As expected, Clarissa called Jane about terminating the contract not long after that. Even if Jane had proposed more favorable terms, Clarissa was determined to quit.
At the end of the conversation, no other words were said.
Clarissa put down the phone and sighed softly.
Meanwhile, Ellie popped a grape into her mouth after a round of video games.
“Why do you worry so much? You’re still so young. Aren’t you relieved that you’ve terminated your contract?”
“Well, It just feels wrong to leave after working there for so long. Besides, I haven’t even thought of my next workplace when Ms. White asked.”
“Why don’t you set up your own studio instead?”
“But I find it troublesome to promote and sell the copyrights myself.”
Ellie thought for a while and suggested, “You can easily find yourself a manager to take care of it while you are responsible for writing.”
Clarissa smiled but was stuffed with grapes by Ellie. “Don’t eat it yet; let me take a picture.”
She came for Ellie’s new product photoshoot today, but that girl took a candid shot of her biting a grape instead.
Clarissa leaned over to take a look. “What is this? I look horrible.”
Ellie replied, “What do you know? You look cute and kinda sexy like this. Well, I’m using it anyway.”
“Really?” After staring at the picture that Ellie sent her, she still couldn’t understand why her friend said that.
After the photoshoot session, Ellie complained, “You haven’t told me where you moved to! I couldn’t find you when I went there.”
Although Clarissa felt awkward when she recalled that matter, she had already come up with an excuse.
“Actually, I’m staying at Tyson Corporation’s apartment.”
“What?” Ellie was shocked.
Clarissa blushed. “I met Uncle Matthew when I was working at Tyson Corporation. He took care of me since you’re my friend and even let me move into the apartment. Also, I wanted to avoid my mom, so I moved there.”
“Oh, I see. Why are you shy about it? Uncle Matt is so nice to you.”
“I just felt like I’m causing him too much trouble, and it’s so embarrassing.”
big deal? You can treat him like your family
her expression and continued taking a few more pictures
She tried to answer it calmy
end, Matthew had just reached Zen Highlands after work. He tugged at his tie, unbuttoned his collar with his slender fingers, and casually asked, “Are you
told him about
cautiously, “Yes, I’m
heard her careful tone, he knew that she was afraid
curled up slightly and asked naughtily, “Are
eyes. Idiot! Isn’t it obvious
poked at her food and whispered, “You
ears to redden and her
She’ll find out sooner
“Well, not now.”
he didn’t push her. Besides, they just started dating, and it
But
heard this, she thought:
say something, she swallowed her words when she met Ellie’s gaze, so she only
hang up the phone for fear that Matthew would
down the phone, she panicked when Ellie stared at her with a
looking at me like
sneered, “Who was
“…A friend.”
acting so weird. Is it the same man who
string of questions left Clarissa
you for hiding something like
“Yes, he’s my
Is it Ryler, your
“No, I’ve never even
“Oh? Then he must be a
hesitated and was at
it a
know how to word it. We just started dating, and
raised her eyebrows and twitched the corners of her mouth. “Well, can’t you tell me about him if I
words not to make Ellie overthink. “He’s older than me,
“Only these?”
don’t know
treat you well? If he’s like what you said, I can
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