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?”

let out a soft sneer that sounded even chillier than the freezing winter. “She knows in her heart what she has done. Just keep in mind to pass on the

for a moment. Then, he said, “I’m sorry. I’ll compensate for

why do you need to take responsibility for what

the other end of the line. “Alright then, protect her if you want,” she said before hanging up right

person whom he had met last time. “Did that woman get

a snort. “Yeah.

Harper smiled. Then, he immediately hung up the

phone call, Emma came to

raised her hand in an attempt to slap her. However, the pain didn’t hit

did you do? Why did you have to hurt me like

asked, “What do you

Why did you spread slanderous rumors about me

into her, so he probably has exposed her for who she really is on the internet by now, thought Elspeth. “How did I slander you? Don’t you have a clue about what you’ve done?” she

rage. “See it for yourself!” She took out her

photo was apparently shown. In the photo, Emma was drinking with a bunch of foreigners with a coquettish smile on her face.

tagged with the hashtags #AFilthyB*tchBeneathHerAngelicPersona and

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

that she had deliberately said that to turn her stomach. “Who let you spread these photos online?!” She was on

makes you so sure that these things are my doing, Miss

her teeth in hatred. “Who else

get under my skin, or I won’t let you

was 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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