NovelEnglish“What're you watching?” In a classroom at Rithol High School, Matilda leaned over to peek at Aubree’s phone
and asked.
The live footage on the screen made her gasp. ‘Isn’t that Carmen?‘ she thought.
Aubree smirked and said, “Vincent is sharing witha live feed of Carmen's current situation.”
Carmen barely walked out of the hotel before the crowd surrounded her. Her assistant stepped forward,
attempting to pacify them, but to no avail. Then, out of nowhere, someone picked up a stone and threw it at her.
In an instant, as if inspired, the crowd began throwing whatever they could grab, and a barrage of objects fell
mercilessly. Carmen scrambled for cover, clutching her head, and frantically dodging under the protection of her
bodyguards.
The crowd was massive, but the Wilson family’s bodyguards were not pushovers. With the help of hotel security
and staff, they finally brought the situation under control.
Carmen tidied up her appearance and thought to herself, ‘Everything will be fine as long as | shift the blto
Aubree. I've bribed the Mansell family, so the timing is just perfect.
She gave her assistant a meaningful glance, signaling him to usher Nigel's parents out of the private room, and
turned to face the press.
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“I'm truly heartbroken by what has happened. However, our investigation has uncovered snew
developments. I've arranged to meet with Nigel's parents here today. Why don’t we invite them out to address
your questions?” Carmen said.
The area was crowded with reporters and onlookers. As soon as Carmen spoke, her words were instantly
broadcast across major online platforms.
When Ronald, having just finalized a deal with the Lawson family, saw this, his blood boiled. “This idiot!” he
cursed.
She'd barely stepped out of the hotel when they ambushed her. Can't she tell that someone must have been wa
they've set a trap and are just waiting for her to fall in," he thought.
her? They let her speak because
“Bring people over here,” Ronald told his secretary while dialing Carmen’s number. His eyes remained glued to
the live stream online.
Seeing Ronald's call coming in, Carmen hesitated briefly before declining the call.
‘She hung up on me? Yes, she did!" Ronald thought, his chest heaved with rage. “Idiot! Didn't | tell her to stay
hand lay low after apologizing? Does she have a brain?” Ronald cursed.
‘What the hell is she thinking?’ Ronald fumed thinking about this.
Meanwhile, Carmen was brimming with confidence. The reporters were excited when they heard her say Nigel's
parents were present.
After publicly confirming the incident when it first broke out, Nigel's parents had since refused all interviews with
the media. If anyone could interview them and uncover something new, the front page would be theirs.
Tticked by, and everyone was eagerly waiting. Sbegan to grow impatient and said, “Didn’t she say
Nigel's parents are here? Why haven't we seen them yet after so long?”
Once somebody started making a fuss, others quickly joined in. Carmen started to panic. ‘Where are they?‘ she
thought.
Just as Carmen was struggling to keep the situation under control, her assistant rushed out, pale-faced. ‘Miss
Wilson, Mr. Lawson and the others are not
here.”
‘What does it mean by they're not here?” she thought, anxiety spiking. ‘Weren't they just in the private room
when left?”
“All the hotel staff were mobilized to handle the chaos at the entrance. No one noticed when they lef,” the
assistant said,
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The assistant’s words were loud and clear; everyone heard it but no one believed. To them, it was just Carmen's
another lexcuse
Anger and hostility surged simultaneously and needed only a single spark to explode. “Look at the phone!”
someone suddenly shouted, “Nigal’s parents just posted a video on social media!”
Carmen instinctively looked at it, her hands shaking uncontrollably. ‘What the hell is going on? she thought
anxiously. “Didn’t they already accept the money? What gare they playing?‘ she thought.
In the video, Nigel's parents were expressionless, speaking in a mechanical tone as they described how Carmen
had bribed them and asked them to accuse Aubree. The balance on the bank card Carmen had given them was
the best evidence.
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