Demon CEO's Hidden Love: Mr Grayson Stole Me From My Abusive Husband-Chapter 88: Tensions Rise At The Script Reading

The announcement came as a shock, the director who had just heard that Damien actually showed up for the script reading, held his breath, afraid if he let it out time would pass.

President Lucas stepped in, "Damien, what do you mean you won’t? Didn’t you come here to-"

Damien cut him off. "I can agree that you have done some good with this little production house you’ve built, Lucas. But we both know that you’re just a spoilt kid, who ran his father’s business to the ground." He folded his arms, and shook his head dismissively from side to side.

"The female lead is a joke, her manager is an idiot and even the public is upset. If I were to take this role, my career would plummet." He said.

Brooke tried to intervene but Matthew cut her off. "Career?" He laughed, "Like I said, I’ve never even heard of you, you’re just a small fish in a big pond. What career?"

Lucas narrowed his eyes at Matthew, "Who the hell are you? Who let you in here?" His gaze landed on Brooke sitting next to him, and he let out a groan.

Matthew reclined into his seat, "You should watch who you’re speaking to, if I wanted to j could have this production shut down with a snap of my finger."

The director frowned, "And who the hell do you think you are to do that?"

Damien gathered his things, he had seen enough and wasn’t going to stand by allowing the classless kid to insult him any further.

Matthew scoffed, "If you don’t know who I am, that just means that none of you are on my level. Why should I waste my time explaining to you?" He laughed, "Just know that I’m this woman’s manager." He informed them.

Brooke’s heart nearly leaped out of her chest. She felt the disdainful glares shot at her from all angles. Matthew was the one running his mouth, but she was the one being hated for it. She wanted the ground to open up and swallow her whole.

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She wished Thane was around, he would solve everything in an instant-

’What the hell are you thinking?! He already created this chance for you. Are you seriously going to let someone else steal your shot? Again?’ she thought, psyching herself into taking action.

Abruptly, she got up, though, nearly loosing her footing and tumbling over. She turned to Matthew, who had started to blow on his nails, nonchalantly ignoring everyone’s questions.

He noticed Brooke’s glare and laughed, "What? Is it time to go-"

"Get out." She gritted her teeth, her fists balled.

"Ha?" He crinkled his brows.

Brooke inhaled sharply then said, "You’re fired! Now get out!"

Matthew widened his eyes, he pointed at himself, and then at her, "You’re firing me?" It sounded utterly ludicrous to him.

He couldn’t get fired, not now, not ever.

The spectators were stunned to hear her speak so boldly, but then again, she was in some way connected to Cassie, so it made sense.

He got up, towering over her, his gaze menacing, "Come on, let’s hear it again, who did you just fire?"

Damien rolled his eyes, wondering what new drama these people were busy acting out. Who would believe this? He shook his head at the attention seekers and walked out the door.

The president followed him, leaving the director behind.

Brooke looked Matthew straight in the eye and repeated herself, but this time with a warning. "You. I’m firing you. And you’d better cooperate, or else I’ll just tell everything to the boss." By the boss she meant Thane, and Matthew knew that.

Hell, he was so intoxicated with anger that he forgot for a second why he even took this job in the first place. He balled his fists, there was nothing more he could say to her, not when she had the heir to the family’s wealth backing her up.

If only, his older brother was no longer the heir...

If only he had some dirt he could use on him...

He clicked his tongue, picked up his phone and stormed out of the room, brushing shoulders against the director on his way out. The older man lost his footing and fell to the ground, amazed by how strong that one man was.

Brooke hurried over to the director and attempted to help him up, but he slapped her hand away. "You’re just a bad luck magnet, aren’t you? The male lead has been chased away, do you understand just how bad that is for us?!" Some of the actors nearby helped him off the floor.

The director hissed, "Just pray his agency doesn’t leak his to the press, if a statement goes out, this whole production is over."

Brooke shook her head, it couldn’t be over. She hadn’t even gotten to act, it was her big come back, but Matthew had selfishly butchered her chances.

"Don’t worry, I’ll go after him-"

One of the actresses slammed her palm against the table. "Go after him? You should’ve done something way sooner. If you don’t have any interest in this project then just say so!" She pointed angrily at Brooke. "Don’t selfishly use this job to make a name for yourself!"

Another seconded. "Some of us have families to feed!"

The rest followed suit, raining curses on Brooke, until someone finally said what broke the camel’s back.

"That Sadie girl didn’t show, these two bitches must be planning this. Right? Hey director, are you really making a film? Or are you all trying to mooch money off the publicity?! Is Sadie really sleeping with president Lucas?! Is this bitch a sponsor’s side piece?"

As if on cue, the rest of the actors dropped their scripts on the table, showing their lack of interest.

"Are we all just a joke?"

The director was at a loss for words. The actors who had taken a bet on his work and still took the role despite the rumors were all now feeling threatened.

"Let’s just leave!"

"Forget the pay! This film is finished!"

As things unfolded swiftly, Brooke’s heart kept racing, beads of sweat ran across her forehead, down to her neck, as she watched the cast advance to the door.

She was the female lead, but she couldn’t bring herself to say a single word to them. Was she really that useless? Even to the end?

"Come on, let’s go-" She reached for the handle and parted the door, only to reveal, president Lucas, Damien and...

"Hey? Isn’t that her?"

"She even had the nerve to show up?"

"What balls she has."

Brooke followed their voices to the source, she locked her gaze on their fixation and gasped when she saw her standing next to Damien.

"Sadie?" She muttered under her breath.