Childstar 2

“Fine. We will reconvene on Monday evening,” said the chairman.

“Thank you, gentlemen,” said the man who had spoken up in Noah’s defense. He then focused on me. “Ms. London, can I get a word?”

Nodding, I followed him back into the brightly lit hallway.

“Ms. London, I’m Henry Fordman. We spoke on the phone.” He offered his hand.

“Oh, yes. Did you see Noah this morning? Is he alright?”

“Yeah, alright given the charges against him. You wouldn’t happen to have visible proof of what transpired, would you?”

“I’m sorry, no.” I didn’t have anything but my own testimony.

“No, it’s fine. You’ve already done so much. I might be calling on you again, if that’s alright,” he said.

“Anything you need.”

“Thank you. Let’s hope this get resolved quickly. Excuse me,” he said, digging into the side pocket of his jacket to grab his ringing phone.

When he was

gone, I took a deep breath.

Noah still had job. At least he did if we could get him bail by Monday.

I was only an actress. I didn’t understand law, nor was I a genius. However, I had money and a lot of it. I didn’t need to be the smartest person in the room—I just needed to be able to pay them off.

And I knew just who to call.

There was no way in hell I was going to allow my mother, Ray Mallory, or anyone else to keep fucking with Noah. He’d protected me for years, and now I was going to help him no matter what it took.

They were fucking with the wrong goddamn people this time.

Chapter Five

Amelia

Pausing, I glanced down at the unknown number on my screen before answering. “Hello?”

“Amelia, it’s Ray Mallory.” Not only was this man a disgusting pig, he also had no sense of decorum, either.

“I’m just calling to apologize for last night. I obviously had too much to drink.”

“Really? And what is your excuse for the charges against Noah?” I questioned, resting back against the leather seat.

He snickered. “Look, Amelia—”

“Ms. London, we aren’t close.”

“Well, look who grew up.”

“Mr. Mallory, I’m busy at the moment—”

“Amelia, don’t stress too much about Noah. I’m sure this will be cleared up in no time. We were both drinking and—”

“One of you tried to rape me, and other saved me. I’m not sure what else needs to be cleared up here,” I said sternly.

There was pause on the other end.