Hazel's POV

I’m trying my best not to squint as the lights hit me and the camera starts rolling.

Shannon sits stiffly beside me as the host scrolls through the questions and even though I feel I might crack under this pressure soon, my expression remains impassive.

“Alright, let’s begin.”

But the interviewer is cut off by the last person I thought I would see today.

“Wait!”

I glance around until my eyes land on Mr. Park, who has now crashed the interview. They stop instantly and I can hear a few gasps and whispers as he approaches us.

He looks at me saying, “I need to have a word with you.”

I’m just as surprised as everyone else, but they don’t need to know that.

I stand, following him out as his entourage waits behind.

“What a pleasant surprise,” I say sarcastically as soon as we’re alone. But he doesn’t say anything cocky or snarky. Instead he says, “You should take me seriously for once in your life. Don’t do the interview. It’s a bigger set-up than you think.”

I frown. “What do you mean? Sh