“Is this a small matter to you? To any artist, it’s a deadly blow,” Jane thought to herself. She had worked with many artists and had encountered many like Alex, who were ignorant and constantly frustrated her.
“You really don’t know what you should do as an artist! It serves you right,” Jane said, not caring about the consequences.
Alex was so angry that she couldn’t speak properly. She pointed at Jane and shouted, “I don’t care! Now that I’m your artist, you must handle this for me. Our contract hasn’t expired yet.”
It was clear that Alex was truly desperate this time.
Jane pointed at the number on the paper, saying, “Transfer the money to my account now. I will help you resolve this matter. If you can’t do it, then deal with it on your own!”
Upon hearing this, Alex was completely dumbfounded. She never expected Jane to be so ruthless!
“A million for a public relations job? That’s an astronomical figure for anyone. I’ve only just debuted for a month. How can I have so much money?”
Jane shrugged and made a gesture of dismissal. “Then please leave.”
Alex left angrily, leaving behind a threatening remark, “You just wait and see.”
Many people had said the same thing to Jane, but in the end, they all suffered the consequences themselves.
And so, the news about Alex continued to escalate. Various scandals and unwritten rules of the industry emerged. Although each news article implicated Jane’s company, she paid no attention to any of it.
Patrick came to pick her up after work and saw a swarm of reporters crowding around the entrance, bombarding him with questions.
“Sorry, there’s nothing more to say about this matter. Whatever you saw online is the truth,” Patrick quickly approached Jane as soon as he spotted her, wrapping his arm around her waist.
The reporters had been waiting all day for a glimpse of Jane, and they couldn’t miss this opportunity. They approached her with their microphones, asking, “Jane, how do you view this matter? As her agent, don’t you have something to say?”
Jane maintained her gentle smile and waved at the reporters. “I’ve bought bubble tea for everyone and prepared dinner. It’s been a tough day waiting here. Please have your meal and go home early.”
The reporters couldn’t believe what they heard from Jane. She had no relationship with Alex at all.
The situation had developed to this point, and Jane seemed completely unconcerned.
They couldn’t help but admire her courage.
After the car drove away, the reporters continued to discuss among themselves.
“Should we publish this report?”
“If you want to publish it, do it yourself. I don’t want to offend Jane. It’s the artist’s own business, what does it have to do with the agent?”
These reporters were quite open-minded. They believed that Alex had brought this upon herself.
Jane was in a great mood today and couldn’t help but laugh in the car.
She scrolled through the news on her phone, one article after another.
She couldn’t bring herself to be angry at all!
Furthermore, netizens had more accusations against Alex, and some even revealed her background.
However, her background was too clean to find anything significant.
Alex knew very well that Jane wouldn’t help her anymore. The only person who could help her now was Kian.
So she returned to that villa.
As soon as she arrived at the door, she noticed that the lights inside the villa were on, which surprised her.
When she entered the villa, she found it empty with no furniture, not even the ones that were originally in the living room. It was a completely vacant house.
Alex was dumbfounded. Her last hope had been shattered.
Now she had no idea what to do.
Reluctantly, she went to several places Kian frequented, but she couldn’t find him. Even now, whenever she stepped out, she would be recognized by others.
Helpless, she could only hide at home.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
Alex looked through the peephole and saw a stranger, filled with surprise, she quickly opened the door.
“You finally came to find me. Do you know how much those news articles have affected me? Please help me think of a solution,” Alex whined to the person, grabbing his arm and refusing to let go.
However, the man, with a look of disgust, forcefully shook off her hand and stared at her blankly. “I’m sorry, Alex, but I think you’ve mistaken me. I’m the property manager of this residential area. I heard that your lease has expired, so the landlord specifically asked me to collect the keys.”
The person she had been waiting for the whole day turned out to be the one driving her away. This infuriated her.
“There’s still some time left in the contract, isn’t there? Why are you here now? Are you all here to kick me while I’m down?” Alex remembered that there was still some time left on the lease when the house was handed over to her.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she fell into hardship, everyone turned against her.
“I’m sorry, that’s not within my jurisdiction. I’m only responsible for collecting the keys. The landlord said you don’t need to pay the penalty for breaking the contract. He doesn’t want someone with a tarnished reputation living here. He hopes you can move out within a day.”
The property manager spoke in an official manner, but was still quite polite.
“Well, what if I want to continue renting?” Where was she supposed to find a new place at this time?
“I’m sorry, miss. I’ve already made it clear. The landlord doesn’t want you to continue living here. If you insist on staying, I’ll have a moving company come tomorrow.”
This person spoke without any sympathy.
Initially, Jane had found this house for her, but now the person forcing her to move out was the landlord.
She remembered that the landlord had always been abroad. How could he know about this?
In a moment of desperation, Alex dialed Jane’s phone number.
“Did you tell me to move out?”
Jane didn’t want to waste any more words with her and admitted directly, “Yes, it was me. Are you there? Do you have any objections?”
“What gives you the right to treat me like this? I still have some time left on this lease. Why are you making me move out? Where am I supposed to live now?” Alex vented her anger over the phone.
“I’m sorry, I’m the landlord, and I can let whoever I want live here.”
Upon hearing this, Alex could hardly believe her ears. From the very beginning, she had been deceived by Jane, and now she was being so ruthless.
The property manager, seeing that she showed no signs of being moved, made a phone call, and the workers arrived.