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.”

mention how

his grandfather works as a cleaner in our community.”

consider relocating him. It could pose a potential

speak to the property management

public relations situation. She was taken

app. The sight of over 999

post read: [What kind of director is she? Haphazard creations. She should really pay attention to

stated: [It’s Director Forbes. How long have you two worked together and still no response from you? Your standards seem too high;

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29: Dare To

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

not this portrayal of Sarah. Spare the fans and Sarah. Haven’t we been

fourth simply read:

left Imogen’s

noticed that most

Yet, it was baffling

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

attention.

showed

the remarks, Imogen discerned that she was being blamed for the makeup debacle. The narrative painted her

Instagram and soon traced the origin

group.

screenshots of discussions from a

“group manager” was clearly a

McKesson’s official page. Such actions could adversely affect Sarah. We’re all disappointed about the situation. Initially, Sarah’s makeup was just right. However, Director Forbes adamantly wanted changes! But given her role as project leader,

Sarah close to Mr. Marshall? Can’t something be done?]

manager responded with a hushing

same fan group revealed a fan who had dug up details about Imogen: [It’s clear now why Sarah couldn’t stand up to Director Forbes. Turns out, she’s the adopted daughter of the Vice Chairman and holds a significant position within the

commented: (It all makes sense now.]

heard she’s quite

quipped: [Just look at the makeup disaster she created, yet she probably believes

questioned: [Does anyone

[I’ve found

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

to be more civil compared to private messages, where one might

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