\u201cBecause the one I really want your father to choose is the other one.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFulbright?!\u201d Livia was stunned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cExactly. You said it yourself, your father\u2019s illegitimate son loves to\u00a0<\/p>\n
oppose you. If you say you want Rigby, he will undoubtedly push for Fulbright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Fulbright is a huge star,\u201d Livia argued. \u201cHe\u2019s critically acclaimed and has a massive fanbase. If he\u2019s the lead, my father\u2019s new show is\u00a0<\/p>\n
guaranteed to be at least a moderate hit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s precisely the point,\u201d Larissa said coolly. \u201cFulbright: award\u2013winning, great reputation, squeaky clean, beloved by fans. His influence is enormous. Which means that when his scandal breaks, the fallout will be catastrophic. It will shake the entire entertainment industry to its core, and their show, \u2018Soaring High\u2018, will die along with his career.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Livia was skeptical. \u201cIf Fulbright had any skeletons in his closet, they would have been found by now. How could something big enough to ruin him have stayed hidden for so long?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause it\u2019s been hidden well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Though doubtful, Livia chose to trust Larissa. \u201cI understand.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut are you sure about this?\u201d Larissa asked, her tone serious. \u201cAre you prepared to do whatever it takes to take control of Gale Entertainment, even if it means significant losses for the company?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Livia\u2019s voice turned hard with conviction. \u201cGale Entertainment was built by\u00a0<\/p>\n
my mother and father together. But when it became successful, everyone gave my father all the credit. They said my mother was lucky to reap the rewards.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What rewards? She worked herself to the bone\u2013sleepless nights, endless networking, constant stress. It destroyed her health. And just when she\u00a0<\/p>\n
13\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03cc\u00a0<\/p>\n
was supposed to start enjoying her life, she found out her husband had a mistress and an illegitimate son, a son only three years younger than me. The shock caused her health to collapse.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHer illness was treatable,\u201d Livia continued, her voice thick with hatred. \u201cShe could have recovered. But the mistress was impatient. The company was thriving, she had given my father a son, and she wanted to be officially recognized. So she deliberately let my mother know she existed. My mother\u2019s condition worsened immediately, and she died shortly after.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA week after my mother\u2019s funeral, my father brought that woman and her son into our home. How could I ever forgive that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore she died, my mother transferred all of her company shares to me. Her only instruction was to never, ever let that company fall into the\u00a0<\/p>\n
hands of my father\u2019s illegitimate son.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, if I can\u2019t have Gale Entertainment,\u201d Livia finished, her voice a low growl, \u201cI will burn it to the ground. I will never let Damon Tyson\u2019s bastard son profit from my mother\u2019s legacy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand,\u201d Larissa said. \u201cIf you\u2019re that determined, I\u2019m willing to help you. But I don\u2019t do business at a loss. My condition is this: after I help you deal with your father and his son, you will sell me all of your shares in Gale Entertainment at market price.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Livia knew Larissa was planning a takeover. But she had no other choice. She couldn\u2019t defeat Damon and his son on her own. It was better to cash out and walk away. With her shares and her own earnings, she would have more than enough to live comfortably for the rest of her life. \u201cDone,\u201d she agreed. \u201cI own 20% of the shares. They\u2019re all yours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOne more thing,\u201d Larissa added. \u201cMy sources tell me Lucius has found Honora and taken her with him. She\u2019s likely told him you helped me. Be careful around Lucius. I have reason to believe he\u2019s involved in some dangerous activities lately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 532\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 532\u00a0<\/p>\n
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