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Kaia’s mind reeled with confusion.
She typed out a quick response to Jimmy's message. [What's going on? Are you worried about losing the case?
Don’t be-even if we don’t win the first round, there's always an appeal. Plus, suing isn’t our only move. Those
music critics we reached out to are ready to post videos exposing her plagiarism in detail.]
Jimmy's reply was curt. [It's not about them. I just don’t want to pursue it anymore.]
Kaia stared at the screen, at a loss.
When the client shuts the door, even the best lawyer can’t force
it open.
She couldn't exactly drag Jimmy to court against his will.
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That evening, after wrapping up her latest shoot, Kayla invited Kaia to a cozy, private lounge bar.
“Kaia, | finally finished filming!” Kayla beamed, her voice bubbling with excitement. “I even did swire stunts
this time. Pretty cool, right?”
“You're amazing!” Kaia said, but her smile felt strained, her
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Kayla’s sharp eyes caught the shift immediately. “Hey, what's Wrong? You seem off tonight.”
Kaia shook her head, trying to brush it off, but the question slipped out. “Your friend who was going to sue-any
idea why he suddenly backed out?”
Kayla knew Jimmy through his work on an OST for her show.
He'd risen to fthrough a talent competition, with a voice that was decent but a knack for songwriting that
shone.
His compositions had earned him a quiet reputation, but his own singing career never took off.
When Kayla heard about his plagiarism issue, she immediately thought of Kaia, her only lawyer friend.
“What? He's not suing anymore?” Kayla’s brows shot up. “Don’t worry, Kaia, I'll ask him right now!”
Kaia forced a smile. “It’s fine, I'm just curious.”
Kayla, ever the firecracker, wasn’t about to let her friend stew. She stepped aside to make a call, her voice sharp
as she pressed Jimmy for answers.
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Ten minutes later, she returned, her expression clouded. “Kaia,
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I'm sorry, Jimmy wasn't totally upfront with you. Alfly Entertainment leaned on him hard. He's worried that
pushing this could tank his career. Sorry. | feel awful about this.”
Kaia managed a reassuring smile. “It’s okay, Kayla. You don’t need to apologize. Jimmy is the one who got hurt
here. | just think it's a shame.”
They let the topic drop after that.
Neither of them touched alcohol that night. They just had slemonade and chatted.
When Calvin arrived to pick up Kayla, he did a double take at
Kaia.
He recognized her as Lucien’s girlfriend.
Kayla offered to give Kaia a ride, but she politely declined.
As Kaia walked away, Kayla sighed, guilt gnawing at her. “This is my fault. | think | upset her.”
Calvin frowned, “What happened?”
Kayla explained, and Calvin let out a cold chuckle before dialing Lucien,
“Hey, | ran into your girlfriend today. She seemed down. Want to know why?”
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Lucien’s patience for anyone but Kain was thin.
His voice was clipped. “Spit it out.”
Calvin sighed.
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He had thought he had the upper hand this time, only to find Lucien’s cool composure unshaken.
Calvin started to find that maybe this woman wasn’t as important to Lucien as he'd assumed.
After all, in their elite circles, that wouldn't be surprising.
“It’s nothing major,” Calvin said, his tone casual but pointed. “My girlfriend tried to do a good deed, hooking Kaia
up with a client. Turns out, the client wanted to sue your family’s little protégé. Your nephew must've stepped in
and shut it down.”
He paused, needling further. “Didn’t Kaia almost marry your nephew? Now that the bride’s been swapped out,
it’s no shock she’s got it in for your family’s foster girl.”
On the surface, Calvin sounded like he was explaining Kaia’s behavior. But his voice was full of sarcasm.
Lucien’s jaw tightened at Calvin's tone. “Alden was the one who was dumped. Don’t you know that?” he said
icily.
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Calvin blinked, caught off guard.
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Calvin shrugged. Still, did Lucien really need to make such a point of it?
Calvin laughed it off. “Right, right, she ditched him first.”
Lucien let out a derisive scoff and hung up.
Calvin muttered under his breath. “He hung up on me?”
“Serves you right!” Kayla snapped, her lips pursed.
Calvin raised an eyebrow, his tongue grazing his palate. “Kayla, how's that fair?”
She shoved him back as he leaned in
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Calvin froze, surprised. They'd only met twice, and they were already this close?
“Alright, | get it,” he said, raising his hands in surrender.
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His phone buzzed, and Kayla glanced at the screen, catching a
name.
She looked up, noting the way his eyes darted away, and her
heart sank.
“You're not going to answer that?” she asked, her voice cool.
Calvin hesitated, turning the phone face-down. “Just spam. Not worth picking up.”
Kayla’s lips curved into a tight smile. She turned to the window, her thoughts drifting as she gazed into the night.
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Kaia he was dropping the lawsuit
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Kaia saw the notification and tapped it, her curiosity tinged with
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