Lucas noticed she seemed to be in a good mood, at least when he saw her before. Without apologizing for interrupting, Khloe strode over and plopped right down on the sofa and started texting someone.
“Well…as I was saying, sir, Kylie may not be able to ept any of the contracts,” Lucas continued calmly.
Before Laurence had a chance to reply, Khloe blew up, mming her hands on the ss table and rattling the items on it. “Who the hell does she think she is?! How dare she behave against ourpany? That bitch!”
Laurence sighed, “Not again,” he muttered to himself. He stood up and walked over to Khloe, inspecting her hands.
“You already know Kylie’s personality. She always does whatever she wants.” Lauren carefully checked Khloe’s hands in case she got hurt, and then turned to Lucas, “Have Kyliee to thepany right away!”
“Sir, Kylie has a cold and cannot step outdoors,” Lucas replied sincerely.
“Then let her put on a mask. She merely has a cold, not an incurable disease! Does she expect me to visit her now?!”
“Well, please allow me to call Kylie first.” Lucas left the office and dialed Kylie’s number.
Ethan was away on a business trip, so Kylie was spending her day ying with Pupu in the garden when she received Lucas’s phone call.
“Hey, Lucas, what’s the damage?”
“Your father wants you to visit him. He’s quite pissed off,” Lucas replied, delivering Laurence’s words to Kylie clearly, thinking Kylie would refuse her father’s demand. However, to his surprise, Kylieughed and replied, “I’ll be there!”
Lucas looked down at his cell when Kylie hung up. “Well, she seems too happy about this…”
***
Kylie did go to thepany but not in her car. When the ambnce stopped downstairs in front of thepany’s front doors, both passersby and several media personnel surrounded the building of Garcia Entertainment, trying to get a glimpse of who was inside the ambnce. The cameras started shing as Kylie stepped out of the ambnce, looking like she had been through hell. Her face was pale, her hair was bedraggled, her clothes were all wrinkled, and her voice was hoarse.
“What happened to you, Kylie? Are you feeling alright?” A reporter asked, pushing a mic in front of her face.
“Thank you so much for asking. I have a really bad cold. Trust me, and I feel bad as I look. But my father called me here today to discuss my future ns with Garcia Entertainment.”
“Did you have to do that today? You still have an IV drip in your arm for God’s sake!” A videographer zoomed in on the IV in Kylie’s hand.
Kylie covered her “wound” with the other hand, and raised a smile towards the camera, “There are many more professional actors who won’t give up working for being slightly injured. It’s no big deal. I should learn from them.”
“Then, can you tell us what ns and arrangements Garcia Entertainment has for you?” Another reporter yelled out a question.
“Have you been treated the way an actress should be with your father’s ownpany?”
Kylie coughed twice, trying to portray how sick she was and answered, “Whatever my father’s decision maybe, I will ept it. And I’ll be sure to keep you informed.”
Lucas thought it was the right time for Kylie to leave before the reporters bombarded her with any other questions, so he quickly shoved into the crowd and helped Kylie step down the ambnce. Kylie and Lucas walked into Garcia Entertainment with a crowd of reporters yelling out questions behind them.
Laurence had clearly witnessed every detail of what had happened from a window of his office. He angrily smashed an unfinished cigarette into a nearby ashtray. What the fuck was Kylie ying at? She had yed the sick, obedient child card, and the media would focus all their attention on this meeting. They would believe Kylie was more than willing to cooperate with thepany even though she was ill. This made it even more difficult for Laurence to carry out his previous n.
While Laurence was in his fit of rage, Kylie pushed the office door open and walked in slowly.
“Father, you were looking for me?” Kylie uttered innocently.
“Nice acting!” Laurence red at Kylie, taking a seat in his executive chair, “I’ve epted an advertisement for you. Prepare for it within two days.”Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
“Sorry, Father, as you can probably see, I’m very sick now, and I can’t work,” Kylie replied, motioning towards her bandaged hand.
“You!” Laurence stood up and red at Kylie angrily, “It is the arrangement of thepany. You have no right to say no! No matter how famous you are right now, you’re still an employee of Garcia Entertainment. I’m your boss and your father!”
“But the media are aware of me being sick. If you force me to work, what if they criticize you for making money without caring for your workers’ health?” Kylie replied while pacing the door. Even though she seemed calm and collected, her mind was raging with anger at her father’s statement. How dare he dictate her under the pretense of him being her father?
“Kylie Finch! Don’t you dare speak to me in this way!” Laurence was wholly irritated by Kylie’s interactions with the media without his permission, “Though you don’t respect me as your father, don’t forget what you said when you signed the agreement with Garcia Entertainment. It was you who agreed and signed to follow thepany’s arrangement without any disagreement!”
Kylie did not care about the agreement at all, actually. Even if her ‘oh so caring’ father took her to court over breach of agreement, Garcia Entertainment would be the side who would lose. Back then, Garcia Entertainment had promised to pay Kylie a certain amount of money which Kylie still had not received yet.
“But the media already has photos and videos of me being sick just now. So what can I do?” Kylie pretended to cough and then looked at Laurence meekly.