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    Palmer and Stirling positioned themselves protectively on either side of Noe, like she was some


    kind of damsel in distress w needed sheltering


    Yasbel and Nn couldn’t help but raise their eyebrows in surprise.


    who


    was their first time witnessing someone actually standing up for their boss!


    Back in the day, it was always their boss who was front and center shielding them from harm


    Vasbel cast a curious nce at Stirling, suddenly eager to see his reaction if he ever witnessed


    their boss, rifle in hand, single–handedly dismantling a dozen members of a rival gang. Given


    Stirling’s skills, if it ever carne down to an actual fight, chances are he wouldn’t stand a chance


    against their boss. Poor Stirling’s jaw might just hit the floor!


    Stirling’s voice hardened, “Director, what was that all about? Noe’s right. I’ve overlooked your


    antics before, thinking we had future projects to consider and didn’t want things to get too tense. But


    if you speak to my sister like that, consider our cooperation over!”


    Stirling was the entertainment industry’s youngest superstar to achieve a grand m of awards.


    Losing out on a project with this crew wouldn’t be a loss for him; there were plenty of others lining


    up to work with Stirling


    The only reason Stirling was working with the director was out of nostalgia for the first movie they


    did together when Stirling was just starting out. If not for that, given Stirling’s current status, the


    director wouldn’t stand a chance of coborating with him again!


    The director was at a loss for words.


    Palmer’s gaze tumed icy. “If the head of yourpany can’t even speak properly, I doubt you can


    produce anything of quality. Just misleading the audience. We won’t be needing your movies on our


    tforms anymore.”


    Stirling nodded in agreement. That’s exactly what I’m thinking!”


    He turned, taking Noe by the hand. “Let’s go, Noe. We’ll have Jasper sue them, including those


    obsessed fans. I’m curious to see what’s stronger thew or your so–called industry rules!”


    The director and the producer were in panic mode! This was tantamount to cklisting their entire


    production!


    The assistant director humedly approached Yasbel. “Yasbel, please, say something. You’ve


    invested in this movie too.”


    They couldn’t believe everyone was siding with Ms. Schnabell


    Yasbel dusted off her clothes, standing up. “Boss, when do we start suing? That creep Ellsworth


    climbing into my room in the middle of the night scared the life out of me! The crew’s been


    terrifying!”


    The issue with Ellsworth was genuinely unknown to the crew.


    The Fullers were locals in Glen Vige, and they found out about the movie shooting from the


    townsfolk


    Upon seeing Yasbel’s poster online, Ellsworth was immediately taken. A celebrity, beautiful and rich


    – a dangerousbination that sparked a wicked idea in Ellsworth’s mind!


    Might as well pin that on the production crew too!


    Noe raised an eyebrow slightly. “Let’s sue together. That way, we can get a discount onwyer


    fees.”


    She didn’t want the Schnabel family to find out about her real rtionship with Yasbel and the


    others.


    Those entertainmentpanies were initially set up to support Yasbel’s debut but ended up


    producing several well–known stars, making a name in the industry. If the Schnabel family knew


    thosepanies were hers, they’d probably be worried.


    To avoidplications, she decided to just proceed with thewsuit normally, covering thewyer


    fees herself. After all, Azure and Sylvie had already made a fortune off the Schnabel family.


    The Schnabel family, noticing that Azure’s clothing line suited Noe perfectly, were among the top


    buyers. Noe couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty every time she saw their names on the order list,


    followed by significant figures.


    Palmer was always the top spender


    Sometimes, Noe wondered how much of her pocket money came from the Schnabel family and


    Palmer.


    Yasbel was silent


    Wasn’t theirpany also owned by their boss? Suing their ownpany and chargingwyer


    fees! No wonder they said their boss was ruthless, sparing no one, not even herself.


    Stirling quickly added, “No, no, we won’t charge. I’ll cover Jasper’swyer fees!”


    Yasbel gave him a light look, “At least you’re sensible…


    But then turned to face Noe’s somewhat cold gaze and quickly added, “But we should still go by


    the industry standard! Whatever Jasper’s rate is, just give us a discount, and we’ll be good!”


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    Yasbel was worried if she didn’t say this, Noe might give her a hard time when they got back!


    Watching their departing figures, the crew members were left spinning in circles, anxious and


    confused. Hadn’t Stirling and Yasbel always turned a blind eye to their practices? Why the sudden


    change of heart? The director, desperate, pulled out his phone to dial a secure number.


    “Boss, we’ve got a problem here because of Ms. Schnabel. She’s not letting this minor issue go!”


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    A pleased chuckle came from the other end.


    “Understond. I’ll have someone speak with Ms. Schnabel, If she backs down, we can avoid the


    lawsuit.”


    The director’s mood quickly changed!


    On their way back, Stirling looked at Noe with a concerned gaze, thinking she was still troubled


    by the recent events.


    “Noe, don’t worry. With me here, no one can bully you”


    He had grown ustomed to the dirt and grime of the entertainment industry over the years, but


    that didn’t mean he would let it affect his sister!


    Noe shook her head. “Stirling, has it been tough for you, all these years in the industry?”


    Stirling didn’t expect Noe’s concem to be directed at him, and his heart melted instantly


    “It’s all part of the job! I got into acting because I genuinely enjoyed it. Plus, let’s be honest, I wasn’t


    exactly the brainiac my older. brothers were. Jasper went straight from undergrad to a Ph.D., and


    here I am, barely scraped through with my bachelor’s…”


    Stirling said, a touch embarrassed. “Grandpa always imed he didn’t want an actor in the family,


    but deep down, he was my biggest fan! I caught him once, making ate–night call to his old buddy


    in the PR department to give my career a nudge!”


    Marcel was a stickler for tradition, much like Merrick, both were considered quite the intellectuals


    The family was initially against Stirling’s decision to pursue acting. Yet, one night, as Stirling stayed


    upte reading scripts, he caught Marcel, squinting through his reading sses at Stirling’s lines


    and even calling up an old army pal who worked in public rtions! The pride and admiration in his


    voice were as if Stirling had already made it big!


    *About that crazed fan incident, that was on me. I won’t let that worry you again.”


    Yasbel chimed in. “Stirling, your biggest w is that you’re too soft–hearted. Remember Yvonne


    Gruber? She caused trouble on set left and right, and there you were, pulling strings for her tsk


    tsk.”


    Speaking of Yvonne visibly annoyed Stirling. He had just found out it was Yvonne who had paid off


    Ellsworth to sneak into Verdant Garden with those obsessed fans in the dead of night!