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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?

caught completely

even done anything. No audition. No performance.

doing this on purpose, wasn’t

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the room, Lacey felt her entire

hadn’t seen this

done–the effort, the performance–Easton hadn’t even looked

a

like

emotion poured through her, choking her like a

her fists so tightly her

Finished

I guess that settles it. If you’re okay with it, shall we go ahead and sign

Jean said nothing.

a beat, she gave a tight

didn’t want to get tangled up in a

I’m

she could finish, Taylor raised a hand and

“Appearance fee: five million.”

Jean froze mid–sentence.

she blinked o

then again.

think I’m feeling

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

had

had slipped away at some point. Where had she gone?

mulled it over as she stepped

wasn’t going to let the poisoning

eyes caught something through

Lacey was sitting inside.

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

She looked fragile. Alone.

head slightly and smiled–cold

reason for signing the contract hadn’t just been the five

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she wanted Lacey to suffer To lose

more than what

the street pushed open the cafe door and walked straight ever to Lacey’s

Lacey didn’t look up

on the table, then pulled out the seat across from her

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