Breaking Character by Lee Winter

Author:Lee Winter
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Ylva Publishing
Published: 2018-11-06T20:20:33+00:00

Chloe was still dishing dirt to Elizabeth an hour later, despite Summer intervening often to make sure she didn’t stray into territory involving Summer’s exes or anything too revealing or even slightly gay. Now that her roomie had moved on to discussing the thrill of hot mud geysers around Rotorua, Summer decided it was safe enough to leave them and head for the drinks tub. A squat, wide shadow fell over her as she yanked the Diet Coke bottle out of the ice. Floral perfume hit her nostrils.

“Thanks for inviting me,” Delvine said. “It’s been valuable. I’m impressed with your sister. I can’t say that’s a common reaction after dealing with relatives managing family members. Most are terrible at it.” She shuddered. “Business should be all business.”

“Well, we sorted out most of our sibling issues really young,” Summer said. “Now we’re pretty good at separating business from family.”

“I suppose that’s why it works. She is dedicated to you to a fault, by the way. My God, loyalty. Such a rare thing in LA. It’s almost shocking. People are usually out for something. Not you two, though. Maybe because you’re sisters?”

“Oh, I don’t know. What about Elizabeth’s friend, Grace Christie-Oberon?”

Delvine stiffened. “What about her?”

Was her tone suddenly ten degrees cooler? “Don’t you manage Grace?”

“Not anymore.”

“So you did, once?”

“Yes, when she first came to LA. She was considered quite the prize.”

Okay, there was definitely something off about the tone. “Why don’t you do it now?”

“That’s confidential. But it was a mutual parting of the ways.”

“Didn’t you take on Elizabeth at Grace’s request?”

“No. It’s true Grace introduced Bess to me at a party. But even if she hadn’t, I’d have noticed her. I keep an eye out for new talent. Her CV carried its own weight. It’s not just me who thought that. Same goes for Rachel. We’re good friends, even if she drives me crazy at times. And I know for a fact that she was impressed as hell by Bess’s talent.”

Whoa. What? “So, wait, Rachel didn’t sign Elizabeth only because it was a condition of getting Grace as a client?”

“Of course not.” Delvine frowned. “Where’d you get that idea?”

Summer gave her a long look.

“Ah. I see.” Delvine’s lips flattened into a thin line. “Well, consider who we’re talking about here. It’s Rachel Cho. She has a reputation for excellence. Can you imagine what a shortcut to mediocrity it would be if she allowed friends of the famous on her books? Yes, Grace mentioned Bess to her as someone to consider. Rachel said no, she didn’t work like that. But when Rachel was in London a little while later, she happened to catch a play Bess was doing. It obviously made an impression, because when Rachel returned home, she told Grace that if Bess ever came to Hollywood, she’d be happy to sign her.”

“That’s quite a different story from what I’ve heard. Bess thinks Grace is the sole reason Rachel Cho represents her.”

“She has been misinformed.”

“Delvine…” Summer hesitated. “I don’t know what to do with this information.

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