The Cherished Wife

By the time Winter arrived, Ronald and the crew were already waiting. She had not taken the ride from Jane that morning to throw off any nosy paparazzi. Instead, she had Jane's driver make a show of leaving the Shaw residence with an empty car, making it look like Winter was inside. After a long detour through Brookville, by the time any snooping photographers figured out the ruse, Winter was already stepping into Royal Star Entertainment. Winter walked into the meeting room with Jane, where Ronald had been waiting for a while.

Spotting Ronald, Winter strode over with a smile. "Mr. Wells, good morning!"

Ronald nodded and gestured for Winter to take a seat. "Ms. Shaw, it's been a while. Check this out!" He handed her a document.

Winter eyed the paper warily and unfolded it. Her eyes widened-it was the Saint Di endorsement contract. "Mr. Wells, you've got everything ready?" She could hardly believe it. After the mess she had been through, with Royal Star Entertainment abandoning her instead of rushing to her defense, she had almost lost hope.

all friendly smiles. "Mr. Hoffman had me prepare this contract right after the last annual

heaven's sake. What good would it do me?" She was right-the silence had been because of the scandal. However, Ronald was there with the contract and the promise of the second female lead role in Unchallenged Dominion. Could that

here today. Take a look at the contract, Ms. Shaw. If everything checks out, just sign on the dotted line. We're set to start shooting the ad in the next few days.

Di is one of Collosus Group's top-shelf brands. Mr. Hoffman's got his eye on this, and so

thrilled to hear it, but she knew he was right. Her list of endorsements was not exactly long, and Saint Di was the crown jewel among

a point, Mr. Wells," Winter said, scanning the contract again. "Everything's in order. I'll get myself together in no