bChapter /bb85 /b

Elianna was seething with frustration.

She was hoping to kill two birds with one getting rid of Skr and that annoying Caden who was always helping her.

Not only did her n fail, but she lost everything in the process.

Those two bastards.

Just thinking about all the money she’d l

this

mess,

her heart felt like it was being torn apart.

After sitting at her desk in frustrated silence

for

a

long while, Elianna suddenly thought of someone who might still be able to help her.

Elianna texted: [I want you to help

me

get

iid /iof s

someone.]

Freda: [Who?]

Elianna: [Caden.]

Freya stared at the name, her brows knitting into a deep frown.

Freya thought, ‘Wait, isn’t Caden Victor’s stage name?‘

Elianna: [Why aren’t you replying? Is it that hard to get rid of him?]

Freya: [Do you even know who he is?]

Elianna bit her lip and texted: [Who?]

Freya texted: [He’s my second brother.]

It dawned on Elianna. No wonder Caden was always protecting Skr.

Freya texted: [Did you actually piss him off?]

Elianna told Freya everything that had happened.

Freya texted: [The Lamberts are fiercely protective of their own. You messed with him. Good luck with that. I can’t help you.]

She had already upset Carlos and Yana. She couldn’t afford to make any more waves right now.

Elianna bit her lip, stung by Freya’s rejection.

bIt /bfinally hit her that most of the brands that had dropped her were tied bto /bthe Lambert family. Freya was the one who had introduced them to her in the first ce.

The fact that the Lambert family stepped in to help Skr just proves she had finally been epted as one of their own.

That useless Freya still hadn’t even managed to kick Skr out after all this time.

Elianna was choking with frustration.

After agonizing over itb, /bElianna finally had no choice but bto /bcall Yosef and ask

Yosef stepped in and paid the penalty fees for her.

him bto /bbait her out of this mess.

bAfter /beverything settled downb, /bElianna kept a low profile and stayed out iof /isight. She figured it was bbest /bbto /by blow /bbuntil /bthe bscandal /bbblew /bbover. /bbShe /bbwas /b

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terrified of retaliation from the Lambert family.

Every day, Elianna made up new excuses to bring Yosef home–cooked meals, sticking close to him. With Adam gone, she saw this as her chance to finally take their rtionship to the next level.

With Elianna and Freya no longer causing trouble, Skr finally enjoyed some peace and quiet.

Skr got a call from someone she hadn’t heard from in ages.

As soon as the call connected, an excited shriek came through the phone. “Sapphire. Oh my god, congrattions. Your book’s rights just bgot /bsold.

Skr, calm and collected, said evenly, “Can you chill out for a second? Slow down. No need to rush.”

The editor eximed, “Seriously? You’re not even a little excited? Most authors would be over the moon about selling their book rights.”

Skr began writing this book right after losing her child. Overwhelmed by grief and depression, there were moments when she even thought about ending it all.

Just then, Louis appeared, took her under his wing, and helped her heal.

While physical ailments could be treated, the wounds in her heart could never truly heal on their own, no matter how hard she tried.

Louis suggested she find something to do to take her mind off everything.

After much deliberation, Skr recalled how she absolutely loved reading novels of all genres during her school days, with a particr fondness for mysteries.

She decided to start writing novels.

She mostly wrote twisty mystery novels, the kind she’d devoured for years and knew inside out.

Once Skr got busy with writing, there was simply no room left for grief.

Gradually, writing became her salvation.

Actually, this book meant the world to her. But hearing someone bought the rights didn’t make her happy. It just left her feeling hollow.

Her editor went on excitedly, “They’re making an incredible offerb, /bthree million. Plus, you get to cast bthe /bactors and handle the adaptation yourself.”