Eric looked at Alyssa and smiled.
Did she just look at her superior like that?
He had arrived unannounced.
He hadn’t been able to meet the CEO of Sunshine Entertainment.
So he had settled for Director Eli and Gideon instead.
He had been in the middle of a meeting with them when she banged into the office.
She’s quite a character.
He watched her.
His gaze was steady.
Intentional.
Like a predator who had just found his prey.
Director Eli swallowed the words he was about to say.
They died in his throat under the dreadful weight of Alyssa’s glare.
Please, he prayed silently.
Please don’t act rashly.
Not in front of Eric.
He knew Alyssa well.
She was cheerful most of the time, but once someone hurt the people she cared about, she became impossible to control.
Unfortunately…
Director Gideon chose that exact moment to speak.
He leaned lazily against the table and looked at Alyssa with a smug smile.
“You should be happy I hit her instead of you.”
Director Eli’s eyes widened.
Is he being serious?
Can’t he see the guest sitting with them?
“Wow.”
Eric’s voice cut through the tension.
“I never knew Sunshine Entertainment had a rule that allowed directors to assault their actors.Fascinating.”
He looked from Gideon to Eli.
His expression was unreadable.
“No, no. You’re getting everything all wrong, Mr. Eric.”
Director Eli’s voice was panicked.
He was trying to calm Alyssa.
But Gideon seemed determined to add more fuel to the fire.
His forehead was already covered in sweat.
He desperately tried to think of an explanation.
Before he could say another word, Gideon interrupted him.
Gideon stood up.
He looked at Eric.
“Mr. Eric, if you may excuse me, I would like to teach her another lesson again.”
Eli felt like fainting.
What is he trying to do?
He stared at Gideon in disbelief.
Alyssa looked at Gideon.
Boiling anger surged through her veins.
Hatred burned in her chest.
He drugged me last night.
And now he’s talking about teaching me a lesson?
She loosened Lisa’s grip on her hand.
She walked toward Director Gideon. New chapters come out on novelping.com first.
I’ll be the one teaching him a lesson.
Pahhhhh!
The sound echoed through the office as her palm connected with his cheek.
Lisa’s jaw dropped.
Director Eli stood frozen, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
He stared at Alyssa, shock written all over his face.
Even Gideon looked stunned.
His hand flew to his cheek.
His eyes were wide.
Disbelief flickered in them.
He slowly turned his head back toward Alyssa, unable to believe what had just happened.
She… She actually slapped him.
Alyssa lowered her hand.
Her chest rose and fell with anger.
She glared at Gideon without the slightest hint of fear.
“If anyone deserves a lesson…”
Her voice was cold.
“It’s you.”
The room remained deathly silent.
Eric’s expression was different from the rest.
He had a smile on his face.
He looked at Alyssa with something that looked like admiration.
He had been about to say something to Gideon.
To intervene but she had surprised him.
She had slapped him first.
Alyssa, it’s wrong to slap a director.
You are aware of that.”
Eli’s voice was stern.
Disapproving.
“Yes, I am aware, Director Eli.”
Alyssa’s voice trembled with barely contained rage.
“But I can’t sit back and watch him slap my manager when she did nothing wrong. And the fact that he can’t even state the reason why he slapped her makes me even more angry.”
Gideon laughed.
He touched his cheek where Alyssa had slapped him.
“Did you care to tell everyone in the room who the man you left with from the hotel this morning is?”
Alyssa’s blood ran cold.
How does he know I left the hotel with someone this morning?
Fear flickered in her eyes.
Lisa and Eli turned to look at Alyssa.
They both knew the company’s number one rule: no dating.
Lisa knew that Eldric and Alyssa were dating.bShe had kept it a secret because Eldric wasn’t a celebrity or someone who could affect Alyssa’s career.
He was simply a struggling young man trying to make a living.
Now Alyssa had been caught coming out of a hotel with him.
She knew she couldn’t hide it any longer.
“Director—” Lisa tried to speak.
But Director Eli cut her off.
“Alyssa, who is the man that Gideon is talking about?”
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“Are you trying to say that nothing is going on between you and this so-called friend?” Gideon sneered.
“Why were you at the hotel this morning, Miss Alyssa?”
Eli held up his phone.
On the screen was a picture of her entering a BMW M4.
Alyssa stared at the picture.
I can’t lie.
He’ll dig out the truth.
It will come to light that I stayed in a room with a man.
I don’t want that.
Neither will Mr.
Alexander.
And I don’t want to put Lisa in a tight position.
It’s best I tell the truth.
She looked at Director Eli with a sad expression.
“I broke up with my boyfriend yesterday. Heartbroken, I went to the hotel where I met Director Gideon. We chatted for a while and drank. He offered me a drink which I took, and I started feeling hot. I excused myself and went to the restroom. I tried calling my manager, but her phone wasn’t reachable. So I booked a room before I could do something stupid. I bumped into my friend this morning, and he offered me a ride to the company which I couldn’t refuse.”
Director Eli turned to Gideon.
“Did you drug her?”
“Yes. I did. A little bit. But I didn’t expect it to have that much effect on her.”
Eli pushed his glasses up.
There had been cases of Gideon molesting actresses in the company.
He always got away with it.
But not this time.
Not with that man present in the room.
“Director Gideon, Mrs. Sandra will give you your dismissal letter when she comes around.”
Gideon’s face drained of color.
“As for you, Alyssa, you broke our number one rule. We will terminate your contract with us. Alongside Miss Lisa.”
“Lisa wasn’t aware that I was dating. She shouldn’t be dismissed with me.”, Alyssa said.
“I will go with Alyssa.” Lisa’s voice was firm.
Alyssa turned to her.
“Lisa… no. You shouldn’t.”
She whispered.
Her voice cracked.
I can’t watch her destroy her dreams.
All because of me.
Lisa smiled.
“It’s fine.”
She couldn’t leave this promising soul behind.
They could be signed by another company.
They could start all over again.
Eric, who had been watching everything in silence, suddenly stood up from his seat.
He locked eyes with Alyssa as he walked toward her and then he took her hand.
Shock rippled through the room.
Everyone stared.
Alyssa’s heart pounded.
He walked toward the door, pulling her with him.
“Mr. Eric, where are you going with her?”
Director Eli’s voice was uncertain.
Eric turned back.
He looked at Eli.
“She’s leaving with me. Got any problem with that?”