Yoli finally bagged second place, but before she could pop the champagne, the tables turned. Attlee was a cocktail of emotions â regret, heartache, anger, and frustration all in one.
He thought of Allbara Investment and the penny dropped.
âSo, sheâs been dining with Dylan and his gang, no wonder Mario is treating her like a queenâ Attlee said.
It was probably because she was Maestro Melody, so she had got a bunch of big shots in her corner.
Attlee was kicking himself, âWe should have called Yoli in. All we can do now is apologize to her sincerely, fingers crossed sheâll forgive us.â
Why? Olga protested loudly. âYoli already apologized on stage.â
Were they supposed to apologize in private too? Wasnât that just lowering themselves and letting Arabella walk all over them?
if we could avoid a six million loss just by saying sorry, youâd be laughing your ass off!â Attlee sensed that this was more than meets the eye, âWhat Iâm worried about is, weâve hurt that kid too many times.
She might not let us off the hook so easily.â
She had already blocked their phone numbers.
âDidnât she used to fancy Yoliâs necklace? We could give that to her.â Olga said.
Before Olga could finish, Attlee started laughing.
What are you laughing at?â Olga asked.
âDo you think a piano maestro would be short of cash for a necklace?â Attlee asked.
âThen why would she steal Yoliâs necklace? And date a bunch of guys? Isnât it for the money?â Olga said.
Attlee pondered and said, âWhat Yoli said might not be true. Sheâs dating all these guys probably because sheâs a piano maestro and wants to connect with likeâminded people.â
After all, these high profile people loved to flock together.
Olga listened to him, and it suddenly made sense. But how could Yoli possibly lie? Attlee must be overthinking!
Just then, Attleeâs phone rang again, it was Ben from the company.
âMr. Murphy, weâre screwed! The Collins family has announced that they wonât allow any company to collaborate with the Murphy family, and whoever dares to help us will be challenging them!â Ben said, âNow a few more companies have terminated their contracts with us. If this keeps up, our company is going bankrupt!â
Attlee was stunned and utterly confused, âWe havenât offended the Collins family, did they mention why?â
âNo.â Ben said.
âThen go find out!!â Attlee was running around like a headless chicken. There was no conflict with the Collins family at the awards ceremony today. They didnât even say hi! How could they have offended them?
âDonât worry, Iâm on it.â Ben said.
After hanging up, Attlee had a sinking feeling that he was done for.
He couldnât figure out why the Collins family would make such a statement, was it because of Arabella?
Did the Collins family have a soft spot for Maestro Melody, and decided to step in when they saw her being treated unfairly?
If that was the case, they had just pissed off two big shots.