Larissa Judson and Haskell Palmer novel Chapter 468

The Celestial Cinema representative chimed in. “Exactly! Your behavior is completely unacceptable!”

Soon, the smaller companies joined the chorus of accusations. “Right! You deliberately wasted our time! Don’t think you can get away with this just because Haskell is backing you. You owe us an explanation!”

Up on the second-floor balcony, the other guests had gathered to watch the drama unfold.

Fraser leaned against the railing, adjusting his glasses. He turned to Haskell, who sat calmly in his wheelchair nearby. “Haskell, Ms. Judson seems to be under attack. Aren’t you going to step in?”

Haskell smiled serenely. “There’s no need. Larissa isn’t like your brother, Garrick. She doesn’t need anyone to clean up her messes.”

Garrick stiffened.

Fraser placed a hand on Garrick’s arm. “Your calmness is telling, Haskell. It shows you have great faith in Ms. Judson. Though, to an outsider, it might look like you don’t care much for your fiancée at all.”

Haskell’s smile never wavered. “Feel free to test just how much I care for Larissa. I’m sure you two would find out soon enough.”

Fraser said no more. Garrick merely snorted. He wasn’t afraid to make a move on Larissa; he just hadn’t found the right opportunity yet.

Fraser turned his attention back to the scene below. “Larissa went to all this trouble just to humiliate Finley, and now she’s keeping the rights for herself. She may have thwarted Lucius’s plan, but she’s made enemies of everyone else in this room. Pacifying this crowd won’t be easy.”

Down below, facing the condemnation from over twenty companies, Larissa showed no sign of remorse. In fact, she went on the offensive.

“If any of you had made a reasonable offer or presented a vision that moved me, I might have considered selling you the rights. But let’s be honest about what happened here today. None of you could match Gale Entertainment’s money, some of you tried to devalue my work to lowball me, and one of you even had the audacity to suggest giving my heroine’s story to a man.”

Her voice was sharp and clear. “I am not just the CEO of Starlight Media; I am an author who cherishes her work. And frankly, most of your performances today were pathetic.”

Seeing that she was not only refusing to apologize but was actively criticizing them, several representatives grew even angrier. But before they could protest, she spoke again.

“However, there were three companies whose presentations today showed genuine sincerity. For them, I am willing to consider future collaborations.”