The young lady’s lips parted. “I-I have no idea.”
Elspeth narrowed her eyes. “You have no idea? Then who gave you this and made you do it?”
The young lady turned pale. “I-It was a stranger who made me do it. She said the grass would cause diarrhea, which could then cause the filming to be postponed. But I never thought it’d cause poisoning—”
Elspeth let out a laugh. “How much were you paid to do this?”
“A hundred thousand in cash.”
Just a hundred thousand in cash? That’s so stingy of Emma, thought Elspeth. “What’s your name?”
The young lady hemmed and hawed for a moment. Nevertheless, she answered honestly, “My name’s Alicia Thornton.”
Figuring out what had happened, Elspeth shook her head in resignation. “I called the police just now. You’d better turn yourself in; perhaps you’ll get a lighter sentence.”
I’m going to jail… Alicia broke down at once; she slumped to the ground and burst into loud sobs.
Elspeth was in no mood to hear her wailing, though. Instead, she dialed Callum’s number.
“What’s the matter?” Callum sounded cool and distant over the phone.
Elspeth’s chilly voice sounded even more heartless than the man’s. “Please tell Emma that I won’t let her off if she does something against my interests again.”
Callum’s imperturbable voice finally showed a hint of emotion when he noticed that something was wrong with her voice. “Did she do anything again?”
a soft sneer that sounded even chillier than the freezing winter. “She knows in her
Then, he said, “I’m sorry. I’ll compensate for the losses she
disappointment. “Callum, why do you need to take responsibility for
say a word in response to such jibes, but Elspeth sensed that the man’s breathing became somewhat heavier on the other end of the line. “Alright then, protect her if you want,” she said before hanging up right away. Then, she called Harper, saying, “Harper, help me look into Emma’s recent transaction records or the transaction records of those close to her. Mark the transaction that was worth one hundred thousand
whom he had met last
let out a snort. “Yeah. She’s really quite
make her feel sorry for that.” Harper smiled. Then, he immediately hung up the phone
in doing things. Soon after the phone call, Emma came to Elspeth of her own
hand in an attempt to slap her. However, the pain didn’t hit Elspeth
did you do? Why did you have
asked, “What do
spread slanderous rumors about
she really is on the internet by now, thought Elspeth. “How did I slander you? Don’t you have a clue
for yourself!” She took out her phone and flung it to Elspeth’s
apparently shown. In the photo, Emma was drinking with a bunch of foreigners with a coquettish smile on her face. Not
tagged with the
her amusement as she looked at the photo. “What’s wrong, Miss Walker? Aren’t you the woman in the photo? But I really never expected you to have such a… wild
well that she had deliberately said that to turn her stomach. “Who let you spread these
makes you so sure that these things are
in hatred. “Who else
long ago not to get under my skin, or I
startled for a moment. The next instant, she said with a coquettish giggle, “Callum didn’t tell me that, of course. He knows my character better than anyone else does. On the contrary, he told me to stay away from you, saying
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