Noon arrived in the blink of an eye.
Zachary had been waiting for news from Sinclair, but it was reported that Suanne had taken over Theclair Group.
Currently, Theclair Group was in a mess.
Hence, the termination of Liam's contract was temporarily delayed.
Nonetheless, Maria had to leave.
Everything that happened over the past few days were hard to digest all at once.
Gary also received the news that Cindy had already left the country with her manager's husband.
That night, they left the country along with Maria.
Of course, Liam was there to send them off.
Meanwhile, in London.
Three days had passed.
During that time, Ernest had also arrived in London.
They were all gathered in London.
Ernest only found out about what happened when he saw the news while on his way to England. Once he touched down, he rushed home immediately. There, he met Gary, Celeste, and Maria.
Ernest immediately asked, "What's with the news recently? Did you all keep this from me?"
"If we told you, wouldn't that have gotten in the way of your love life?" Gary teased. "Anyway, we didn't explicitly agree not to tell you. It just happened."
"So will Liam be able to terminate his contract?" Ernest asked.
"Of course. Definitely," Maria replied.
Ernest nodded. "That's good then. I'll put my stuff away and take a shower. We'll talk more later."
"Don't go yet." Maria gave Ernest a sly smile. "Ernest, is Leah your girlfriend?"
Ernest paused for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, it's her."
"Congratulations!" Maria said, beaming.
Ernest could not help but smile as well. His smile was warm, gentle, and filled with confidence.
"Thank you," he replied.
The three of them laughed as they watched Ernest go upstairs.
Gary said, "Wow, it's rare for him to be so open. I wonder who taught him all this."
"Really? You can do all this without a teacher, you know?" Maria replied.
Gary glanced at Maria. "Stop being so crude. You're a girl, you know? Liam will be disgusted if he finds out."
"He would never," Maria answered, shaking her head. "Whatever. See you later guys. I'm going upstairs to video call Liam."
"Sure. I'll take a walk with Celeste." Gary held Celeste's hand as they walked outside.
The days passed quickly.
Gary and Celeste continued their internship at the company.
Maria continued with her studies.
They spent their days in relative peace.
Meanwhile, back home.
Theclair Group had fallen into disarray because of the scandals, but Suanne's presence had stabilized the situation somewhat. However, the damage done to the company's reputation was irreversible.
Eventually, Suanne found out that Liam wanted to terminate his contract. It surprised her. "Why is Liam doing so? Where's his manager? Tell him to come and see me. I want to know what's going on."
When Johnny arrived at her office, she asked him bluntly, "What's going on? Why is Liam trying to terminate his contract?"
Johnny answered, "He's unhappy that he's out of work. He hasn't booked a job since he graduated, and he probably has been blacklisted. That's why he's doing this."
Suanne narrowed her eyes. "Blacklisted? No wonder I haven't seen him in any ads or projects. I thought he disappeared. How could you blacklist such a popular artist?"
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