After parting ways with Damian and the others, Elodie felt crushing defeat. She hadn't solved the Novae Pictures problem.
She knew the root of the problem was Damian. Until he relented, no one would dare invest in their new drama.
And Damian was immune to both soft and hard tactics. He wouldn't stop until she agreed to the divorce.
Elodie's head throbbed with the gravity of it. But what gnawed at her more urgently was still Beatrice's surgery fund.
On the metro ride home, she sat by the door, scrolling through her phone contacts again and again, searching for someone she could reach out to.
A message appeared. A number she didn't recognize.
Elodie hesitated. She opened it.
Unknown Number: 50,000 has been transferred to your account. Use it for Beatrice's surgery. I am investing in t
