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?”

“She knows in her heart what she has done.

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

need to

heavier on the other end of the 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 records of those close to her. Mark the transaction that

person whom he had met last time.

let out a snort. “Yeah.

Then, he immediately hung up

after the phone call, Emma came to Elspeth of her own

when Emma suddenly barged in and raised her hand in an attempt to slap her. However, the pain

did you do? Why did you have to

Elspeth asked, “What

dumb, huh? Why did you spread

he probably has exposed her for 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,

beside herself with rage. “See it for yourself!” She took out

bunch of foreigners with a coquettish smile

photo was tagged with the hashtags #AFilthyB*tchBeneathHerAngelicPersona

amusement as she looked at the photo. “What’s wrong, Miss Walker? Aren’t you

‘wild,’ Emma knew full well that she had deliberately said that to turn her stomach. “Who let you spread these

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

hatred. “Who else would spread these photos online if not

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

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 away from

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