SPOILED GIRL - Season 9 Episode 90

Dina left the report on the table and said slowly, “I am afraid I don’t get you. What is this? What did you do with the contract which we signed before?”

Emily was not surprised to see Dina playing dumb. Letting out a snort of contempt, Emily took the postcard out from the file pocket and threw it down in front of Dina. “Dina, you really have a poor memory. Read it yourself! It will remind you, since you wrote it. I am sure you will remember it then!” Emily said in a matter-of-fact tone.

Dina glanced nonchalantly at the postcard but didn’t move at all to take it. As if it was nothing important to her, she lowered her head and studied her red fingernails casually. She even began to admire herself for her surprising display of calmness, despite being unmasked.

“Director Bai, I don’t understand what you are implying about me. I came here to ask for an explanation from you, not to suffer an inquisition at your hands. This is ridiculous!” Dina said unpleasantly as she waved her fingers through the air, as if she was a dark conductor directing an orchestra.

How did she have the balls? One could only gasp at the sheer effrontery of Dina. But Emily was not convinced by her words as she had sufficient evidence to believe that the postcard had been written by the woman seated in front of her.

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t confess to it! You and I both know very well what you’ve done. By the way, you said that you came here to ask for an explanation. I am curious as to what that is about,” Emily asked coldly. She had planned to go to Sky Entertainment Group Limited to confront Dina. But now, since Dina had already come to Emily by herself, it saved Emily from taking another trip.

“Why did you ask Jacob to cancel all of my activities and cooperation programs? Why are you so unkind to me? You are ruining my career!” Dina asked aggressively. She was getting more and more agitated as she spoke. Her fingernails were now pressed into the flesh of her hands as she clenched them into fists.

“Watch your words, Dina!” Emily replied sullenly.

“I never asked Jacob to suspend your activities. I don’t know why you would have such groundless suspicions. You should be careful of making such accusations!” Emily added darkly. She had only had a simple lunch with Jacob the previous day and hadn’t asked him to do anything against Dina. Besides, Emily sorted out her own problems; she would never ask Jacob to take punitive measures on her behalf.

“You didn’t?” Dina asked defiantly as she clearly didn’t believe a single word of Emily’s explanation. “Jacob wouldn’t have done that to me if you hadn’t told him to. Stop playing the fool!”

Stars like her had to maintain a high public profile to ensure their popularity. Participating in various activities and taking on roles in movies or TV series was the most important way to ensure her high visibility in the public sphere.

But now, all of her commercial activities had suddenly been suspended. It was obvious that someone had been pulling the strings from behind the scenes. That someone needed to be powerful enough to achieve that, so it had to have been Emily using Jacob’s influence. Dina had no doubt about it! If Dina dropped out of sight because of this, it was career suicide. Out of sight meant out of mind in stardom!

She had worked hard to get to where she was today and would not allow anyone to ruin her career.

“Don’t speak such nonsense. Jacob is your boss and he has every right to make decisions in the interests of the company. Why should he listen to me? I certainly didn’t say anything, but I believe he must have done it for a good reason!” Emily said coldly. She thought that it was ridiculous for Dina to blame her for all of this.

“But I do think that Jacob has made the right decision this time. You deserve it. Just think about it!” Emily continued as she pointed at the postcard with her finger.

She guessed that Jacob may have done this to punish Dina after he had learned the truth about the postcard. It was not the first time that Jacob had punished those who had hurt or threatened Emily. He was intensely protective of her and would not tolerate someone disrespecting her.

If the facts were as she had guessed, it didn’t surprise Emily that Jacob had made such a swift decision as soon as he had learned the truth. His justice was merciless, and Dina was lucky to have gotten off so lightly.

“You…” Dina was too angry to speak. Looking at Emily’s calm and smiling face, Dina bit her lips tightly and trembled with rage. In a fit of fury, she grabbed the postcard and tore it into pieces.

“It’s no use, Dina! It is just a copy. The original one is still safe in my hands. I knew you would destroy it!” Emily said calmly as she observed Dina’s crazy behavior.

Knowing that Dina might try to destroy the evidence, Emily had brought a copy of the postcard and the report. She would never play all her cards at once, as she had learned to be cunning from Jacob.

She had only wanted to see Dina’s reaction and would not give her a leg-up in this drama. It turned out that Emily had been wise and had chosen carefully which evidence to present, while keeping the proof safe.

“Emily! Do you think that I will just give in and beg for your pardon? You are wrong! I will still be popular, even without the support of Sky Entertainment Group Limited. Wait and see! There will be plenty of opportunities for me after I leave the company. I hope you and Jacob won’t come to regret your terrible decision!” Dina shouted furiously as she threw the shredded pieces of the postcard up into the air.

Since Sky Entertainment Group Limited had cut all ties with her, it seemed that she would have no further opportunities for public appearances as long as she still worked for the company. So, she decided to leave this company and find another one.

With Darren’s backing, she feared nothing. No one could ruin her career!

“You can’t do anything to me if I leave Sky Entertainment Group Limited, can you?” Dina sneered mockingly. As she said that, she picked up her bag and prepared to leave.

“You are correct. We can’t do anything to you. I wish you a bright future!” Emily smiled coldly.

Looking at Dina’s back, Emily shrugged slightly. She knew that the matter was far from resolved, and Dina would not let go of what she saw as the sabotage of her career.

“Director Bai, are you okay? Did Dina do anything harmful to you?” Joyce asked with genuine and deep concern.

She rushed into the office as soon as she saw Dina angrily storming out. She felt relieved upon making sure that Emily was safe and unharmed. Then, she phoned maintenance and asked for a cleaner to come and tidy the mess that Dina had left on the floor. The floor was now covered in shredded paper.

It seemed that there had been a furious show-down between Emily and Dina just now. Joyce had hear Dina’s screaming from outside even though the door was locked.

“Everything is all right. Thank you, Joyce. We need to suspend the cooperation with Dina’s studio right away. Please arrange it for me and wait for further notice,” Emily said gently. Looking at the scattered pieces of the copy, Emily trembled slightly and put the report back into her bag. She had seen so much rage in Dina’s eyes that it had been quite frightening to behold.

“Okay, I will do it immediately!” Joyce answered eagerly, as she didn’t like working with a client who treated Emily like that. Emily nodded and smiled slightly. Then, she left the office, followed by Joyce.

Dina’s studio had been difficult to work with as she was a very fastidious woman and always gave her staff big nuts to crack. So when Emily’s team heard from Joyce that their director had decided to stop the cooperation with Dina’s studio, they all jumped with joy. No one was fond of Dina.

After a short moment of joy, the staff began to worry for the future of the team and also wondered why Emily now wanted to stop cooperating with Dina. A team member tentatively asked Joyce, “Joyce, do you know the reason for the cancellation? Why this sudden change? I heard that Dina has met a rich man and become his mistress. She is just a gold digger. Did that rich man cancel our cooperation?”

“Where did you hear this news? I have no idea. But Director Bai said it is just a suspension. Maybe we will continue to cooperate with her later,” Joyce replied seriously while typing on the computer. “Even if our agreement is cancelled, Dina was the one who first broke the contract, not us. Don’t worry!”

“Ah, I see. That’s a relief! Thank you, Joyce!” The lady was finally satisfied. The rest of the team was also as relieved as she was and smiled happily. If the team had been dismissed, it might have led to retrenchments and none of them wanted to lose their jobs.

Dina was in a very bad mood on her way out of the building.

After she left SL Jewelry, she got into the car and immediately called Darren.

“Darren, I want to see you right now. Come meet me!” Dina said abruptly as soon as the call was connected.

On the other side, Darren was attending the general meeting of shareholders. He looked around at the shareholders and hesitated to answer. After a few seconds, he lowered his voice to a whisper. “I am busy with something important right now. I’ll call you back later!”

Before Dina could reply, Darren quickly ended the call. He switched his cell phone to silent mode and continued his discussion at the meeting.

Dina was furious when Darren hung up on her. Hearing nothing but a mechanical busy tone, she violently threw her cell phone into her bag and let out a soft scream.

Damn! Such a heartless man. He had said that Dina was his favorite woman in the world. He was a big lair! He didn’t want to come and comfort her when she needed him the most.

Dina clenched her trembling fists around her clothes. Tears were hovering just barely under control in her eyes. Looking at the scenery passing outside the window along the road, she felt helpless. Suddenly, a man’s face flashed in her mind. Maybe he could help her. At this thought, she decided to give it a try.

She took out her cell phone again and carefully looked up his name in her phone’s address book. Finally, she found it! Looking at the string of strange numbers, she found that it had been a long time since she had last called him. After taking a deep breath, she dialled his number and waited for the call to be answered.

After listening for what seemed like an eternity, she thought that the call was unable to connect. She considered that maybe he had already changed his number and that this old number was invalid. Just as she was about to give up, the call was connected and a low and attractive voice sounded in her ears.

“Hello?”

Hearing the familiar voice, Dina bit her lips as joyful tears escaped her eyes and began rolling down her cheeks.

She had always loved Ray from the bottom of her heart. This was why she had decided to call him now that she was at her most vulnerable. Although Ray had always been indifferent to her, she felt quite warm and safe upon hearing his voice.

“Hello? Who is it?” Ray asked again. He frowned, thinking that it was weird that there was no sound from the other end of the line. The phone screen was bright and the call was active, so why was there no response? Was someone playing a prank on him?

He repeated the greeting with an air of impatience. “Hello there! What’s up? If you don’t speak, I’ll hang up right now!”

Dina didn’t know how to start this difficult conversation and felt quite nervous and ashamed as she had previously decided not to contact Ray again. Realizing that Ray was becoming angry, Dina feared that he would end the call. He was her last remaining hope, so she had to grasp this opportunity! As Ray was about to hang up, she rushed to reply, “Don’t hang up, please! Ray, it’s me. I want to see you!”

Ray had learned the news of Dina’s fall from grace several days ago, but he had thought that it was none of his business since they had already split up a long time ago. The pleading tone in Dina’s voice changed his mind. They had started their acting careers at almost the same time and they had also spent many happy moments in each other’s company. Although he knew Dina’s true nature, he couldn’t help but sympathize with her unfavorable situation. At this thought, he decided to give her a hand just as a friend should do. “Okay. I’m at the company now. You can come here,” Ray answered slowly.