Chapter 3 Chapter 3 : 77 55 vouchers The next morning , Yolanda was ready to head out when she ran into Charles coming downstairs . He wore a dark suit , his 6'2 " frame giving off a heavy sense of pressure . Seeing her at the door , he frowned . " Where are you going ? " he asked . Yolanda bent down at the entryway to change her shoes . She had shed her usual softness and dressed sharp . " I want to check on my old studio ." She had once co - invested in a studio that trained talents , but after getting married , she barely managed it . Now she still had some savings left to put in , and she had signed a few talents before - she wanted to see how they were doing . Charles's face darkened . " Sixty thousand dollars a month in allowance isn't enough ? " He thought she should stay home , a vase waiting for him to come back . For the past two years , she had done just that . Yolanda felt a tightness in her chest . Her shoes were on . " I want to go back to work . " His eyes lingered on her for a few seconds before he looked away , his tone flat again . " Suit yourself . " He believed she would come back defeated soon enough , once she saw how harsh the outside world was . He walked to the dining table and noticed breakfast was different . " Who made breakfast today ? " he asked . Before , Yolanda had cooked his meals herself , but today's food clearly wasn't hers . " We did , " a maid said . " Mrs. Sinclair said from now on , we'll handle the cooking . " Charles stayed quiet , too lazy to argue , He figured she was just throwing a tantrum because he had ignored her lately . A few gifts would calm her down . ***** 11:28 Wed , Sep 10 Chapter 3 Yolanda followed her memory and drove to the studio . 77 55 vouchers When she passed by the mall building , she happened to see a giant poster hanging outside . On it was the brand ambassador chosen for Sinclair Group's perfume this season - the same young starlet who had been fooling around with Charles last night . Yolanda pulled her gaze back and gripped the steering wheel even tighter . The starlet's name was Sophie Sutton , a girl Charles had personally brought into the spotlight . Yolanda didn't know what it was about Sophie that obsessed him , but now he had even made her the face of the brand . She took a deep breath and pressed the gas pedal . The studio wasn't far from Sinclair Group , only about a ten - minute drive . She had rented the entire top floor back then . Now the doors were wide open , and all she could hear was the sound of fists pounding against a punching bag . She turned the corner and saw a young man inside the studio wearing a black T - shirt , boxing gloves on his hands , hitting the bag again and again . His hair was a bit long , his muscles elegant and well - defined , not overly bulky , carrying a raw youthfulness . He was slightly taller than Charles . Yolanda only saw his side profile . He looked younger than Charles . Though silent , his beautiful eyes , now lowered , gave him a charm that was hard to put into words . Yolanda spoke up . " Excuse me- " 1 The man turned his head to glance at her , and because he stopped moving , the bag swung back and hit him in the face . She hurriedly pushed open the glass door and walked inside . " Are you okay ? " He tilted his head , his cheek a little red . Then he pressed his lips together without saying anything . Yolanda looked around . Her memory wasn't wrong - this was indeed the studio she had rented years ago . Back then she had paid five years ' rent in one lump sum , which was no small amount . But now it seemed to have turned into a boxing room . Yolanda stood there without a word , like a socialite who had accidentally stepped into a back - alley gym , utterly out of place with her surroundings . The man lowered his head , unfastened his gloves , and tossed them aside . He turned and opened the glass door , about to leave . Sweat dripped from his hair , his expression tight , and 11:28 Wed , Sep 10 Chapter 3 as he walked , he carried with him a restless , heated air . When he reached the door , he bumped right into Megan Carter coming in . 77 55 vouchers Megan looked confused at first , but when she saw Yolanda , her face lit up with surprise . " Yolanda ? What are you doing here ? Oh my God , I'm not seeing things , am I ? You haven't been back since you got married ." Seeing her old partner and friend , Yolanda finally let out a breath . For a moment , she thought she'd gone to the wrong place . Megan shoved the man toward her and scolded , " What's the rush ? Weren't you just asking when the boss was coming ? Well , here she is . " The man still had a wrist brace on , wrapped tight around his wrist . He turned his head aside and gave a faint nod . That was when Yolanda really looked at him . He was handsome - different from Charles , who had that rich , cold , untouchable aura . This man was more like a lone tree standing on a mountaintop . He might've looked distant , but his lips were impossibly alluring . There was something about him , a contradiction that made it hard to look away . Megan quickly pulled Yolanda aside and whispered , " You've been gone for two years , and I don't have much pull . Most of our talents left , so now it's just Ian . Thank God he stayed , or I'd have been begging on the streets by now . " Yolanda felt a pang of guilt . She noticed the young man standing off to the side , head down , lost in thought . " Why didn't he leave ? " she asked curiously . Megan rubbed her chin . " Beats me . He's only twenty - three , looks like this , and tons of companies have tried to poach him . " If he'd signed somewhere else , he'd be a superstar by now . Directors can't stop giving him roles just from his looks alone . He was born to be an actor . " Yolanda said nothing . Back when she opened the studio , she made a huge splash . And with her background as part of the Grant family , directors all went out of their way to support her . But after she got married , she stopped caring about it . She thought the studio had long since fallen apart . She never imagined there'd still be an actor left - and one with this much talent . She stared at the young man , and he slowly lifted his head . 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