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Chapter 471\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 471\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa raised an eyebrow, her expression nonchalant. \u201cWhat if it was?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Garrick stuffed his hands in his pockets, stepping closer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing. I just wanted to tell you that your brother Finley is quite the actor. When I asked him if you put him up to it, he clenched his jaw like some kind of martyr. He wouldn\u2019t admit it was you, even when I nearly beat him to death. Isn\u2019t that hilarious?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He let out a dry laugh. \u201cWhat an idiot. As if that could atone for anything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A scornful smile touched Larissa\u2019s lips. \u201cYou\u2019re right, it is hilarious. I\u2019m laughing myself to death over here. I have no idea what goes on in his head, thinking he could make up for the past with a single grand gesture.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Garrick\u2019s laughter faded. \u201cI almost killed him, you know. He\u2019s probably still lying in a hospital bed. Don\u2019t you feel even a little bit of pity for your own brother?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did everything he could to have me killed. Why should I feel sorry for him?\u201d Larissa\u2019s voice was devoid of emotion. \u201cI sent him to rescue Leila precisely so you would teach him a lesson for me. My only regret is that you didn\u2019t finish the job. If he were dead, you\u2019d be in jail for murder. Only then would he have truly atoned, and I would have finally gotten my peace.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Garrick\u2019s expression hardened. \u201cYou\u2019re a real piece of work. I wonder if Finley would regret protecting you if he heard that. I almost feel sorry for him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh?\u201d Larissa\u2019s smile was sharp as a razor. \u201cIf you feel so sorry for him, perhaps I should return the favor and have you beaten half to death. It would be a fitting revenge for Finley, don\u2019t you think?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His face changed. \u201cYou\u2019d have to have the ability to do that first. Be careful walking alone at night, Larissa. It would be a shame if you disappeared. Haskell would be so worried.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He shot a final glance at Leila before turning and striding away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa scoffed. \u201cDoes he think he owns the night? He tells me to be careful, but I happen to enjoy walking in the dark. It\u2019s the best way to draw out the ghouls and monsters so I can deal with them one by one.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell raised an eyebrow. \u201cAnd I suppose I\u2019ll be there to hold the lantern and cheer you on?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His comment made her laugh. \u201cOf course.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The remaining company representatives, seeing that Gale Entertainment had left, began to get up. But Larissa\u2019s voice stopped them. \u201cLunch is on me today at Paddy\u2019s Home. Please, order whatever you like.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since they were already there and it was lunchtime, most of the companies-with the exception of Sky Entertainment and Celestial Cinema-decided to stay.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUrsa,\u201d Larissa called out, \u201ccome here and we\u2019ll sign the contract.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ursa, who was still in a daze, snapped to attention and hurried over with Leila. \u201cMs. Judson, about the copyright fee\u2026 are we really paying 500 million dollars?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
10:18\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 4\/1\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Right! Starlight did bid 500 million! Even though Larissa, as the author, refused to sell to Gale, does that mean her own company still has to pay?]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Can she even afford that?]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[What does it matter? It\u2019s just moving money from her right pocket to her left!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[It\u2019s not the same. It\u2019s still a transaction!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d Larissa confirmed. \u201cWe\u2019re purchasing the rights for 500 million. I will be personally injecting the funds into Starlight Media.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The representatives who had stayed for lunch overheard and were once again stunned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA 500-million-dollar personal investment?! Where did she get that kind of money?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
10:18\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Wings of Broken Time by Alina Das 471 \u00a0 Chapter 471\u00a0 Chapter 471\u00a0 Larissa raised an eyebrow, her expression nonchalant. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-throne-of-thorns-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30996\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}