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Caleb put the pen on the table. “Let’s not talk about that. Phalicia went to visit the prison today and suddenly asked me to get a lawyer to look into Shelton’s case and try to get his sentence reduced. You need to make up with Phalicia fast, keep an eye on her, and get more info out of her. None of us can afford to upset her right now, got it?”
There was a clear hint of wariness in his tone.
Carlene was impatient: “Reduced sentence? Her brother’s been in jail for three years, why won’t she give up! Why not just kill Shelton and be done with it, such a hassle!”
Phalicia’s eyes were cold, and she gripped her palm hard just to steady herself.
“Alright, just let those lawyers who helped Shelton get his sentence reduced over the years go a few more times and put on a show…”
Caleb’s voice got lower and lower, but he didn’t do what Carlene wanted.
Phalicia let out a silent breath.
Carlene’s vicious words about treating her brother’s life like trash still seemed to echo in my ears.
I still remembered that year in senior high, under the phoenix tree.
Her brother helped her climb over the wall, covered for her, and even stole a bottle of red wine worth hundreds of thousands from their dad, just because she wanted to give it to Carlene for her eighteenth birthday.
I also remembered when Carlene came over to play, my brother always
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thoughtfully gave us space so the two of us little girls could have fun. He took his book to the backyard to feed the mosquitoes, and didn’t forget to give us some pocket money to play with.
I still remembered when Carlene had period cramps and it was raining hard, her brother came to pick them up, carried Carlene on his back, stepped through every puddle, walked five miles home, and ended up catching a bad cold.
Her friend’s brother always treated her like half a little sister.
I never treated Carlene badly.
Carlene and Caleb set up the Lombard family, and that wasn’t enough- they even wanted to bury their brother in prison for good?
Phalicia was cold all over and shaking.
She went back to her desk, found Carlene’s unused cloud account, logged in, and downloaded the photos.
The next second, Phalicia’s eyes were full of determination, and she pressed send without any hesitation.
She didn’t let anyone hurt her brother again.
“Carlene, get ready for the gift I gave you.”
Outside the window, sunlight cast a patch of light and shadow on the
computer screen.
Phalicia stared at the photo with a blank face, hate raging in her eyes.
The photo was Carlene meeting two guys at night, taking an embarrassing selfie in a hotel room.
It had been ten minutes since the photo was sent out, and the real–time
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trending topic had already climbed to ninth place.
#Famous designer Carlene had a messy personal life!
#Couldn’t hide it anymore, the designer met up with two guys at night, looked like a gentle artist on the outside, but played wilder than anyone in private?
Two big eye–catching headlines took over the trending topic list and attracted tons of people to click in.
The comment section was even worse, full of all kinds of mockery.
Phalicia’s fingertip tapped the table in time with the clock.
Two more minutes passed, and Caleb’s phone finally rang.
“Licia, come here right now! Something happened to Carlene!“.
Phalicia responded, got up unhurriedly, and went to the president’s office.
She hadn’t even gotten to the office when she heard Carlene screaming and crying in the hallway.
“Who the hell did this! Psycho, bitch! I definitely won’t let him go! Take down the trending topic now! Are all of you in the PR Department dead
or what!”
Caleb snapped, “Stop arguing! Let’s wait till Phalicia gets here and see what to do. She’s always good at PR, so let’s hear her opinion first!”
People from the PR Department all chimed in.
Phalicia’s eyes looked cold. She knocked and went in. The moment she entered, everyone looked at her, and she showed just the right amount of confusion.
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“What happened?”
Carlene didn’t care about their earlier fight and rushed over to grab Phalicia’s arm really hard.
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She cried, “Licia, help me! I don’t know who leaked my hotel photos. I’m begging you, help me figure something out!”
Carlene’s voice was sharp and shrill, her eyes were red from crying, and she just wanted to crawl into a hole.
Phalicia just stared at her, enjoying her reaction.
Is this what they called despair?
Carlene finally understood my despair.
Phalicia pushed Carlene away with a blank face. Her voice was cold and a bit mocking: “You took those kinds of photos without thinking, got blackmailed, so what’s the point of coming to me now?”
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