Larissa Judson and Haskell Palmer novel Chapter 469

The moment Larissa mentioned an opportunity, the angry murmurs died down. The representatives, who seconds ago had been ready to riot, now stood in silent, hopeful anticipation.

“Which three?” someone asked.

From his table, Magnus muttered to Lucius, “Mr. Lincoln, look at them. They have no backbone at all. One minute they’re demanding an apology, and the next they’re licking her boots for a chance to work with her.”

Damon was equally disgusted. He had hoped to stoke the other companies’ anger to at least give Lucius a small victory by seeing Larissa publicly condemned. But with a single sentence, she had silenced them all.

It was utterly spineless.

The live-stream audience found the rapid shift hilarious. It was the first time anyone had seen Lucius Lincoln so thoroughly outplayed and publicly humiliated. And it was clear now that Larissa had planned this reveal from the very beginning, turning his supposed masterstroke into a public joke.

[LMAO, they’re still mad, but they can’t resist the chance to work with Field of Lari!]

[Is this what it means to have talent as your ultimate weapon? She offends two dozen companies and then has the gall to offer them a chance!]

[Talent or not, she’s made a lot of enemies today. Isn’t she worried about a joint boycott against Starlight Media?]

[Good point. Starlight is a new company without any major stars. Their artists could really suffer from this.]

[Speaking of, didn't they just poach one new artist? Other than Leopold, they don’t have much star power.]

The room was stunned.

“Her next novel? That’s a pretty distant promise!”

“What makes her so sure her next book will be a hit?”

Magnus, sensing an opportunity, tried to stir the pot again. “Don’t let her fool you again! She needs to pay for what she did to us today! From now on, any resource Starlight Media wants, we should all band together and take it from them!”

The representatives of the unnamed companies glanced nervously at Lucius. Aside from the industry giants like Gale, Sky, and Celestial, most of them were mid-tier studios. They couldn't afford to offend Lucius, but they also couldn’t afford to offend Haskell, whose fiancée Larissa was. Since she had offered an explanation—and a potential future opportunity—most chose to remain silent, unwilling to push the matter and risk Haskell’s wrath.