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Chapter 16: Contract
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2024-10-29 19:42:56(Monique’s POV)
Ring! Ring!
I woke up from my deep slumber because of the irritating sound from my phone. “Hello?!”
“Monique! Thank God you finally answered the phone. I’ve been calling you a couple of times already!” So, it’s my manager.
“What do you want? You just disturbed my sleep, didn’t you know that?”
“What?! You’re still sleeping? It’s already past 9 in the morning! Hurry up and come to the office this instant!” She instantly hung up the phone before I could say my reply.
‘What the hell is wrong with that psychopath old lady!’ That was my manager, Michelle Chua. She was given to me by the agency when I first started working there, so we’ve known each other for so many years already.
We were not really on good terms. When I was still a newbie in this modeling career, she was my support. She gave me different opportunit
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