"Why you! 1-".
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCecil hung up on Claire before she could finish her sentence. Serena looked at her with a worried expression.
"What are we going to do? I've warned you countless times not to work with such a sneaky guy, but you just wouldn't listen. Now you're caught in the middle. Mister Sherman thinks this has nothing to do with you and is going after Cecil directly, but Cecil is pinning it all on you. What are we going to do?" She paced anxiously, making Claire dizzy with her frantic energy.
"Can't you think of a solution instead of just creating anxiety? What use are you toif you can't even handle this small matter?" She threw her phone down forcefully, making everyone in the room hold their breath.
"You need to cup with a solution fast! I'm doing this for the sake of the team. How can I pay all of your salaries if I don't have the publicity? We're all in the sboat, and we should be united, not against each other, right?" Suddenly, Claire smiled and took Serena's hand. "I'm sorry, Serena. I was too impatient. I'm just worried about everyone's future. Let's quickly cup with a plan." Serena could not help but want to pull her hand away from Claire's grip. From the moment she started working with her, she had watched her becincreasingly unstable emotionally.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSerena becmore convinced that Claire should not have returned in the first place. She wanted too much, not just Sherman but also fin the country, to the point of resorting to such despicable means to get it. A dancer should just focus on giving a good performance.
Maybe sof the nice things she said were for their sake, but ultimately, it was for herself. After all, she was the one benefiting the most while they were just used as shields.
Serena was not sure if she wanted to continue working with such a person. Claire was no longer the dancer she knew.
Claire noticed her hesitation. "Why don't you all go downstairs first? Lethave a chat with Serena." Claire let out a sigh of relief once they were alone, but the next moment, tears welled up in her eyes. "Serena, do you doubt me, too? Do you also think all of this is my fault?" Serena hesitated but ultimately got to reassuring her. "Claire, we all know what you want to achieve. You want to make contemporary dance better, but we don't need to resort to such means. You're a dancer, and you shouldn't get involved in these worldly matters. Can you still dance on stage with a single-minded focus? Do you remember why I was so determined to sign you when we first met?" Claire nodded. "Of course I remember. At that time, I was just :