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

seems his grandfather works as a cleaner in

the property management and consider relocating him. It

speak to the property management

her composure, she decided to assess the public relations situation. She was taken aback to discover numerous replies and direct messages on

sight of over 999 unread

on her recent post read: [What kind of director is she? Haphazard creations. She should really pay attention to the result.]

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 Make This Bet?

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

the law decide our fate, not this portrayal of Sarah. Spare the fans and Sarah. Haven’t

read:

left Imogen’s

she scrolled further, she noticed that most comments

Yet, it was baffling how she

underneath. The top comment

attention.

the influx of comments showed no signs of slowing down.

discerned that she was being blamed for the makeup debacle. The narrative painted her as the

Instagram and soon traced the origin of the commotion.

group.

Sarah’s trending topic, there were screenshots of discussions from a fan

was

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

[Isn’t Sarah close to Mr. Marshall? Can’t something

with a hushing emoji: [I shouldn’t

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 Marshall Family.

A commented: (It all

added: [I’ve heard

she created, yet she probably

anyone have her Instagram handle?]

responded: [I’ve found it.]

accumulated over a thousand comments. The chatter from this sizable audience seemed to gravitate towards

to be more civil compared to

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