Drama Novel
Chapter 151
Chapter 151 A Huge Fight
Tess looked at the packed food in Maia’s arms.
“My friend made smoked fish. | got it from her early this morning,” Mala said, making an excuse.
“Smoked fish, eh? | can make that too. There’s no need to trouble your friend. Leave it to me.” “Sure thing. | can’t wait to taste your smoked fish!”
Eventually, they made their way into the elevator.
“Il came to ask you something, Maia.”
“Go ahead, Aunt Tess.”
“| read from the internet that you bought over Nebula Entertainment for Hope’s sake. Is that true? | told you to stay away from her. By buying over her company, you freed her from her unfavorable contract.”
Tess was a little upset. She thought Maia tricked her. “People were already spreading rumors that you wanted to help her with it. Do you think the general public won't realize that now that you’ve bought over her company?”
“| did it for the good of Starlight Entertainment, Aunt Tess.”
Tess was having none of that, “That's bullshit! Starlight Entertainment was one of the top entertainment companies in the business. What does it stand to gain from buying Nebula Entertainment?”
“That’s not it, Aunt Tess. Hope was a valuable asset in their eyes. Our company stands to gain much from this acquisition.”
In truth, the company might not have gained that much, but it did not lose anything either. Furthermore, the takeover put her company back in the spotlight.
With renewed public interest, Starlight Entertainment would be able to recruit more trainees and artists.
Tess looked at her in disbelief. “What about Hope? This acquisition effectively makes her one of your celebrities. | don’t agree with it!”
Maia turned on the air conditioner and poured a glass of juice the moment they were in her apartment. “Here, have some juice. Go on. Stop being so mad!”
“How could | stop? Don’t you remember what | said to you? | told you to stop hanging out with Hope! +15 BONUS
Chapter 151 A Huge Fight
Tess looked at the packed food in Maia’s arms.
“My friend made smoked fish. | got it from her early this morning,” Maia said, making an excuse.
“Smoked fish, eh? | can make that too. There’s no need to trouble your friend. Leave it to me.” “Sure thing. | can’t wait to taste your smoked fish!”
Eventually, they made their way into the elevator.
“I came to ask you something, Maia.”
“Go ahead, Aunt Tess.”
“| read from the internet that you bought over Nebula Entertainment for Hope’s sake. Is that true? | told you to stay away from her. By buying over her company, you freed her from her unfavorable contract.”
Tess was a little upset. She thought Maia tricked her. “People were already spreading rumors “People were already spreading rumors that you wanted to help her with it. Do you think the general public won't realize that now that you’ve bought over her company?”
“| did it for the good of Starlight Entertainment, Aunt Tess.”
Tess was having none of that, “That's bullshit! Starlight Entertainment was one of the top entertainment companies in the business, What does it stand to gain from buying Nebula Entertainment?”
“That’s not it, Aunt Tess. Hope was a valuable asset in their eyes. Our company stands to gain much from this acquisition.”
In truth, the company might not have gained that much, but it did not lose anything either. Furthermore, the takeover put her company back in the spotlight.
With renewed public interest, Starlight Entertainment would be able to recruit more trainees and artists.
Tess looked at her in disbelief. “What about Hope? This acquisition effectively makes her one of your celebrities. | don’t agree with it!”
Maia turned on the air conditioner and poured a glass of juice the moment they were in her apartment. “Here, have some juice. Go,on. Stop being so mad!”
“How could | stop? Don’t you remember what | said to you? | told you to stop hanging out with Hope! +15 BONUS
“Instead, you went ahead and asked your assistant to look after her. Then, you bought over her company and freed her from her contract! You didn’t listen to me. Do you have any respect left for me?”
Maia was put in a difficult position. “That’s not it, Aunt Tess. | meant no disrespect. She’s my younger sister, after all.” “Huh? Younger sister? Yvette was also supposed to be your mother when she married Homer. What good did that do?”
Tess got madder as she went on. “It hasn’t even been two years since that incident! It seemed like just yesterday that you and Errol were beaten to a pulp. | even had nightmares and lost sleep over it!”
“| know you have my best interests at heart, Aunt Tess. However, Hope has nothing to do with Yvette’s misdeeds. It’s all in the past now. Errol and | won’t let anyone hurt us now. You can stop worrying about us.”
Tess was displeased. “Who can say for sure Hope’s hands are clean? You don’t know what's cooking underneath the facade. You might think of her as your sister, but she might not think the same!
“You said you bought over Nebula Entertainment for the good of your company. Fine. I’m not sure how it works in your industry, but you have to fire Hope and kick her out of there!”This content © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.
There was no way Maia would agree with that. Nothing about that decision made sense. Hope was a television drama ratings magnet!
“Hope is valuable, Aunt Tess. Am | supposed to give my competitors the advantage by kicking her out of my company?” “You're too kind, Maia. You'll pay for it someday. | guess you're just not going to listen to me anymore.
“You'd do well to remember who pulled you out of the fire! If | hadn’t led the team to save you, you wouldn't even be alive to argue with me right now!”
“I'm not arguing, Aunt Tess. I’m aware that you saved me, but this is about what's best for my company. | can’t fire Hope. | know I'm your niece as well as Hope’s elder sister. However, I’m also a businesswoman...”
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Maia was cut off before she could finish her sentence.
“I've had enough of this! Stop trying to appeal to my emotions. I’m not going to change my mind. Stop this before your kindness brings you trouble! It’s over between us if you insist on helping Hope.”
Tess was adamant. She walked out of the apartment and slammed the door shut on her way.
Maia knew her aunt would not be happy about the acquisition, but she did not expect it to be
this bad.
She and Tess were very close. It was hard to believe such a big fight would erupt because of Hope.
She had to admit that Hope played a big part in her decision to acquire Nebula Entertainment, but she also considered her company’s interest first and foremost. If they were to kick Hope out now, she would not stand to gain anything from this venture.
There was no place for sentimentalism in business. Maia was truly out of ideas.
She video-called Errol. It did not take long for him to answer her call.
“Why did you call me at this time of day, sis?” Errol signed.
“| made Aunt Tess mad.” Maia sighed.
Errol was startled and signed again, “Let me guess. Is this about you buying over Nebula Entertainment?” Maia nodded. He was a smart guy, so it was only natural that he would guess so accurately.
“Am | right in saying that you bought over that company for a personal reason, could see it. However, you killed two birds with one stone.
sis? Anybody
“| saw the discussion on the internet. They say Hope signed a lifetime contract with Sunny Videos. This point alone tells me that Starlight Entertainment benefited from the acquisition!”
Maia was stunned. Did Hope sign a lifetime contract with Sunny Videos? This was the first time she had heard anything about it. Why had no one mentioned it to her?
“Maia.” Errol signed again. “It’s only right that Aunt Tess couldn’t understand it. After all, Hope’s mom did a lot of bad things to us. Aunt Tess got worked up because she cares about us.
‘Hope is an actress when all is said and done. She’s better at putting up an act than us. None of us can guarantee that she’s a decent person. What are you going to do if it was all an act?”
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