LOGINHowever, according to Nate, the idea hadn't been his either. It came from one of the buddies he often went drinking with.Nate's buddies were good for nothing else, but when it came to scheming against people and toying with them, the dirty tricks just kept coming.As much as Kelly hated to admit it, she had to concede that their ideas were much better than her own.Maybe it was a bit risky, and it meant offending the Malcolm family. But look at the state she was in now. Who had the energy to worry about all that?Now it seemed that Nate's friend's idea had been a great one. It had actually managed to put the Malcolms in a chokehold.At that thought, Kelly couldn't help feeling a bit smug. The Malcolm family was nothing special after all.Kelly said, "Rest assured. As long as your family guarantees my safety, I won't breathe a word of this to anyone."Lex turned to Cole. "Cole, see Kelly out."Cole glanced at Kelly. "This way."After Kelly left the hospital room, Samantha fina
Facing Samantha, who now showed her true, vicious colors, Kelly didn't look the least bit afraid.She sneered. "Oh, and there's that business with Sean and Grant last time. I'll let everyone know about that too, how you tried to ruin Sharon, and just how rotten your heart is!"Samantha's breath caught. Even Lex's and Cole's faces paled.If Kelly went around spouting this, it wouldn't just be the end of Samantha. The entire Malcolm family would be finished. On top of that, the Kalen family would never let Samantha off. They would definitely demand answers from the Malcolms.The incident with Grant last time was already an open secret in their circle.Samantha's eyes were vicious. "Uncle Lex, Cole, grab that bitch!"Kelly took a step back and raised her voice. "Grabbing me won't help. I already sent the evidence to a friend of mine."If he can't reach me for even one day, he'll make all of it public, including the recordings of my conversations with Samantha!"Then the Malcolm
But the members of the Ferrero family kept an extremely low profile. They had no connection and no business dealings with Lex's circle whatsoever.Samantha was still shouting, "Uncle Lex, it was Kelly Walt! Kelly tricked me into that room, and then I lost consciousness!""Kelly?" Lex narrowed his eyes and stared at her coldly. "Why would Kelly want to hurt you for no reason?"Samantha choked on her words. She couldn't exactly say...That she and Kelly had been in on it together, that Sharon was supposed to be the target, and that she had ended up falling into her own trap?The moment that truth came out, she wouldn't just be disgraced. She'd also be facing charges for attempted assault!As Victoria looked at Samantha, a flicker of understanding crossed her eyes.She said in a low voice, "Lex, since Samantha is so sure it was her, she must have some kind of evidence or lead."Why not bring Kelly in and ask her what happened first? There might be other clues."Lex glanced at her
In the end, Victoria let out a soft sigh and said to Samantha. "Samantha, you should take a look at the news online first."With that, she handed her phone over. Samantha took it, looking puzzled.A few minutes later, Samantha let out a piercing scream."What is this?! Who used a deepfake to mess with me?!"It's Sharon, isn't it?! It has to be that bitch! She embarrassed herself at the banquet, so now she's using fake news about me to take the attention off herself!"She's awful! Sharon is so awful!"Lex sneered and tossed his own phone to Samantha. The video on it was uncensored, every detail of Samantha laid bare."Look for yourself. Is that really not you?"A voice Samantha knew all too well came from the phone, sultry and trembling with intoxication. "Carter... you slept with me. You have to take responsibility for me..."Samantha stared at the disheveled woman in the video, her eyes hazy with desire, wearing a face identical to her own. That look, those movements, that
Setting aside their old grudges, there was the bidding incident just the other day. Samantha had bribed someone close to Sharon, and all of Sharon's hard work had gone down the drain.As for this livestream fiasco, Wendy didn't have an ounce of sympathy. If Samantha weren't so promiscuous, how could something like this have happened?Wendy went on, "Carter is a little innocent in all this, sure. But it's because of him that Kelly went after you, and Sean almost got his way with you. Carter shares some of the blame."This is just karma coming back around. Now he gets to taste what it's like to be dragged into something through no fault of his own."See, Sharon? Even the heavens are getting revenge for you."Sharon was taken aback. But could there really be such a coincidence?She had been dragged into trouble because of Carter, and this time, Carter had been dragged into trouble too. When something happened to her, the surveillance had been broken. When something happened to Saman
Cole was so stunned that he couldn't react for a long time. The surveillance had been destroyed. So where were they supposed to look for Samantha?Victoria took in his thunderous expression and said quietly, "Why not try calling Samantha first? Maybe she'll pick up."Only then did Cole snap out of it. He hurried to call Samantha. However, no one answered for a long time.Cole clenched his fists in anger. For the moment, he couldn't think of any quick way to find her.Victoria let out a soft sigh. "Looks like the only option is to ask the host to help search the rooms one by one."Sharon watched the absurd scene unfold before her, then turned to glance at Thomas. She couldn't shake the feeling that it was all a bit too coincidental.Back when she had been at Julliard's party, the surveillance had also been sabotaged. The only difference was that Thomas had reacted fast and had someone trace her location right away.Clearly, Cole and his people hadn't thought of that yet. By the t
Sharon returned to the ward carrying the takeout she had packed for Thomas."Sorry, I'm a little late."Thomas set down his phone and studied her expression."You look like you're in a good mood. Did something happen?"Sharon touched her cheek. "Is it that obvious?"He chuckled. "Very obvious."
Sharon remained composed."If I truly had money, power, and connections, you'd never even know the competition stopped because of me. All you'd hear is that the event ended abruptly due to some unforeseen accident. My name would never appear online, and no one would dare insult me so openly. As for
After the waiter served the coffee, Julliard finally spoke."Sharon, are you investigating what happened to Thomas?"Since Thomas was now working as Sharon's assistant, she naturally wouldn't stand by knowing he was targeted. Sharon nodded."Have you found any leads?" Julliard pressed.Sharon he
Thomas couldn't help but study Sharon. "I thought you loved the violin more than anything. Don't you care about this at all?"Sharon's voice was calm, her demeanor unhurried."There are many ways to love something. Competing is just one of them. This time, the fault was mine—I let Abigail down. If







