Chapter 29

The staff whispered back, “Only a bit part really, not clear on the details. All I know is it might have something to do with the trending topics these past few days…”

“A bunch of losers!” Gracia retorted, delivering a resounding slap across her agent’s face, “Five million can’t fix it, then what about- ten million? Is scrubbing from the trending list that hard?!”

She had been resting for nearly two months now, not a single script had come her way. Among the rising young starlets, she was the only one with such a gaping hole in her schedule!

Rumors were swirling that Brian was done with her. With all sorts of gossip and insinuations, even whispers implying that she had a penchant for seducing directors, the Howard family looked down on her as dirty. The rumors were detailed and damaging. Finally, she had gotten her hands on a script from a high–profile director, a chance to make her mark. If this opportunity slipped through her fingers, the consequences could be dire!

“The server at Twitter is acting up or something. They couldn’t pull it off and the five million was refunded. It’s not like we didn’t communicate well enough!” Her agent stammered, clutching his reddened face. “And it’s been three days…”

For three days, the tide of public opinion had turned irreversibly negative.

Through the slightly open door, Natalie caught a glimpse of Gracia in her frenzied state, then turned away to pull out her phone and head for the elevator.

Gracia could kiss any lead roles goodbye. Natalie intended to keep her word. Quickly scrolling through her contacts, she was about to message King when he beat her to it, [Did you ace

family was even stronger than hers. He couldn’t bear to see Natalie slighted in the slightest. After a while, King’s profile picture dimmed, signing off. His silence was all the confirmation Natalie

to step into the elevator, a child’s voice caught her attention

around, Natalie locked eyes with a pair of innocent and clear orbs. She recognized him almost instantly. It was

son.

face was a perfect echo of Brian’s

Natalie’s heart raced. She didn’t understand her reaction. As the elevator doors

ground running, his little feet carrying him toward Natalie. But it was

and the one in Daddy’s photo album

in front of the closed elevator doors, Nate murmured to himself,

she be Mommy? Or just a lady

call from her agent, inviting her to dinner with some executives from the production

got herself ready ahead of time,

mid–twenties with a sweet appearance and a no–nonsense attitude.

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