Forbidden Passion

Madison returned to Queen Entertainment and went to the president's office to find Vanessa, but she was not there. She came out and asked the secretary, "Where is Ms. Fitzroy?" "Ms. Fitzroy hasn't come to work for several days," the secretary replied.

Madison frowned deeply. She had felt the unease in the company as soon as she entered. If this continued, the morale would collapse, and Queen Entertainment would be truly finished. She turned and walked out.

As she passed through the open office area, she felt the employees hiding behind their computers, watching her. She said nothing and headed straight for the elevator.

The elevator doors opened, and Grace walked out, almost bumping into Madison who was entering. Both stepped aside.

Madison's eyes narrowed in annoyance. "Just my luck."

Grace's red lips pressed into a thin line. She took off her sunglasses and looked at Madison with a smile. "Yeah, just my luck too."

"You!"

Grace looked at Madison coldly. "Miss Reynolds, oh no, Miss Sullivan, the company is about to go under, and you still have the nerve to put on airs here."

Madison's eyes turned red with anger at Grace's words. She glared at Grace viciously. "I know you've been hoping for the company to go under so you can join another entertainment company. But you're dreaming. Even if Queen Entertainment goes under, I'll take your contract and sell it for a high price, like to Mr. Marshall."

Grace's face changed slightly. "You wouldn't dare!"

Bradley Marshall was the owner of a new energy company with some influence in Kedora. Previously, Madison had tried to get Ernest a role by tricking Grace into entertaining Bradley.

If Grace hadn't been alert at that time, she would have been violated by Bradley.

Perhaps it's the frustration of not getting what he wanted, but Bradley has been obsessed with her ever since, constantly scheming to get her into bed.

If Madison really sold Grace's contract to Bradley, she would be ruined.

"When people are driven to desperation, there's nothing they won't do. So you'd better pray the company gets through this crisis, or you'll be the first to suffer."

With that, Madison strode into the elevator.

As the elevator doors closed, Grace's hands clenched into fists, breaking the leg of her sunglasses. Her assistant ran over and saw her hand was cut, with bright red blood dripping onto the floor. The assistant was shocked. "Grace, your hand is injured."

Only then did Grace feel the pain. She looked down at her bloody hand, a bitter smile forming on her lips. Despite being the true daughter of the Reynolds family, her life there was worse than Madison, the fake daughter. She had signed a five-year contract with Queen Entertainment to pay for Alva's surgery.

Grace could have used her status as the Reynolds family's daughter to get out of the contract, but who knows what Madison had said to Taylor. Taylor had actually advised Grace to stay at Queen Entertainment, saying that with Madison protecting her, no one would dare to bully her.

But Taylor didn't know that the most hypocritical person was Madison.

Grace threw away the broken sunglasses and said coldly, "It's nothing."

"It's not nothing. You're bleeding so much. Let's go to the infirmary to bandage it. If it gets infected, it'll be bad." The assistant dragged Grace to the infirmary.

There was no one in the infirmary. The assistant found the first aid kit and treated Grace's wound. "Grace, hurting yourself doesn't solve anything. If Miss Reynolds bullies you, just throw the sunglasses in her face. Let's see if she dares to be arrogant next time."

Grace didn't feel too bad. Seeing the assistant's eyes red with worry, she smiled bitterly. "If I dared to throw them at her, I'd be blacklisted immediately."

"Honestly, being blacklisted now might be better for you," the assistant said, heartbroken.

"Alright, stop worrying," Grace said, seeing the assistant was about to break down. She patted her shoulder. "At least I still have roles to play. I believe that with time, I'll definitely make a name for myself."

"You're so beautiful and talented. You will definitely become famous," the assistant said, peeking outside. Seeing no one in the hallway, she lowered her voice. "Grace, have you heard?" "Heard what?"

"Miss Reynolds has been going to Superstar Entertainment a lot these days. It seems she's planning to switch to Superstar Entertainment. You know Ms. Ziegler from Superstar Entertainment, right? Why don't you go find her? If she's willing to pay your penalty, you won't have to be stuck at Queen Entertainment."

Grace was stunned.

Actually, since Phoebe returned to the country, she had occasionally thought about this. Following Phoebe, she would develop a hundred times better than now.

But she was a Reynolds, and Grace could feel that Phoebe didn't want to have any dealings with the Reynolds family. Having been helped by Phoebe in the past, she didn't want to trouble her now.

Life wasn't unbearable yet, so why test that fragile relationship?noveldrama

"Don't mention this again. Unless the contract expires, I won't leave Queen Entertainment early," Grace said calmly.

Seeing her serious expression, the assistant didn't dare bring it up again.

Madison left the Reynolds Group building and drove to Vanessa's apartment. She knew Vanessa's password and entered, immediately hit by the strong odor of alcohol.

Madison covered her nose and walked in. The living room carpet was littered with seven or eight empty bottles, and Vanessa lay on the sofa like a discarded rag.

Seeing Vanessa in such a state made Madison's heart clench, not out of pity but anger.

The company was on the brink of collapse, and Vanessa was hiding at home, drinking. How could she have ever known such an unambitious woman?

Madison put her bag on the low cabinet, went to the bathroom to get a basin of water, and poured it all over Vanessa.

Vanessa let out a short scream and sat up from the sofa, soaking wet.

The air conditioning was on, and the cold water made Vanessa shiver, sobering her up a bit. She sat on the sofa, dripping wet, and glared at Madison. "What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to wake you up!" Madison threw the basin on the floor and said coldly, "How long do you plan to hide? Do you think drinking every day will make the company not have to move out of the Reynolds Group?"

Water dripped from Vanessa's chin into her clothes, making her look pitiful. "What else can I do? I've become a laughingstock in the entire entertainment industry. Madison, how can Theodore be so heartless?"

"He's always been heartless. You should know that by now. If your parents hadn't begged him on their knees back then, you would have been the one left to die after being whipped. Can't you see reality?" Madison's words were harsh. Vanessa was stunned and then started laughing hysterically.

Madison frowned. Had she finally gone mad?

Vanessa laughed until she was hoarse, tears streaming down her face. "Yes, my mother sacrificed her life to move him, but how could he know that the person he saved was never kidnapped?"