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.”

how

grandfather works as a cleaner

the property management and consider relocating him. It could

I’ll speak to the property management about it.”

to assess the public relations situation. She was taken aback to discover numerous replies

app. The sight of over 999

[What kind of director is she? Haphazard

Forbes. How long have you two worked together and still no response from

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To Make This Bet?

time to consider another job and let Sarah be.

our fate, not this portrayal of

fourth simply read:

Imogen’s

noticed that most comments carried the

any official verification. Yet, it was baffling

old friends were buried underneath. The

attention.

showed no

debacle. The narrative painted her as the one who had recklessly changed Sarah’s makeup, leading to the

delved deeper into Instagram and soon traced the origin of the

group.

screenshots of discussions from a fan

as “group manager” was clearly a part of Sarah’s

actions could adversely affect Sarah. We’re all disappointed

group member inquired, [Isn’t Sarah close to

manager responded with a hushing

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. And she’s only twenty–five!

all makes sense now.]

[I’ve heard she’s

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

[Does anyone have her Instagram handle?]

[I’ve

though only featured on Sarah’s trending topic, accumulated over a thousand comments. The chatter from this sizable audience

section tends to be more civil compared to private messages,

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