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 my address?”

grandfather works as a cleaner in

inform the property management and consider relocating him. It could

speak to the

regained her composure, she decided to assess the public relations situation. She was taken aback

The sight of over 999 unread messages left her

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

worked together and still no response from you? Your standards seem

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29: Dare To Make This

job and let Sarah be.

we’ve done something wrong, let the law decide our fate, not this

simply read: [I am blind.]

comments left Imogen’s head

noticed that most comments

official verification. Yet, it was baffling how she received such an onslaught of

comments, those from her old friends were buried underneath. The top comment garnered over a thousand likes, while the subsequent ones also received significant

attention.

the influx of comments showed no

being blamed for the makeup debacle. The narrative painted her as the

into Instagram and soon traced the origin of the

group.

screenshots of

person labeled as “group manager” was

[I urge all fans to remain composed and refrain from posting inflammatory remarks on McKesson’s official page. Such actions could adversely affect Sarah. We’re all disappointed about the situation. Initially, Sarah’s makeup was just

inquired, [Isn’t Sarah close to Mr. Marshall? Can’t something be done?]

manager responded with a hushing emoji: [I shouldn’t

Sarah couldn’t stand up to Director Forbes. Turns out, she’s the adopted daughter of the Vice Chairman and holds a significant

commented: (It all makes

heard she’s

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

anyone have her Instagram handle?]

responded: [I’ve found it.]

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

civil compared to private messages,

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