Spoiled by the Silver Fox

She's all revved up right now, totally unable to control herself.

Emmert, frowning, asked, "Why are you screaming? Sullivan's still kicking. You thought he was a goner?"

Sullivan, hearing Stephanie's sudden outburst, had a shadow cross his face and casually asked, "Emmert, who is she?"

"This is my newly adopted granddaughter, Stephanie."

"Hi! I'm Stephanie. I'm a big fan of yours!"

Sullivan coolly replied, "Hello, I came to see Emmert about something. Is Emmert available now?"

Emmert, equally cool, replied, "She's family. Spit it out."

"Well then, I will. This matter concerns her too. I just got back to the set, and I heard you paired me with a rookie actress. I can't entirely agree with this."

Emmert, scowling, asked, "Any particular reason you're against it?"

"No reason. You can take your pick: her or me."

Stephanie was speechless. What a pain.

Meeting her idol for the first time, only to be snubbed.

Emmert, still scowling, asked, "Is there no room for negotiation about this?"Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

Sullivan coolly replied, "No."

"You're already halfway through your scenes for this film. If you bail now, do you know how much damage you'd cause me?"

Sullivan was momentarily taken aback, then his lips twitched as he asked, "Are you willing to ditch me for this newbie?"

This was something he hadn't expected.

Emmert couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "You think you're the only one who knows she's a rookie and looks down on her? I'm willing to risk a loss to help her grow. Anything else you find impossible?" Lose money to help her grow?

Are you sure she's not your biological granddaughter? Just an adopted one?

Stephanie was on the verge of a breakdown.

Was it proper to diss her acting skills right in front of her?

One blatantly refused to work with her. The other was already prepared for a loss. Talk about a slap in the face.

Stephanie held her chin up defiantly, "Sullivan, even though you're an Oscar-winning actor, you don't have lookd

to look down on me. You haven't even acted with me yet, andŷou're already dissing me?"

Sullivan coolly replied, "No need to act together. I know your skills. Even if they exist, they're not up to scratch."

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"Talk to me when you've accumulated some."

Emmert banged his cane on the ground, "Enough! How dare you bully my granddaughter in front of me! Sullivan, don't think I don't know you're strapped for cash! You never discuss your salary with me, but now you're asking for a raise've already paid you half of your hefty salary in advance, and now you're saying you're quitting. Can you return half the salary and the penalty for breach of contract?

Sullivan: "I can't repay the money."

"Then why are you still talking? You can only choose between money or dignity. Make your choice!"

What's going on? Does working with her make him feel humiliated?

Sullivan didn't think twice before making his decision.

"I choose money."

He had already given the money to Rebecca Snider. He had no money to return to Emmert.

Therefore, he couldn't fulfil what Rebecca asked him to do. All he could do was apologize.