Zara never expected that the moment she turned around, she would crash straight into a waiter carrying an entire tray of champagne.“Ah!”Zara let out a shrill scream as she collided with the waiter, sending both of them tumbling to the ground. The bottles of champagne the waiter was holding shattered all around them.The spilled champagne filled the air with a fragrant aroma. Broken glass scattered across the floor.The collision had created a chaotic scene.Zara suffered multiple cuts from the glass shards. Hence, they rushed her to the hospital.To her surprise, this incident made the headlines the next day.While it was common for the Revolution Banquet to dominate the news, it was unprecedented for such a personal scandal like this to take center stage. Even James went to great lengths and spent a fortune suppressing the incident from last night’s banquet, where Rhea publicly exposed Cerys’ act of plagiarism and furiously confronted her as the mistress.Hence, Zara’s
Just as the car was about to hit them, Kelsey finally realized what was happening. She instinctively pushed her pregnant friend, Yvonne, out of the way. Unfortunately, she was a moment too late.The black car struck them both.Kelsey’s head hit the ground hard. Pain exploded in her skull, and darkness began to close in.In a daze, she felt someone drag her into the car, placing her in a position that felt like she was behind the steering wheel. Her head rested heavily against it, and her hands hung limply by her sides. She tried to open her eyes and see who it was.However, her eyelids felt unbearably heavy.Soon, she blacked out completely.…“Psshh…”The faint sound of a humidifier woke Kelsey. As she opened her eyes, she realized she was lying in a hospital bed. As she attempted to sit up, a pair of warm, strong hands gently pressed her back down.“Don’t move. You’re injured!” Tyler’s familiar, soothing voice came from beside her.Kelsey immediately turned he
Kelsey could not help but question, “Does the police really think I crashed into Yvonne based on what they saw at the scene?”Tyler’s words reminded her of her own experience.After the car hit her, she vaguely felt someone dragging her into a car and placing her in the driver's seat. That person must be the real culprit.“The police found your fingerprints on the steering wheel. And…” Tyler's deep gaze grew serious.“And what?” Kelsey asked anxiously.Tyler pressed his lips into a thin line. “They traced the license plate of that car. The records show the car is registered in your name.” “How is that possible?” Kelsey exclaimed in disbelief.“I’ve never owned that car. This is clearly a setup!”Tyler gently rubbed her back to comfort her. “I know this has nothing to do with you. Don't worry, I've sent someone to investigate. We'll clear your name.”“Thanks!” Kelsey thanked him sincerely.However, a sense of unease crept into her heart.Who was behind this?Was it Zara o
Kelsey firmly affirmed, “There’s definitely another person at the scene!”She had not been the one driving the car that caused the accident.The real perpetrator must have driven the vehicle that hit them and then placed her in the driver's seat to stage the scene as if she had crashed into Yvonne.“However, from the surveillance footage we retrieved from that vehicle, the only person in the driver's seat was you!” The police officer stared at her with a blank expression, his gaze sharpening further.Kelsey instinctively reacted. “That's impossible! I've never driven that car!”The police officer was about to ask more questions when Tyler pushed open the ward door and walked in. Upon seeing him, the officer's attitude toward Kelsey softened slightly.“Well, we cannot rule out the possibility that someone impersonated you. They might have driven the vehicle that caused the accident, and staged the scene to frame you! We still need to investigate this further." As the officer f
Kelsey’s eyes widened as she watched Cerys walk into her hospital room.“I know who framed you!”Cerys approached her bedside, her expression utterly emotionless as she spoke.Kelsey asked instinctively, “Who?”“Zara’s assistant, Tia!” Cerys leaned in, enunciating each word clearly. “To be exact, Tia did it under Zara’s orders. She did it to frame you!”The answer did not surprise Kelsey at all.She knew all too well how much Zara despised her.Ever since Tyler slapped Zara at the Runway Revolution because of her, it was only a matter of time before Zara nursed a grudge and sought revenge.“How do you know?” Kelsey asked, locking her gaze on Cerys.“I overheard it with my own ears!”Cerys narrowed her eyes, recalling the incident. “That day, I was there to confront Zara. However, I ended up overhearing her conversation with her assistant, Tia. She had instructed Tia to disguise herself as you. She told her to drive that car that she falsely registered under your name, tail
“Rosette?” Kelsey froze.That was the other strong contender at the Runway Revolution, the one everyone expected to win. However, for some unknown reason, she never showed up on stage.So, it was Zara who had pulled the strings!Cerys’ gaze turned somber. “She was my best friend. We studied fashion design together and rose to fame side by side. But I could never match her. She’s the true genius, while I’ve always been just a mistress who climbed her way up, relying on men. James brought all my so-called masterpieces into the limelight. Now that I’ve lost everything in this industry, I won’t let those who wronged me get away so easily.”“Do you intend to hand over this recording to me so I can give it to the police?” Kelsey guessed her intentions.“No, I’ll only hand over this recording to you if you manage to clear your name this time.” Cerys shook her head, a mysterious smile crossing her face. “Otherwise, tonight will be the last time we ever meet.”With that, she turned and
A week later, Kelsey left the hospital.She had intended to visit her best friend, Yvonne.However, before she could exit the hospital building, the police took her to the precinct. They explained that Yvonne’s family had filed a lawsuit against her for assault, demanding compensation for emotional and financial damages.Under pressure from the victim’s family, the police felt compelled to interrogate Kelsey. Kelsey knew Yvonne likely did not want this.Her husband and mother-in-law must have discovered her recent marriage into wealth and wanted to exploit the situation.During the interrogation, Kelsey repeatedly proclaimed that someone had framed her and that she had not driven the car that hit Yvonne. However, the officers dismissed her assertions.Instead, they presented various pieces of evidence to pressure her into confessing. Kelsey resolutely refused to do so.After several hours of relentless questioning, they sent her back to a holding cell. The holding cell
Tyler pulled away from the kiss very quickly.Before leaving, he promised Kelsey. “I will uncover the truth and rescue you from this place before you know it.”After he was gone, Kelsey was interrogated again.However, the police treated her far nicer this time.They were not as severe as the last time.Furthermore, they were no longer as skeptical of Kelsey’s claims.After the interrogation, she was taken to another room to be detained.The room was called a detention room by name, but it looked more like a hotel than anything else.Not only was there a proper bed and even a television, but there was also an air conditioner.When she first stepped inside, she had the impression that she had gone to the wrong place.She was no fool and quickly figured out that it was Tyler who made the arrangement for her.After she lay down on the bed fitted with a proper mattress, she felt a warm and fuzzy feeling swelling inside her.She got to enjoy some proper sleep that night.Then,