Chapter 117 Can Money Resolve Everything?

The 1.83-meter young man walked toward them from the other end of the hallway; his young immature face adopted an inexplicably steady aura of a middle-aged man, causing the crowd to automatically give way to him.

Courtney was momentarily stunned before returning to her senses. She then stopped him and asked in a small voice, “Why are you here?”

Oliver cast a glance to comfort her before patting the back of her hand. “I’m here to watch the show of a culprit accusing the innocent of a sin that was committed by herself—I wonder why you insisted on accusing a young lady of stealing. Miss Clark, if this incident is exposed to the media, I think the entertainment industry will no longer welcome you in the future.”

Brenda’s face paled. “What nonsense are you spewing? Where do you come from? Don’t you guys have anyone else in the Sunhill Hotel?”

“It doesn’t matter who I am. What matters is that Miss Clark, you claimed that Penelope stole your necklace, but what is your basis for making such an adamant accusation?”

 

“The security footage showed that she was the only person who entered my room at 10.00PM last night.”

“Weren’t you there when Penelope entered your room?”

 

Upon hearing that, everyone looked at one another in shock. Ever since the filming crew checked in, it was widely known that the actors had a habit of having a meeting to discuss the script at around 10.00PM. The actors’ rooms were mostly empty at that time, so when the security cameras caught Penelope entering the room and exiting it in panic, it aroused their suspicion.

“What do you mean? I returned to my room at 11.00PM.” Brenda’s expression suddenly changed and she scolded, “You should come up with a smarter excuse if you wish to protect her.”

scoffed as his handsome face filled with disdain. “Miss Clark, this is exactly what I want to tell you—if you want to hook up with a man, you should have found a smarter way. Don’t think that you can hide it from everyone by taking advantage of the shared balcony that connects both rooms and taking a preemptive move to stop the witness

everyone at the scene was

something dawned on Courtney, she instantly came to her senses and made a sudden realization. Britney and Brenda had argued with each other before the alleged theft, which Courtney had overheard when she

occupied by the filming crew had balconies that connected the neighboring rooms. She then sneaked out when the others were discussing the script. As

just say? You have to take responsibility for saying this

about your whereabouts at that time. Coincidentally, during the period

hearing the word ‘producer’, the discussion among the crowd became even louder and more looks of dismay landed on Brenda—they were filled with contemptuousness and disgust. The film producer was a renowned professional actor, who retired

face

lips curved upward. “There are more coincidences—the hotel’s system database showed that the

Brenda to support her unfounded one-sided accusation that Penelope had stolen her necklace. There were even people who

little embarrassed and kept their phones away before

had lost all of the confidence she had earlier, and asked, “Miss

she nodded and agreed,

a vibe of a young teenage boy, making it difficult for people to associate

Courtney was a little puzzled, she nodded without asking further since she had to deal with Brenda’s matter now. “Okay, you don’t

Go ahead with your matters. I

“Okay.”

some receptionists who were quite close with Penelope. Upon seeing that Courtney had left,

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