Chapter 449

Blake was taken aback by Donovan's words. Before he could respond, Frank cut in. "Donovan, you can't do this." Donovan argued, "If we don't make the first move, Frank, do you want Blake to end up in prison like Lucas? If you can fix this, I won't stop you." Frank knew the situation was not easy to resolve. He let out a bitter chuckle. "But Noelle is the victim here. She didn't do anything wrong—Xenia deliberately manipulated Blake into turning against her. Why should Noelle be the one to back down?" "I get that it was a misunderstanding, but can't this be handled privately? Why let things escalate this far?" Donovan's biggest issue with Noelle was that she never backed down and never took a loss. Frank was so furious that he was left speechless. Donovan turned to Blake. "If you don't do what I say, prepare yourself for prison. Noelle isn't going to let you off the hook." Blake fell silent. He did not want to go to jail and ruin his entire career. He had not even won Best Actor y