Chapter 29: Dare To Make This Bet?

The contents of the box sprawled out onto the floor.

A grotesque mixture of red and white–blood muddled with flesh–lay in a gruesome puddle. The pungent stench it emitted was revolting.

The servant, equally startled, reassured Imogen, “Madam, don’t worry. I’ll take care of this

mess.”

“No, don’t touch it. Contact the police immediately,” Imogen said, covering her nose as she carefully moved away from the spot.

“Of course. Should I also inform your husband?”

After a brief hesitation, Imogen replied, “He’s away on business. There’s no need to disturb him right now.”

“Understood.”

The servant promptly notified the police. Responding swiftly, they arrived to gather evidence and took statements from both Imogen and the servant, assuring them they’d get to the bottom of the

issue.

Once the officers departed, the servant thoroughly cleaned the affected area, disinfectants and air fresheners to mitigate the horrid odor.

spraying

Their investigations progressed rapidly. Surveillance footage helped identify the courier, leading them to the package’s origin and its sender.

Based on the available data, the sender was identified as a college student, still a minor.

Upon his arrest, he initially denied any involvement. However, his youthful naivety was no match for the seasoned investigators, and he soon confessed.

His motive was surprisingly simple: he was an ardent fan of Sarah and believed she was being unfairly treated by Imogen.

Imogen enlisted a trusted attorney from the Marshall Group’s Legal Department to oversee the

matter.

After returning from the police station, the servant shared a sigh with Imogen. “The youth nowadays don’t understand the meaning of fandom.”

“Did he mention how he knew

as a cleaner

inform the property management and consider relocating him. It

to the property management about it.”

the public relations situation. She

tapped on the app. The sight of over

post read: [What kind of director is she? Haphazard

Director Forbes. How long have you two worked together and still no response from you? Your standards seem too high; neither McKesson nor Sarah meets them.

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to consider another job and let Sarah be. What do you think?]

done something wrong, let the law decide our fate, not this portrayal of Sarah. Spare the

read:

left Imogen’s head

noticed that most comments carried the

it was baffling

multitude of new comments, those from her old friends were buried underneath. The top comment garnered over a thousand likes, while the subsequent

attention.

the influx of comments showed no signs of slowing

The narrative painted her as the

delved deeper into Instagram and soon traced

group.

there were screenshots of discussions from a

“group manager” was clearly a part of

refrain from posting inflammatory remarks on McKesson’s official page. Such actions could adversely affect Sarah. We’re all disappointed about the situation. Initially,

close to Mr. Marshall? Can’t

responded with a hushing

Turns out, she’s the adopted daughter of the Vice Chairman and holds a significant position within

(It all makes sense

[I’ve heard she’s quite

disaster she created, yet she

[Does anyone have her Instagram

Equickly responded: [I’ve found

though only featured on Sarah’s trending topic, accumulated over a thousand comments. The chatter from this sizable audience seemed to gravitate towards Imogen’s Instagram,

comment section tends to be more civil compared to private messages,

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