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?”

the freezing winter. “She knows in her heart what she has done. Just keep in mind to pass on the

moment. Then, he said, “I’m sorry. I’ll compensate for the losses she

need to take responsibility for what she does? What are

line. “Alright then, protect her if you want,” she said before hanging up right away. Then, she called Harper, saying, “Harper, help me look into Emma’s recent transaction records or the transaction

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

let out a snort. “Yeah. She’s really quite

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

in doing things. Soon after the phone call,

hand in an attempt to slap her.

“What the f*ck did you do? Why did you have to hurt me

Elspeth asked, “What do

spread slanderous rumors

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 retorted, looking totally at

herself with rage. “See it for yourself!” She took out her phone and flung it to Elspeth’s

photo, Emma was drinking with a bunch of foreigners with a coquettish smile on her face. Not only that, but one of the foreigners had his arm around

tagged with

couldn’t hide her amusement as she looked at the photo. “What’s wrong,

full well that she had deliberately said that to turn her stomach. “Who let you spread these photos online?!” She was on the verge of a mental breakdown. Never did she think Elspeth could actually

Elspeth responded. “What makes you so sure that these

hatred. “Who else would spread

ago not to get under my skin, or I won’t let

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

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