"Did you know"
Taken aback by the venom in Michael's voice and the anger on his face the two girls stepped back before Sarah asked "did we know what?"
"That she would be attending?" Michael replied
"Who" Gracie asked
"Michelle Rodriguez" Michael snarled
"Who" Sarah asked
"What" Gracie said
"Gracie you know who Michael is talking about? Sarah asked
"Michele Rodriguez is the celebrity who tried to force Michael into giving up the recipe for 'The Good Night Shock'.
When she failed she spread the rumor that Michael had spiked her drink in order to sleep with her.
Because of this Michael could no longer work as a bartender as no where would hire him."
"Ok but I still don't know why you're asking if we 'knew she would be attending'.
Attending what?"
"Miss Demonte's concert, is this all a new ploy by that women to get me to give up the recipe? If so then I will leave now." Michael said as he got to his feet before heading towards the stairs to pack his suit case."
"Michael wait what do you mean she will be attending the concert? I know nothing of this where did you hear it?" Gracie asked trying to stop him.
"It was just on the news that she is rumored to be attending." Michael said as he started to climb the stairs.
"Michael stop please I honestly have no idea, let me call Jane and have her check the guest list." Gracie pleaded.
Michael stopped on the stairs before turning around and walking back to the sofa and as he sat down he said "fine".
After which Gracie pulled out her phone and called Jane on speaker.
***
At the concert hall Alexia was on stage doing her sound check while Jane who was already wearing her dress for the party tonight a silver white column evening gown was talking to the back stage crew making sure there were no problems.
Just as she was wrapping up her mobile rang and as she checked and saw it was Gracie she wore a confused expression as she answered."
"Gracie are you guys on your way here already?" Jane asked.
"No Jane where not your on speak with all three of us and we have a problem." Gracie replied.
"What problem?" Jane asked
"Michael just heard on the news that Michelle Rodriguez may be attending Alexia's concert." Gracie explained.
"What that's the first I am hearing of it." Jane replied while moving to Alexia's dressing room so she could not be overheard as she put the phone on speaker to check the guest list on her phone.
"You're her manager and you don't even know who is attending?" Jane froze when she heard what seemed to be Michael's voice but it was so cold and full of venom.
"As you can probably tell Michael is angry and he even suspects that we knew about this and this is all a big ploy for Michelle Rodriguez to get his recipe." Gracie explained further.
"Hang on let me check she said hurriedly as she opened the dressing room door and shouted at the first person she saw "TELL LEXI TO COME HERE NOW."
"But Lexi is still doing the sound check" the shocked individual replied
"I don't care this is an emergency get her here now." Sarah said before slamming the door again
Jane quickly accessed the guest list and did a search for Michele Rodriguez but came up with nothing, then she did a search for Barry White and still nothing.
On a spur of the moment thought she switched to the guest list for the part and did a search and that's when she got a hit.
"Fuck" she said
"What" both Gracie and Sarah said down the phone.
However before she could explain the dressing room door opened and Alexia came in with a few people behind her.
"Jane what's wrong? Alexia asked
"Everyone else out NOW." Jane snapped
Immediately everyone except Alexia left while Alexia just looked at Jane in shock, it was very rare for Jane to lose her cool like that.
"Alexia we have a problem, Michael is pissed because he heard on the news that Michelle Rodriguez is supposed to be here tonight." Jane explained and when Alexia heard this some of the colour in her face seemed to drain and panic could be seen.
"Mike is this true?" Alexia asked
"It is and you do not have permission to call me Mike" Michael replied still in his cold voice
Upon hearing Michael's reply and his tone of voice her face went even more white and she began to panic "Mike… Michael I have no idea about this, please believe me."
"Jane what did you find?"
Jane sighed before saying "that we are in trouble, while Michele Rodriguez nor her manager Barry White are on the guest list for the concert….. they are on the list for the party." She said while struggling to say the final line.
"WHAT" Alexia, Gracie and Sarah all said together.
"How has she got on the guest list to the party? She is not big enough." Alexia asked
"According to this she made a large donation to one of the children's charity's your patron off and because of that she got a special invite."
"So how do we fix this?" Alexia asked with panic in her voice.