Chapter 1256 The Studio (VI)

• Even Chadwick Fullner himself only learned about it from the news. He’d been buried in work at the two studios lately and hadn’t had time to keep tabs on anything else. Ran Yuming was even busier—he barely set foot in the consulting firm, so of course he didn’t tell him a thing. So even with something this huge, even with Kate Penrose—no matter how close they used to be—if she didn’t share a word with him, and Madison Sawyer wasn’t around to mention it either, then the only way he could know anything about Kate was from other people’s lips and the headlines.
• When he saw the news, Chad’s feelings were a mess. Kate had finally nailed it. A wish she’d carried for years came true. Her mother’s grudge—finally avenged. He was happy for her. But in that victory, she hadn’t needed him at all—not even a friend’s helping hand, nothing like how Ran Yuming and Keith stood by Madison Sawyer. It was obvious Kate either didn’t need or didn’t want him stepping in. That quiet, distant stance drew a hard line between them. From here on out, no more bickering, no more teasing each other like before.
• It must’ve been after that night—whatever they had got twisted for good, and there was no going back.