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Chapter 427 Price Hike Among Actors
Madeline was scolding Thomas in the car. Thomas listened without talking back.
“You are getting more and more naughty! Go back to kindergarten from tomorrow onwards!”
Madeline was really angry. She was worried sick after Thomas, a five-year-old boy, went to look for Old
Mr. Solace at the Solace family’s villa. If he were the same as Annalise, Thomas would be in deep
trouble.
“Mommy, I want to go to elementary school,” said Thomas as he raised his hand cautiously.
Madeline glanced at him and said, “Do you think it’s easy to get into elementary school? Wait until you
pass the interview.”
“Mommy, have you forgotten who gave birth to me? My mother is Madeline, the world’s most intelligent
genius! A mere elementary school entrance exam and interview are nothing to me, “ Thomas said while
raising his head.
Madeline twisted his earlobe and said, “Wait till you pass the exam.”
When Thomas saw Madeline was not angry anymore, he gave her a hug and said, “Mommy, if you
don’t want Daddy anymore, just dump him. I will protect you from now on!”
Madeline was shocked and then realized what Thomas just said. She was so touched. Everyone felt
Thomas was a careless and reckless child. Madeline was the only one who knew how considerate he
was when it involved her. Thomas even figured out Madeline was hesitating whether to leave Noah for
the triplets’ wellbeing.
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“Mommy. Although I think Daddy was no longer a jerk, you still have the right to leave him if he makes
you sad. I don’t want you to be aggrieved.”
“Brat, don’t think I will forgive you just because you said all that. No computer games for you this
month.”
Thomas cried and begged. “Mommy, can’t you change the punishment? Why don’t you hit me instead?
“Mrs. Quincy, Mr. Quincy will never betray you. Rest assured.”
The driver spoke suddenly. It scared Madeline.
“Why are you here?” Madeline looked around the car. It was just a normal taxi hailed on the street.
However, the driver was indeed the witty chauffeur from the morning.
The chauffeur smiled. “Mrs. Quincy, calm down. This is Mr. Quincy’s instructions. He said anyone will
get a thousand dollars for driving you regardless of distance.”
Madeline could not stand Noah’s treatment.
“Mommy. There’s food. They are all your favorite.” Thomas got a box from somewhere. It had many
different snacks inside.
Madeline had not had lunch since morning. Her stomach started to growl when she smelled the food.
Madeline wanted to reject it, but she picked up one of the snacks and gulped it down angrily. It felt like
she was chomping on Noah’s annoying face instead.
“Mr. Quincy called me and ordered me to buy all of these snacks. They were all picked by Noah
through a video call.”
The taste of the food changed when Madeline was eating. However, Thomas had his fill.
Then, Madeline received a call from Clinton, “Ms. Madeline, did you see the comments on the internet?
I’m worried about Mackenzie…”
Madeline just saw the comments on the internet about Mackenzie. However, those comments
disappeared before she could act. She even tried to search for Mackenzie’s name and only saw
articles that praised her.
“I don’t think she knows about it yet. It’ll be fine as long as the incident is suppressed from the trending
feed. Don’t worry.”
“But everyone is calling our movie a rip-off. They are trying to boycott our movie.”
“Just ignore it.” Madeline hung up and called one of the actors from Annalise’s cast members.
She figured Annalise probably just got a verbal agreement with them. The article on the internet only
mentioned their participation in the movie, so the fans of these actors would boycott Mackenzie’s
movie. Madeline was sure that none of them had signed their contracts yet.
“Hello, this is Isabella. I want to speak to Mr. Ferguson.”
“Ms. Isabella. It’s been a long time. Please hold on.”
It was noisy over at the other end of the call. Madeline figured Corey Ferguson was probably filming a
scene. He was the most famous actor among Annalise’s movie’s cast members. Two years ago, she
met him when she was helping Ciara with her business. If she could get him to help her, he would help
her persuade the other actors.
“Isabella, I didn’t expect you to call me. What a surprise.” Corey Ferguson only entered the
entertainment industry to make money. Two years ago, he spent a lot of effort to make it into the big
leagues. Madeline, or Isabella, as she was known to Corey, helped her get his first role. With that role,
he became famous in Imperia and made a fortune. So, he would never offend Madeline no matter
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“I need your help. Can you help me out, Mr. Best Actor.”
“Stop making fun of me. I know what I’m made of. How can I help you? I’m willing to do anything.”
“It’s nothing much. I heard you participated in a movie recently.”
“You know about this too?” Corey was surprised and started to think about why he received this call in
the first place.
Madeline did not beat around the bush. She said, “This movie is a rip-off produced by an enemy of
mine to irritate me. I’m sure it won’t receive good reviews when it is released. So, I suggest you ask for
as much money as you can. Otherwise, you won’t be able to get a good script anymore if you ruin your
reputation.”
“I haven’t signed the contract yet. Should I just reject it?” Asked Corey. They only paid him a little more
than usual. He figured it was not worth it to offend Isabella for a little profit.
“That depends on you. If you can make them overpay for their actors, you would already be a great
help to me. I would owe you one.”
“This is nothing. I haven’t even thanked you for helping me last time.”
After his call with Isabella, Corey contacted all the cast members of Annalise’s movie and hinted to
them to increase their wages. All of them agreed since it was suggested by Corey.
Soon, Annalise received a call from Liam. When she found out what was going on she was so mad,
“Didn’t we agree on each cast’s pay? Why are they suddenly asking for more money?”
“It’s like they’ve all agreed on it. They mentioned inflation as the reason, and they would not act if their
pay were not increased. The shooting date for Madeline’s movie has also been moved forward.”
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