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Chapter 69 Personally Chosen

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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?

caught completely

audition. No performance. And somehow,

this on purpose, wasn’t

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the room, Lacey felt her entire

hadn’t seen this coming

the performance–Easton

barely said a word, and

felt like a

frustration–every emotion poured through her, choking her

her fists so tightly her

Finished

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

Jean said nothing.

tight shake of her head, face

get tangled up in a

I’m sorry,

could finish, Taylor raised a hand and held

“Appearance fee: five million.”

Jean froze mid–sentence.

she blinked o

then again.

I’m

contract, then got ready to leave. Taylor offered to have

still had

some point. Where

mulled it over as she

wasn’t going to let

the street, her eyes caught something through

Lacey was sitting inside.

seat, her head bowed, shoulders slumped. Her face

She looked fragile. Alone.

head slightly and smiled–cold and

contract hadn’t just

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more than

the cafe door and walked straight ever

Lacey didn’t look up

lightly on the table, then pulled out the seat

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