–cold

signing the contract hadn’t just

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she wanted Lacey to suffer To lose To be

was nothing more than what she

open the cafe door and walked

Lacey didn’t look up

out the seat across from her and

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