Chapter 93

Maria tried to recall, but the name still didn’t ring any bells. Thankfully, Grace chimed in, “He invested in a project and wanted Lucas Brooks as the male lead. Cody signed the contract. I was there too.” That finally jogged Maria’s memory. She remembered running into Cody in the hallway that day and casually asking what he was up to. He said he was signing a deal with Peter Brown, and she hadn’t thought much of it at the time. “But isn’t that something the entertainment department or Lucas Brooks’ manager should handle? Why Cody?” Grace answered calmly, “His daughter’s a big fan of Lucas. I think he tried to match them up by making the contract more... personal.” Maria blinked, caught off guard. Grace used to fangirl over Lucas Brooks—how’s she so chill now? “So… he basically sold Lucas off?” Maria asked carefully. Grace rolled her eyes. “Lucas isn’t a victim here. If he didn’t want it, even James couldn’t force him. He was all over you before, now here he is sniffing around rich inv