"I want to leave Veridian, and this scandal blowing up is the perfect opportunity. Serena, I need you to figure out a way to terminate my contract…" Or, she could use this chance to secure an amicable termination with Veridian without paying a single cent.
Serena Lockwood was stunned, thinking she must have misheard. "Terminate your contract with Veridian? At a time like this?"
"That's right," she said with absolute certainty.
"Shouldn't we be focused on proving your innocence right now?" Skylar Lockwood also couldn't understand what her younger sister was thinking. 'This is all over the place.'
"First, we terminate the contract. Then, I prove my innocence. Once this is all over, I'll be a free agent. I can sign on for *Brocade Emperor Phoenix* again, and this time, the money I make will be all mine. I won't have to split half of it with Veridian anymore."
She had it all figured out, and she laid out her plan step by step:
