"Acquired?"
Lilia muttered. She couldn't help thinking about Albert's intentions.
Aphrodite Agency is currently considered a sizable company in Indonesia. Taking so many artists under its wing, there hasn't been any news saying they had financial problems all this time.
When Dina saw Lilia's expression, she was deep in thought and didn't want her to worry about it. She then added, "That might not be true, maybe they are just talking nonsense."
For this, Lilia didn't say anything. But since nothing big happened lately, something must have been going on behind the scenes.
In less than ten minutes, the car pulled up in front of the restaurant.
Lilia prepared herself before getting out of the car. Not only wearing a hat but also sunglasses and a mask.
She went out today, wearing a black jacket and leggings. Before getting out of the car, she looked out the window and then left the car door.
Dina followed her all the way, watching Lilia very warily.
The restaurant was pretty quiet. The shelves standing by the wall were filled with a line of magazines and books.
Lilia then went up to the second floor lightly, while Dina randomly walked around the bookstore to look for anything that seemed odd.
On the second floor, a male figure sitting alone in the room could be seen.
When Lilia pushed open the door and entered, Harold, sitting at the wood carving table, got up.
He didn't say a word. Instead, he fixedly watched her removing the mask. His gaze continued to gaze on her face.
"Why do you look at me like that?" Then, after Lilia removed her sunglasses, her pair of clear eyes met Harold's.
The man's throat slid up and down as he pursed his lips. "I haven't seen you in a while, kinda refreshed."
Lilia glanced at him, and after sitting down, she took out a book. Then, after turning it over twice, she got right to the point. "Help me contact Van's brand director. I want to take a deal with them."
"I knew it!" He mentioned this problem in their previous phone call.
At that time, the other party happily agreed and said that they would make a contract as soon as possible.
Lilia then smiled mysteriously. "Talk to Van again, say that I will be their ambassador for free."
Harold raised his voice in disbelief. "Free?"
"Yes, it's free! It doesn't matter how many years the contract is, it's free!"
Lilia's words sounded loud and confident. Harold was very embarrassed to hear them.
"Are you kidding me?" Harold said, but what he actually felt was, 'What the hell is wrong with her?!'
The contract discussed earlier on the phone was already at 1 billion. Given the status of the Van brand in the fashion industry, it's no wonder Lilia will get even more.
Lilia looked at Harold with a daze, and her eyes were beaming. "Of course I'm not kidding. I could be the opening model for Milan Fashion Week and the Van brand supported me at that time. This time, I want to thank them for choosing me and that's the only condition from me. Of course, I must show my sincerity."
Harold looked at her with one response— 'Your sincerity is immense. Your sincerity is worth billions of dollars!'
"Wait, do you really want to work for free with the Van brand? Do you realize the contract is worth billions?"
Lilia nodded earnestly. "There's no point in accepting their money."
Hearing this, Harold made a fuss and wiped his face. "You are a rich woman, and you are so stubborn huh!"
What else can he say?
Lilia is probably the only one in this job willing to work without receiving a dime.
Harold couldn't understand her intentions. His face kept staring at her frustratingly.
Seeing the appearance she was always worried about, Lilia couldn't help but explain her plan. "I won't let the Aphrodite Agency get a dime from me, so ... You know what that means right!"
Indeed, she had been making such a plan for a long time. And the first step back into the public eye is to her effort free of charge.
Albert is still abroad, even if she wants to bother him.
Other celebrities can make appearances on the TV series for free for loyalty, and of course, she can also act as support for Alex for free.
The fight between her and the Aphrodite Agency had begun.
And Lilia will strike them where they least expected!
...
Inside the restaurant, Harold sat on the opposite side with his legs folded. He looked at Lilia's bright and cheerful face saying, "How about Milia, what are you going to do with her now?"
When talking about Milia, Lilia's eyes flickered.
She squeezed Harold's cheeks and asked faintly, "The first step is I want to completely banish her from the entertainment industry. But are you okay with that?"
"What's that got to do with me?" Harold asked back, thinking of something, then his pupils immediately shrank.
His breath was choked with a hint of uncertainty as he asked, "Did you...?"
Lilia nodded firmly. "I heard it before, so ... I want to know how you'll react."
Harold then laughed at himself in silence.
He could no longer calmly look at Lilia. Instead, he just looked out the window, his eyes wandering the road without focus as he spoke in his low tone, "I hate her more than you!"
"It's okay. I'm just making sure." Lilia was watching him, saying every word. "I got hurt this time because she and William did it together."
"What?"
When Lilia fell silent, she raised her eyebrows meaningfully.
"Bastard...!" Harold slammed the books on the table against the floor, his eyes completely red with his intense anger.
He had thought of many possibilities. He had even secretly guessed them.
But he didn't expect that his guess would come true.
Lilia reached out and tapped on the table. Then, seeing the book on the floor, she motioned for him to pick it up. "There is no point in being angry. She set me up and wanted to kill me. But I'm alive!"
"You do not need too much thinking because there are other people behind Milia, a long story yet complicated. But I decided to look into it yesterday and I thought it couldn't have turned out better," she added with a faint grin.
"Since Milia is the artist that Albert wants to promote, let her feel this excitement first. So that after she falls, it will be very painful! "
Her last words were very heavy.
Not even Harold could measure how the dice would roll after this, but at least it would be a little more painful than Lilia's eye treatment.
Harold stared at her steadily. His heart was broken.
He heard her say "you don't have to think too much," so it was clear Lilia didn't want him to blame himself.
However, as a man, unless you play dumb, there are some things you don't need to think deeply about to find out the cause and effect.
That wretched Milia!'
Harold took the book from the floor and rubbed it on his lap. He lowered his lashes, and his voice sounded difficult. "And this was all investigated by Jean?"
"Right. By the way, I just heard Dina say that someone from Aphrodite Agency is making an acquisition. Is that right?"
Lilia calmly changed the subject. Harold raised his eyebrows and said nonchalantly, "Maybe. If the acquisition is true, the contract should be re-signed with the new company. I would prefer it if these rumors were true."
"I thought so..."
Who in this town owned such great wealth?
Acquiring the Aphrodite Agency is not a small matter!
...
Lilia heard Harold explain a few more things, then they left the restaurant.
It's still early morning, so Lilia planned to go to Jean's company to pick him up.
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