"No! Mom, the results of the short story competition will be announced soon," Yvonne pleaded. "When I win first place, I'll be able to make a name for myself in the writers' circle."She continued, "I have a bright future ahead of me! You can't just ruin it like this!" By now, she was so frightened that she couldn't stop herself from blabbering anything that came to mind. Marietta froze when she heard those words. "What did you say? The results of the competition haven't been announced yet, so how do you know that you will get first place?" she asked. As one of the judges of the competition, Marietta herself didn't know who would emerge victorious. So, how would Yvonne know anything about it? It was then that Yvonne realized she had made a slip of the tongue. She flinched, losing the courage to look at Marietta in the eyes. "Tell me, what exactly happened?" Marietta demanded. "I'll have the organizer put an end to the competition and have them look into this if you don
No one could know about this. The results of the short story competition will be announced tomorrow. It would be the end for Yvonne if people found out that she had killed Marietta. Her supposedly bright future would shatter into a billion pieces by then. She would turn from a genius writer to a heartless murderer! No! This wasn't the life she wanted! She wanted to become famous and known around the world! Only then would she be more deserving of Adrian. A murderer wasn't fit to be Adrian's significant other. Yvonne trembled in fear as she glanced at Marietta on the floor, and a bold thought formed in her mind. She had to do one thing, for sure. No matter the cost, she had to make sure that the short story competition's results were announced tomorrow. That was exactly why …Yvonne got up from the ground. Summoning every ounce of courage in her, she dragged Marietta into the bathroom, placed her in the bathtub, and filled it with water. After that, she tidied the roo
"Argh!" Caroline shot up from bed in the middle of the night. Even Betty, who was staying in the room next door, heard her scream and rushed out of her room and into Caroline's."What's wrong?" she asked. She noticed the sheen of sweat on Caroline's forehead and sat down beside her. "Was it a nightmare?" Betty asked, her heart aching for Caroline. Caroline's hands were cold and clammy when she gripped Betty's.Warmth spread to Caroline's hands. She sighed and nodded as she threw herself into Betty's arms. "It's okay. I'm here," said Betty as she lightly patted Caroline's shoulder. "You should try to sleep." Caroline raised her eyes to look at Betty and said, "Okay." She lay down on the bed like an obedient child. Betty stayed for a while and turned to leave when Caroline's breathing steadied. But then, Caroline opened her eyes all of a sudden and asked, "Mom, will Aunty Mary be there when the results of the short story competition are announced?""That goes without s
Caroline furrowed her brows and said, "But that dream was just too real … Mom, could you please go over and have a look?"Betty wanted to say that Caroline would meet Marietta later on at the competition venue, but upon seeing how worried Caroline was, she stopped herself."Sure, I will drop by."Caroline was relieved.The two of them parted ways at the venue.Before leaving, Betty reminded Caroline, "Carrie, don't wander around the venue. Also, you guys—"Turning to Caroline's flanking bodyguards, she continued, "You had better protect her! Do you hear me?""Yes!" the bodyguards answered in unison.Only then did Betty feel reassured enough to leave.After Betty left, Caroline and her bodyguards headed into the venue. Although the bodyguards were dressed like ordinary people, they still gave off an intimidating vibe and attracted a lot of attention in no time.Other eagle-eyed people also quickly recognized Caroline."That woman … Isn't she the one who used to boast that s
Yvonne couldn't stand being ignored any longer. Especially now that Marietta was dead, she didn't have to put up a pretense anymore. Thus, she nudged Caroline with her elbow in a haughty manner. When her phone almost fell to the floor, Caroline raised her head in annoyance."Caroline, we meet again. You probably didn't know that I'm participating in this competition too. I bet you find it strange."Caroline frowned disdainfully, as if she were looking at an imbecile. She continued looking at her phone without saying a word. She still hadn't gotten a response. "Hey!" Yvonne suddenly pulled at Caroline's shirt.Caroline's bodyguards immediately stood up and glared at Yvonne. Her face paled in fear.The contestants seated in front also witnessed this.However, they hadn't seen Yvonne grab at Caroline's shirt, so they immediately put the blame on Caroline. After all, as contestants, they paid a lot of attention to their fellow competitors. They had also heard of Caroline's
Yvonne didn't dare to sit next to Caroline any longer.She could only take a step back and sit down with one seat between herself and Caroline.When she saw Caroline's calm expression, Yvonne quietly clenched her fists.She reminded herself to stay calm. She just had to wait until the announcement of the results. Then, she could get back at Caroline. The prize-giving ceremony was about to commence soon. However, Mr. Y was still nowhere to be seen.Caroline still hadn't gotten any replies to her text.Caroline listened absent-mindedly as the emcee talked about the previous competitions. She only paid attention and looked up at the stage when it was time for the judges to be introduced. As the emcee read out the judges' names, they walked up the stage, one after another.Yet Marietta still hadn't shown up, even after the emcee finished calling out the names.Caroline wasn't the only one who noticed Marietta's absence. Other people offstage noticed as well. People couldn't help
Although Yvonne and Avery had different love interests, they shared similar reasons for hating Caroline.That was because Caroline was just too outstanding!As the daughter of the Hackett family, Yvonne had a considerably good academic background. However, other than that, she wasn't good at anything else.On the other hand, although Avery was a great designer, her expertise was merely limited to design. She knew nothing about other industries.As for Caroline, she excelled at design and management. She had also managed to achieve such brilliant results, even though this was her first foray into literature. How could anyone not be jealous of her?Chris laughed merrily, capturing everyone's attention once again. "Next up, let me announce the winner of the grand prize!"Chris said fervently, "This short story competition has been held for over 20 years, and this year's is the grandest of them all. It also garnered lots of talent like never before. "I know that, as an award presen
"My name's Yvonne Hackett, and I love literature." Despite the simple introduction, the audience cheered loudly.Chris asked, "May I ask you, what was it that made you pursue literature?""To be honest, I used to not have any exposure to literature." Yvonne maintained a fake smile, only displaying her best side. She continued, "I only pursued it under my mother's guidance after I reunited with her."Chris asked curiously, "Who's your mother? Is she here today?"She responded, "My mother is Marietta Weiss."As soon as she said that, everyone was immediately staggered.Even Chris couldn't control his expression. "You … You're Ms. Weiss' long-lost daughter?"Caroline replied, "That's right! However, my mom doesn't know that I participated in this competition."In other words, she was saying that her talent had made her the champion.So everyone cheered even louder.Chris said fervently, "Are you Nelson's mentee since your writing style is so similar to his?""I'm sorry, but I