Chapter 10

Grant Mercer stared at his phone screen, a cold smirk playing on his lips. The call had actually gone through—apparently, Aria Bennett still didn’t dare to completely cross him.

"What do you want?" Aria's cool voice came through the line.

"Aria, have you lost your mind?" Grant suppressed his anger. "Do you have any idea how much trouble that tweet will cause for Nolan? Delete it. Now."

"Delete it?" Aria let out a soft laugh. "And let everyone accuse me of riding on someone else's popularity? Nice try, Agent Mercer. Your schemes are as transparent as ever."

Grant’s expression darkened. "You’d better think carefully about the consequences of crossing me. Starting today, all your schedules are suspended."

"Oh?" Aria’s voice turned icy. "Grant Mercer, you’re fired. Effective immediately, I’m no longer your client."

"You’re dreaming!" Grant shot to his feet. "The company won’t assign you a new agent without my approval!"

"Go to hell." The call ended with a sharp click.

Grant’s grip on his phone tightened, his knuckles turning white. He couldn’t believe Aria had the audacity to speak to him like that.

"What did she say?" Nolan Reed frowned from across the room.

"Not only did she refuse to delete the tweet," Grant spat through gritted teeth, "she actually threatened to replace me as her agent!"

Nolan’s frown deepened. "She’s gone too far this time."

Before Grant could respond, his phone rang again. Seeing the caller ID—HR—a sense of foreboding twisted in his gut.

"What? Reassigned to Adrian Foster?" Grant’s face turned ashen as he hung up. "How the hell does she have connections with the company’s top brass?"

Nolan was equally stunned. Adrian Foster was the agency’s top agent. Since when had Aria gotten close to him?

Meanwhile, in the CEO’s office at Aurora Entertainment...

"Adrian, I want to post this." Aria handed her phone to her new agent.

Adrian skimmed the draft and raised an eyebrow. "You sure you want to go this hard?"

"Absolutely." Aria’s gaze was unwavering. "It’s time everyone knew I’m not just some pretty face they can push around."

Adrian’s lips curved in approval. "Fine. Post it tomorrow. PR will back you up."

Stepping out of the office, Aria took a deep breath. This time, she’d make sure the whole world saw exactly who Aria Bennett really was.