Twisted Ties of Love novel Chapter 417

She asked a few staff members and found out that Brad had been suffering from insomnia these past few days and was currently in the rest area trying to get his mojo back.

Izabella, with her bag in hand, headed for the director's lounge. Brad was a classic workaholic who treated every script like his own baby. Sometimes he was so busy that he didn’t even have time to go back to his hotel to rest, so he just crashed on the couch in the makeshift rest area of the set.

This was Izabella’s first time visiting the director's lounge. The door was closed, and she knocked a couple of times.

The room was not soundproofed. After waiting for a while, Izabella finally heard some movement inside. Brad opened the door, and just as the staff had described, he looked beat. She could tell his insomnia was severe.

Seeing Izabella, Brad perked up a bit, but just a smidge.

“You're here."

Izabella nodded. "Mr. York, can I come in and sit for a while?"

“Sure.” Brad turned around and poured a cup of water for Izabella. “No coffee, just water.”

“That’s fine.” Izabella put the paper cup aside and said, “I heard from the staff that you've been having insomnia these past few days.”

“I didn’t think Kristin would be such a pain in the ass. She called me, and I didn’t pick up, so she leaked my phone number. I’ve been receiving all sorts of threatening calls since yesterday. I can’t even turn off my phone since I might miss important work calls. This situation is tricky. On the surface, it seems like we have the upper hand in terminating the contract with Kristin, but the real problem is huge. According to the contract we signed with your agency, we can’t terminate unless there’s a major breach. If this goes to court and drags on, the production can’t continue.”

After a long speech, Brad's throat hurt. He’d been having inflammation for these past few days. Last night, he suddenly had a bunch of mouth ulcers that were so painful he couldn’t sleep. He took a few sips of the cold water with mint to sooth his throat and continued.

“You said you had a solution before. What is it? Izabella, I have a lot of faith in you. Please don’t tell me you have no way to solve this. Also, I heard that your agency was recently acquired by the Maple Group. I heard there was a lot of chaos internally, and a third of the employees were laid off. Even your previous agent is no longer there. Have you met the new boss? Is he easy to get along with? Will he give you a hard time like Mr. Dewitt did and make you take the fall?”

As he spoke, Brad sighed heavily. Not wanting Izabella to see his worried expression, he turned his back to her.

“I have a feeling this issue won’t be easy to resolve. Your agency just changed bosses, and which boss doesn’t want to make money? There aren’t many profitable artists in the entire company. Kristin is currently the most profitable artist in your company. What if your new boss sides with her? If you don't take action, there will be bad consequences in the future. Izabella, I've been thinking a lot these days. The best solution is for you to go find Nathaniel or Brett. Both of them have a thing for you, right?”

“Mr. York, come sign this.” Izabella coolly interrupted him.

“Sign what?”

Brad turned to see a stamped document on the table and asked, “What is this?”