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?”

than the freezing winter. “She knows in her heart what

said, “I’m

in bitter disappointment. “Callum, why do you need to take

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

recalled the person whom he had met last time. “Did

a snort.

sorry for that.” Harper smiled. Then, he immediately hung up the phone before Elspeth could

quick in doing things. Soon after the phone call, Emma came to Elspeth

her. However, the pain

Emma snarled furiously. She growled, “What the f*ck did you do? Why did you have to hurt me

asked, “What

Why did you spread slanderous rumors about me on the

she really is on the internet by now, thought Elspeth. “How did I slander you? Don’t you have a clue about

for yourself!” She took out her

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

photo was tagged with the hashtags

by ‘making her feel sorry’… Elspeth couldn’t hide 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 side to

stomach. “Who let you spread these photos online?!” She was on the verge of

Elspeth responded. “What makes you so sure that these things are my doing,

teeth in hatred. “Who else would spread these

get under my skin, or I won’t

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,

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