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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

No audition. No performance. And

this

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the room, Lacey felt her entire body go

this coming at

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

said a word,

like

poured through her, choking her like

fists so

Finished

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

Jean said nothing.

she gave a tight shake

tangled up in a show like this–especially

Taylor, I’m

raised a

“Appearance fee: five million.”

Jean froze mid–sentence.

she blinked o

then again.

I think I’m

leave. Taylor offered to have his assistant, Fayne, drive

still had some unfinished

slipped away at some point. Where had

mulled it over

going to let the

her eyes caught something through a nearby cafe’s large

Lacey was sitting inside.

head bowed, shoulders slumped. Her face wasn’t

She looked fragile. Alone.

head slightly and smiled–cold and

for signing the contract hadn’t just been

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was nothing more than what

cafe door and walked

Lacey didn’t look up

on the table, then pulled out

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