The Price Of Sincerity
Gold Card

“You made her an advertising model for a new product, right? Why?” Dye immediately asked after throwing a sheet of paper at Max's desk.

“Do I need your approval to determine who will advertise my product?” reply Max cuek. “You just need to take care of the event to run smoothly, right?”

“But how could you suddenly change the model like this. We've been defining the model from the start, and I've contacted the agency. Already signed the contract.”

“What's difficult? You just need to cancel that contract, and make a new one. Problem solved isn't it?” Max knew that his decision would cause problems because he had cancelled his contract with a familiar person, Ziya Lewis. But he couldn't think of any other way to meet Jane. And it just so happens that his company will launch the latest product, a powerful phone with the most innovative features that will be promoted this week.

“Yes, yes, yes. It's pretty easy you say that, huh. All right, I'll take care of it. I'm not in the mood to argue with you.”

“Why? Do you want to move to another division, Mr Manager?” Max looked at Dye who was still standing in front of his desk. “Or—do you want to stop?”

“Kau—Ah is here. Butwhy? Hoo. Have you slept with her?” Dye narrowed her eyes looking at Max with a suspicious look.

“Yang is right. Do you think I have time to meet him?”

“Oh, yes. So you're not seeing him anymore. Right too.” Dye was silent for a moment. “Hemm. Are you not-don't you deliberately make her his model as an excuse to meet him? Yeah, right? Well, you want it so much huh. But just so you know, he's three years younger than you, even younger than Lery. And also—” Dye instantly clenched her two lips tightly.

“Lery? Aha, since you talked about it, shouldn't you bring it to me. Until when are you going to hide it from me, ha?”

“I? I don't nobody call it—I don't. Yes, I have to make a new contract. And looking at the preparations, it seems like there are some items that I have not checked. I'm going first. Bye.” Dye slowly walked backwards and rushed out of the director's room, Max's room. As soon as the door closed and Dye disappeared from his sight, Max smiled sinisterly.

Three years? Just deserve he looks—. Ah what I was thinking.

Instantly her cynical smile turned into a sweet smile accompanied by a small laughter as she recalled the woman in her arms, in her arms.

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Jane looked at the camera lens that was fixed on her. Smiling while holding a mobile phone in hand, he occasionally turned that smile flat followed by an elegant haughty expression. And smiled again to produce some photos and videos of himself promoting the phone in his grasp.

"Hey. What are you looking for?” Shara suddenly comes to Jane who is sitting in the corner of the shooting room while giving a bottle of drink to the woman.

“Nothing, I just look around.” Jane takes a bottle of mineral water from Shara's hand.

As I recall the name of the company AVC. Same with this place. Hemm but even if it was true, I wouldn't have met him either. A director couldn't possibly come to see the ads, right... I just wanted to ask her about that day, I'm sure she must have taken me to the hospital. And that picture, I want to know...

“Begukah... Okay. Oh yeah, my husband just got accepted to work at a bar. He said it's a nice bar, let's go there after this, but there's definitely no alcohol for you. I don't want to imagine it and I don't know what to do because I can't give you medicine if you drink alcohol. Remember that, yes,” Shara emphasized her speech and followed with a sharp look at Jane.

“Alright, I won't drink alcohol. How good is the place? Do you have a picture of her?”

“Ah I forgot to ask for her picture, but I remember her name. ‘Ethalos’.”

“Colah. What are you worried about, you're a top model now. And also my husband has prepared a membership card for us. Ta—da.” Shara took out two golden-brown papers from her bag.

“Wah. Shara, you are the best. Let's go home, we have to get ready.” Jane quickly picks up the ticket from Shara's hand, she stares at the card carefully and looks at it for a long time. What an awesome design. He likes bars, more than any other place. He likes dark places with music that fills his head. For a moment he could make himself forget. Forgetting something you shouldn't remember.

Jane looked down when Shara and the photographer looked at her, which meant that her manager would have finished his day job. The photographer seemed satisfied with the results, the top model did not disappoint.

“OK, because there's still plenty of time. Let's go shopping first, there's a suit that suddenly occurred to me,” Jane said as she and Shara entered the elevator.

Meanwhile, a man wearing a neat suit was frowning in the photo shoot room. It looks like he's looking for someone. Max was still observing every corner of the room, yet he did not find it. He couldn't find Jane. People seem to be cleaning up the place. Max stopped one of the officers who was carrying a strobe flash light. “What's the shoot done?”

“Already sir, just finished.” The man continued walking past Max as he got the nod from his boss.

Ah drat. I has accelerated the meeting.

Infuriated, Max walked out of the room. Dye who was talking to the photographer just looked at him with a smile. A smile to hold back his laughter, his friend's efforts turned out to be in vain. But he's not going to be that happy, he's got some good news for Max. And it can definitely let go of that man's disappointment.

Ting. Ting

The cell phone in Max's and Dye's pants pocket rang together, a message coming in.

Dev

[Ethalos, 9 o'clock]

The message goes in the group chat, Devan sends a message there. Dye checked her phone, she caught up with Max who had gone somewhere. But his instincts said the man would return to his room. And true. Dye finds Max with his upset face pacing back and forth in front of his desk.

“Yo, relax. You don't have to be sad, are you so eager to meet her?”

“Do you think?” Max can't stay still.

It seems like that woman can make you forget her. Lfs nice. Inner Dye.

Dye showed her phone screen, showing the message she received. “Come to Ethalos tonight, you'll meet her.”

“What? You're not lying to me, are you? Why is he there.”

“Ya already, if not believe.” Dye walked away from him, walked towards the sofa and lay there. He smiled proudly as he recalled the new membership database report he received from Ethalos' administrative staff.

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