Jodie smirked.Ryleigh did not understand what Jodie meant, and she suddenly let go and fell backward.Ryleigh’s expression was distorted in shock. When she wanted to reach out and grab her, Jodie had already fallen down the staircase.Ryleigh froze, and the scene in front of her instantly reminded her of the scene when she had been framed as the person who had pushed Naomi downstairs.Several students coming upstairs saw Jodie fall down the stairs, and they covered their mouths and screamed in fright.They then raised their heads and saw Ryleigh’s hand hanging in mid-air.Jodie was sent to the hospital. The students who had witnessed what happened said that they saw Ryleigh at the scene and that her arm was stretched out at the moment.The principal and a few of the school’s directors glanced at Ryleigh, who was sitting in the office for interrogation.When Louis came, Charles followed behind him. He asked the principal about the incident, and the principal looked at Ryleigh h
Charles also thought that what Louis suggested made sense.‘A clean hand needs no washing. Handing this matter over to the police and letting them look into and solve the case is the best thing that we can do now.’In the evening, Ryleigh sat on the bed with her knees bent inward, not wanting to eat anything for dinner. Louis made dinner, pushed open the bedroom door, walked to the edge of the bed, and picked her up.Ryleigh wrapped her arms around his neck and said softly, “I don’t have the appetite to eat.”He carried her to the dining table. “Even if you don’t have an appetite, at least eat some. I don’t want you to starve in the middle of the night.”Ryleigh jerked him. “Am I going to get fired?”Louis rubbed the top of her head and leaned over to kiss her forehead. “No, I have already handed the matter over to the police for further investigation.”Ryleigh was astonished. “You handed it over to the police?”Louis fetched her a bowl of soup and placed it in front of her. “T
The police asked the principal to mediate the issue, and the principal released an official statement on campus after learning the truth. On the same day, after the recording was uploaded onto the school’s website, the instructors and students of the academy were shocked by the news.After Jodie was hospitalized for a few days and returned to the academy again, her desk had been cleared, and a letter of dismissal could be seen left on it.Several female instructors pointed at her and glanced at her from time to time.“I always thought she was so kind. I didn’t expect her to be such a scheming person.”“It’s a shame that I always thought she seemed so pitiful and had shown her so much support before this. She really deserves this.”“I heard that she was already quite a scheming person when she was still studying at the academy. It’s no wonder Mr. Lucas didn’t take a fancy to her back then.”“...”When Jodie overheard the discussions that went back and forth behind her, her comple
Yorrick put down the wine bottle, moved it aside, and raised his gaze. “I’m interested in your overseas project in Zlokova.”Tristan paused for a split second and frowned. “You’re interested in that project?”Yorrick leaned forward slightly. “That’s the coast of the Persian Gulf. It connects the marine traffic between Yaramoor and Zlokova. You do have quite a keen foresight, knowing that you should develop the marine traffic. So, of course, I’m interested in this extremely profitable project.”Tristan smiled. “Mr. Hathaway, it’s said that you’ve always had a picky taste when it comes to project investment. I really didn’t expect that my project would catch your attention.”Yorrick placed his arms across the back of the couch. “I won’t make you work for nothing. I’ll invest a billion pounds into your project.”Tristan’s eyes moved as he pondered.‘The project actually piqued Yorrick’s interest and made him spend such an amount of money. This shows that the coast of the Persian Gul
She hugged Nollace and cried out loud, “I was so worried about you! You’re finally back!”Nollace stood in place and let her hold him expressionlessly. His gaze looked dull, and he was also bewildered by the existence of the Knowles and his parents.Mrs. Knowles noticed something, let him go slowly, and stroked his cheek with her palm. “Nolly?”Rick glanced at Tristan. “Uncle, what happened to Nollace?”Tristan put down the teacup. “He has lost his memory.”Rick was astonished.Mrs. Knowles shed tears again and held Nollace in her arms tremblingly. “It’s okay. He’s home now. As for his memory, he’ll gradually remember everything.”Back at Bassburgh, at Soul…Maisie was going through the resumes of the candidates applying for the jewelry designer position, including their previous creations.Lucy, who was standing by her side, could see her hesitation. “Ms. Vanderbilt, are you dissatisfied with these designs?”Maisie propped her chin against the palm of her hand and frowned. “
“No.” Naomi shook her head while she sat on the couch. “Dad, I didn’t want to attend the music academy.”Anthony was surprised when he heard Naomi continue. “Ryleigh was better than me in music, and I’ve always known that, so I was ready to be eliminated during the competition.”Unfortunately, she had only found out that the incident had put Ryleigh in a bad spot after all these years.Anthony looked down and didn’t speak. Naomi looked up at him and smiled. “Dad, I want to do what I enjoy. You will support me, right?”He paused, then smiled. “Of course I will.”The phone on the table started ringing. He saw that it was a foreign number, so he put it to his ear. “Mr. Knowles?”Tristan said something to him, and Anthony frowned. “You want to withdraw from the project?”“Yes, but don’t worry, Yorrick has taken over the project. I’m sure the project will be successful with him around.”After Tristan had a short chat with him and they hung up, he didn’t recover. Tristan withdrew
He calmly replied, “In-law.”Maisie immediately asked, “Are you sure that Hector stole something? Did you investigate it?”The officer didn’t know what to do. “The expensive stolen watch was found in Mr. Vanderbilt’s bag. We’re still investigating what actually happened.”Maisie rushed into the interrogation room when Hector turned to look at her and lowered his head. “I didn’t steal the watch.”Maisie looked at him. “I believe you, but what happened?”Hector tightened his fist. “The assistant of the editor-in-chief gave it to me.” He clenched his jaw.” I bumped into the editor-in-chief’s wife having an affair in the office, and he tried to bribe me with the watch so that I wouldn’t spill out the beans. I didn’t agree nor take the watch, but it suddenly showed up in my bag.”Maisie took a deep breath because this was obviously a setup and held her forehead. “So he found out that you found out?”Hector nodded. Maisie looked at him. “How did you find out?”Hector scratched his
Surprisingly, the editor-in-chief kept him. Had he learned something?Mr. Lowe looked sickly when he thought about that. When the editor-in-chief wanted to send someone to check the footage, Mr. Lowe suddenly blurted, “I-If it’s just a misunderstanding, let’s just let it go.”The staff next to him looked at each other, noticing that something was off. Hector looked at him. “Why don’t we check the cameras? I was arrested because of you, and I was framed. We need the surveillance videos to clear my name.”“You!” Mr. Lowe’s eyes burned with anger while he clenched his jaw. “I apologize for blaming you.”Hector smiled. “Alright, there’s no need to check the footage if you think it’s a misunderstanding too.”After the meeting, Mr. Lowe caught up with Hector and pulled him into a safe corridor. He grabbed Hector by the collar angrily. “Did you tell the editor-in-chief?”Hector looked calm. “What was I supposed to tell him?”His smile triggered Mr. Lowe, who glared at him furious