Chapter 406: Threats
Hayley’s POV:
After I warned him, he was clearly intimidated by my strong presence and was trembling slightly. But he still tried to act tough. “Do you think I’m scared? Let me tell you, bringing your studio down is nothing but a matter of minutes.”
I smiled calmly. “Fine. I’ll be waiting. But let me remind you: those who do wrong will eventually pay the price. And tell Clarice not to bother Tanner again.”
He gave me a long, cold stare before sneering. “You, a lowly Omega, think you can meddle in Clarice’s affairs? Don’t say I didn’t warn you; interfering with us will come at a price.” Then, he shot me one last threatening look before walking away without waiting for a reply. I watched his retreating figure, my hands clenched into fists.
The assistant quickly approached, clearly worried. “Hayley, are you okay?” My instincts told me that the agent wouldn’t just let it go and would likely cause more trouble. I looked at the assistant and said, “I’m fine.”
The assistant sighed, clearly frustrated. “This isn’t the first time Clarice has caused problems for Mr. Southwell. It’s happened several times already. Mr. Southwell usually tries to avoid dealing with them, but because the contract was for a year, he’s been forced to go along with it… It seems like they won’t stop until they get Mr. Southwell to give in. I’ve never seen such a shameless woman before. She pretends to be sweet and innocent on screen, but behind the scenes, she’s this kind of person.”
The assistant was speaking so freely, but then suddenly stopped and turned pale. “Mr. Southwell, I…”
I looked up and saw Tanner approaching. Tanner said to the assistant, “Go back to work.” The assistant quickly left.
Tanner walked over to me and said, “Thank you, Hayley! But from now on, don’t get involved in this.”
I was a bit confused. “Why put up with her like this?”
Tanner replied, “Clarice has connections with witches and the underworld. I don’t want to make things worse by offending her too much and risk bringing trouble to the Midnight Pack.”
I frowned. “So you’re just going to put up with her harassment?”
Because he, the one directly involved, had made up his mind, I didn’t press the matter further.
Later in the afternoon, I found myself distracted, my mind stuck on thoughts of Clarice. I decided to look her up online, and soon enough, her detailed Wikipedia page appeared. The online profile was heavily edited, with nothing particularly striking about it. I didn’t have much of an impression of Clarice, so I put my phone away and decided not to dwell on it.
As usual, I worked late, staying until after nine before finally turning off the lights and preparing to leave the studio. I was always the last one to leave, and I had grown used to it. After locking the door as I always did, I walked out.
As I stepped out of the studio, I quickly sensed a shadow rushing toward me. Before I could react, a sack was thrown over my head. Hera’s voice called out to me, “Hayley, let me take control!” I calmed Hera and decided to go along with it, eager to find out who was behind this and what they wanted. I pretended to struggle for a moment and then passed out.