Chapter 454\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wanted fifty, eighty, a hundred more years with them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After dinner, Larissa went to the herb garden to tend to the Phoenix Herb and other medicinal plants. When she was finished, she showered and sat on her bed, towel\u2013drying her hair as she read the messages Avril had sent her earlier.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Larissa! Torrin didn\u2019t message me at all today! He must have finally realized he can\u2019t compete with Haskell and given up!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa texted back: [You\u2019ve suffered enough.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril replied instantly: [It was no trouble at all! He was a decent way to pass the time. Now that he\u2019s gone, I\u2019m actually a little bored!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[OMG, Larissa, that asshole is badmouthing you in the group chat again. I\u2019m going in!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her hair dry, Larissa leaned back against her pillows and opened the \u201cRegal City Tattler\u201d group chat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prodigal Prince: [So, the big \u201cHeaven\u2019s Will\u201d meeting is tomorrow. I hear Gale Entertainment is bringing 300 million. I wonder what our dear Ms. Judson is planning to offer.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Three million? Or maybe thirty?]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[The entire company of Starlight Media isn\u2019t even worth thirty million!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril\u2019s Joy: [@Prodigal Prince, which of these leashes do you like? You\u2019re going to need one soon. I\u2019m picking one out for you, on Larissa\u2019s behalf. See how considerate I am?]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prodigal Prince: [Avril, I\u2019m just giving Larissa a friendly warning. Why are you sticking your nose in it? You\u2019re the one who needs a leash. You\u2019re acting like Larissa\u2019s little puppy. It\u2019s an embarrassment to the Palmer family!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril sent another link. This time, it was for a dog muzzle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril\u2019s Joy: [My mistake. You need this more. To stop you from biting people.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prodigal Prince: [Avril, I am so done with you!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril\u2019s Joy: [Ooh, look! He\u2019s getting ready to bite! So scary!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
After scrolling through the chat for a few minutes, Larissa called Leila. She instructed her to go to Paddy\u2019s Home the next day with Ursa for the rights meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy me? I don\u2019t have the authority to secure the rights\u2026\u201d Leila said, sounding surprised.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa tickled Sage, who had hopped onto the bed and was purring at her feet. \u201cThe meeting will be live\u2013streamed. There\u2019s a blind evaluation at the beginning. I just need you to show everyone watching that you understand the book better than anyone else, that you are the only one who can play the lead.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, then a firm voice replied, \u201cI understand. I won\u2019t let you down, Ms. Judson.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After hanging up with Leila, she called Haskell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 454\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHaskell, I forgot to ask you earlier. Are you free tomorrow? Come with me to the rights meeting for \u2018Heaven\u2019s Will\u2018. We can put Lucius, that eternal second\u2013best, in his place. What do you say?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He chuckled. \u201cIt would be my honor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell always spoke with such effortless grace. On anyone else, Larissa would have found it pretentious, but on him, it was simply charming. He was the epitome of a refined gentleman. And a part of her, the wild, untamed part, longed to unleash the beast that lay dormant beneath that polished exterior.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPick me up tomorrow, then.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course. What time?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTen in the morning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSee you tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSee you tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGoodnight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGoodnight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa giggled. \u201cOkay, I\u2019m hanging up now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019d rather not, we don\u2019t have to.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you want to talk about?\u201d she asked, realizing she didn\u2019t want to hang up either.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnything. I just like hearing your voice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeaking of voices, yours is incredible, Haskell. I wonder how seductive it would sound in bed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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