At that moment, upon hearing what Malisa had just said, Samuel's representatives could barely hold their expressions together. The man in grey dropped his gaze to the floor, letting out a slow exhale, while the woman beside him gave the faintest shake of her head, disbelief written all over her face.
They knew Samuel too well.
He was not the type to follow rules—especially rules that placed him beneath someone's thumb. The idea of being monitored, of walking on eggshells, of having his every action scrutinized by someone he had just insulted? It sounded impossible. This was Samuel Callum. The star who had always done things his way. And now… now he was expected to behave?
They were certain he wouldn't sign. They were sure he would throw the contract aside, storm out, and call some other agency within the hour demanding triple the offer. That's what he had always done. That's who he had always been.
But then—something shifted.
