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Aaron’s hand paused over his work. His voice turned sharp.“Wasn’t that land already settled?”The secretary felt his displeasure and took a deep breath before answering.“It was settled with the people above us, but someone interfered and claimed there were problems with our bid.”His voice grew lower and lower until he finally forced himself to finish.That piece of land was very important to Hernandez Corporation right now. But because Hernandez Corporation couldn’t afford to draw attention, they had to use one of their hidden companies to handle it.It had practically been a done deal. Now someone had suddenly stepped in halfway and ruined all their arrangements.“Have you found out who did it?”The secretary shook his head. “Not yet, but it should be another competing company making trouble.”The land had been set aside to support small and midsize businesses. Hernandez Corporation was too large and didn’t meet the bidding requirements, so they could only have one of thei

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Her manager rejected her suggestions over the phone and instead tried to persuade her.“What you need to do right now is stay quiet. Don’t cause any more trouble for me.”“After these past few days, the heat around your video has already died down a little. Taking down the trending topic now will be the most effective.”Mindy let out a sigh when she heard that.At least the company hadn’t abandoned her yet.“So they really won’t help me clarify anything?”Her manager tried to keep her calm, speaking in a practiced, experienced tone.“Scandals like this pop up every once in a while. Netizens have short memories. As long as you stay quiet for a while, they won’t remember your situation anymore.”That might be true, but Mindy was also afraid that once enough time passed, the public would forget her too.Then everything she had done to climb to where she was today would have been for nothing.“But if I disappear for that long, won’t the public forget me?” she asked, trying to fig

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If they wanted to help Mindy, then Zachary would do the exact opposite.As long as a trending topic about her was taken down, a new one would immediately rise in its place. He would not give them even a second to breathe.At the Hernandez mansion, Aaron was reviewing a contract.Although the hidden small companies under his control had all suffered losses, his top priority right now was expanding Hernandez Corporation’s influence.And this contract was the key step that would let him break into the East Coast market.Meanwhile, Zachary drove to Melvin’s place.“When does the magnificent Mr. Zachary Reynolds have time to come sit around at my place?” Melvin poured him a cup of tea. “Sarah isn’t here, you know.”Zachary took it, smelled the tea, and smiled. “What? Can’t I be here because I wanted to see you?”Melvin rubbed his arms in disgust, his face full of revulsion.“Say what you came to say. Don’t make me sick.”Seeing his reaction, Zachary couldn’t help laughing. Then he

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Seeing that Charlotte still wasn’t reacting, the young officer finally lost his temper.“You’re suspected of attempted murder. As long as you tell us who ordered you to do it, we can consider reducing your sentence.”After being interrogated for an entire day, Charlotte suddenly lifted her head and narrowed her eyes at the person behind the light.They had been taking turns questioning her for nearly a full day. During that time, they hadn’t given her a single sip of water. Every so often, someone would come in and question her again, giving her no chance to rest.“I’ve already told you so many times. No one ordered me to kill Sarah. I wanted to do it myself. How much longer are you going to interrogate me?”Charlotte’s mouth was dry as she spoke, but her eyes kept drifting to the glass of water beside his hand.On the other side, in the observation room, two people frowned as they watched what was happening through the glass.One of them lifted his hand and checked the time. Th

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Sitting in the chair, Charlotte could almost see that future unfolding before her.After being kept up all night, her body finally began to tremble.“Don’t try to trap me, and don’t use my son to threaten me. You’ve worn me down for an entire day because you want to force me to admit someone ordered me to do it.”As she spoke, Charlotte suddenly burst into laughter.“No one ordered me. I told you, no one ordered me!”The older officer’s smile disappeared when he saw how stubborn she was.“I’m only reminding you. The line between intentional assault and attempted murder can be blurry. If someone ordered you to do this, your responsibility would be lighter. Think about it carefully.”After saying that, he left the interrogation room.Charlotte’s mental state was terrible after going so long without sleep. She had committed a crime, but the police still couldn’t actually do anything illegal to her.After a full day and night of interrogation, Charlotte was taken back to the tempo

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“Charlotte Garnett! Get your priorities straight. I know you’re smart enough to understand what matters most,” Nick snapped.The words lodged in her throat were forced back down.She knew Nick did not care about any of that. All he cared about was whether she would keep her mouth shut.“What if I can’t hold out?” she asked hesitantly.Nick’s eyes turned cold. “Like I said earlier, I’m sure you don’t want your son to stay this age forever.”“You wouldn’t dare!” Her bloodshot eyes locked on the man in front of her, rage surging endlessly in her chest.“What wouldn’t I dare to do?” Nick’s gaze turned almost amused.Charlotte’s face twisted with fury. “Nick, don’t forget that I went to prison to help you…”“Shut up!”Nick slammed his hand on the table. The terrifying sound made her close her mouth at once.“Charlotte, think carefully. You can’t afford to offend those people,” Nick warned again.Only then did Charlotte feel a crushing sense of helplessness.She had thought that