Fade To Black by Nolon King

Author:Nolon King [King, Nolon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sterling & Stone
Published: 2020-12-12T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Sloane

“This is so not what I expected,” Sloane said, looking around the gorgeous restaurant.

“So, I assume you’ve never been.” Orson grinned at her.

“I’ve been living in London for the last twenty years, so no, I’ve never been here.”

But of course she had heard of Arrivé, the Michelin Star restaurant started by world famous pastry chef and host of Bake it Away, Amanda Byrd. There were three locations — the flagship in L.A. where they were eating now, a second and supposedly more impressive spot in New York, and the newest location in Austin, Texas which Orson dubbed a “wild experiment” but every bit as amazing as the other two.

Sloane had never eaten paella this full of flavor, including during the three months she spent living in Spain.

“How do you know so much about Arrivé?” Sloane asked him. “Are you an investor or something?”

“Nope. But the Shellys sort of are.” Orson looked at her, surprised. “You didn’t know that?”

She shook her head. “Dominic and Melinda have way too much going on for me to even try and keep track of it all. I had no idea they were dabbling in the restaurant business.”

“They’re not … exactly.”

“So they’re not investors?”

“They’re investors in Amanda Byrd. They’re the producers of Bake it Away. I’m guessing you didn’t know that either?”

“Nope.” Sloane shook her head again.

“I’m sure you know about Juke.”

“Of course. Sunset is a launch title.”

“Ah, that’s right.” Orson nodded. “Well, the Shellys have been both acquiring and developing a metric fuck ton of content in anticipation of the launch. They’ve been planning this for a long time. Years now. They’ve funded, produced, or somehow finagled their way into a slew of top tier or coveted projects and managed to work eventual Juke rights into all of their contracts, without ever even using the name Juke. No one is anticipating that a production studio like Shellter would ever have the ambition to launch their own platform. It’s going to take the world by storm when they finally announce it.”

“It is a little crazy.” Sloane gave herself a chill saying it.

“Oh, yeah,” Orson agreed. “It’s totally batshit. But I would never bet against the Shellys. I don’t know how they’ve got this, exactly, but I know they do.”

“No offense, but …”

“Just say it.” He prompted Sloane with a smile.

“I’ve known them for twenty years. Why do you know so much more than me?”

“You’ve been living in London. I’ve had a front row seat for the last five years. I probably have ten-percent of the entire picture, but I imagine that still might be more than anyone other than the Shellys themselves. I’ve watched Dominic and Melinda predict and invest in the future over and over in the five years I’ve been working with them. Their track record and execution are impressive.” Orson paused then finished his thought. “And by impressive, I mean impeccable.”

“For example?”

“You know F the 90s?”

“Of course I know F the 90s.” Sloane felt her whole body flush. “I love F the 90s.

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