Divorced and Dominant Now You Cry novel Chapter 361

Chapter 361

Upon seeing Sylvia and Ashton, Roxy’s features instantly hardened, her face growing icy with displeasure. She knew that Sylvia’s arrival with Ashton was a painfully obvious attempt to poach Martha.

She thought that it was quite unfortunate for them, though, as Martha had already given her word to renew with Summit Media.

She was also aware that Sylvia had falled to lure Martha away even when Evermore Media was at its height. And now that the company was falling, the attempt was nothing more than a pointless gesture.

Martha Instantly lifted her gaze, and upon spotting Ashton, her eyes instantly locked onto him, making him the sole focus of her vision.

She remembered her past as an abandoned outcast–an ugly duckling cast aside by her own family, with nowhere to belong in the wider world. She saw no future and felt entirely hopeless, facing only an encroaching darkness.

That all changed when Ashton appeared in her life. Ashton had rescued her from a wretched nightmare, assuring her that her life was only just beginning.

Martha’s mind was flooded with memories. Though much time had elapsed since those events, they hadn’t been eroded by the passage of time; instead, they had become more profound. She recalled every single one of them with perfect clarity.

Martha’s heart started racing. She realized that no matter how many years had passed, the mere sight of Ashton was enough to send her into a state of acute nervousness and accelerate her heart rate.

She was a globally recognized superstar, but before Ashton, she was instantly reduced to a bashful young lady whose heart fluttered and swelled with powerful, romantic longing for her beloved.

“What are you guys doing here?” Roxy asked coldly.

Sylvia casually tossed her hair back, lifting her chin slightly as she delivered a challenging reply, “What’s with the hostile reception, Roxy? You’re surely not concerned about us coming here to poach Martha, right?”

Roxy stated haughtily, “If you’re here to poach Martha, then I’m sorry to tell you that you are a step too late, Sylvia. Martha has already completed her contract renewal with Summit Media and will endorse two upcoming Summit Beauty products.

“You should just heed my advice–sell off Evermore Media and Evermore Beauty for whatever you can get since they have no chance of succeeding!”

Upon seeing Roxy’s haughty and self–satisfied expression, Sylvia smoothly cast a look at the contract in Martha’s grasp, noting the blank space on the signature line. She then smiled and said, “That contract isn’t even signed yet. You ought to know that nothing is set in stone yet, Roxy!”

“Martha had given me her word!” Roxy insisted, her voice rising.

“It seems like you’ve only made a verbal agreement. Ms. Stone. I truly believe Summit Media is not the right fit for you, so why not join Ashton and me at Evermore Media instead?” Sylvia suggested, placing heavy emphasis on Ashton’s name.

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She had sensed that Martha’s focus was entirely on Ashton the moment they walked into the conference room, making it obvious that the infatuation in Martha’s eyes rivaled her own intensity.

She felt a flicker of crisis at that realization, but the feeling soon dissipated. She had long since made peace with the inevitable truth–Ashton was simply never destined to belong to her alone.

It was then that Hester stepped in, saying, “I’m sorry, but Evermore Media currently doesn’t meet the contractual standards we require, Ms. Langley.”

Evermore Media’s standing was significantly inferior to that of Summit Media. There was no logical reason for Martha to join the virtually unknown Evermore Media, especially given Martha’s skyrocketing popularity— unless Martha had lost her mind.

Hester couldn’t help but wonder what gave Sylvia the confidence to make such an offer to Martha.

“Did you hear that, Sylvia? You’re both not welcome here, so please leave at once!” Roxy snapped, intentionally casting a look of superiority toward Ashton.

She wanted him to grasp, unequivocally, that trying to poach Martha was an absurd fantasy, serving only to highlight his own futility.

“Hold on,” Martha suddenly said after tearing her eyes away from Ashton with obvious reluctance. She felt her heart hammering against her chest, her eyes darting away in evasion, and her pulse quickening to a frantic beat. Roxy and Anna turned to Martha in astonishment as a deep dread rose within them.