Jasper detected the change in her tone, changing his attitude as well, “I get it now. Stop saying sorry, Cristelle. I should feel sorry for you. If I didn’t insist on seeing you, those things wouldn’t have happened. I won’t go find you anymore. You just take your time and get your problems fixed, okay? I can handle the studio by myself.”

Before she could say anything politely, Cristelle suddenly heard footfalls out of the door. So she said to Jasper instantly, “Okay. I gotta go.”

And then, she hung up the phone.

Linford almost walked in at the same time.

“Who are you talking to?” Linford asked deliberately.

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