Another sleepless night went where we lied on the floor with arms wrapped around each other .
There was still the empty space left , since one of us was gone . Winter was not coming back to us again .
The loneliness was horrible.
It was not until in the morning, when a lawyer from the agency came to find us that we opened the door .
Seymore was with her , smiling shyly as he asked for forgiveness as if the beast from yesterday had evaporated.
But we knew better than to trust the man we had been for last few years .
" The issue , I hope , will be solved among us . The public opinion is already bad about your group , it is better to not make it worse , right ?," the lawyer said , smiling confidently.
She knew how desparate my friends were since they had no backing of the family.
" What do you say , Miss Dane ?," she asked , as if only my opinion mattered , more like Sunshine corporation's .
I thought for a second ," Meet and greet with fans I will not be doing it . I will be dropping out of the drama too . Cancel all next agenda planned under my name ."
" You understand that with the current reputation you have , it will not be wise of you to breach the contract since it says you have to do whatever the agency asks you to ."
" Our lawyer from Sunshine corporation will see to that ," I smiled at her .
" What are you demands ?," she gave in , probably she came in knowing that she had to bend to some of my demands," Please remember that we can not promise a smooth ride in the future for your friends if you break the contract first ."
That was why I had kept quiet about it . That was why there was no police siren or lawyers from Sunshine corporation knocking at the door of the CEO of our agency .
Cause no matter how large of an empire Sunshine Corporation was , there were not a part of entertainment industry.
The best they could give was modelling jobs . And I was not really an official member of Anderson family . I could not promise my friends a place on the stage since my mother-in-law , the chairwoman was not really fond of my existence.
" Would you like to try that ?," I still bluffed ," What will happen if Sunshine has a bad look on the agency ?"
" That is why we are here for an agreement," the lawyer noded ," Name your price , Miss Dane."
" A new manager , at first ,with a new dorm ," I blurted out ," Somewhere with a lots of security cameras and the footage must be accessible to three of us ."
" What ? No !," Seymore stood up ," Autumn, listen ."
" And I would also like security guards on call for twenty four hours , I do not care how important an worker from agency is , I want them dragged out if we ask for it ," I said .
" Autumn , I know that you are mad at now but all of that I have done cause of your own -"
" I am not done yet . For Rain's solo album, ninety percent of the profit will go into her account," I interrupted him ," I expect the same for my other friend."
" Do not bully us like that ," the lawyer laughed out ," You know that your demand is impossible."
Ofcourse I knew that ...but I had to bargain to get as much as possible.
Rain squeezed my arms .
Seymore barged between us and grabbed my hand ," Autumn , Autumn , listen , I will talk to the company . I will see to it that we don't lose profit here ."
" Get your hands off me you dirty bastard," I sneered .
The lawyer clicked her tongue and called someone on her phone ," Come in and take him away ."
Two security guards rushed in to escort our manager out .
" Do not worry , he will be out of the company by tomorrow, the fine he will pay for breaching your contract will go to one of our accounts that you can share among yourselves," the lawyer smiled at me ," The security guards you just saw will be twelve hours night shift outside your dorm. Two more security guards will be assigned for morning twelve hours shift for Miss Rain and Miss Summer , I assume that Sunshine corporation will take care of you Miss Autumn. Thirty percent profit of the Solo Album has been agreed to be given to Miss Rain , the amount is non-negotiable. Other than that, the agency promises a variety show host position to Miss Rain . A new idol team has been arranged to debut in next two years , Miss Summer will be appointed as their dance choreoapher with a five year contract that has a chance to be extended. And as long as you promise to clear up the scandal incident , agency is willing to arrange a solo tour for you next year with twenty percent profit going into your account. What do you say ?"
I opened my mouth but Summer spoke up first," We will take it ."
The lawyer noded like she already knew how desparate we would be for the offer .
She was right .
No matter how humaliating the life was here at the agency, we would do anything like a dog to hang on there for as long as possible.