After hearing Siya Rastogi's response, Nancy who was standing behind Pratiksha, was completely impressed by her.
Because at this moment, Pratiksha had turned the tables and was now treading on top of Siya Rastogi - she was indeed no ordinary artist. She didn't just throw her temper around, instead, she directly approached Siya Rastogi and demanded for her rights!
From now on, Rastogi no longer had the right to interfere with her jobs. In other words, she was partially independent from her contract.
Because Pratiksha understood these despicable people too well, she definitely had to make sure she had the right to make her own decisions - she couldn't let what happened with Secret happen again.
What she did was better than simply humiliating them.
Pratiksha's mind was clear.
Nancy sincerely believed, even if Pratiksha didn't have her as a manager and didn't have an assistant, she could still get far on her own. On that note, which artist had the capability to lead their manager instead? However, even though she knew this, Nancy was still not willing to leave Pratiksha. By following Pratiksha, there was so much for her to learn.
Especially when Pratiksha said she was only recovering the fairness she deserved, it struck a chord with Nancy. In this industry, she didn't believe fairness existed, but Pratiksha was different...she wasn't worried at all about sharing a stage with Payal. With Pratiksha's abilities, disposing of Payal was way too easy.
All along, in Pratiksha's heart, she had been hoping for a chance to challenge Payal in a fair fight. Since she had previously been a substitute for Payal, she needed to use this opportunity to prove to the public, by substituting Payal, it didn't mean she wasn't capable. For her, winning against Payal was like playing a simple game.
Ultimately, now that the two parties had come to an agreement, Rastogi could no longer casually plan out Pratiksha's jobs. From now on, Pratiksha's jobs would have to pass through a vote by the company's higher-ups. With their supervision, Vikrant would no longer be able to hide the truth from the masses. From now on, the jobs that Pratiksha was to propose would have the potential to make so much money...there was no way they would reject them.
Meanwhile, Pratiksha agreed to allow Payal to participate in the Secret photo shoot with her. The two of them would work together to influence the Oriental Trend...
After hearing Pratiksha's decision, Mina was surprised by her willingness to accept Payal. Towards Pratiksha, she couldn't help but gain a sense of respect. How strong-willed was she to tolerate her enemy's attacks of humiliation, even when they almost destroyed her?
"Pratiksha, you really surprise me. I am looking forward to seeing you on the front cover. Regarding the multiples times that I have misjudged you, I feel extremely apologetic."
"It's OK," Pratiksha showed that it didn't bother her. Pratiksha understood these business people well, and because of this understanding, she was aware, it was more advantageous to convince them than to offend them.
"I wish our cooperation goes well."
Before leaving, Siya Rastogi and the others glared at Pratiksha - there was a chilling look in their eyes. From now on the Han family and Pratiksha were completely at odds with each other. But, it didn't matter. If she was afraid, she would not have spoken out at the meeting today.
As she was exiting Secret, Siya Rastogi gave Pratiksha a word of warning, "I don't know if you are too smart or too stupid. Pratiksha, even though you have been famous before, that is all in the past. How dare you go against the company for the sake of gaining such a small benefit, especially when you don't have a strong backing. Although you will get to enjoy a few days of happiness, it won't last for long."
"You don't need to worry about this," Pratiksha replied calmly.
Sudiksha sneered from behind. Pratiksha had Moksh; even if Pratiksha wasn't anything, she was still the wife of Khurana Entertainment's CEO. Wait til' the day the truth comes out, you idiots will be shocked beyond belief.
"Pratiksha, originally I still remembered all the good times we had together, but after today, all I have for you is disgust," Vikrant said towards her while Payal was wrapped in his embrace. The look in his eyes was icy cold and filled with hatred.
Payal was pleased, this was the first time Vikrant seriously expressed his hatred towards Pratiksha. This also meant, from now on, no matter what Pratiksha did, there would be no chance they would get back together...
To Pratiksha, this was the ultimate blow...
Of course, this was all in Payal's mind, because at this moment, Pratiksha who had heard these words as she was leaving, simply laughed, "I thought you would have sensed the disgust I have towards you ages ago."
Pratiksha's calm response made Sudiksha and Nancy burst out in laughter. Afterwards, the three of them boarded their car and drove out of sight, not glancing back even once.
"Ahhh...." Sudiksha shouted in satisfaction, "Today was so refreshing, haha. Tonight I must drink some champagne to celebrate. Just the thought of Siya Rastogi's screwed up face makes me want to take a photo of it and show it to her so she can see how ugly she is."
Nancy turned around to look at Pratiksha from the front passenger seat. There were things she wanted to know, "It was all part of your plan to make them allow you to voice your opinion right?"
"If I didn't do this, up until Payal gets pulled down from her perch, they will continue to use me to boost themselves. So, I had to get the right to voice my opinion." Pratiksha looked down at the supplementary contract written by Vikrant and carefully analyzed if there were any flaws. She realized she didn't understand a lot of the legal terms; Moksh would need to handle this .
"Does that mean...you are going to bring down Payal?" Nancy was not aware that Payal was pregnant yet.
"The time is not yet right..."
Nancy looked into Pratiksha's eyes and stopped asking. If Pratiksha was to tell her something, she would say it sooner or later. Right now, the only thing Nancy could do was convince Pratiksha to trust her more. This was the only way for their bond to become unbreakable.
"Haha! Payal actually wants to compete with you. Pratiksha, make her into your backdrop!"
Of course, there was no point thinking too far ahead. Secret's photo shoot was the most important thing in front of them and all the fans were waiting to see who was better.
After returning to the manor, Moksh wasn't home yet. The three women sat on the rug in the living room casually drinking some red wine, "Pratiksha, can you cook for us? I'm so sick of the American fast food."
"But, I don't want to do anything..." Pratiksha leaned against the sofa lazily.
"Dear God, we still have to eat a whole week of steak, chips and hamburgers..."
"Ask my husband to cook..." Pratiksha smiled, "However, I don't think he'll cook enough for you two."
"Are you saying Big Boss can cook?" Sudiksha looked like she had just made a huge discovery as she grabbed onto Pratiksha's arms and asked.
"His cooking isn't too bad either."
"Pratiksha...Pratiksha, please give our mouths the honor to experience his cooking..." Sudiksha joined her hands together full of sincerity - she wanted to know if Big Boss was really as great as Pratiksha made him out to be, "Just a small bite, a small bite is enough."
"That's not difficult to do," at this time Moksh's voice resounded from behind them. Pratiksha looked at Moksh - under the sun, his handsome face was irresistible. "To celebrate Pratiksha retrieving what originally belonged to her, I will cook. However, from now on, if anyone asks Pratiksha to go into the kitchen again, I won't be nice to them."