Chapter 27

Chapter 27 Muppet 

Yolanda woke up in the middle of the night, her throat parched. She sat up, felt a bit lightheaded, and reached for Gemma, who was sleeping next to her. Feeling relieved, she grabbed her phone, checked the time, and then headed to the living room for water, 

After drinking some water, she lay down on the floor of the living room. 

Darkness enveloped her, and she felt a bit chilly, Suddenly, she felt like calling Brent, just to hear his voice. 

She dialed his number, and he answered quickly. 

“What’s up?” His gentle voice came through the phone. 

Yolanda wanted to say something but ended up burping. “I… I miss you…” 

There was a pause on the other end. “I’ll be home soon.” 

Yolanda continued, “I wanted to tell you…” 

Brent asked, “What?” 

“Can I have a dog?” pleaded Yolanda. 

Brent said, “You’re asking if I can scoop the poop for your dog, right?” 

“Huh?” She just wanted to know if he would agree to let her have a dog 

or not. 

When she was little, her family raised a dog for twelve years. It died when she was in high school. She had always wanted another one, but Antwan 

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didn’t like dogs and wouldn’t let her have one. 

Brent nodded. “Okay, I’ll bath it, groom it, scoop the poop, and feed it. As long as you like it.” 

Tears welled up in Yolanda’s eyes. She felt a bit emotional. “You’re so 

nice.” 

Brent said gently, “Be good. Go back to sleep.” 

“Alright, I’ll be waiting at home for you,” said Yolanda. 

In the conference room, everyone held their breath as they waited for Brent to wrap up his call. 

Hearing Brent’s soft tone, the tech lead, who had been grilled by Brent, suddenly felt like crying. Why was there such a huge gap between people? He wished Brent would treat him kindly, even if it was just to gently tell him to leave. 

Yeah, he wanted to get away from there. 

Everyone else was thinking the same thing. They all wondered who was on the other end of the line. How could someone as tough as Brent be so humble and patient, even scooping the poop for a dog? 

They couldn’t believe their ears! 

Brent’s smile dropped as he hung up. He looked at his team. “This crazy plan must have been a team effort, right? Do I need to give you guys a day off to check your brains?” 

The next morning, Yolanda was woken up by a doorbell. 

She glanced at Gemma, who was still asleep, then threw on her robe and hurried downstairs to open the door. There were two cleaners. The floor tiles had just been installed, and they needed to clean the place 

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thoroughly. 

She told the cleaners to start downstairs. Then she went upstairs to wake Gemma. “I’m heading out to buy some furniture today. Want to come with me?” 

Gemma struggled to get up but lay back down. “I have a headache. I need to sleep.” 

“Today, they’re installing the cabinets. It might be noisy,” Yolanda added. 

Gemma flipped over. “As long as they don’t take this bed apart, I’m not getting up.” 

Yolanda chuckled, “I’ll get you some breakfast. Make sure you eat it.” 

“Sure,” replied Gemma. 

Yolanda got dressed. She was about to leave when her phone vibrated. She checked it and saw a message from someone who remarked “Muppet“. 

“Muppet? Who’s that?” she wondered. 

She opened the message and saw a location and time, with a note, “Mr. Brody doesn’t like people who are late or suck up to him. Keep that in mind.” 

Yolanda thought for a moment before remembering who it was. Konnor added her on WhatsApp, and she saved him as “Muppet“. 

Yolanda went back to the room and woke Gemma again to show her the message. 

Gemma was confused for a second and then burst out, “Yolanda, you’re my hero!” 

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Yolanda smiled, “Don’t get too excited yet. Go to the audition first.” 

Gemma perked up, rushed to the bathroom, but screamed when she saw her reflection in the mirror. “Look at my red hair!” 

There was no way Gemma could go to the audition like this. Yolanda went with her to dye her hair blonde, then hailed a taxi for her. 

“Sir, step on it, please. She’s almost late,” Yolanda said. 

Once the taxi left, Yolanda breathed a sigh of relief. 

She took the subway to the furniture store. Suddenly, she remembered she woke up last night to get a drink and then made a call. 

She recalled something and then checked her call log. 

As expected, she called Brent. 

She said she wanted a dog? And he said he was willing to scoop the poop for it? 

Yolanda covered her mouth, surprised at what she had done. 

In the afternoon, Gemma called Yolanda, thrilled to say she nailed the audition. Even though it was just a tiny role, not even a supporting part, she finally had a job. 

Gemma said, “I’m going to Skyline Entertainment now. Wait for my good news.” 

“Okay,” Yolanda smiled. 

After picking out some furniture, Yolanda took the subway home. Kaylen sent her a voice message, urging her to check out the buzz online. She searched on Twitter, scrolled down, and then saw a video of Jaslyn being rejected by Markus Brody for the audition, crying in the elevator. 

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Gemma got the part, but Jaslyn was turned down. 

Yolanda didn’t get the acting world and had no interest in Jaslyn’s drama. She glanced at it and then closed it. 

Back at the villa, as she passed Antwan’s place, she saw him and Jaslyn getting out of the car. 

Jaslyn’s eyes were still red. At the sight of Yolanda, she walked away with a sullen face. 

“Do you know Konnor?” Antwan asked her. 

Yolanda didn’t bother responding. She just kept walking home. 

“Konnor has a lot of girls around him. He’s just into you because you’re new!” Antwan added. 

Seeing Yolanda ignore him, Antwan got mad and grabbed her arm. “Do you really think he’s into you?” 

Yolanda shook his hand off forcefully. “Antwan, stop pestering me. We’re through. What I do and who I hang out with has nothing to do with you!” 

Antwan got angry and pushed Yolanda against the wall, leaning in close. 

“Antwan!” Yolanda yelled. 

Antwan stared at Yolanda’s face. Seeing the wariness and disgust in her eyes, he froze for a second. “You just broke up with me and you’re looking for the next guy?” 

“Let me go!” Yolanda pushed Antwan away. 

Antwan sneered, “Are you so desperate? Can’t wait for the next guy?” 

“Jerk!” Yolanda snapped. 

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Antwan looked down upon Yolanda. “I dumped you. How dare you try to get close to the Patton family? You’ve got some nerve.” 

Yolanda finally broke free and slapped Antwan. “Why did I like you for eight years? I must have been blind!” 

With that, Yolanda hurried to the front door, about to enter when Antwan grabbed her arm again. 

He was furious, glaring at her. “You slapped me. Yolanda, you actually dared to slap me!” 

“If you don’t let go, I’ll call the cops!” Yolanda said. 

Antwan threatened, “Jaslyn was rejected. I knew you were behind this. I’m just giving you a warning this time. If it happens again, I won’t let you off!” 

“Then I must really be something else. But what’s the point of shouting here? You’d better let her work on her acting skills,” mocked Yolanda. 

“Yolanda!” Antwan yelled. 

Yolanda scoffed, “Don’t yell at my door. The neighbors might think I have a crazy dog.” 

Antwan glared at her, and she glared back at Antwan. 

Just then, Jaslyn showed up a few steps away and shouted, “What are you guys doing?”