Melody Thorne and Jared Quinn were walking back after seeing off Mr. and Mrs. Thorne when they ran into someone.
Hans Montrose.
He wasn't in the hall earlier, so Melody had thought he had already left,
They used to be the closest of people, but now they felt like strangers,
Melody averted her eyes as if she hadn't seen him.
Hans Montrose's gaze swept over her without a word, as he walked past them.
Back in the room, Melody received a frantic call from Nina King, asking where she had been these past few days. The new movie had just achieved great success, and she didn't seize the opportunity,
Now, many domestic advertisers were seeking her out, yet she was playing a disappearing act.
"When exactly are you coming back? If you're planning on not showing up, I'll just close your company down. By the time you come back, you won't find me again, I might already have found someone else to cling to," Nina threatened, pulling at her hair.
