Chapter 286 Settling Scores

Mrs. Hans smiled happily when she heard what Olivia said. “My daughter has matured.”

“Of course I have, especially after going through so much,” Olivia said smugly as she twirled a lock of hair around her finger. “I even found out that Mr. York has been a germaphobe since he was a child, and is a clean freak! A woman like Melanie, with a lawsuit on her hands, is definitely someone so filthy to him that he wouldn’t even glance her way! He’ll find her dirty!”

Mrs. Hans’s eyes narrowed. “In that case, I need to pay a little more to cover up your records.”

The mention of her being jailed overseas made Olivia grit her teeth in anger and shame.

“It’s all Melanie’s fault! She’s always the reason why I get humiliated! Mom, don’t you worry. This time. I’m fully prepared to settle all scores with her once and for all!”

“We’ll wait for your good news, then,” Mrs. Hans said, feeling assured with her daughter at the helm of things.

On Saturday night, Melanie told the driver to send her to the banquet. When she got out of the car, she

immediately spotted Mr. Smith despite his bucket hat that covered half his face.

“Mr. Smith?”

Mr. Smith heard her voice and turned back, the sharp look in his eyes turning gentle upon noticing her. “What brings you here?”

“I’m here to attend the banquet. What about you?” Melanie asked.

“I’m staying upstairs,” Mr. Smith said as he pointed to the guest room upstairs in the hotel.

“I heard the results of that photography competition you participated in will be out soon?” Melanie asked with

concern.

“Yes. I’m very confident about the photos I took of Mr. Lindsey and you,” Mr. Smith said with a smile. “I’ll treat you to a meal when I receive the good news.”

He looked around, his eyes flashing.

“I have something to attend to and need to run, I’ll call you.”

go, looking as if he had

She smoothed out her gown and walked up

designer. It looked elegant yet not over the top, which was rare of

was standing all by herself in a corner. She had

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it suspicious, and made a mental note of it. She continued keeping an eye on Olivia even as she engaged in small talk with

banquet, who handed something small to Olivia.

where Olivia was standing and looked up at the stage. That was when she saw an LED

she walked backstage. She saw some crew members scuttling around, and asked, “Is everything going

crew members thought that this well–dressed woman talking to him was in the same team, and replied, “I’ve checked the big screen. Nothing

worry, miss. Your subordinate came by earlier to test–run the news report. The

another crew member chimed

News?

them with a

walked slowly so that she could eavesdrop on the conversation between the crew

news clip was in a foreign language. I didn’t understand a single second of it.”

the picture in it. It’s that woman who was nabbed by

She immediately pulled out her phone to call Annie

the banquet. Annie immediately became

trying to cause you trouble

me check out foreign websites on news regarding the Angles‘ centennial celebration and the death of Charles Miller. See if you can find anything wrong

and Annie had an answer for Melanie in no

the news reports stopped at stating you as the number one suspect.

have disappeared.”

what she’s planning now.” Melanie’s eyes narrowed. “Is it

reports?”

Annie assured. “Don’t worry. I’ll ask my team to dig up

before doing so.” Melanie took a deep breath, and went on, “I need your help to dig up more aged foreign news. It’s best

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She continued keeping an eye on Olivia even as she engaged in

service crew at the banquet, who handed something small

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