Lin Yan pointed at the documents and said. ''Stop beating around the bush and sign the damn papers'' she wasn't actually concerned about the loopholes in the contract. She just wanted an opportunity to stand next to Mikael Sun. Luis was just a means to an end for her so whatever loses he inquired did not really matter to her. but to make Luis believe she was on his side, she had to pretend to be angry with him. She knew there was no way Alice was going to sign a contract that was disadvantageous to her.

Alice pushed the papers back to Luis saying, ''I am not signing anything''

''What?'' Luis looked at her.

''Because I don't think I can work with you anymore. I came to goodbye you as I will be joining a different agency soon''

''Which agency? Empire is one of the top three entertainment agencies in this city. Where are you going?''

''Another one of the top three agencies in this city. BB Entertainment''

''BB…isn't that where Mikael is signed to?'' Lin Yan asked and looked at Luis.

''Yes''

''BB Entertainment is for artistes in the top 1% in the city. Do you think you have what it takes to go there?''

''Yes. BB Entertainment CEO contacted me personally this morning. I will be going there after here'' Alice smirked.

''Luis, are you just going to let her go? What about me? What about the endorsement from Sun Group?'' Lin Yan asked.

''Alice, if you insist on leaving, you leave me with no choice but to do this. You can go, but, you leave Niania here'' Luis figured if he couldn't let her stay, he might as well get some money out of her.

'You are so quite predictable. I knew you would say something like this. How much do you want in order to let Niania go?''

''You seem to have a lot of money to waste?''

''Yes, I have a lot of money. Name your price''

''$1000 Dollars''

''I will add another $1000 for my entire team. My driver and Niania. I will notify the bank to do the transfer''

Lin Yan chuckled sarcastically. 'You're willing to spend that much just for a mere assistant and a driver?''

''They are not mere people to me. They are my family, whom I trust the most''

''I really underestimated you. Alice, in this industry, it is better to not trust people too much''

Alice picked her bag and stood up. ''Can I go now? I have another appointment to catch up''

Lin Yan chuckled and was about to react but Luis held her back. they watched until Alice left the room before he said to her.

''Lin Yan, don't act rash. Don't you still understand the situation?''

''I understand and it makes me angry that she has the backing of Mikael Sun. what did she do to deserve such luck? I thought that things were going to go smoothly for me once Thomas Sun died. Who knew that she would cast a spell on his younger brother. Luis, are you sure there is nothing between the two of them?''

''I already got evidence of them together. We will release it very soon''

'Really? then, what about my contract with Sun Group?''

''Lin Yan, you shouldn't go there. It's clear he wants to mess with you''

''But, I… it will boast my chance of getting the lead role in 'Purple Romance''

''We will figure it out''

…..

Glory City Hospital.

Psychiatry Block.

Dr. Andrea's Consulting Room.

Natalie played her with her fingers as Dr. Andrea read the diary she had brought. Dr. Andrea smiled and looked up to meet Natalie's gaze.

''Is there something wrong with what I've written?'' Natalie asked because she didn't understand why Dr. Andrea was smiling.

Dr. Andrea closed the diary and put it on the table and said t Natalie, ''no. I'm just surprised. I didn't know you would take my words diligently. But, this is good. I like how you wrote out your feelings and described how they affected you''

''All that is in there are my thoughts on myself and the people around me. also, I wrote how I felt about the death of Thomas. These past few days, I realised that it affected me more than I wanted to believe. I feel lonely without him. I see him in everything that I do. it's almost like, it's finally sinking it and I find myself waking up at midnight crying and screaming out his name. Andrea, he was the only good thing in my life apart from Alice and Xia. But, now he is gone. I really don't know how to process all that''

''I understand. When my son died, that was how I felt. But, Natalie, we still need to live life, right? It's hard, and it's going to be continue to be hard but we have lovely memories with them so we should be glad we met them. I noticed you wrote quite a lot about your brother in law. Your perception about him isn't so bad as you think, right?''

''Why do you say so?'' Natalie looked at her doubtfully. She didn't think much about what she wrote concerning Mikael. She just simply wrote what she saw.

''From what you have written, he seems to be the one trying to reach out to you. Why don't you also reach out to him? You both lost someone dear to you. Communicating with him might help you to be able to heal. Also, he seems to be genuinely worried about you''

''You want me to open up to him?''

''Yes''

Natalia shook her head. ''I can't. He is so different from Thomas. I don't know how to do that. I feel awkward around him''

''They are different people; of course they can't be the same. Mikael is different and won't ever be anything like Thomas, that's what you need to understand. First, he is younger than him and also grew up in a totally different environment from Thomas. He is also someone who loved Thomas the same way or even more than you did, so he is also struggling to come to terms with it''

''There is something about him that I can't put my finger to it. Just that he is just different, like nothing I've seen or known in a person before. He is unreadable and does whatever he wants. He is too wild, for me. I don't know how to handle such kind of person''

Dr. Andrea chuckled. ''He is wild for you. This is the first time you are going deeper with me about how you feel about someone other than yourself or Thomas. Maybe, you are starting to become curious about him''

''I am curious about him? Is that good or bad?'' Natalie frowned as she asked.

'Depends on you. Why don't you find out why that is so? Maybe he is trying to heal from the loss too. Don't assume you're the only one suffering. Thomas's sudden death took a toll on a lot of people. I think your brother in law might not be such a demon and you even acknowledged it in your diary''

''Oh'' Natalie seemed pretty confused. 'He used to hate me a lot. He threatened me a lot, and suddenly, he is all good. He even helped Alice. He gave all his meat to me this morning and eat only rice and went to work. I'm confused. Why is he suddenly being all nice to me?''

Dr. Andrea suddenly felt happy for the first time since she started treating Natalie. She realised that Natalie was more naïve and innocent than she had thought. She sometimes behaved like a child which was pretty cute. 'Maybe you should find out''

Dr. Andrea followed Natalie out of the consulting room and walked with her towards the OPD as they chatted.

''Are you thinking of going back to your job?''

''Yes, my leave will be over in two weeks' time. I have to go back. we will be launching a new item so I need to go back''

''Then, you have to be extra careful and call me when something happens. But, I would even love more if you call me when nothing happens too'' Dr. Andrea said and smiled.

''I will. My friend is waiting on me out there. Go back to your work''

''Okay, bye'' Dr. Andrea gave Natalie a tight hug before letting her go.

Natalie saw Lucy standing by her car when she walked out of the OPD. Lucy waved at Natalie excitedly as she walked towards her.

''I feel like is been ages since I last saw you. I missed you so much, Natalie'' Lucy hugged her.

''I missed you too''

''Let's go. I have so much to tell you''

''You sure do'' Natalie laughed and got into Lucy's car and the latter drove them away. A black car followed behind them subtly.

Hello! Restaurant.

Table 7.

''I told you this was my treat. Why did you bring me here?'' Lucy said as they sat down at a corner table.

''We've not seen each other for a long time, I should treat you. Tell me, what is happening at the company?'' Natalie picked the menu books and gave one to Lucy, ''order what you want''