Episode 6

"But I was told I was going to be in the commercial; I canceled several photoshoots to film it," the young man claimed.

"Nothing was guaranteed. I'm sorry you canceled your jobs, but you should have taken precautions and not assumed you had the commercial," explained the casting director.

"You can't do this to me. I had the contract secured; I even did the first takes..."

"Enough. There's nothing to be done. I'll get you some photoshoots, so forget about this matter," the casting director said finally, and left the room.

The young man tried to follow him, but he was stopped by his manager.

"I told you it was useless to talk to him. We just have to accept the photoshoots, or everything could be worse," advised the manager.

Without further protest, the young man followed his manager to make arrangements for the photoshoots.

As they walked past one of the sets, the young man saw Andrew standing there, talking to the commercial's director.

"I should have known it was because of him," he said with annoyance.

"I've been with this agency longer, but they treat him like he's the only model here just because he's backed by a powerful alpha who's a married man, so shameless," he added mockingly.

"Leave it, Nick. Your situation will be worse if anyone hears you," warned the manager. She, like Nick, was bothered by this big difference they made with Andrew, but they couldn't do or say anything because the reprisals against them would be worse.

This agency had several capable models with more years in the industry than Andrew, but he almost always got the most important jobs, which was unfair to everyone.

Golden House, one of the most recognized modeling agencies in the country, many young people aspired to be models for this prestigious brand.

Ads with Andrew's image were the most projected in different cities, a well-known and beloved image by the public.

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"A job?" asked Mrs. Romy.

"Yes, I've worked before, so there's no problem," Mikkel said as he reviewed the credit card bills.

It was a rather large sum for someone like him, but only a few bills for those wealthy people.

"We can't depend on them now," Mikkel said.

Besides the large discount that would be made for using the card, which was triple the amount, the kitchen pantry expenses were also deducted each month, and if the card had a limit, there would be nothing left if they continued to depend on those people for daily expenses.

"But what kind of work will you do? I don't think that family will allow it... nor will your mother," said Mrs. Romy worriedly.

"Don't worry. They don't care what I do. Besides, the divorce is just around the corner," Mikkel smiled.

With the money he would receive after the divorce, he would live peacefully. Mikkel was thinking of starting his own business with that money and living without worries; it was only less than six months away.

"Is he really getting a divorce? I think if you and your husband got to know each other, everything would be different," said Mrs. Romy.

She had only seen Mr. Kamprad four times when he came to visit the house. The alpha would stay a few minutes and then leave.

"You can't force a relationship. Besides, I don't think he likes me, so there's no problem," Mikkel mentioned with a smile.

Besides, he didn't intend to stay married when he was still young; he wanted to enjoy his life, not to mention that his now-husband had someone he loved.

While the two of them were talking, someone knocked on the door. Mrs. Romy went to open it.

"Mikkel! Get out here right now!" the woman shouted as soon as the door opened.

"... Ma'am," Mrs. Romy murmured, seeing the woman.

"Mikkel!" the woman continued shouting.

Mikkel came down from the room to the woman's shouts; not a second passed before he reached the first floor when the woman approached him angrily and slapped him hard.

Everything fell silent due to the loud sound of the blow; the angry woman was about to scream in fury when Mikkel's annoyed voice came.

"Are you crazy? What kind of person comes into a house to hit others?"

"Cr... Crazy? Who are you calling crazy? How can you call your own mother crazy?" the woman exclaimed incredulously at Mikkel's attitude.

Mikkel looked at the woman in front of him; this woman must be the mother Mrs. Romy mentioned.

"Then even worse. What kind of mother hits her son for no reason?" Mikkel said, rubbing his aching cheek.

"... No reason, you say? You think spending so much money is not a reason? I went to great lengths to make this marriage happen. I'm not going to let you throw it all away," the woman said.

This woman was Mrs. Alessa, Mikkel's mother, the woman who carried out her evil plan to marry her son to the alpha Kamprad, and thus get all the money from that family.

Mrs. Romy knew her perfectly well, a greedy woman who used her son to get what she wanted, regardless of the damage it might cause him.

She looked at Mikkel with pity; the young man had already suffered too much with that mother.

"I'm the one who's married. I'm the one who has to put up with everything. And you expect to receive money at the expense of my suffering?" Mikkel spoke fearlessly.

Mrs. Alessa looked at her son in surprise; he had never answered her that way despite everything she had done.

"It's all up to me; I'd end it all if I wanted to," Mikkel continued.

"... It was all thanks to me. You wouldn't have anything if it wasn't for me," the woman said.

"I don't want to talk right now. I'll end this all if you don't leave right now," Mikkel warned, pointing to the exit.

Since money was so important to Mrs. Alessa, she left the house silently with a disconcerted look on her face.

Mikkel closed the door after the woman left and sighed.

"It's better to take care of everything as soon as possible before it gets out of hand," Mikkel smiled, turning to Mrs. Romy.

If anyone was going to keep that money after the divorce, it would be him.

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