Chapter 1403
The agent said, âYour endorsement contract and the un-aired TV shows might all take a hit because of the scandal about your bad behavior. As an agency, when we sign a client, the most important clause is that if your image gets tarnished and affects the image of the product you endorse, you have to pay a penalty.â
âHow much would I owe?â If the compensation wasnât too high, Hannah thought she could use her savings to pay it off. No way she was going to ask Steven for help again.
Most importantly, the person trying to hurt her was Stevenâs crush. There was no way Steven would fall out with his crush because of her.
Joan said, âYou might have to use up all your fortune to pay it off.â
Hannah said, âJoan, stop scaring me.â
Joan said, âIâm not trying to scare you. You can come into the office and look at the contract yourself. The brands youâre endorsing havenât taken action yet just because thereâs no concrete evidence. But once there is, they will all come after you.â
Hannah sucked in a breath after hearing this. She had been confident before because she had enough assets that even if she stopped working, she could live comfortably. But now, hearing that she might have to use all her fortune to pay off the penalty, she felt a wave of anxiety. âWhat can I do now to save my reputation apart from finding Steven?â
Joan said, âI told you before, our company canât handle this issue, and you have to go to President Dixon Get him to help you handle this. I really donât understand. President Dixon is your solution,8 so why donât you go find him?â
Hannah said, âI just donât want to.â
Joan said, âWhether you sold yourself once or ten times, itâs still selling, whatâs the difference?â
These words hit Hannah right where it hurt.
Did it hurt? It seemed to a bit. But it faded quickly. Because what the agent said was right. She did get opportunities and fame today by selling herself. Since she had already sold herself, there was no dignity left to talk about.
Hannah laughed and said, âYeah, I will contact him.â
What the agent said was right. The most effective way to handle the current crisis was to find Steven. Whether Steven was willing to help or not, she would give Steven a call.
Seeing Hannah changed her attitude, Joan was satisfied. âYou should contact President Dixon as soon as possible. Talk nicely to him, and if itâs not clear over the phone, go to his house. Men sometimes can be very easy-going. He will agree to whatever you say.â
Every word Joan said was like a stab in Hannahâs heart. But she smiled nonchalantly, âYeah, I will keep contacting him until he agrees.â Joan said, âThatâs right. Compared with money, dignity is nothing. Okay, I wonât take up more of your time. You should call President Dixon now and let me know when you have good news.â
After ending the call with her agent, no matter how reluctant she was, Hannah immediately dialed Stevenâs number. She never expected the response to be âThe number you dialed is switched off, please call later.â
The number she dialed was Stevenâs personal number, which only his family knew. When she was still with him, he never switched off his phone. But now he did?
Did he already know that she would shamelessly ask for his help?
Hannah didnât know. She could never figure out what he was thinking. Just as she was hesitating whether to call Rick and find Steven through him, an unknown number called Hannahâs phone.
She answered the call. The voice on the other end was Danielaâs, âYou saw what happened online, didnât you?â
Hannah replied, âMs. Daniela, Iâm truly honored that you went to such lengths to come after me.â