Isabella’s manager dragged a long, extended sigh. Then, she proceeded to advise somberly, “No use praying for a miracle now. Just use this chance to take a long break. Puzzled by this, Isabella asked, “What do you mean? Don’t I have a commercial shoot lined up tomorrow?”. “It’s been canceled. Not just tomorrow’s commercial shoot, but every single endorsement, variety show contract, and all of the pending scripts are gone. There’s nothing left. Isabella’s face turned pale. “Was it Isabel?”. “Probably not. All of the showrunners and business managers approached me on their own initiatives. They probably know that there’s bad blood between you and Isabel, so they made the business decision of keeping their distance from you to avoid upsetting the Carters. Isabella’s eyes turned red with tears. She looked for something to say, but the only thing on her mind was the picture of the lawyer’s letter written on behalf of Isabel and posted on Carter Corporation’s official page. She slumped over backward and landed on her couch. Her arms immediately went limp, and her phone clattered against the floor with a loud smack. a blur. She immediately began to recall all of her confrontations with Isabel all these

people would crown her bold personality instead of turning against her. She knew that many people in the industry harbored resentment and jealousy toward Isabel as well. Everybody could not understand why Isabel, who looked to be just the same as the rest of them,. had to do was reach for it. Her family was so powerful that nobody in the collective entertainment circle. her fearless. to, she could have easily made short work of Isabella at the first show of aggression from more than a handful of years ago. It would have been easier than. it did appear that. that the situation was completely beyond salvage now. She had done more than sour her relationship with Isabel. Even if Isabel did not plan to do anything to her, the damage was. she knew there. hospital in Southboro, after Master Rockwell left. two hours passed before the. while he stared. figure inside the spacious ward. He was

his voice coming. sullen and grey, and he. He did not seem particularly affected when he saw Master Rockwell coming to. He spoke rather dispassionately,” You’re awake. Do you feel better?”. Master Rockwell struggled for breath. “Why is it only you here? Where are the others?”. Decker’s eyes darkened. “They all mentioned that they have other things come up and had to leave. Master Rockwell scoffed cynically, “Bunch of opportunists. Decker did not respond. In a way, he could sympathize with them. After all, it was the Carters of Westchester. Not even Master Rockwell dared to offend them, thus of course, the others would want to protect themselves first. Master Rockwell looked around again and asked sullenly,” How about Clarice? Where is she?”. Decker said blankly, “Her family came to get her. Even the Houstons were wary of being associated with the Rockwells at this point