Chapter 3
950 Words
Back at the hotel, Crone prepared himself for the pleasure that August would please him.
He gestured for her to sit on his thigh but her face turned into a scowl.
"What's wrong, don't you want this?" he asked,
"Shhhh" August silenced him.
The next thing he heard shocked him greatly, she had recorded everything he said earlier and played it for him to hear.
"Now listen to me, the next time you try this" She moved closer to him and slapped his face "Then I will disclose this to the world".
Crone stared at her with foggy eyes, she had tricked him.
"Understood" she said,
He nodded.
"Good" she turned to leave,
"You will regret this" he tried to be fierce and pretend like nothing had happened.
"I already did from the moment I met you" She replied.
August wasn't going to sell herself just so that she could get fame and much less to someone like him who exploits women.
If she wanted to be famous, she would do it the right way and he wasn't the right way.
"Now how to face those two" she feared what Dax and River would do if they found out.
Unlike the cold nights in Barcelona, the morning breeze was exceptionally welcoming.
August sat waiting for a call from Dax or River, she had expected them to scold her.
"August, open up" River knocked on the door.
"I knew it" she murmured.
"We are going international" River danced round her.
"You look excited" she watch her dance,
"Well why not, now I would go places around the world with you.
This is a major deal" River laughed,
"Too bad" August sighed,
"What do you mean" River asked,
"I didn't do it" she slouched on the sofa,
"You what"
"I didn't do it" she repeated,
"You didn't accept his offer" River was shocked,
"You know I wouldn't, why are you acting all surprised" she said indifferent,
"What the hell August, I worked my ass off for this and you just blew it all away.
Don't you want to get big" River yelled,
"I do but not this way" she replied,
"You are in so much trouble young lady" River knew that the news must have gotten to Dax and he wouldn't be happy about it.
"I don't care" she shrugged,
"Now listen to me, this is the first and last time that you would do such a thing.
What's so hard there" River was acting weird.
She was excited that she was going international but all that was ruined by August.
She definitely had to vent her anger.
"Why don't you do it, huh, why can't you do it" August yelled with rage,
"You have no idea how I got here, so when I tell you to do something, you do it.
I am your manager so you will do as I say.
Now we will go to the agency and you would apologise to Dax and if he ask what happened, you would say that you wouldn't do it again.
Did you get that" River instructed.
August refused to answer.
"Did you get that" River ensured that she replied,
"Yes" she nodded.
"Good, now dress up" River commanded.
The extent of Dax anger was massive, after he got a call from Crone complaining about August and threatening not to work with him ever again.
He got so mad.
"What exactly did you do to him" Dax asked August who was seated in front of him.
"Nothing" she replied,
"Don't you dare lie to me, he wouldn't complain over nothing" he raised his voice,
"I refused his offer" she bit her lips,
"Is that it, because that is not what I heard" he replied,
"And I threatened it" she avoided his eyes,
"August, do you know how I started this company" he asked,
"No"
"I started from nothing and I had to bend to the ways of this world to get to where I am now.
I can't even talk to him like that and you had the guts to threaten him!" he shouted,
"I'm sorry" she apologized,
"Ofcourse you are sorry, what else would you say.
You got yourself into this mess, you don't know who you messed with" Dax warned.
Crone was known for his vicious acts when things didn't move the way he wanted and Dax had been a victim once.
Dax was scared of what Crone would do to his agency.
If Crone refused collaboration with him then no one would want to work with him and his agency would go down the drain.
"You will call Mr Crone this instant and you would apologise to him" he ordered,
"I can't do that" she replied with a stern face,
"What did you just say" he twitched his face,
"I said that I can't do it" she reverted,
"What is your problem?" he showed his anger,
"Ask me to do anything but not that, I won't apologise to him" August walked out on him.
August had been on a short leash because she had someone sponsoring her, It wouldn't be easy for Dax to kick her out because of the huge amount of money he was getting off her.
But she was becoming unbearable for him to handle.
Who would refuse an international deal that other musicians were dying to have.
He was perplexed by her behavior, he thought he was doing her a favour because she was a talented singer and wanted her to grow big but she was unwilling to bend to his will.
"I know exactly what to do to you that would make you come back begging" He smiled as he had a devilish thought.
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