SIXTY

JOCELIA'S POV

I picked up my phone, a smirk already spreading across my face. Alice, sitting across from me, noticed immediately.

"Oh oh, you have that smirk again. What are you about to do?" she asked, her tone a mix of curiosity and amusement.

"Hastening the Sylvia breakdown," I replied, dialing my contact in the news. As the phone rang, I could already envision the chaos this would cause for Sylvia. When my contact picked up, I didn’t waste any time.

"Hello, it's Jocelia," I began, my voice low and conspiratorial. "I have a tip for you. There's a new lawsuit against Sylvia's company—fraud and false advertising. I need you to leak this story, make sure it gets maximum coverage. Destroy her credibility, ruin the reputation of her business."

I could hear the excitement in my contact's voice as they agreed. They knew a good story when they heard one, and this one had all the makings of a scandal.

"Consider it done," my contact said before hanging up.

I put my phone down, still smirking