"Mr. Morgan," her manager continued awkwardly, "as you've seen, there's a lot of buzz online about Ellie creating music for Morgan Enterprises. This has already brought attention to your new line. Since you've benefited from this publicity, about the collaboration..."

"Are you suggesting Morgan Enterprises needs to ride on your coattails for publicity?"

His cold question left the manager speechless, clearly having hit a wall.

Eileen anxiously tugged at ...