Chapter 168: Chapter 169

Chapter 169 Charmine remembered she had assured Anthony that the situation was under control, yet he was still worried about her t o the point he could not sleep!

She instantly broke off their eye contact and changed the subject. “Everybody is following these two entertainment giants because they‘re using their A–listers as bargaining chips,” Charmine explained. “What if we recruit their artists instead? Make them lose their leverage.”

“Recruit them?” Anthony raised his eyebrows.

“Yes. I know RisingHawk isn‘t mature yet, but we‘re not short of money either. If you can fix a problem with money, it isn‘t a problem at all.”

It was only then when Charmine turned to look at him again.“ Guess how many people would flock to us if I announced whoever signs with us will get a hundred percent of their endorsement fee.”

“A whole hundred percent?” Anthony placed his hand on her forehead and said, “Charmine, you‘d earn nothing.”

“I‘ve earned enough over the past five years. I just want to have some fun now,” she spoke as–a–matter–of–factly, without even the intention to brag.

After a moment of contemplation, Anthony eventually relented. “Fine,” he murmured. “If you lose everything, I can support you.”

Charmine‘s face flushed at his reply, and her heart thrummed heavily against her ribcage. She internally blamed her situation before she spoke, “Ah, Momo finished his meal. Let‘s go home. We‘ll talk about other stuff later.”

“Okay!” Chris went to wash his hand before he reached for Charmine‘s hand.

Once they exited the restaurant, Chris turned to look up at Charmine. “Will you come home with us, Mommy?” he. pleaded. “I want to sleep with you.”

Charmine intended to turn him down, that she had to go back t o her own home, but Anthony then chimed in, “Every time he has an episode, he might relapse within ten days.”

They had to keep Chris happy to avoid worsening his condition.

Charmine had no other choice but to stay with them. “Okay, Mommy will sleep with you.”

Charmine knew she would no longer have the time to be with him once her career took off.

Besides, staying in the Baileys‘ residence and sleeping with Chris every night should be fine. Nothing else would happen, would it?

She mentally prepared herself for the possibility of staying there longer than necessary.

Kelly Milan sat quietly in HollyOak Entertainment‘s chairman‘s office.

Pleased that Charmine was practically freeze–out from the internet, the corners of her mouth quirked up in satisfaction. She glanced over to Claire and said, “Keep a close eye on Charmine, and make sure she doesn‘t stand a fighting chance. Let her suffer being a nobody for a while before giving her another offer.”

“What? Like, signing her? Miss Milan, she crossed the line. I refuse to take her as my client!” Claire protested.

Kelly smirked. “Who said we need to get her jobs or make her popular again? We‘ll sign her in and keep her under the radar. I guarantee you: everyone will forget her in less than six months.”

Kelly had a point. Why had she not thought of that? ‘Hmph! Charmine will pay for stealing Anthony and my best artists from me!‘

Claire straightened her body, and her eyes gleamed with excitement.

Charmine would beg them to sign her by then.

Blinded by the need for a contract, Charmine would never cause another trouble with her hands tied.

Even if she was filthy rich, she would never be in front of the cameras again without any resources or opportunities.

Just as they were feeling complacent with their plan, an assistant rushed into the office. Frantic, the assistant blurted, “Miss Milan, bad news! Most of our artists are on their way to the office to terminate their contracts.” “What? Why?!” Kelly‘s blood ran cold.