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Going Live: Bank Robbery, Bestie Meltdown
Going Live: Bank Robbery, Bestie Meltdown
Autor: Sandoo

Chapter 1

Autor: Sandoo
The sirens of the police car grew louder as they loomed closer.

Two guards flanked me and clamped my wrists behind my back, yet the smile on my face never wavered.

The camera livestreaming this scene was pointed at me, and the view count had already surpassed 100,000.

The comments were scrolling by in a frenzy.

"This woman is insane, right? Robbing an armored truck? She's got to be the boldest criminal of the year!"

"She looks like an office worker. What made her snap like this?"

"I'll bet five bucks it's either heartbreak or bankruptcy. Well, she's got herself a one-way ticket to prison now."

The police quickly set up a perimeter and dispersed the onlookers. A middle-aged man, seemingly the police captain, walked up to me with his brows deeply furrowed.

"Name?" he asked.

"Wendy Sloan."

"Why did you do it?"

I looked up at him, and my smile widened as I retorted, "Isn't it obvious, officer? For the money, of course."

The captain was taken aback by my attitude. He waved his hand, and two other police officers stepped forward to place cold handcuffs on me.

As they escorted me into the police car, I spotted my so-called business partner, Zachary Leed, in the crowd. He was holding his phone, pale-faced.

Standing next to him was my best friend, Yvette Sanders, the company's finance director. She was covering her mouth, and her eyes were wide with shock. However, beneath that shock was poorly concealed glee.

Perfect. They were here.

In my past life, the two of them had used my name and the company's assets as collateral to get a 500-million-dollar loan from this very bank. Then, they vanished into thin air.

As the company's legal representative, I became the sole scapegoat. Multiple charges piled up—including illegal fundraising and financial fraud—and I was sentenced to life in prison.

In order to fight my conviction, my brother sold his house and begged everyone he could. The stress wore him down eventually, and he passed away.

The day I got the news in prison, I was heartbroken and cried until I exhausted all my tears. I had slammed my head against the wall, wanting nothing more than to follow him.

When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to 10:00 am on the day Zachary and Yevtte were scheduled to finalize the loan at the bank.

I knew that at 11:30 am, armed with my forged signature and the company seal, they would complete all the procedures.

Before that happened, I had to use the most extreme method possible to get myself blacklisted by every bank in the city. No bank would approve any loans for a "crazy woman" caught robbing an armored truck.

I closed my eyes as the police car started moving.

Zachary, Yvette, in this life, we would play by different rules.

…

I was taken to an interrogation room that had a cold metal chair and a single glaring light overhead.
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  • Going Live: Bank Robbery, Bestie Meltdown   Chapter 8

    I looked down at the figure who had been silently standing in a corner the whole time—Harold.He gave me a slight nod, and I smiled."What's the rush, Mr. Leed?" I raised the microphone.My voice was tinged with amusement as I asked, "You want the password for that trust fund, right? I'll tell you what it is."Jeremy's movements froze for a moment."The password is the username for Zachary's overseas gambling account. That's an interesting password, wouldn't you say?"Jeremy's eyes widened at those words.Just then, the doors to the banquet hall were suddenly pushed open. A large group of uniformed police officers flooded in.The one leading the charge was Harold, who walked up onto the stage and produced an arrest warrant."Jeremy and Zachary Leed, you're suspected of multiple counts of financial fraud, illegal embezzlement, and premeditated murder. Please come with us for questioning."The words "premeditated murder" hit Jeremy like a sledgehammer. He swayed, and his knees

  • Going Live: Bank Robbery, Bestie Meltdown   Chapter 7

    Harold looked at me for a long time without speaking. In the end, he placed the voice recorder on the table."This contains your entire conversation with Mrs. Leed just now. That so-called trust fund of yours is fake, right?" he asked.I nodded."You're luring them out," Harold said, hitting the nail on the head."Yes," I admitted readily. "Jeremy is cunning. There's no way to get anything on him through normal means. I have to use what he's most greedy for to make him slip up on his own."Harold gave me a long, hard look. "You're playing with fire. If you lose control, you'll be burned to ashes.""I'm not afraid." I smiled. "When you've got nothing to lose, what's there to be afraid of?"…The Leeds moved quickly. They spent a fortune hiring the best legal team and applied for Zachary's release on bail, claiming he was "coerced by a mentally ill person".At the same time, Jeremy used his connections to pull strings everywhere he could.Not long after, Zachary was released. T

  • Going Live: Bank Robbery, Bestie Meltdown   Chapter 6

    The press conference was a great success.Liam's tearful performance, combined with the bombshell about the "overseas trust fund", immediately ignited public opinion.Everyone's attention shifted from the bank robbery and the company's mess to this mysterious, massive inheritance.As I expected, the Leeds couldn't sit still.The day after the press conference, Zachary's mother, Ginerva Rhodes, paid me a visit. She came bearing a fruit basket and a "loving" expression.The moment she entered the hospital room, she grabbed my hand and burst into tears."You poor thing! You've suffered so much. It's all Zachary's fault. He didn't take good care of you and made you…"I stared blankly at her, continuing to play my part as a madwoman.She rambled on, with her main point being that Zachary loved me and that we were about to get married. Once I got better, we'd go register the marriage. She also promised she would cherish me like her own daughter.I sneered on the inside, but my expre

  • Going Live: Bank Robbery, Bestie Meltdown   Chapter 5

    Zachary and Yvette were taken into criminal detention for suspected loan fraud and commercial fraud.I lay on the hospital bed, staring at the square patch of sky outside the window. Everything was going according to my plan.Over the next few days, things blew up even faster than I had imagined."Beautiful CEO Who Robbed an Armored Truck on Livestream is Suspected to Be Mentally Unstable Due to Stress.""Starlight Tech Rocked by Shocking Scandal—Executives Detained for Massive Loan Fraud."The news was everywhere, making the company's shares plummet to the point of being suspended. Numerous people—shareholders, partners, and the media—nearly blew up Liam's phone with calls.Liam bore all the pressure alone. He shuttled daily between the hospital and company, and I could see him getting visibly worn down.Whenever he came to see me, he always forced a smile."Wen, don't worry. I'm handling the company. It's not going under.""Those shareholders are just fair-weather friends. I

  • Going Live: Bank Robbery, Bestie Meltdown   Chapter 4

    Zachary's face turned pale instantly."Wendy, what the hell are you talking about?" he shouted harshly, trying to cover up his panic."It's easy enough to find out if I'm insane." I leaned back in my chair and glanced at him with leisurely composure."At 10:00 am today, you went into the VIP room at Southgate Bank, right? You met with Melinda Croft, the bank's branch manager, didn't you? You then submitted a 500-million-dollar loan application using my company, Starlight Tech, as collateral, correct?"With every word I spoke, Zachary and Yvette paled a little more. They hadn't expected me to know their every move so clearly."The company seal you used was the one Yvette had someone secretly duplicate. As for my signature, it's something you must have practiced thousands of times, Zachary. You've put a lot of effort into this."I looked at him and smiled cruelly. "Oh, right. You also promised Ms. Croft a ten-million-dollar bribe once the deal was done. You were planning to transfe

  • Going Live: Bank Robbery, Bestie Meltdown   Chapter 3

    As time ticked by, I kept playing my part as a mentally unstable lunatic.I would be crying one moment, and laughing hysterically in the next. Sometimes, I pointed at the air and cursed.Harold and his team tried everything, but nothing could snap me out of it.Finally, they had no choice but to call a psychiatrist.The psychiatrist conducted a series of simple questions and tests on me, and I used everything I had seen from real psychiatric patients in my past life in prison to fool him completely.His preliminary diagnosis was suspected acute stress disorder, with severe delusions and paranoia. He then recommended my immediate transfer to a specialized hospital for further diagnosis and treatment.Harold looked at the diagnosis report in his hand with a grim expression.If I were certified as mentally ill, then any actions I took would be under limited capacity and wouldn't be criminally punishable. This bank robbery case might end up going nowhere in the end.Harold looked a

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