Elianna cursed furiously, “Damn you, Skr, you bitch!

    “You fucking bitch. Damn you!” Elianna screamed, her eyes zing crimson with rage. “Skr, mark my words. I swear I’ll make you pay for this!”

    Elianna had been fuming for a good while before forcing herself to calm down. “Now’s not the time to lose my temper,” Elianna told herself. “Only when! calm down can I figure out how to deal with that slut.

    “Skr is way too damn cunning. I need to figure out a foolproof way to take her down.”

    Elianna realized her approach had been too rash. “If I want to deal with Skr, I need to y the long game,” she told herself.

    After a moment’s thought, Elianna mused, “If Skr can start apany, then so can I. I’ll open my firm just to go head–to–head with her, steal her clients, and make sure she has no business left!”

    Elianna mumbled, “No matter how rich Skr is, there’s no way she can keep bleeding money forever. Even if she could stomach the losses, the Lambert family would never let her throw their money around like that.

    “Once Skr can’t take losses anymore and is forced to sell herpany, I’ll buy it at a bargain price and pay it in her face!” Elianna grinned.

    The more Elianna thought about it, the more pleased with herself she became. A smug grin spread across her face, outshining even the sunny sky. !--

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    True to her word, Elianna wasted no time. Using the reimed funds, she swiftly secured an office building near Skr’spany and set up her firm.

    Elianna rapidly staffed up her new firm, secretly headhunting Skr’s prospects, outbidding Lambert Entertainment for every potential hire.

    In just a matter of days, Elianna’spany had already recruited over a hundred employees. She also began signing talent. She had her team secretly monitor which artists Skr’s agency was scouting, then deliberately swooped in with higher offers to snatch them away.

    Dominic stood in the deserted conference room, clutching a stack of resumes, utterly perplexed by the emptiness. All those promising candidates who had scheduled interviews suddenly backed out at thest minute. Every single one imed they’d received a better offer.

    Dominic frowned in confusion. “If it were just one person, I could understand. But four to five candidates canceling at the same time? That’s way too much of a coincidence. Something’s fishy.”

    He sighed. “The headhunter profession exists for a good reason, but no otherpany has ever systematically targeted every artist we’ve scouted. This

    is absurd.b” /b

    “This is no ordinary matter,” Dominic said to himself.

    He took the resumes to Skr and reported the situation. “Ms. Lambert, it appears someone is after our talents.

    b“/bbIf /bwe don’t find out who’s behind this, we’ll be at a serious disadvantage,” Dominic warned Skr.

    Skr was well aware of all this. After a moment’s consideration, she said, “Dominic, I’ll have someone look into this matter. Let’s hold off on signing new talents for the next couple of days.”

    She then added, “How is Zack progressing with his training? How’s he performing so far?”

    At the mention of Zack, Dominic’s eyes lit up. “Zack is such a hardworking and quick learner. His acting has improved tremendously, and bsince /bbsinging /bwas already his forte, he’s made remarkable progress there as well. His posture and social etiquette training are alsoing along exceptionally bwell/b.

    Skr nodded. “Book learning alone won’t cut it. It’s time he took on some real projects and got some proper experience.”

    Dominic replied, “Got it. Then I’ll scout for suitable projects and get hirm a few gigs.”

    “Thanksb, /bDominicb./bb” /b

    bvo.19 /bMon, I Sept

    “Don’t mention it, we’re all in this together. No need for thanks.”

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    When Dominic first joined thepany, he was offered apensation package unparalleled in the entertainment industry, far superior to what otherpanies could provide. Moreover, Skr had promised him a 5% equity stake in thepany if he could groom a superstar under his wing.

    ‘Five percent might not seem like much now,‘ Dominic thought excitedly, ‘But once thepany takes off, I’ll be rolling in cash without having to work my ass off!‘

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