Rosalynn put a hand over her closed one and said, “Let them terminate the contract. You'd be doing yourself a favor not staying with that kind of agency.”

“She's right. Even if the termination had not come from them, we would have persuaded you to do it yourself." Hutton agreed.

Valeria took a deep breath, her eyes beginning to water.

"They're going to ask for a huge amount. I'Ll go broke paying that off.

All those years of hard work down the drain, and I don't even have a career to go back to."

Seeing the grief on Valeria's face, Rosalynn comforted her, “Valeria, you're an amazing actress. If worse comes to worst, you'll just be starting again. You have the talent. You'll be getting other jobs soon enough."

A bitter smile appeared on Valeria's Lips.

“It's not that easy. Who would want to hire an actress with a bad reputation?”

“Even if you don't act, you can still work behind the scenes." Rosalynn paused before continuing, "Besides, I've always felt that there was something strange about John's death. If you can prove your innocence, you'll be able to clear your name."

Valeria's eyes widened at Rosalynn's words.

Rosalynn kept speaking.

"John wouldn't have taken aphrodisiacs for no reason. He actually wanted to do something to you, didn't he?"

Valeria thought for a while and nodded.

"Yes. He has a bad reputation in the industry. He had gone after a lot of young actresses and had affairs with them."

“So he asked you and Eleanor at the same time. Did he want to sleep with the two of you?" Rosalynn asked.

“I don't know." Valeria frowned.

"But whatever it was, I would never have agreed."

Rosalynn nodded.

"I know. Let's talk about Eleanor first. John knew that she had Brian's support. How dare he harass her like that?"

Valeria was confused, not following Rosalynn's words.

“What do you mean?"

"She means it's a conspiracy. Someone set you up," Hutton said.