Chapter 176

• The sharp click of my heels echoed against Starlight Entertainment’s marble floor as I walked into the reception area, the lawyer Damien had sent gliding silently at my side.
• The moment Candice saw me, her lips curved into that smirk I’d seen a hundred times before smug, sharp, the kind that cut deeper than a blade.
• “Well, well,” she purred, her tone dripping with mock sweetness. “Our big celebrity Ning has finally decided to grace us with her presence. I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting.”