Iris was stunned. “You’re telling me someone’s actually willing to write a script for Sylvia Newton? What kind of price did they offer?”

Hope smiled faintly. With the connection between Noah and Kairo Jet, it wasn’t unusual for the Newtons to ask Kairo for help—but had he even fully recovered from his illness?

“I don’t know exactly what the price is,” Iris continued, her voice a mix of curiosity and skepticism. “Some say it’s the old historical rate. Others swear it’s that insane ‘Rigel Knight’ price recently going around.”

“You’re still following that Rigel Knight crazy-price gossip?”

Mrs. Knapp lifted a brow, her expression smug. “I can’t exactly leave the...