Wendy quickly called a paparazzi she knew, asking, "I''ve got some juicy gossip about the president of Parr Group. Are you interested?"


    "How juicy are we talking about?"


    "Let''s talk in person."


    Throughout it all, no one seemed to notice Wendy''sing or going.


    The shoot went off smoothly. Three hourster, they wrapped up for the day.


    "Miss Melody, today''s shoot focused on still photography. We still need to shoot some promotional videoster on, so can we set up another time with you?"


    Originally, they nned to shoot the promotional clips on the same day. However, Sherman insisted on not pushing Melody too hard. Thus, they agreed to schedule another session.


    After all, the staff was certainly not going to go against Sherman''s wishes.


    Melody nodded. "Okay, let''s add each other''s contact details so we can n for the next session."


    "Alright." The crew member pulled out her phone, and they swapped contact details.


    As Melody was about to leave, Sherman called out to her again. "Melody, let me give you a ride home."


    Melody was still grappling with how to exin things to Lucas. She knew he would likely be angry again, especially if he saw Sherman giving her a ride home.


    After a moment of hesitation, she shook her head. "It''s okay, I''ll grab a taxiter. It''s not rush hour right now, so it should be easy to get one."


    "You''re a girl. How can I let you take a taxi alone? Melody, you''ve done me a huge favor. The least I can do is treat you to a meal!" Sherman said with a smile that left no chance for her to refuse at all. "Don''t tel me you''re really going to turn me down for a meal, old friend."


    Melody could not possibly refuse him, so she simply nodded.


    Sherman took her to a restaurant, and it was only when they arrived at the entrance that Melody realized it was the same ce he had taken her during their high school days.


    "Can''t believe it still looks the same after all these years," she remarked.


    Meanwhile...


    The moment Wendy got home, she came screaming into the house. "Dad! Come out and handle this!"


    "What''s going on?" Helen, hearing themotion, hurried out from the kitchen.


    Upon seeing Helen, Wendy immediately thought of Melody. She shot Helen an annoyed look and headed straight for the study.


    As expected, she found Ethan there after pushing open the door.


    "Dad!" Wendy entered, visibly frustrated. "You need to do something about Melody!"Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.


    Ethan, engrossed in his work, frowned when he saw Wendy barging in. "Hasn''t she already severed ties with us? Why should we bother ourselves with her?"


    Since Melody gave them three million dors, Ethan had essentially disowned her and had no interest in all her affairs at all.


    "Dad! I don''t want anything to do with her either, but she''s trying to steal my job now!" Wendy looked genuinely upset and recounted the events of the past couple of days. "She purposely scratched my face and ruined my shoot... But that''s not all! She ended up recing me for the shoot. She did it on purpose!"


    Ethan''s eyes turned sharp. "What? How dare she steal your job? Wait, when did she ever debut inmercial shoots?"