In the end, Claudia couldn’t hold her own urges back at all. I fell silent for a moment before yanking my arm out, which ha gone white from her grip. Then, I smiled.
ready
“So you’re saying that you’re the one who hired someone to stab you. before framing me, right?”
Claudia’s smile faded away instantly. Malice filled her eyes as she replied nonchalantly, “So what if I am? Nick will never believe that I’m the one behind that incident. Besides, even if he does, he’ll help. me resolve anything.
“Have you forgotten about the time you got slapped by that plump. woman in my university? I don’t mind telling you the truth! I was the one who hired that woman! Also, I specifically told her to slap you!
“Do you still remember that incident, Ariana? The reason for that was because you wanted to chase me out of here! Ariana, I won’t harm you without a reason! You’re the one who forced my hand!”
After that, Claudia began laughing loudly all of a sudden. The next moment, she covered her face and crouched down while sobbing silently.
Stunned, I did my best to digest what Claudia had told me just now. It turned out that she had already been plotting against me for a very long time.
Claudia was laughing just a few moments ago, yet she was now. crying. I had no idea if I was seeing things, but I actually saw a maniacal glint in her eyes. Something was wrong with her emotional state. Her love for Nicholas had completely warped her head.
Suddenly, a series of knocks came from the door. It appeared that Wendy had secretly called Nicholas;
“Ms. Claudia has bullied madam to the point she’s crying.”
I didn’t know how to react to that lie. Wendy handed the one over. to me. I could hear the concern oozing from Nicholas‘ cool tone.” Wait for me at home. I’ll be back soon.”
thought for a moment before passing the phone to Claudia, who was still crouching on the floor.
Then, I told Nicholas, “I’m fine. Claudia just misses you. That’s all. You should come home and keep her company. She didn’t sleep well last night.”
I didn’t expect to see a glimmer of approval in the eyes of a woman. who was four years younger than me. She seemed pretty satisfied with my performance.
Now that Claudia knew that Nicholas would come home, she grew happy. Since then, she knew that threatening me was a lot more effective than acting cute before me.
Claudia walked away with the phone, leaving Wendy to accompany me. “Are you alright, madam?”
Her eyes were filled with concern for me. I could tell that Wendy treated me a lot better now that Mom was gone.
She’d keep an eye on my every move. If I were hungry, she’d feed me food. Once I got thirsty, she’d feed me water. If I got bullied, she’d make a report on my behalf.
Because of Wendy’s behavior, I didn’t want to involve her in this mess. When I recalled Claudia’s manic eyes, I had a feeling that
something was wrong.
“Wendy, don’t ever let Claudia see you helping me out so blatantly in the future.”
I paused momentarily before emphasizing, “I think she’s very dangerous‘
“Tsk! Wendy didn’t seem to take my words to he: She’s just a young woman. How dangerous can she be? She’s the one who’s been bullying you because you don’t have anyone to back you up at
all!
“Madam, please forgive my insolence. Although you’re my employer, the fact that I’ve taken care of you for four years still stands.
“You’re nice to me, while I care about you. You’re like a daughter to me, madam. I don’t have the heart to watch you suffer from any aggrievements.”
I felt quite touched, and my nose started to tingle. Fine. I should avoid getting into more fights with Claudia from now on as long as I was home. I should pay more attention to Wendy’s safety instead.
“Wendy, please pass a message for me to Hawk Manor. Tell Frances to dispatch more bodyguards to me. I need a lot more bodyguards this time. I want every corner of this house to be under patrol at all times.
After giving Wendy my instructions, I walked her out of the room before locking the door behind me. Then, I returned to the bed before unzipping my backpack slowly.
I slowly pulled out an audio recorder, which was still activated.
Originally, I intended to visit Zachary and talk to him about the
+75 BONUS
incident. I was worried that I might miss out on key information, so I had activated the recorder in advance.
That way, I’d be able to listen to the recorded conversation over and over again once I got home from the detention center.
My hand trembled as I held the audio recorder. I thought I needed to spend a longer time consistently triggering Claudia into doing stupid shit. Never did I expect her to reveal everything just like that.
Oh, Nicholas. Once he listened to the recording of Claudia’s confession, would he really resolve everything, just like what she had said? Or would he take my side just to seek justice for me?
