Chapter 143
pilly’s eyelid twitched even more intensely.
He awkwardly glanced at Dorian, sitting silently beside him
Lila bet out a quick laugh. “Mr. Johnson, think carefully. If I don’t leave, even if I do nothing, the company still has to pay me a large sums every year.
w1 –hink about it, getting paid to do nothing isn’t so bail”
porlan’s eyes were cold, and his face had a sarcastic look, “Yostmight live the high life, but have you considered how the company will deal with your two underlings?”
She nodded, leaned on the desk with her amis crossed, and stayed quiet, sleepi
Poslan watched her, and the mockery in his eyes grew thotë evident,
Lila’s loyalty was one of het strengths, but also her weakness.
Dorian couldn’t think of a way to force Lala out if it weren’t for those two troublesome newcomers.
Lila thought briefly, her eyes down Not long after, she looked up with a gentle smile as if everything had become clear to her
“Jamie and Teddy are the company’s artists. Dealing with them later is just a matter of arranging some unpleasant tasks.
“They can simply refuse to do them, and the end result would be to have them frozen out and blacklisted.”
Dotianlooked at her without speaking.
Lila nodded, showing no sign of defeat or discouragement.
Her voice was still as calm as usual. “The company pays me two million a year. To be honest, many ordinary people might never have the chance to eam that much
in their entire lives.
“If I don’t leave and support the three of us with the money, it doesn’t seem like such a big problem
“And the company doesn’t restrict us from taking on projects from other companies. If I’m lucky, maybe I can land a TV series or a movie role for Jamie and Teddy. That seems pretty good, right?
“Even if the company decides to blacklist them, the money I make would be for us. We’re already in the best situation if I think about it.
“Since that’s the case, we do not need to leave the company. Don’t you think so, Mr. Blake?”
She looked at Dorian, and he immediately realized that she had figured out that it was his decision to force her out.
Lila’s words alınost made him lose his composure.
This was a bit different from what he had expected. Lila did care about those two newcomers, but how could the ambitious Lila say something like she just wanted to take the money and enjoy life?
Durian’s expression darkened, his eyes fixed on Lila as if trying to catch some hint of Inconsistency.
Billy was also a bit confused and unsure how to handle the situation.
Honestly, just listening to what Lila said made him a little tempted
The idea of getting money without doing anything was exciting to anyone.
Seving Dorian’s darkened expression, Billy didn’t say a word either. He chose to stay silent so that if things went south, he wouldn’t be blamed for it in the end.
When neither of then spoke, Lila straightened her back, adjusted her clothes as it everything was perfectly in place.
“Since there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving now
dər tuned to walk out, looking as though she had accepted the outcome of her earlier analysis.
just as berhand reached for the door handle, Dorian spoke up as she had anticipated. “Lila, the company has agreed to your request to release the two newcomers
w planerdback, her sinile neither fully warmorcold. “No werties can be deliberately cut for the TV series they’re filming. They must be allowed to alt as is.‘
Dorianslated at her deeply for a moment, and he said after a long silence, “Alright, three days from now, you can come to sign the termination contract.”
I to wait that long. Wenduit.”
Durian froze for admoment as if this outcome was too good to be true b
İz evra doubted for a second: Had Lila pone mad?
Test truly not realize what this and fort and the wwcomers!
dorter’s gaze showed a luat of doubt Hadheniscdculated somewhere!
He pickly dismissed that thought
No, that wasn’t possible!
Lave up bært sleeve?
He had known Lila for years. What couldbeplesentplan like her pusilly bas She was simply holding op to her pride, waiting for hiatto give bett
