Chapter 75
At first, Mr. Burke patiently convinced me. He promised me a bright future and tempted me with attractive offers. However, he stopped pushing when he saw how I stuck to my gun. Flat out of options, he rejected Mandy’s offer.
I thought that was the end of it. However, I was in the recording studio completing some of the backlog work when one of my colleagues suddenly came inside. She told me to head into Mr. Burke’s office.
I hurriedly finished my work before making my way there. Then, I knocked on the door.
“Come in.” H
The moment I opened the door, I saw a short and chubby lady with sharp features sitting on the couch. Her chin was slightly raised, giving off an air of
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“She’s Grace, Ms. Beach.” Mr. Burke immediately rose to his feet and walked over to me. “Grace, meet Mandy’s agent–Deborah Beach.”
1 frowned slightly. I didn’t think Mandy’s agent would personally come here.
Deborah couldn’t help but scan me from head to toe. She frowned and asked, “Grace? Why do you look somewhat familiar to me? Have we met before?” I shook my head with a blank face. “Not at all. You’ve probably mistaken me for someone else.”
Deborah probably didn’t expect me to be this cold and aloof. Her voice deepened when she said, “Mr. Burke told me that you have no interest in becoming Mandy’s exclusive voice actress. What’s the matter? Is it a price issue?”
Deborah crossed her legs as she spoke, looking very arrogant. “By industry standard, three thousand dollars per episode is considered a high offer for dubbing work. Mandy just so happens to appreciate talented people. If you agree to accept the role, we can renegotiate the price again.”
“I’m sorry, but I’m not interested.”
Deborah pursed her lips in displeasure. She thought I was playing hard to get. “Fine. We’ll pay you five thousand dollars per episode. This is the biggest concession we’ll make. Know when to quit while you’re ahead. Don’t let greed get the better of you.”
I couldn’t help but sheer. Birds of a feather did flock together. Deborah was every bit as obnoxious as Mandy was
“I told you, I’m not interested. Is that all you came to say? I have to get back to work now.” Then, I turned around and walked toward the door.
However, Deborah slammed the desk and snarled, “You’re just an intern voice actress. What makes you think you can be this cocky? You’d better believe me when I say I can make it impossible for you to stay in this industry
Mr. Burke immediately stepped forward to soothe her when he heard her threats. “Relax, Ms. Beach Grace just started working not long ago. She’s young and naive, while you’re experienced and prestigious. Please look past this and give her a chance.”
Deborah scoffed “She doesn’t know what’s good for her. Plenty of people out there are competing to become Mandy’s exclusive voice actress. She doesn’t know a golden opportunity even if it smacks her in the face!”
Her words grew harsher every time she spoke. I couldn’t help but turn around and look at her.
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Mr. Burke was worried that I might let anger get the better of me and say something inappropriate. He hastily gave me looks and signaled for me simmer down
I had to take a deep breath to shove my frustration down deep. I’ve turned you down over and over again. Moreover, I believe Mr. Burke has told you about my intentions. You know what makes me curious? If Mandy is such a big–shot celebrity, then why are you hounding me? After all, I’m just a lowly voice actress.”
“Why, you!” Deborah pointed at me. She was so upset that she couldn’t form a coherent sentence.
I couldn’t be bothered to speak w now.
“Huh? Okay. Go ahead, Grace.”
with her further. I gave Mr. Burke a sidelong glance and said, “If this is all you called me here for, I’m going back to work
After Deborah’s little visit, my infamy at the company grew exponentially. My colleagues secretly gave me the nickname, “Ms. Stuck–Up“.
s just that they knew Tom had my back ever since the pr
previous incident. So, none of them dared to say it to my face.
It was
I went along with it and pretended that the nickname didn’t exist. When it was finally time to get off work, I packed up my stuff and walked out of the
That was when my phone rang. It was Tom.
“Hello?”
“Are you done with
your
work?
