Once Gisele was out of the building and back to her car. She broke into a triumphant dance. The excited young lady giggled and laughed with herself, feeling very satisfied with her achievement.
Daniel helplessly watched with a complicated expression. He just witnessed her dupe someone so he wasn't really sure how he should feel or react, especially when he could have been said to have played the role of an apprentice.
Gisele looked at the young man's complicated gaze and did not feel an iota of guilt. "Don't feel guilty, I was just taken a due compensation for suffering 3 years. It can't even amount for my share of the bride price he had taken on my head" she explained with a bright smile. Her stepfather and his family had been really stingy with money to her, how would he feel when he finds out he had lost a whopping sum of 10 million to his scumbag stepdaughter. He would probably pass out from angry. It was really delighting to imagine such a day.
"He's_"
"Yes he's my stepfather. He should be glad I only collected this much from him, after he sold me out to pay off his debts"
Daniel was a man of strong principles even still after hearing her words, every guilt he initially felt flew away like birds with wings. The girl had not gone into details but it was enough for him to understand what she had gone through. The hurt , anger and resentment that had showed from her eyes when she was reminded of the man's identity broke his heart.
He wasn't the type to console a lady so he just stayed mute but kept a small smile on his lips. Gisele too immediately shook away the unhappy thought, she returned to being joyful for her unexpected gains. Everything had gone as planned and even better at the end.
"Is this legal?" She heard Daniel ask as they both got into the car. The young man was looking at the signed documents from CEO Ulan and his board of directors. A worried and doubtful look in his eyes. They had gotten their signatures through swindling, so was this presentable in court?
Gisele gave him a Mischievous smile "as legal as the Contract"
as legal as the contract?
The worried young man could only laugh when he got her hidden meaning. CEO Ulan had used a similar method to frame them I to a contract, yet the fake contract had already been presented in court and was being used to pressurize them. So why shouldn't their annulment for the contract also be presentable?
In the end both parties would be locked up in a stalemate, at this point they even had an upperhand against CEO Ulan since money written on the annulment had been directly transferred to his account and he would never be able to testify that he had received the money in an underground club. Saying such would only land him in jail still. This was Tit-for-Tat.
Everything was settled no doubt.
....
Gisele drovve away from that premises and first went to a bank to cash out the money. To avoid problems she collected the money in cash before going somewhere else to deposit a part of it in her account.
"Here"
"Why_why are you giving this to me?" Daniel asked almost stuttering as he looked at the bag stuffed with money being handed to him.
"Your company already treats you so poorly, I hear both your contracts are almost over too and they don't plan renewing it till you snag a major deal. It's better you just go terminate your contract. In here is Eight million. It should be enough to terminate Brenda's Contract with the company, with her gone, the company would kick you out voluntarily, they might even settle you a little to shut your mouth as compensation. That way they lose and you win don't you think?"
Daniel almost choked on his spit from the girl's logic. 'Why was she always looking for a way to make people lose Instead of her? How much has she lost in the past to get her reasoning like this?' he thought to himself while staring at her smiling face. Although she might sound scheming, he could tell she had a very good heart. Her helping strangers like him and his sister was already a proof to this.
The again she was right but he was reluctant to. If he and his sister both left the company, they could be sure their end would be absolutely bad. They had no money and their mother was still in need of intensive care, even though CEO Ulan had paid their outstanding debts with the hospital, there was still going to be future debts as their mother was still in a coma and they had to pay for the life sustaining machines she was out on.
How were they then supposed to survive without money?
"To tell you the truth, I don't think both of you would survive in the Fashion Modelling industry anymore. Someone seems to be intentionally blocking you and they would only turn a blind eye when you leave the industry"
Daniel frowned and pursed his lips, he knew she was right again. He had long figured out that someone was deliberately suppressing Brenda and he kind of might have guessed who it was but still there was nothing to do about it, albeit he was hesitant to give into the oppression.
"Wouldn't giving in make you a coward?"
Gisele chuckled sarcastically "what coward? There are only two types of people. Those living and those Dead. If being brave would only end you up dead, then what good is it? If being a coward would keep you safe and alive, then what is bad in it?.... Beside who said anything about giving up? I only said you should leave the Fashion Modelling industry, I never said you should leave the Show Biz industry completely! They don't want you to be a model, then become an actress till you're popular enough to become a model again. No one can tie you down when you are already in motion but stay stagnant as you are now and they have the avenues to crush you completely"
The car fell into as curious kind of silence. Daniel wasn't talking not because he didn't have what to say but because he couldn't not see anything wrong with the girl's logic. It was surprising flawless to the point it amused him. For a moment he sat staring at the girl driving with a languid expression on her face.
She was breathtakingly gorgeous and had an exquisite figure but he could still tell that she was years younger than him, probably nothing more than 20, yet she had a broad mind. He really found her personality likeable and quite Pleasing. She was neither pretentious and didn't see the need to impress people or do things to other's liking.
"Thank you Miss Andres"
"Ahh just call me Gisele. It feels weird having someone older than me speak so respectfully to me" She corrected with an awkward smile.
"then you can also call me Daniel"
Gisele immediately waved her hand dismissively "Bro Daniel seems more appropriate"
He didn't argue but just agreed "I'll go home and discuss with Brenda. We'll get back to you on our decision"
Gisele nodded and didn't press the issue, she was only making a suggestion so after a while, she only added after much thought "if in case you need help do come to me. I happen to know a director who is about shooting a movie. I'm also starring in this movie. I should be able to recommend Brenda for a small time cast."
"Okay"
" Till then, you both should rest up we'll. In four days, we'll know if your assumption are right, also we'll begin to prepare for the court case. We'll win this case for sure!"
"okay" The boy chuckled a bit seeing her enthusiastic face. Her elation was weirdly rubbing off on him.
The two of them discussed for a bit at the car drove, then finally it was time for him to get off. They bade each other farewell and then parted ways.
Gisele drove straight home to drop her tired body on her soft gotten bed. The day had been a very hectic one for her. Even still she had her extra 2 million as a reason to smile in her sleep.
As much reason as that was, it was not reason enough to keep smiling the next morning as she was slammed back into her stressful schedule once again. The most busiest times of her life were coming up and so she was getting more busy as the day runs by.
The Audition and then the Fashion show, with an addition for the movie shooting. She was just as busy as every other Celebrity in town. Plusr having to do all the planning and preparations by herself, it was even more stressful. She should be needing a manager soon.