Suddenly, Director Valeria knelt in front of Vivianne, causing her eyes to widen.

"W-What—"

"I'm sorry, Vivianne!" the director pleaded, his voice filled with desperation and tears. "I-I know what I did earlier was wrong. I shouldn't have humiliated you like that... I'm sorry! I won't do it again!"

Vivianne was frozen in her spot. She didn't know what to say, and she didn't know how to feel because she sensed the desperation in the person in front of her.

"As you should."

It was Beckett who ...