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Before Susan could respond, Theresa couldn’t help but say, “Have you lost your mind? It was clearly you who grabbed Mrs. Landor’s hand and deliberately fell into the pool!”
A staff member nearby chimed in, “Exactly, Ms. Lynn, don’t stir up trouble unnecessarily. We all saw it, you fell on purpose.”
“You…you all…” Monica trembled as she pointed accusingly at the people around her. “She’s Mrs. Landor, of course, you all would take her side. You are bullying a weak woman like me. Don’t your hearts ache by doing this to me, especially when the night is quiet and deep?”
Everyone was speechless.
Why should their hearts ache?
They were only telling the truth!
Thomas, Monica suddenly burst into even more dramatic tears, “they’re all ganging up. against me. Now, only you are on my side.”
The woman in his arms was crying rivers, and Thomas hesitated as he glanced at the swimming pool, seemingly caught in two minds.
“Do you also not believe me?” Monica looked at him somewhat hysterically. “Why would I jump into the pool myself? There’s no reason. And you saw, Thomas, I can’t swim at all. But I was in the pool for several minutes and no one came to rescue me. It was only when you arrived that I was saved. If you hadn’t come, I might… I might have drowned in the
pool.”
Monica’s cries became more heart–wrenching, “What have I done to deserve such hatred. from Mrs. Landor, to the point she wants to see me dead? Just because I was once Ben’s wife? Even though I came back, I never intended to compete with you! Can’t you tolerate my presence at all?”
Monica’s crying escalated, becoming increasingly pitiful to the point that she seemed on the verge of fainting from distress.
Unable to bear seeing her so distressed, Thomas couldn’t find the words to say, only managing to softly console her.
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The onlookers were at a loss for words.
If they hadn’t witnessed the whole scene, they might have felt sorry for Ms. Lynn.
Her methods might be mediocre, but her acting was top–notch.
Monica’s wailing and theatrics attracted the attention of the entire film crew.
As more people gathered, Monica’s cries grew louder, and her appearance became more pitiful.
The newcomers hadn’t seen the whole event unfold.
They looked puzzled at the wailing Monica, then at the expressionless Susan.
In their minds, numerous question marks quickly surfaced.
What on earth happened?
Could Mrs. Landor really have….
“Mrs. Landor!” Monica cried out,” our family is weak, I don’t ask for much. But you nearly killed me, you should at least apologize to me!”
Susan watched Monica’s performance without any expression.
It was only at this point that she let out a cold chuckle.
Apologize?
That would mean admitting to the false accusation of pushing her.
If one were to speak the truth, Monica, despite seeming foolish, really was foolish.
In front of several people, she dared to use such crude tactics.”
She indeed possessed a shred of cunning.
On one hand, with just a twist of words, she managed to recruit the few staff members who had witnessed everything into her camp. In this way, no matter how many people testified for her, all Monica needed to say was that these people didn’t dare to offend Mrs. Landor and that’s why they sided with her, rendering their testimonies unreliable.
On the other hand, she chose the exact moment when Thomas came over to frame Susan,
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neither earlier nor later.
Susan vaguely remembered Ben mentioning that Thomas had been pining for Monica for
many years.
Therefore, Monica knew that her backup had arrived, and that’s why she decisively chose to frame Susan.
“Bravo, bravo,” Theresa couldn’t help but applaud, her face wearing an expression of disbelief as she looked at Monica, “Your acting skills are being wasted; you should be on the stage.”
“Miss Rose, you can’t mock me just because Mrs. Landor recommended you to be the spokesperson,” Monica said between sobs.
As she spoke, she shrunk fearfully into Thomas’s embrace, “I know, all of you are siding. with Susan to target me, but now Thomas is here, he will definitely seek justice for me.”
Monica turned her tear–filled, misty eyes towards Thomas.
The depths of her eyes were filled with a dependent gaze, as if Thomas was her entire world.
Thomas felt a soft tug at his heart under her gaze. He couldn’t help but look at Susan, his face showing signs of disappointment. “Monica didn’t come back with any intention to compete with you for anything. Your aggressive behavior might disappoint Ben when he finds out.”
Susan simply lifted her eyes slightly.
It was somewhat expected that Thomas chose to believe Monica.
After all, they shared a childhood friendship, while she had only met Thomas a few times.
But understanding as she was, she couldn’t help but mentally label Thomas as ‘blind‘ in her
heart.
“Mr. Smith,” Susan began politely.
Thomas was taken aback for a moment.
“Mr. Smith“, this form of address seemed a bit… too distant.
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Susan was clearly upset.
But in his mind, he hadn’t done anything wrong.
So many were siding with Susan, but he was the only one standing up for Monica.
He was resolved to speak up for her.
“That’s how it is,” Susan said calmly. “In this world, there’s a saying – ‘take what you hear with a grain of salt, and another that goes, ‘seeing is believing.”
“What do you mean, ‘seeing is believing? You’re going to call those people as witnesses? They are all biased towards you!” Monica protested, her voice tinged with grievance.
Susan ignored Monica, waving her hand to beckon a videographer. She remarked, “I noticed earlier that you were setting up video equipment, and one of the cameras seemed to be pointing this way. Did it capture anything?”
The videographer hesitated, about to say that all the cameras were turned off during their break time when the chief director of the advertisement, interjected impassively, “What a coincidence. The camera I was adjusting just now was indeed facing this direction. It probably caught everything. I’ll just need to zoom in a bit to see the details clearly.”
“Zooming in, would that be a hassle?” Susan inquired.
“Not at all, just standard procedure. It will take a few seconds,” Mr. Witt assured, bringing
over his camera.
Susan then turned to Monica with a composed face, “See, the issue is about to be resolved. People might lie, but machines wouldn’t, right?”
Tears welled up in Monica’s eyes, hanging precariously at the corners. She seemed to have been struck dumb, her entire being in shock.
Theresa glanced at Monica sympathetically, “I’m not sure whether to call you foolish once
or twice. Setting a trap is one thing, but how could you think of doing it in a place brimming with cameras?”
“Mrs. Landor, I found it!” Mr. Witt exclaimed excitedly, “It’s this video right here.”
“Well,” Susan responded, approaching to have a look.
On the camera screen, it was pitch dark; nothing could be seen.
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However, Susan’s expression remained unchanged, her head nodding continuously as she pointed at the screen, instructing, “Right here, zoom in a bit.
Mr. Witt played along, feigning some adjustments.
Susan observed seriously, nodding her head now and then.
Witnessing the duo’s act, beads of sweat began to form on Monica’s forehead.
There’s a video?
“No, that can’t be,” Monica thought, her heart pounding violently. “There’s no such coincidence. Susan must be bluffing.”
