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MillywatchedApollositquietlybesidePhilip,hisbehaviourperfectlywell–behaved,withoutanytantrums<b>or</b>outbursts.EvenwhenPhilipawkwardlypattedhisarm,Apollojustletoutasoft“ah–<b>woo</b>”anddidn’t
resist.
Sherxedslightly,thenhereyesshiftedtoGeorge,whowassippinghisteacalmly besideher.Sheraisedaneyebrow,asking.“Whydidyoustopmejustnow?”
ShehadwantedtoremindPhilipthatApollowasn’tanordinary<b>person</b>,prooutburstsandextremeviolence.It<b>was</b>bestto<b>take</b>precautionstoavoidanyidents.
Hewasthesubjectofasecretexperiment,sotheyneededtokeepthingsunderwrapstoavoidchaos.Buttheycouldn’tjustsaynothingeither,incasesomethingunexpectedhappened.Shewouldfeelresponsibleifsomethingwentwrong.
Georgeputhisteacupdownonthetablenonchntly.HencedatApollo,whowassittingobedientlybesidePhilip,andsaid.There’snoneedtoexin.”
“What?”Millyasked.
“Youhaven’tnoticed,haveyou?Apollofollowsyoureveryinstructionwithoutquestion.Ifyoutellhimnottokill,hewon’tkill.Ifyoutellhimtocontrolhisemotions,hewill.So,aslongasyouguidehimwell,hewon’tdoanythingwrong.
“Andthemoreyousay,thehigherthechancesoflookingsuspicious.Soit’sbettertosaynothing,”Georgecontinued.
Millyfurrowedherbrowasshethoughtaboutit….
Itseemedlikethatwas
true.
Inthepasttwodays,whenevershehadinstructedApollo todosomething,hehad<b>done</b><b>it</b>wendneverdisobeyedher.
Hehadchangepletelyfromthewildboyinthe<b>cage</b>justafewdaysago.
Itturnedoutthathehadbeenlistening.
-Millyfeltawarmsensationspreadthroughherheartassherealisedthatshewasn’taloneinthisventure.
Theirrtionshipwasatwo–waystreet.
GeorgenoticedMilly’sgaze,andhiseyeslingeredforamomentbeforeheaskedsuddenly,“Areyougoingtosignwitha<bpany</b>?”
ThetopicshiftedtooquicklyforMillytoreact.“Huh?”
Georgeraisedaneyebrowandrepeatedhisquestion.“You’vedecidedtojointheentertainmentindustry.right?TheButspanydoesn’tinvolvethisfieldandcan’tprovideyouwithbetterresources.
“You<b>can</b>signwithTateGroupinstead,<b>George</b>said.“IcanarrangeforBonnietobeyourmanager<b>.</b>It’s perfecttimingsince<b>Tate</b>GroupispreparinganewTVseriesandyoucanjoindirectly.”N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.
Millywasstunned.
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Youjustmentioned…Bonnie?<b>Is</b>ittheBonnieI’mthinkingof?”
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Bonniewasarenownednameintheentertainmentandfashioncircles.Shehadbroughtmanyactorsandmodelsintotheinternationalspotlight.
Herbusinessacumenwaslegendary,and herconnectionswereextensive;nomatterwhoshemet,beitdirectors,investors,orproducers,theywouldallshowhersomerespect.
IrememberthatBonnieannouncedherretirementfromtheindustryayearago…
OramImistaken?AretheretwoBonnies?
ButthenGeorgenoddedagain.“Yes,it’sthesameBonnie.Ithinkthere’sonlyoneBonniewho’sthe<b>top</b>agentinthe entertainmentindustry.”
Milly’seyeswidenedinsurprise.“Soit’sreallyher.Butisn’tshealreadyretired?”
Georgenoddedagain,nothidinganything.“Yes,sheis.Atthetime,shefelttherewerenomoreartistsworthmanagingandshewantedtostartafamily,soshechosetoretire.
“Butsheowesmeafavour.IfI<b>ask</b><b>,</b><b>she</b>won’tsayno.Besides…
Milly’seyes<b>lit</b>up<b>as</b>sheasked,“What?”
“Besides,Ithinkyoutwohavesimrtemperaments.You’redefinitelpatiblewitheachother,”Georgesaid.
Millycouldn’thelpbutadmitthatshewastempted.
For<b>an</b>actor,gettingagoodagentislikewinningthelottery;it’sextremelyrare.Thetwopeopleareboundtogether,mutuallydependentandmutuallypropellingeachother.
ButifBonnieweretobe<b>her</b><b>agent</b>,shewouldhavetosignwithTate Group.
Shedidn’twanttogetentangledwithGeorgeanymore…notaftershealreadyowedhim135milliondors,andshedidn’tknowwhenshecouldrepayhim.AddingthattothefactthattheButswereonthevergeofbankruptcy,joininganepanyatsuchatimewouldbelikeburningbridges.
Afteramomentofcontemtion,Millyreplied,“I’llthinkaboutit.I’mnotinarush.”
Georgedidn’tpressureherfurther.Hejustnodded<b>and</b><b>said</b>.“Feelfreetocallmewhenyou’vemadeupyourmind.”
“Iwill,”Millysaid.
Thatafternoon,<b>Philip</b>andAnthonytookApollooutfor<b>a</b>while.
AfterMillysentGeorgeoff,shecouldn’thelpbutthinkabouthiswordsasshewalked.
Themoreshethoughtaboutit,themoreappealingitseemed,andthe<b>more</b>conflictedshefelt…
Suddenly,sheranintoawandbumpedhernoseagainst<b>it</b><b>,</b>makingitsting.Tearssprangtohereyes.
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Xavierstoodthere,lookingatthegirlwhowasnow,sittingonthegroundwithherhandsoverhernose,hisbrowfurrowedinconcern.Hisvoicewascoldandrebuking.“Soannoying.”
MillyfinallymanagedtposeherselfandlookedupatXavier.Hehadlosthispreviousairoflistlessnessandhadregainedhisusualcooltemperament.
Theonlythingthathadn’tchangedwashisdisdainfulgazeashelookedather.
Althoughshedidn’twanttoappeartooenthusiastic,sheknewthathewouldtakeoffenseifshedidn’tsayanythingnowthatshe<b>had</b>runintohim.Shedidn’twanttoaddon<b>to</b>herpileoftroubles.
“Hey,Xavier.”Millysmiledsweetly.
Xavierlet outacoldsnortandlookedherupanddownbeforeshingacoldnce.“You’dbetterbecarefndnotoverstepyourbounds.AlthoughJordancaresalotaboutyou,Jordan’snottheonerunningthefamily.”
Millydidn’tunderstandwhathewasgettingat.
“Stephanieiskind;shecan’tbebotheredwithyou,butthatdoesn’tgiveyoutherighttobullyher. You’dbetterstopwithyourdirtytricksbeforeIlosemytemper.”
Millywasmoreandmoreperplexed.
“IfStephanieisreallysentaway,”Xaviercontinued,“IswearI’llmakesureyoucan’tstayattheButs!”
Heturnedaroundwithoutlookingatheragainandwalkedaway.
Millywasutterlyconfused.
Washekickedintheheadbyahorseorsomething?
<i>I</i>didn’tevensayanything,andhe’sblurtedout<b>so</b>muchnonsense.
<i>Why</i>doesn’thejustgofindStephanieifhelikeshersomuch?What’sthepointoingoverhereandsayingshemightbesentaway?Hecanjustsendheroff.ifthat’sthecase…Huh?
Waitaminute<i>…</i>Did<i>he</i>justsayStephaniemightbesentaway?
Inthebook,Stephanieisn’tactuallytheButsbiologicaldaughteroranything,butshe’samaincharacternheless.Thewholestoryrevolvesaroundthewayshewastreatedat<i>the</i>Buts,soitdoesn’tmakesenseforhertobesuddenlysentaway.
Who’ssendingheraway?<i>Where</i>aretheysendingher?
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