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

as a cleaner in

consider relocating him. It could pose a potential

the property management about it.”

relations situation. She

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

[What kind of director is she? Haphazard creations. She should really pay attention to the

one stated: [It’s Director Forbes. How long have you two worked together and still no response from you? Your standards seem

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Dare To

consider another job and let Sarah be. What do

fate, not this portrayal of Sarah. Spare the fans and Sarah. Haven’t we been punished enough?]

simply read: [I am blind.]

comments left Imogen’s head

scrolled further, she noticed that most comments carried the same

official verification. Yet, it was baffling how she

multitude of new comments, those from her old friends were buried underneath. The top comment garnered over

attention.

of comments showed no

was being blamed for the makeup debacle. The narrative painted

soon traced the origin of the commotion.

group.

trending topic, there were screenshots of discussions

labeled as “group manager” was

adversely affect Sarah. We’re all disappointed about the situation. Initially, Sarah’s makeup

close to Mr. Marshall? Can’t something

hushing emoji:

Forbes. Turns out, she’s the adopted daughter of the Vice Chairman

commented: (It all makes sense now.]

heard

look at the makeup disaster she created, yet she probably believes it’s

[Does anyone have her Instagram handle?]

[I’ve found

topic, accumulated over a thousand comments. The chatter from this sizable audience seemed to gravitate towards Imogen’s

compared to private messages, where

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