Before she could say anything, Sean Quinn suddenly said, "I have another call coming in. We'll have a good chat about that phone number later..."
Then he hung up.
Stella Lockwood listened to the dial tone, so frantic she was scratching her scalp and stamping her feet. 'Is fate trying to cut off all my escape routes?'
'No, I have to land this leading role in *Brocade Emperor Phoenix*. But Sean Quinn has already laid out his terms. If I don't want to submit to the casting couch, how else can I secure this role?'
'No, wait a minute, something's strange here. Why did that guy invest in *Brocade Emperor Phoenix* in my past life?'
'Was I able to play the lead back then because he wanted to promote me?'
'How is that possible?'
'Why would he do something if there was no profit in it for him?'
'Back then, their relationship was anything but friendly.'
'But the facts are right in front of me. He did invest in it.'
