Hollywood Zenith

" Elise, don't be like this. Didn't he say he will come to see you soon?" Mayra said in gentle tone.

When they were leaving, Samuel tried all kinds of way to persuade the little girl. He made several promises to her which finally made her accept being away from him. But as soon as they arrived in Paris, Elise began to ask about him again.

Mayra knew her opening up was a miracle bestowed by him. Now she acted like any five year old girl that included being fickle and impatient. Just after they landed, Elise began to change her mind. Mayra had no choice but to call him.

Hearing his voice the situation did calm down but she knew it couldn't go on like this. Elise would ask to hear his voice every hour. Kayla severely reprimanded her for her tantrums but the little girl just wouldn't listen.

In the end, she began to cry which led to this situation. Knowing how busy Samuel was usually, Mayra didn't want to burden him. It was them that adopted her not him.

" No! I want to see him right now! I miss him, I miss Luna and all those horses!" Elise said in a stubborn tone.

Kayla and Mayra didn't know whether to laugh or cry seeing her like this. Normally, she was gloomy and reserved but now she was acting like a real princess just like how he addressed her. After spending two weeks at the Estate her worldview really changed.

Everyone treated her with respect and spoiled her. She was free to run and play around and do whatever she wanted without any restraint. These things she experienced for the first time in her life. Having already gone through cruelty of adults in past, she finally witnessed a whole new world.

It was no wonder, she felt Samuel was the reason for everything. Why she was acting like this was because she felt he abandoned her. She didn't know if she would be able to see him again which was why she was acting out.

" Just call him..."

" No, Kayla, I don't want her to become a spoiled brat. We have to teach her some restraint or else it will go out of hand. Beside, he doesn't really have that much free time." Mayra added. At first she didn't know much about what his job was.

Being the heir of the Rothschild family, it was alright for him to laze around all day but only after she asked his parents that she knew how much pressure was on his shoulder. There were many companies that he was incharge of, thousands of employees whose lives depended on him as well as some mysterious organization that he was fighting against.

She didn't know much about it but from the solemn tone of his mother, she knew it was a powerful entity if not how could they even make Rothschild family put on their guard.

" Has he abandoned.....me too?" Suddenly they heard Elise mutter with tears in her eyes. Mayra heart instantly shattered seeing this scene. She immediately picked up her phone but suddenly it began to ring. Seeing the caller id, she began to wonder if he really had some superpowers.

" Why are you in a daze? Answer it!" Kayla also saw it was Samuel that called, she nudged her to bring her back to reality.

" Ah, okay."

" Hello? Sami?"

" Huh?"

" Okay, okay."

" Bye."

" What did he say?"

" He is coming."

" What? how?" Kayla was shocked. It's only been a day but he was coming back to Pair? She also didn't hear her say anything about Elise. Was her life still in danger? She could only thing that Elise's life was at stake otherwise why would he come here in hurry?

" It's not what you think I will tell you about it later. Let's calm her down first."

" Fine."

Hearing that Sami will be here soon instantly made Elise glee with happiness. The doubt in her heart immediately vanished as she began to anticipate his arrival. His one call reestablished the harmonious atmosphere of their family.

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Few hours ago, right as Samuel arrived outside the ZY Recordings. He saw Russell leading a dozen people waiting to receive him.

" Welcome, young master! I got here, as soon as I heard that you were coming." He walked over with a smile on his face.

Originally, the whole studio was on holiday for a week but after Adele informed them about the finished album few key members hurriedly made their way to the studio yesterday. They all knew how much importance Samuel put on this matter.

If they acted willfully or made any mistake, losing their job was the least they were worried about.

Their studio was a well established company in this country but having heard that WMG was going to be the parent company of the studio and that it was acquire by boss of the studio not too long ago, they knew if they irked him in any way, they had to change careers because no one would dare to hire them.

" Thank you. I am just here to see the progress." Samuel didn't put any air of superiority but people still feared him.

Only Russell was an exception, he treated her normally which was a character, Samuel appreciated a lot. Beside, he took care of Adele for couple of years showing that he had a eye for judging talent. Samuel long since decided to nurture such people.

" Let's walk inside first." Russell extended his hand so that he could walk in front.

They pass the office area to came to the main recording room. Samuel had already ordered Russell to upgrade everything to the latest technology. The atmosphere was still a little inferior to the Retreat Studio still it could be counted at the best in the country. The artist under the company also rejoiced when they first saw the changes. They knew it was all brought by the new boss!

" How is it? Have listen to it?" He asked as soon as they sat down.

" Yes! I can't believe my ears when I first heard it." Russell lost his composer as soon the topic of Adele's album came up.

" Even several producers and sound engineers were baffled. I never knew that songs could be polished to this extent." He started going on and on about it praising the album.

Samuel had not only produced three new songs but also tweaked other finished songs in past week. It's like the original album had transformed several levels to reach it's maximum potential.

" It's like it's been touched by god. It's simply astounding to think that we were going to release the album in previous dire state."

" It's not surprising. Adele's voice is truly unique, I only wanted her to have the best debut." Samuel added with a smile.

" Which peerless genius producer did you invite? I really like to meet the team that could alter the album to this extent in just a week." Russell asked. He was under the impression that Samuel used Rothschild's influence to invite some masters. There was no other way they could explain such drastic changes.

" Don't worry about it. Just put the name 'El' in the list of mentions." Samuel was going to say that he did it at first but it could go out of hand as people would start asking him produce other albums. He simply didn't have time to pursue another career in music.

" El?" Russell was surprised at first. He had heard the new song which was a duet between Adele and this mysterious El. He began to have some doubts about it. Wasn't El just one person?

" Young master..." He said in a serious tone.

" I heard that you are going to sign a contract with him. She mentioned it to me when she came yesterday but I don't think it's a good idea."

" Are you worried about his identity?"

" Yes. A artist of such calibre wouldn't sprung up overnight. I have watched the music video that been going around in the East. We don't know much about that region, signing him could bring us some troubles."

Samuel knew what Russell thought. There was little chance that people like El wouldn't have a agency already. Since he was hiding his face, there was no way to tell if he wasn't a famous person already. It could lead to sevel big lawsuits in the future.

" I know him personally. How could I make such a move without doing research?"

" Very well then, I will follow your orders."

" First, release the news about his signing after that release couple of songs. I think the song that he features in should be included in it. It could give the album much needed spot light." Samuel wanted Adele to have the best debut.

He wasn't concerned about her ability to shine, he only needed people to know about her existence. With sufficient marketing, they could even topple all the charts of the world. He was confident!

" Alright."Russell didn't talk about the issue. If Samuel said it was alright, he would follow his commands. There shouldn't any issue in the future.

They talked about other things related to album like music video and how they were going to promote it. After an hour right when he was about to leave his phone rang.

He looked at it and was confused for a second before he picked it up.

" Hello."

" It's time to make our move." He heard her serious tone and knew that it was time to reap some rewards.

" Alright, I will be there tomorrow." After promising, he hung up the phone and dialed Mayra's number.