Chapter 29: Dare To Make This Bet?

The contents of the box sprawled out onto the floor.

A grotesque mixture of red and white–blood muddled with flesh–lay in a gruesome puddle. The pungent stench it emitted was revolting.

The servant, equally startled, reassured Imogen, “Madam, don’t worry. I’ll take care of this

mess.”

“No, don’t touch it. Contact the police immediately,” Imogen said, covering her nose as she carefully moved away from the spot.

“Of course. Should I also inform your husband?”

After a brief hesitation, Imogen replied, “He’s away on business. There’s no need to disturb him right now.”

“Understood.”

The servant promptly notified the police. Responding swiftly, they arrived to gather evidence and took statements from both Imogen and the servant, assuring them they’d get to the bottom of the

issue.

Once the officers departed, the servant thoroughly cleaned the affected area, disinfectants and air fresheners to mitigate the horrid odor.

spraying

Their investigations progressed rapidly. Surveillance footage helped identify the courier, leading them to the package’s origin and its sender.

Based on the available data, the sender was identified as a college student, still a minor.

Upon his arrest, he initially denied any involvement. However, his youthful naivety was no match for the seasoned investigators, and he soon confessed.

His motive was surprisingly simple: he was an ardent fan of Sarah and believed she was being unfairly treated by Imogen.

Imogen enlisted a trusted attorney from the Marshall Group’s Legal Department to oversee the

matter.

After returning from the police station, the servant shared a sigh with Imogen. “The youth nowadays don’t understand the meaning of fandom.”

inquired, “Did he mention how he knew my

his grandfather works as a

inform the property management and consider relocating him.

the property management

she decided to assess the public relations situation. She was taken aback to

tapped on the app. The sight of over 999 unread messages left her momentarily

out on her recent post read: [What kind of director

you two worked together and still no

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To

time to consider another job and let Sarah be. What do you think?]

wrong, let the law decide our fate, not this portrayal

fourth simply read: [I

Imogen’s head

she noticed that most comments carried

personal account without any official verification. Yet, it was baffling how she received such an onslaught of messages so suddenly.

old friends were buried underneath. The top comment

attention.

showed no signs

blamed for the makeup debacle. The narrative painted her as the one who

soon traced the origin

group.

there were screenshots of discussions from

“group manager” was clearly a

McKesson’s official page. Such actions could adversely affect Sarah. We’re all disappointed about the situation. Initially, Sarah’s makeup was just right.

Sarah close to Mr.

with a hushing emoji: [I shouldn’t

from the same fan group revealed a fan who had dug up details about Imogen: [It’s clear now why Sarah couldn’t stand up to Director Forbes. Turns out, she’s the adopted daughter of the Vice Chairman and holds

commented: (It all makes sense now.]

B added: [I’ve heard she’s quite self–assured.]

quipped: [Just look at the makeup disaster she created, yet she probably believes

anyone

[I’ve found it.]

thousand comments. The chatter from this sizable audience seemed to gravitate towards Imogen’s Instagram, inundating

civil compared to private messages, where one

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