Chapter: 552
“Hmph! Run any slower, and I’ll break your leg!” Zeke waved his beer bottle wildly.
“Clowns! How dare they make a scene in front of us! Gordon seemed arrogant.
Zoey’s eyes sparkled with admiration.
“I never knew you guys were that great at fighting! It was eye-opening!”
“Hah, that was nothing! Back in the day, Gordon and I took down ten guys in the bar!” Zeke proudly reminisced.
She beamed at him.
“Is that so? That’s amazing!”
“Zeke, Gordon, thank you so much.” Adriana was grateful to them. She had gone to tiny Balerno from Stonia to run from the trouble, but they hunted her down anyway. She couldn’t picture the outcome if she were caught and dragged away.
“Adriana, we’re all schoolmates. Just relax when you’re with us. If you come across any trouble, just come to us, and we’ll take care of it for you!” Zeke thumped his chest and promised her.
Natasha was rather curious.
“Adriana, who did you get into trouble with, to the point that you had to run all the way to Balerno from Stonia?”
“I got into trouble with the boss of the entertainment agency,” Adriana replied with a sigh.
“When I was younger, I had a dream to be a star and signed a contract with an agency without much thinking. Since then, I’ve become their money tree They worked me all year long without off days. I didn’t mind working hard, but after I achieved some fame, the bosses started arranging for me to attend dinners and parties. I was made to entertain the government officials and business magnates.”
She added, “At first, they wanted me to drink at the parties. Later, they wanted me to sleep with some of the men. There was no way I’d agree with that, so I kept saying no. They tried a lot of methods on me, offering me money and threatening me. I couldn’t take it anymore and paid a huge penalty to nullify the contract. But they still refuse to let me go!” She was close to tears at this point. The public only saw the attractive lifestyle of a star, not knowing that she had suffered a lot in this line of work. The queen of entertainment was nothing more than an empty title. The industry was more complicated than most people imagined it to be.
Had it not been for her seniors’ protection, Adriana believed she would have fallen into the abyss.
“How dare these bastards force you into such filthy deals? That’s shameless!” Zeke was indignant after hearing her account.
“Hmph! They’re just an entertainment agency. How dare they do that to you? Do they think they are above the law?” Gordon fumed and promised, “Adriana, do not worry. We will see this through. No matter who your boss is, we won’t go easy on him!”
“That’s right! We will surely avenge you!” the others chimed in, looking as though they were ready for a battle.
“Thank you.” Tears of gratitude streamed down Adriana’s face.
“By the way, Adriana, what’s the name of your boss?” Natasha suddenly asked.
“I only know that Langford is his last name. I don’t know anything else,” Adriana answered.
“Langford?” The friends exchanged glances, and after connecting the dots, they appeared terrified.
“That can’t be it! Is he from the Langford family of Glenstead?”
The aristocrats of Stonia were at a different level than those from Balerno-the elites that established themselves in the royal city came from lineages that spanned centuries. Natasha and her friends believed they’d be in great trouble if the boss of the entertainment agency were truly from the Langford family of Glenstead.
“Adriana, what’s the name of your agency?” Natasha cautiously prodded.