With Pia's help, gathering much evidence was easier. Ella had been dark since middle school. At that time, she was still young so her ways were not careful. Pia still remembered every people involved. And those kids who took videos of her while she was being bullied in public toilets. We found those bullies and watched their routine. When the time came to retrieve those evidence, I brought Pia to Jia. After introducing the two of them, Jia went into action. We sneak into those people's houses, which wasn't difficult since we know where the keys and passwords to their homes were. Jia was wearing a mask and a man's clothes. She worked on it fast as she moved the files to their USB. "It's been years but these people still kept videos like this as if they were a treasure," Jia commented when she had a glimpse of one of the videos. There were even recent ones. These bullies grew into monsters. "It's disgusting. They are like serial murderers leaving a mark on someone's body." We
... Lucas breathed a sigh of relief when we arrived at the lobby. "The Yang energy in the highest floor is strong..." He commented weakly. I wanted to smack myself. This was obviously not a 'little' pain. I saw how painful it was for Carl and Marcus, what's more to Lucas who was a half-demon? It must have hurt so much. I stayed by his side and hold his hand. "I am sorry..." Lucas patted my head, "There's nothing to be sorry about. I am alright now. You should go and support Jia." I bit my lips. He's right. But I want to stay with him especially when he was in pain. Because I was too focused on getting revenge, I did not realize Lucas' condition. A shadow suddenly loomed over me. Lucas kissed my cheeks. I was stunned. He smiled sheepishly, "Now, it doesn't truly hurt anymore." "..." "If you don't believe me you can give me more healing kisses--" "I am going!" I then ran away with a red face. Lucas was so shameless! Although people can't see us, that's still PDA*! ***
Since we got Michael's word of support, I did not hold back and handed Jia the list that Lucas and I made when we were investigating.When Jia saw the long list, she was shocked. "...If we did not ask for help, I'll be doing this all alone? I am afraid the money I get from my previous transactions would be sucked away by this."I felt guilty. Sneaking other people's houses and getting the videos was just the tip of the iceberg.There were steps in our plan that needs a lot of money, manpower, and influence. After all, Alejandro and his wife have some backing and wealth to shield any troubles coming their way. They had already taken root in upper-class society, so uprooting them would be difficult. Just fighting them with pure evidence would not be enough. So to crush them completely, we need a thorough plan.But with only Jia, it would take a lot of time and effort. Especially on Jia's part, she would be exhausted from running here and there. And her life might be at risk because of
It was lively and festive in the Miguel Mansion.The extensive vast garden was decorated grandly emphasizing the beauty of the manor. There were tables and chairs set up in the hall And a stage with a large screen was placed at the center. There were many various lights illuminating the venue, giving the guests the illusion that they were in a fairyland. The classical music in the background was played by a live orchestra, adding more of a dignified and harmonic atmosphere.Alejandro and Claire were greeting the important guests at the entrance. They wanted to use this chance to acquaint themselves with the big families so they sent a lot of invitations wishing those proud families would extend their hand.However, over the years, only a few of these families were willing to befriend the Miguel family. After all, for these prominent families that have hundreds of years of history, the Miguel family was only a newly established family in the upper-class society that doesn't have much
Clang!The sound of glass breaking broke the silence.All eyes on the screen turned to Ella who staggered in her steps. She was so pale and her body was frozen stiff. In front of her was the broken wine glass.It was then followed by the guest's shocked murmurs and loud whispers."...Is that video true?""...Ella is trying to kill someone, right?""Did you see her craze expression? That's the eyes of a murderer."The guests shuddered. The video was only played for a few seconds before the power was cut off. But it left a deep and shocking impression on them. Not to mention, the person in the video was currently standing in front of them.Ella was too overwhelmed by the appearance of this video which exposed her true face. Not only was she exposed but it was witnessed by these important people on her special day!The gazes and loud murmurs of the people around her made her flustered and panicked.Claire was quick to recover and helped her horrified daughter to hide from the prying eyes
The other guests who were done watching could not help but exclaim loudly, "Such things really happen? How come someone as said to be kind and innocent pushed a person to the corner to kill herself and beat a middle-aged man to death?""A kind and innocent? Did you not see the video clearly? This is her true face.""Woah. So scary."Ella trembled. She looked horrified. Her true face was exposed to the public and now the whole world knows what she had done! What would happen to her now?Everything was going well....why...Why it happened now?Now...Her fiancé hated her. She had destroyed her family's dream.Her good reputation was tarnished. Even her father destroyed all the existing videos, the guests who attended today would not forget what they witnessed and it would spread through words. Not to mention everyone here was a prominent figure. She had been ruined in front of them. What would happen to her future?!The beautiful future she had imagined was now gone!On the side, Alejand
The videos were recently made and the content was the people who bullied the victim before. They have spoken on the video and testified about what happened back then. It was not specified what was their reason for suddenly making these videos or why they confessed their sins. A girl who tried to hide her face with a mask spoke weakly, "....Ella would treat us with a meal and give us money. In return, we spread rumors about Pia. It was strange because we all know they were friends but since it was easy money we still do it. The bullies who bullied Pia were also paid by Ella."It was followed by 'evidence'. Pictures and some videos from those years ago where Ella and those bullies were having fun together in some restaurants or parks were captured and filmed.It was proof that Ella, who was known as Pia's best friend back then, was on 'good terms' with the people who bullied Pia, supporting the witness' statement. Some people who recognized Pia and witnessed the incident back then als
Seeing the news about her was gone, Ella breathed a sigh of relief and thanked her father. Alejandro was pained because he lost a huge amount of wealth so when he saw Ella, the source of all this trouble, his patience ran out. He reprimanded her badly and grounded her for months. Ella's 'sweet daughter's' trick did not work at this moment. "Because of your mess, I lost my face and money! You have to reflect in your room for months. You will not come out until I find you another fiancé. Now with your reputation ruined, not a lot of men in those big families would want you. So I advise you to prepare yourself mentally and accept what you have been given." Ella had a bad premonition. What if her father chose an old man to marry her? She acted pitiful and sweet to her father but Alejandro remained cold-hearted. He was still pained by the fact that he lost a lot in this incident so he did not care about her cries. Claire comforted her daughter and told her that she won't let her marr