Betrayed, Yet Bound To The Billionaire by Grace Madeline (Chapters 121 to 130)

Chapter 121

[What’s going on? Is Sophia a social butterfly? She seduces every man she sees.]

[Even bitches are not as profligate as her. Didn’t she say

she was pure and innocent? Why is she seducing every man she sees now?]

[Where’s the paparazzi? Didn’t you say that you were going to investigate Sophia? Why isn’t there any news yet? Dig into her private life quickly. Please expose it.]

[She pressed against Finnian in the morning, but now, she’s kissing Atlas. Francis, run!]

The netizens shouted silently at the live broadcast.

At the same time, in the hospital.

Hannah was lying weakly on the bed. All her friends had disappeared. No one came to the hospital to visit her or even replied to her messages.

Although she knew there was no friendship among the wealthy families, she was still more or less disappointed. She could only watch the live broadcast variety show to pass the time. Unexpectedly, her expression became worse after watching the variety show.

She frowned at Sophia’s seductive posture. Hannah was so angry that her lips trembled. She said softly, “No way. The photographer must have filmed it from a special angle. “She is the daughter I raised myself. I know her better than anyone. She couldn’t have been fooling around outside. How could she have squeezed into a man’s room and hugged someone else without wearing a bra and only a sexy nightdress?

“She and Atlas are siblings. She won’t have improper thoughts about him.

“Yes, I must be overthinking. My thoughts have been led astray by the netizens,” Hannah muttered softly.

But her hands, holding the iPad, were shaking.

The anger in her heart could not be hidden anymore.

After a while, she held her breath and muttered softly, “Yes, she must have deliberately made others misunderstand so that she could get close to Odalys and help me take back the emerald pendant.

“My daughter is still the most sensible.” Hannah chuckled softly.

Her smile froze when her phone vibrated. Seeing an unfamiliar call on the screen, Hannah hesitated for half a second before answering it.

Without waiting for her to speak, the other party said coldly, “You’re Hannah, right?”

“Who are you?” Hannah could not help but shiver. Although Hannah did not know who the other party was, that person’s voice carried an imposing aura that made her feel afraid.

After hearing her admit that she was Hannah, the other party sneered.

Then, the other party said, “I’m Selena Lark. I’m sure you’ve heard the rumors before and know your daughter has always wanted to seduce Finnian. I’m calling you today to remind you.

“Finnian is just an illegitimate child. The Lark family has already kicked him out. I hope you won’t use him again to ruin the Lark family’s reputation.” Selena’s voice was cold and disdainful.

Hannah was stunned. She did not expect Selena to call to scold her.

Previously, she also wanted to befriend Selena, but the Lark family looked down on the Bennett family, and Selena was naturally unwilling to meet her.

When she heard it was Selena, Hannah thought that there was finally hope for the Bennett family. Unexpectedly, she was scolded immediately.

“Mrs. Lark, what do you mean? No matter what, Sophia is the daughter I raised. How can I not know what kind of person she is?

“Don’t think you can slander others because the Lark Group is rich.” Hannah was so angry that she cursed.

Selena could not help but laugh when she heard Hannah’s exasperated tone.

She said, “She wore a sexy dress to hug Finnian on the variety show. Do you call it innocent? Or do you think hugging and kissing Atlas is pure?

“Or are you saying that she’s kind by deliberately slandering Odalys? Mrs. Bennett, if you’re blind, I suggest you cut your eyes off quickly. Don’t be an eyesore to others.

“Also, let me remind you.”

Selena said in an unfriendly tone, “Just because the Bennett family doesn’t want Odalys doesn’t mean that others don’t want her. I advise you not to let Sophia go overboard.

“If you hurt Odalys, no matter whether other people can let you off, the Lark family will step on the Bennett Group again.” After saying that, she hung up the phone with a bang.

Hannah looked at the phone in shock. She felt that it was ridiculous.

“Huh? Who does the Lark family think they are? They called to scold me and wanted to stand up for Odalys. Odalys is my daughter. So what if I bully and suppress her? Is it the Lark family’s turn to interfere?” Hannah was furious.

Hannah lay on the hospital bed, her chest heaving violently.

Her hand gripped her phone tightly as a hint of ruthlessness flashed across her eyes.

“How did Odalys hook up with the Lark family? She even made Selena call me to pressure me?” Hannah muttered softly. She hated Odalys even more.

However, she did not know something shocking had happened in the Lark family that day.

Orson saved an old military officer with the knowledge Odalys had told him the night before. After learning it, he tried it boldly.

Unexpectedly, the old officer’s paralyzed leg could feel something. This news shocked the entire Lark family and even spread to the Stewart family.

Orson admitted that Odalys had taught him personally.

Clarence, Orson’s grandfather, instantly slapped the table and confirmed that Odalys was one of the new generations of traditional medicine.

Although Odalys had never been to the Lark family, her name was now a symbol of status in the Lark family.

Naturally, Selena also watched variety shows. When she saw Sophia targeting Odalys, she called and vented her anger on Hannah.

This anger was stuck in Hannah’s chest, making her panic and uncomfortable. Most importantly, Hannah did not dare to scold her back.

“Mom.” Henry had returned home at some time.

He looked at Hannah’s muttering posture and only spoke after a long time.

“Yes?” Hannah was shocked by his sudden voice.

The iPad in her hand fell from the bed. She looked up in shock. Her originally injured face was still a little ferocious, but she realized Henry looked tired and pale.

“Henry, what’s wrong?” Hannah’s heart skipped a beat.

She panicked when she thought of Selena’s threat and looked at Henry’s expression.

“The Bennett Group is doomed. The Lark family doesn’t want to see me. Other than taking over the land east of the city from the Lark family and cozying up to the Lark family, I can only try to get in touch with the Stewart family.

“No one can save the Bennett Group except for these two families.

“Those who suppressed the Bennett Group might know we don’t have any backing or that they dealt with the Bennett family with someone’s tacit approval.” Henry’s voice was bitter.

He had used all his business methods, but to no avail.

“The Lark family’s land in the east of the city?” Hannah instantly fell back onto the bed. It was as if she had been struck by lightning. She said in disbelief, “Mrs. Lark called just now. Could it be…”

“Mom, did Mrs. Lark look for you? Did you ask her if she could get Orson to come out and talk?” Henry looked like he had seen a life-saving straw.

However, Hannah’s expression darkened.

She repeated Selena’s words with embellishment.

Henry frowned and was silent for a while. Then, he looked at Hannah and asked softly, “Mom, are you sure Mrs. Lark said that she specially taught us a lesson because we abused Odalys?”

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“That’s pretty much what she said. She said if Sophia targets Odalys again, she won’t let the Bennett family off,” Hannah said in a low voice.

Henry clenched his fists. For some reason, he was

skeptical of Hannah’s words.

He thought, ‘The Lark family has never interfered in other people’s business. Why would they suddenly call and mention Odalys? They even stood up for Odalys?’

“Mom, call Mrs. Lark again. I’ll tell her,” Henry said in a low voice.

However, Hannah shook her head. She looked at Henry firmly and said, “You can’t make this call. We can’t take the initiative to call her to explain.

“Once we do that, it proves we’re biased toward Sophia. Then, the Lark family will use this as an excuse to think there’s something wrong with the Bennett family. At that time, we’ll be caught.

“In the past few months, we’ve brought Odalys back and raised her at home. What have we done wrong to her? We even signed her into the Bennett Group and allowed her to enter the entertainment industry.

“Isn’t it because we gave her this spot that she can go on the variety show now? What have we done to her? On the other hand, she’s badmouthing us to the Lark family.

“Henry, after the variety show ends, send someone to the airport to stop her. You must capture her and bring her back.” Hannah gritted her teeth and said softly, “I must teach her a lesson.

“She’s grown up. She dares to ask the Lark family for help and take us down a notch. If we don’t teach her a lesson, she’ll think the Bennett family is easy to bully.”

At this point, she suddenly thought of something.

She asked, “How’s the situation on the mountain? Did you kidnap her teacher? As long as we catch that old man, we’ll call the police and say that he kidnapped Odalys back then.

“Confirm his crime of child trafficking. If he wants us to issue an understanding, Odalys can only listen to us,” Hannah said, feeling much better.

Henry fell silent after hearing this.

“There’s no news yet. My people aren’t familiar with the terrain on the mountain. We haven’t found him yet,” Henry said.

He didn’t know why, but his chest felt stuffy when Hannah mentioned Sophia.

The video of Sophia seducing a man by physical contact on the variety show was now spreading all over the city. It had spread throughout every app, and he couldn’t remove all of them even after he hired others to do it.

Henry could not help but slowly close his eyes when he thought of the scene of her bathing naked in his room.

“Mom, I’ll handle it.” Henry almost fled.

Now that the Bennett Group’s matter was pressing down on him, he could not breathe.

Moreover, his spiritual sustenance seemed to be about to disappear.

“Sophia, aren’t I an exception to you? Or do you like Atlas more?” Henry stood outside and lit a cigarette.

The frustration in his chest kept suppressing him until he could not breathe.

“Henry, many people have verified the video. It’s not photoshopped. The surveillance footage is real.” Caspian held his phone and walked toward Henry quickly.

He handed the phone over and opened the video.

This video was the surveillance footage of Odalys and a man entering the private restaurant that day.

Before Sophia participated in the variety show, she called him to tell him there was a problem with the surveillance footage and asked him to investigate the man beside Odalys.

He went to investigate. As Sophia had said, the person on the surveillance footage had been replaced.

“That’s impossible. I saw it with my own eyes that day. Odalys went in with a tall and young man. This person drove a Porsche with the license plate number S-A8.

“Only the head of the Stewart family can sit in the car with this plate number. The two people in the video are photoshopped. Why did they say that the video has never been photoshopped?”

“Go check the S-A8…” Henry said anxiously..

He wanted to confirm that what he saw was true.

However, Caspian took a stack of other photos and handed them to him. “Henry, take a look and see if this is it.”

“What do you mean?” Henry took the photos and realized the plate number of the car that hit him was not S-A8 but B-A8. He said in disbelief, “It’s impossible. I saw it.”

“Henry, I found this video on your car’s dashcam,” Caspian said.

He looked at Henry sympathetically and patted his

shoulder. “You might be too stressed and tired recently. Go back and rest for two days.”

“No, this surveillance footage is fake. My dashcam must have been changed. The Stewart family must have done it. They deliberately made it to prevent others from

discovering that Odalys and the Stewart family were together.

“In the entire world, only the Stewart family people are capable of this and can change everything,” Henry growled. However, Caspian burst out laughing. He looked at Henry sympathetically and a trace of disdain flashed across his eyes. “Henry, why did the Stewart family spend so much effort to do all this?

“In order not to let others know? Then they photoshopped everything you saw? Do you believe it?

“Besides, Odalys and that person didn’t do anything shady. Why should they hide it?” Caspian asked in a low voice.

This sentence rendered Henry speechless.

He knew what he said was true, but no one believed him.

Even the surveillance footage and dashcams had been replaced.

‘This person is too terrifying and too powerful. He can control everything without batting an eyelid and even erase the traces I saw.’ Such a method made Henry’s scalp tingle. Henry recalled the moment when that person crashed into his car. Those deep black eyes glanced at him as if the other party was threatening or warning him.

Now, the surveillance footage had already made it clear to him that it was a warning. If he dared to investigate Odalys again, he might be wiped out.

“Don’t investigate this matter anymore.” Henry was afraid.

He felt an unprecedented fear. He seemed to have aged a few years in an instant. The way he looked at Caspian became extremely tired.

“Do you think we were wrong to force Odalys to marry into the Stewart family?” Henry suddenly said.

He vaguely felt they had been wrong since they let Odalys marry into the Stewart family.

However, he didn’t admit it in his heart. Nor could he admit it.

“That man from the Stewart family is about to die. What’s wrong with letting her marry in lieu? Do you want to see Sophia marry a dead person?

“A perverted family like the Stewart family might let his new wife die with him if that man dies.

“So Odalys is the most suitable. We haven’t interacted much with her, even if she’s our biological sister. It’s not a loss for her to die instead of Sophia,” Caspian said with a smile.

Henry fell silent. He looked at Caspian meaningfully before turning around and striding away.

“Did you see the variety show? Sophia is like a prostitute. Whenever she sees a man, she sticks to him.”

“That’s right. She even entered the house alone with an old bachelor. They even closed the door. Who knows if she was

“Shh! Just keep it to yourself. Don’t say it out loud.” The young nurses on ward rounds whispered gossip. Caspian’s expression instantly turned dark when he heard that.

Chapter 123

Without thinking, Caspian rushed forward.

He had just taken a few steps when he saw a tall figure standing at the end of the hospital corridor. This person was wearing a well-tailored suit, looking luxurious and imposing.

“Who’s that?” Caspian was stunned.

The corridor was empty as he watched the nurses making rounds walk away.

For some reason, he panicked and subconsciously wanted to retreat.

However, he saw the tall figure walking toward him. His leather shoes stepped on the floor, emitting heavy footsteps. Caspian’s arrogant aura was nothing compared to this man’s.

“Who are you?” Caspian hurriedly shouted.

However, he saw the man raise his wrist and casually rub it. Then, that man looked up at him deeply.

“I heard you were the one who asked people to spread rumors online recently that Odalys had an old man as her sugar daddy, and that man gave her a chance to join a variety show. Is that true?” The man’s low and hoarse voice sounded.

It was a simple question, but it made Caspian unable to breathe.

His face was ashen, but he still held his breath.

“Odalys is my sister. What’s wrong with me joking with the netizens? Who do you think you are to interfere in my business? Do you know I’m from the Bennett family?

“You’d better stay out of the Bennett family’s business, or else…” Caspian said arrogantly.

But the uneasiness in his eyes betrayed him.

He was indeed stubborn. But he realized that someone was approaching him from behind.

“Since that’s the case, I can only fulfill your wish, Mr. Bennett.” The man’s magnetic voice sounded.

As soon as he finished speaking, Caspian turned around and wanted to run. However, a figure flashed out from behind Caspian and kicked him fiercely. Caspian couldn’t dodge in time and was kicked hard.

With a bang, Caspian fell to the ground. He felt a sharp pain in his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.

“Pfft.” He tilted his head in pain and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The smell of blood lingered in his mouth. Only then did Caspian panic.

“Don’t come over. This is the hospital. If you come over again, I’ll call the police,” Caspian muttered softly. As soon as he finished speaking, the man had already approached him.

Before he could get up, the man stepped on his hand. “Ouch!” Caspian screamed. He could vaguely hear the sound of his fingertips being stepped on.

He panted in pain and kept struggling. The man increased the strength in his foot and rubbed it fiercely. The pain kept coming from Caspian’s fingertips.

“Oh, no, let go of me. My hand, my fingers are broken,” Caspian roared in fear.

Unfortunately, the man ignored him and stood in front of him calmly. He looked down at Caspian like a king looking at an ant.

“Post a video to clarify Odalys’s scandal.” Percival’s hoarse voice sounded.

Caspian endured the pain and kept struggling. “If I don’t clarify, what can you do? Kill me?

“Do you know who Odalys is? She’s like a dog of the Bennett family. Did she hire you to mess with me? Let me tell you, she’s so poor that she doesn’t even have a single scent.

“If you know what’s good for you, you should apologize to me now. That way, I might let you go.”

Before Caspian could finish speaking, Percival suddenly exerted force.

With a crack, Caspian’s five fingers were broken by him. Caspian widened his eyes and looked up at him in disbelief.

Percival raised his leg and kicked him hard.

With a bang, Caspian’s body flew out like a kite with a broken string and slammed heavily into the wall. When he fell again, he spat out another mouthful of blood.

“Odalys is like a dog of the Bennett family?” Percival’s voice was hoarse.

He only raised an eyebrow, but it was very threatening. Caspian panicked. He then realized this person was probably not as simple as a hooligan Odalys had hired. From his words and actions, it did not seem like it.

“Callum.” Percival’s voice was hoarse as he called out.

Callum, who was not far behind him, stepped forward respectfully and said in a low voice, Yes.”

“Since Mr. Bennett likes dogs, go and bring the wildest dog from home,” Percival said hoarsely.

This sentence made Caspian’s face turn ashen.

He was stunned, and a trace of confusion flashed across his eyes. He felt that there was something wrong with this person’s thinking. He couldn’t understand a word. But after a minute, he seemed to understand.

He saw Callum walking toward him with a big dog. Caspian stood up and wanted to run, but he couldn’t run far away. “Woof, woof, woof.” The dog’s barks echoed in the corridor. Caspian was pounced on by the dog and pressed down. It opened its mouth and bit at the side of his neck. The bloody flesh was bitten, and then his clothes were torn apart.

Her entire body had been bitten ruthlessly. The dog controlled its strength very well and especially chose places with flesh to bite.

“Ouch, it hurts. No,” Caspian screamed and wanted to step on it.

The dog pounced on him and bit his leg, dragging him back. Then, it bit his calf. With a hiss, blood kept seeping out of his body.

His entire body was dyed red with blood. Caspian fell to the ground, and fear appeared in his eyes.

“Okay, I’ll clarify it.” Caspian fell into a pool of blood, and he murmured.

Orson took the phone and walked forward. He picked up the rag that the dog had bitten off from Caspian’s clothes and wiped Caspian’s face haphazardly.

After seeing that the blood on his face had been wiped away, he handed the phone to Caspian.

He clicked on a live stream. It was an account with tens of millions of followers.

“Speak,” Orson said in a low voice.

Before Caspian could make a sound, he heard the dog barking at him. He was so frightened that he almost peed his pants. He quickly faced the camera and whispered,” Hello, everyone. I’m Caspian.”

“Ouch.” Caspian stared at the camera. Callum stepped on his foot just as he was about to do something bad.

Callum stepped on the spot where the dog had just bitten him. Caspian was in so much pain that his entire body kept twitching.

Then, he gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, “Tonight, I want to clarify something with this streamer’s account.

“Starting yesterday, there have been rumors on the Internet that Odalys has an old man as her sugar daddy. It’s because I deliberately defamed her.

“I paid the ghostwriters to slander and destroy her. Now that I know my mistake, I’ll post my evidence online later. Please forgive me.

“I want to tell Odalys now that I’m sorry, I was wrong.” Caspian’s voice trembled. After he finished speaking, everyone in the live-stream was shocked. Many people recorded the video and saved it before posting it online.

This variety show was popular. After the video he clarified was released, it became a trending topic.

Callum took Caspian’s phone and logged into his account. He posted the chat history of Caspian hiring paid posters to frame Odalys and the transfer records.

Subsequently, he froze Caspian’s account, guaranteeing he couldn’t log in or delete it for a week.

After everything was done, Callum threw the phone at him. “Hiss,” Caspian grunted in pain.

He looked at the man standing behind Orson and Callum. Percival only glanced at Caspian indifferently, but his aura was so oppressive that Caspian could not breathe.

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Caspian couldn’t help but think, ‘Who is this person? I can’t believe he came to avenge Odalys.

‘Most importantly, the corridor of the hospital is empty. I was injured and screaming, but no one came over. He must have cleared the area. Ordinary people can’t do this.

‘So, who is this person? What kind of powerful background does he have?’

“Next time, if you dare to slander or bully Odalys again, you’ll die,” Percival said in a deep voice.

After saying that, he turned around and strode away.

When Orson turned around, he kicked Caspian again. Moreover, he turned to the ward beside him, “Did you hear that? If you do it again, I’ll kill you.”

They came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

Caspian was lying in a pool of blood. His entire body was in great pain, and there was not a single piece of good flesh on his body.

He got up in pain and wanted to knock open the door of Hannah’s ward, but he realized that the door of the ward was ajar.

“Caspian, Caspian.” Hannah was lying on the hospital bed. She had heard everything from inside just now.

Orson and the others were standing outside her ward. It was obvious that he did it on purpose.

It seemed to be a warning to Caspian, but it was actually for Hannah to see.

“Someone, doctor, doctor.” Hannah was panicking.

She was frightened just now. When she saw that Caspian was covered in blood, she hurriedly pressed the bedside bell. After a while, the doctor and nurse rushed over. Seeing Caspian covered in blood, they were also shocked. “I heard that someone fell and injured himself just now. It was you, right?” The doctor went forward to help him up.

The nurse carried Caspian to the bed at the side. Seeing that he was covered in blood, the doctor examined him and said, “The fingers on his left hand are all broken.

“His neck, arms, chest, waist, thighs, and calves are all injured. There are probably 300 wounds all over his body.” The doctor shook his head and said, “Are you hurting yourself?”

Caspian was so angry at the doctor’s words that he almost vomited blood.

But he didn’t dare to say a word, let alone call the police.

With Percival’s stance just now, not to mention that Caspian didn’t dare, even if he dared to call the police, he would die before the police arrived.

“Please help me get a rabies vaccine, thank you,” Caspian gritted his teeth and said.

When the doctor heard this, there was a hint of something else in his eyes. He said, “Dog? Sir, I advise you not to go too wild. A dog is inferior to a human. If you get sick, I’m afraid…”

When the nurse heard this, she also revealed a gossipy expression.

Caspian was silent. Hannah was also stunned. She looked at her son, who was covered in blood, and sobbed softly, but she did not dare to say anything.

The scene just now was too terrifying.

“The Stewart family? No way. Odalys is only a bitch. How can the Stewart family stand up for her?” Hannah muttered softly.

Caspian fainted from the pain. There was only one thought in his mind. ‘Stay away from Odalys. Stay away from her no matter what.”

At the hospital, downstairs.

Percival walked out with heavy steps, followed by Orson.

“I didn’t expect you to seek justice for Odalys personally.” A smile appeared on Orson’s charming face. He took a handkerchief to wipe his hands and walked around to stand before Percival.

He sized up Percival and said in a low voice, “I couldn’t tell that you would personally resolve such a small matter.”

Percival stopped in his tracks. He narrowed his black eyes and looked deeply at Orson.

“What happens to the Bennett family has nothing to do with me. However, the Bennett family has been too arrogant recently. They’ve been slandering Odalys everywhere. She’s now a member of the Stewart family.

“It’s not up to the Bennett family to discipline the Stewart family. Since the Bennett family is so muddle-headed, I might as well teach them a lesson.

“Although I don’t hit women, I can use her son to warn her. If Hannah still dares to bully Odalys in the future, I will make every son of hers pay a heavy price,” Percival said coldly. He had always disdained interacting with these wealthy families who liked to bully others.

Moreover, he felt the Bennett family was not worthy at all. “No wonder you deliberately chose to beat up Caspian outside Hannah’s ward and even opened the door a little. “You wanted her to hear you. But because her legs were broken, she couldn’t get out of bed and could only be anxious. Right?

“I wondered why you chose to do it in the hospital corridor. So you’re showing it for someone else to see.

“But the people who did it were the brothers of the Bennett family. Why did you warn Hannah when you were dealing with Caspian?” Orson’s eyes flashed with confusion.

He could not keep up with Percival’s thoughts.

“The brothers of the Bennett family treated Odalys like that because Hannah instigated them. If she, as a mother, doted on Odalys or wasn’t so obviously biased, would those guys from the Bennett family dare to be so arrogant?

“Everything seems to be done by the brothers of the Bennett family, but Hannah has been adding fuel to the fire behind the scenes.

“To dote on Sophia, they have no bottom line.

“The reason why I made a move today is also to give the Bennett family one last chance. If the Bennett family still doesn’t stop, then the Bennett Group won’t exist in the future,” Percival said coldly.

He didn’t think he was a capable person. The only good thing about him was that he was protective.

Anyone who dared to mess with his people would have to pay the price with their lives.

“You’re right. If not for her instructions, how would her sons dare to be so impudent?” Orson nodded repeatedly.

He rubbed his wrist and thought of what had happened that day. He said in a low voice, “But Odalys is so amazing. She only gave me a few pointers, but she solved the problem that had puzzled the Lark family for a long time.

“Percival, when Odalys comes home after filming the variety show, can you bring her to the Lark family? My grandfather wants to see her.

“My mom wants to see her too!” Orson became more and more excited as he spoke.

After Percival heard this, he glanced at Orson indifferently. “Whether she goes or not is not up to us. If she’s willing to go, she can go. If not, no one can force her,” Percival said coldly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he strode away.

Callum followed behind. When he passed Orson, he lowered his voice and said, “Mr. Lark, your two kicks just now were also ruthless.”

“Ahem, ahem.” Orson coughed awkwardly.

When he hit Caspian just now, he more or less did it out of a personal grudge.

Who asked Caspian to smear Odalys? Now, Odalys was like the god of the Lark family. Messing with their god was naturally going against them, but he couldn’t make it too obvious. Those few kicks were already considered light.

At this moment, his phone vibrated.

Orson received a call from the doctor. After a while, he said, “If he wants a rabies vaccine, just give him one. Just charge him more.

“Also, get a few nurses to change Hannah’s dressing. At the same time, let them mention that someone spread rumors, and the person was killed in the wilderness later.

“Then, let them highlight that someone abused their biological daughter and ended up suffering retribution, and their family was destroyed.

“Add some embellishments, and it’s best to mention it every day when they do ward rounds and change her dressing.”

If he couldn’t do physical damage, he would do it mentally.

He believed the Bennett family would restrain themselves after what happened to Caspian.

“Got it.” The doctor hung up.

Orson quickly caught up and opened the Maybach’s door to get in. He said, “Send me back. I didn’t drive a car here.”

Speechless, Percival gave him a deep look.

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“Let me check the effect of Caspian’s video.” Orson quickly lowered his head and changed the topic.

He took out his phone and looked at the trending topics.

There were many topics with hashtags, “How shocking! Caspian slandered and framed Odalys”, “The police have confirmed that the Bennett family had slandered others,” and “Odalys was bullied.”

Topics with those hashtags became trending. The netizens who had been talking bad about Odalys on the Internet instantly shut up. Some people even questioned Caspian about the authenticity of the video.

After a while, the tagged police replied quickly, “This video is real.”

With the police’s proof, the netizens fell silent.

They all knew the entertainment industry was very dark, but they didn’t expect it to be that dark.

The Bennett Group belonged to a wealthy business family. Although they weren’t super-rich, they were much better than ordinary people. Unexpectedly, they defamed others for the sake of popularity.

[Boycott the Bennett Group.]

[Get out of Crownridge, the Bennett family.]

The netizens couldn’t sit still anymore and immediately stood up for Odalys. They immediately rushed to Odalys’s Twitter account and wanted to comment, but they realized she had not posted a single post on Twitter.

Other than registering an account, there was nothing else. They could only follow her silently before leaving.

Odalys’s followers on Twitter went from 7 million to 10 million instantly.

*****

In a remote village.

The rain continued to fall. At first, the people from Group A were lying still, but the rain did not stop till afternoon. They were all stunned and so hungry that their legs went weak. “Why is it still raining? If this continues, won’t we starve to death?” Atlas looked outside the door in confusion.

It was raining so heavily that they couldn’t go out at all.

“Why don’t we borrow some more from the villagers?” Francis asked thoughtfully.

This sentence gave Sophia goosebumps.

“Forget it. What if the rain stops after a while? Moreover, aren’t the people next door home as well?” Sophia could not help but shake her head.

The thought of that old bachelor touching her shoulder and rubbing against her body made her feel disgusted.

It was true that she wanted to seduce men, but she only wanted to find rich and powerful men. How could she take an old bachelor who couldn’t find a wife and lived in a remote village seriously?

“That’s right.” Atlas nodded.

They all looked next door and saw that they had collectively changed into slippers. They had even rolled up their sleeves and pants, revealing their arms and calves.

“Change into your raincoat. We might be able to walk better in slippers,” Odalys said.

Freya nodded in agreement and said, “That’s right. If we wear our shoes out, they will be drenched. The slippers are just right.”

“Fortunately, we have Odalys, who knows we should bring raincoats,” Selah said as she put on a transparent raincoat. After they changed into their raincoats, Odalys took the remaining grass from last night. After tidying it up, she quickly braided a straw hat and put it on her head. She also got one for each of them.

“The raincoat already has a hat, but it’s safer to wear this,” Odalys said.

Seeing this, they hurriedly took the straw hats and put them on.

“How do I look?” Freya wore a straw hat and walked around in front of them. She said excitedly, “Stellan, quickly get your phone and take pictures for the three of us.” She stepped forward and hugged Odalys’s arm.

Selah also stood to the right. Seeing this, Stellan quickly took his phone and gestured. “Yes, put your hand on her shoulder and lean forward a little.”

“Come, I want a kiss,” Freya said and continued to pose.

“I want to join you.” After taking many photos of them, Stellan also came over. He stood in front and raised his phone to take a selfie. The people behind him also came forward.

They stood behind Stellan and made poses in front of the camera.

“Cheese.” They smiled and looked at the camera. Stellan took a few photos in a row.

The cameraman carried the machine and recorded the entire scene.

[Oh, I came from Caspian’s apology video. I didn’t expect these people to be playing card games.]

[Are they preparing to go out and look for work after playing card games?]

[Boohoo, Odalys is so pitiful. The Bennett family knows she can’t connect to the internet when she is on the variety show and deliberately defames her on the internet. Are they bullying her just because she can’t go online?]

[The Bennett family is too disgusting. They’re ruining a woman’s reputation. Don’t they know that reputation is important to women?]

[Odalys is so amazing. She can even weave straw hats. In the past, when my grandmother was still alive, she would weave this for me to wear on rainy days.]

The video of Caspian clarifying the matter aroused anger in the hearts of netizens again.

The originally popular variety show was pushed to another level.

Many people immediately rushed in to see what the woman whom they framed looked like. However, the moment they entered, they saw Odalys weaving straw hats. Odalys was about to bring her team out to find food.

“Let’s go.” Odalys waved her hand.

She took the bucket beside her. Selah and Freya immediately took the basin beside them. Stellan took the rope distributed by the variety show team last time.

They walked out through the rain. The sound of joy echoed in the rain.

“It feels so good to be in the rain,” Freya said as she opened her arms.

Enjoying this moment, they felt like they had returned to nature.

In fact, after staying in the city for a long time, one would find that they had a different feeling when they occasionally went to the village.

“Yeah, it feels cool,” Selah added.

Odalys walked in front and did not forget to remind them, Walk slower. The ground is a little slippery from the rain. Be careful not to fall.”

Although she said that, she glanced not far away. When she walked to the end of the village and passed through the forest, she happened to pass by the ancient courtyard.

The door to the courtyard was still closed as if no one lived inside.

However, she felt that there was someone inside.

“Odalys, why are you looking at that?” Freya followed her gaze and looked at the ancient house.

Odalys retracted her gaze. She smiled faintly and said, Nothing. It’s just that I feel this courtyard is different. If it were in ancient times, it would belong to a wealthy family.

“Moreover, the courtyard is well-maintained. There must be a story behind it. After the rain stops, we’ll find a time to investigate.

“Since it’s a variety show, we should understand the local customs here. What do you think?” Odalys immediately found an excuse.

With this excuse, she could knock on the door and enter openly.

She wanted to meet the people inside and see if they were related to the Stewart family.

“That’s a good idea. We’ll go tomorrow.” Freya was the first to agree.

Stellan stepped forward and took the bucket from Odalys’s hands. He also asked Selah and Freya to put the trays in. He carried them and followed behind.

When they arrived at the forest, they saw that the stream had risen quite a bit.

“I saw prawns.” Selah looked down and saw that there seemed to be prawns and fish swimming in the weeds by the stream.

The prawns and fish tried to swim to the surface to get some air because of the rain. Selah was so excited that she wanted to jump down, but it was too high, and she could only stop.

“We just happened to have a rope. We can tie this rope to a tree and go down the rope,” Stellan said. He immediately took the rope and tied it to the tree by the roadside.

However, he did not know that a figure was following behind him, staring thoughtfully at the rope in his hand.

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Stellan did not notice anything and was focused on tying the rope.

“Selah and Freya will go down first,” Odalys stood there as she said to them.

Freya kept rubbing her hands and stomping her feet excitedly. “This is my first time going into a stream like this. I’m sure I can catch a lot.”

“Me too,” Selah said.

As they spoke, they pulled the rope and moved down the stream.

The location was not too high, but it was covered in weeds and moss and was a little slippery. Fortunately, they had done wirework when filming, so Freya slid down smoothly. “The stream is a little cold and comfortable.” Freya’s eyes lit up.

She took off her slippers. Then, she placed them neatly beside the weeds by the stream.

She vaguely felt small fish crawling over and nibbling on her leg. When she noticed it, the small fish immediately dispersed and swam away, causing Freya to ignore the rain and pounce on them.

“How dare you bite me? I’ll catch you all today.” Freya immediately wanted to compete with the fish.

Seeing this, Selah quickly chased after her and joined the team.

When Stellan wanted to go down, Odalys grabbed him. He looked at her in confusion, and Odalys whispered to him.

His body froze. Then, Odalys pulled the rope and slid down. “Pass me the bucket,” Odalys said.

Stellan pulled the rope with one hand and handed the bucket to her. He also slid down.

Not far away, the cameraman followed closely behind. He saw a few figures running in the stream. Water splashed everywhere, and the joyous voices of a few people could be heard.

“I caught it. I caught the fish,” Freya said in disbelief.

She raised her small hand high, her face flushed with excitement. She grabbed a finger-sized fish. It was about to be crushed by her violent grip.

“Freya, you’ve strangled the fish,” Selah reminded her kindly.

Freya was stunned. She saw that she had crushed the fish’s stomach, and its intestines were flowing out.

She was about to throw it away when Stellan caught it with a bucket and said, “We can still eat it after washing it.”

Not far away, Odalys held something woven from grass and walked along the stream edge. Then, she stood there and stopped moving. After a while, she saw prawns slowly floating on the surface.

The shrimp swam toward her weaving plate, but Odalys still didn’t move.

“That’s a lot. What did she use to attract them?” Selah was a little stunned.

She moved and felt as if her toes had caught something. She lowered her head in shock. Then, she raised her leg to find a fish between her toes.

“Don’t move.” Stellan and Freya rushed up.

The two of them grabbed her foot and lifted her legs. They pressed her toes tightly, afraid she would let go of her foot. Selah’s face was pale. She was so flustered that she did not dare to move. She held Stellan’s shoulder and swallowed her saliva.

“Squeeze it,” Stellan said.

Freya held her breath as she held the bucket. She stuffed Selah’s foot into the bucket. Selah’s toes unclenched, and the fish fell in.

“This works?” They were stunned and as excited as children.

When they turned around, they saw Odalys lifting the plate.

The prawns were jumping inside. She flipped her hand and put the prawns into the bucket Stellan carried.

“So much? We can eat prawns tonight.” Freya gulped.

Odalys chuckled softly and flicked her forehead.

“At the bottom of the stream, there are some white shells that might be used to make soup,” Odalys said. She followed the stream and took out a few fingernail-sized shells.

“Let me see.” Selah and Freya immediately joined her.

[Oh my god, Odalys is so doting. I can’t help but smile when I see her flick Freya’s forehead. Odalys, my goddess, come and flick my forehead.]

[One can get a lot of treasures in the streams in the countryside. I used to do the same when I was young.]

[Am I the only one who thinks Odalys and Stellan’s gazes have a deeper meaning when they look at each other?] [Aha! The cameraman is shaking so much. Is he going to fall?]

The live broadcast room was filled with laughter. The comments kept popping out. No one cared about Caspian’s life or death. Everyone was watching the show. No one cared why he suddenly clarified.

Anyway, he clarified and admitted that what he said was slandering. Everyone was scolding the Bennett family. That was all.

[The people in Group B are going all out for food, unlike Group A. Other than borrowing from others, they only want to snatch it from Group B by force. They don’t know how to work hard at all.]

[Shh. By the way, isn’t Caspian from the Bennett family? So, did Caspian smear Odalys to avenge Sophia because he saw Odalys was doing well?]

The netizens were the sharpest and quickly found the problem.

While they were discussing, Selah pulled on the rope and tried to climb up it, only to find it was off.

“Oh.” Selah accidentally fell into the stream.

Fortunately, Odalys reacted fast enough and stood behind her in a flash. She reached out to support Selah from behind to prevent her from falling.

Selah’s expression changed drastically. She pulled hard and realized that the rope had all fallen. She pulled the rope over and looked at the end. She said in a low voice, “Odalys, the rope seems to have broken.”

“It’s broken? That’s impossible. It was fine when we came down,” Freya quickly denied.

She pulled the rope over and realized that it had broken. It seemed to have been cut by something and was not in its original state.

At this moment, her heart turned cold.

“It was cut off. Who was so disgusting as to cut off our rope? Fortunately, this place is not high. If it were a cliff, wouldn’t we all be finished?” Freya said in disbelief.

She swung the rope hard and turned to look at the photographer. “Sir, did you see who did it just now?”

The photographer stood at the side with the machine and shook his head. “No, I just followed you guys down.”

“You should have an invisible camera, right?” Odalys sneered.

Cold sweat kept breaking out on the photographer’s forehead. He didn’t expect her to know that there was an invisible camera. His lips moved, not knowing what to say. “Someone deliberately cut the rope. If we put it nicely, it’s called being naughty. To put it bluntly, someone wanted to kill us.

“If the rain is heavier, the water in the stream here will flow faster. Then, we might fail to go up in time and get washed away,” said Odalys.

The cameraman’s expression changed drastically when he heard Odalys’s words.

“Yes,” the cameraman whispered.

Odalys nodded in satisfaction and turned to look at Stellan.

Stellan’s eyes were gloomy. He didn’t expect someone to tamper with the rope. It was just as Odalys had said. At first, he thought that she was overthinking.

Now, it looked like Odalys’s guess was right.

“I’ll go up first,” Odalys whispered.

She put on her slippers and turned to step on the weeds at the side. She jumped up agilely and ran back to the shore in a few runs. Then, she tied the rope to the tree.

The others climbed up along the rope.

After putting away the rope, Stellan carried the fish and prawns in the bucket and walked back. Odalys, Freya, and Selah found some new mushrooms in the corner of the forest.

“There are pumpkins,” Odalys said excitedly.

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There were some wild pumpkins, and the vines were all fresh. She quickly picked some and said, “Pumpkin vines are also edible like vegetables. These tender ones are not bad.”

“It can be eaten too?” Selah was a little surprised.

Freya did not say anything and quickly went forward to help. In a short while, she picked two small handfuls.

They dug up some potherb and mushrooms on the way before walking back.

At this moment, the rain had stopped. The people from Group A walked out and saw people from Group B walking back with buckets.

Atlas crossed his arms in disdain. Seeing that they were in a sorry state and didn’t look like celebrities at all, he couldn’t help but say sarcastically, “It was raining, and you still carried the bucket out. Those who don’t know might think that you’re capable.

“Look at you now. You’re covered in mud but didn’t find anything, right?” Atlas smiled as he said that.

His mocking tone angered Freya. She took off her slippers and threw them at Atlas. She did not care about her image at all.

“We know very well whether we’re capable or not. Unlike you, who only knows how to make sarcastic remarks. Why? Do you still want to take advantage of us?

“Are you going to come over to morally kidnap us again when we’re eating later and want us to share some with your good sister?

“You’re not good-looking, and you like to daydream. As a man, you’re way too garrulous. Those who don’t know

better would think you’re a gossip monger. How disgusting,” Freya retorted.

The smile on Atlas’s face froze. He could not believe that Freya would scold him.

“You.” He gritted his teeth and stood there, watching as she strode forward and pushed him away forcefully.

“Move aside. You’re stepping on my slippers,” Freya said as she put on the shoes that had just hit him.

Atlas had been pampered in the past. The people around him had always flattered him, and no one had ever dared to treat him so rudely. But now, Freya threw slippers at him. At the thought of this, he trembled with anger.

“Freya, you’re simply a shrew,” Atlas gritted his teeth and said.

He thought, ‘Initially, I thought she would show me some respect. I didn’t expect her to become more and more unreasonable after spending more time with Odalys. “That’s still much better than you, a gossipy man. At least I relied on my hands to find food. What about you? Don’t tell me you want to kidnap Odalys morally.” Freya looked him up and down as she spoke.

The more she looked at him, the more she disliked him. Thinking of his relationship with Sophia, she smiled sarcastically.

“What are you laughing at?” Atlas clenched his fists.

He stared at Freya. When he met her meaningful gaze, his heart skipped a beat. He felt embarrassed, as if she had found something unknown about him.

“Let’s go,” Freya said as she pulled Selah and walked next door.

Atlas stood there in exasperation when he saw her keeping him in suspense but not saying anything.

When he turned around, he saw Sophia standing there with red eyes. His anger instantly dissipated. He quickly walked forward and supported her as he asked, “Sophia, what’s wrong?”

“Atlas, she’s targeting you because of me. If I hadn’t offended her previously, she wouldn’t have turned her anger on you,” Sophia sobbed softly.

She lowered her head to hide the emotions in her eyes.

But Francis was a little irritated. He said, “What’s there to cry about? You make it sound like we’re bullying you.

“If you’re not going to find food, I’ll go myself.” With that, Francis was about to leave.

Seeing this, Atlas hurriedly wanted to follow.

At this moment, Finnian walked out of the house and stood beside Sophia. Seeing that the rain outside had stopped, the two of them immediately followed. They had just taken a few steps when Odalys blocked their way.

“What are you doing?” Atlas looked at her warily.

Odalys looked at him with a cold smile. Her gaze passed him and landed on Sophia.

Sophia’s scalp went numb from her gaze, and she subconsciously took half a step back.

“Odalys, what are you doing?” Sophia asked angrily.

She originally wanted to welcome Odalys with a smile, but when she saw Odalys’s glowy and tender face without any makeup, jealousy surged in her heart.

In particular, Odalys wore a black casual outfit, which was dirty and stained with mud, but she did not look disheveled. Instead, she gave off a unique beauty.

“I should be the one asking you this. Did you ask someone in your group to cut our rope to teach us a lesson, or did you think the water under the stream was strong and could wash us away?” Odalys questioned coldly.

Her voice was clear and loud, and everyone could hear her.

Francis and Atlas were a little stunned. They turned around in disbelief.

“Odalys, are you crazy? You came to slander people for no reason, right? How did Sophia offend you? Why do you like to target her and not let her off?

“She’s always been a kind and innocent girl. Yesterday, for us, she didn’t hesitate to put down her pride and borrow food from others. She’s always been someone who would rather suffer for others.

“The show is still recording. How can you frame her in the livestream?

“Are you done messing around? Not everyone can let you do whatever you want. You’re such a vicious person. No wonder Mom didn’t want you back then.” Atlas couldn’t help but blurt out.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone instantly fell silent.

Odalys felt nothing when she heard his harsh words. Now that she had returned to the past and started it again, everyone in the Bennett family was like dead people to her. The corners of her lips curled up into a mocking smile. “You, what are you going to do? I didn’t do anything.” Sophia looked like she was shocked.

A few days ago, Odalys poked her forehead at the hospital. At that time, she seemed to have lost control.

At that time, she had gone crazy and said some of her true thoughts. She had even revealed all the secrets she had hidden.

Thinking of this, Sophia subconsciously retreated and kept a distance from her.

“Since you didn’t do anything, what are you afraid of?” Odalys asked coldly.

Her voice was sonorous and forceful, making it hard for one to breathe.

Sophia panicked and quickly looked at the photographer with tears in her eyes. She choked and said, “Sir, I didn’t do anything. You know that.

“You people from the production team have to ensure our safety. You can’t let others frame me for no reason. I’m a celebrity after all. If my reputation is damaged, my life will be ruined.” Sophia’s voice was choked with sobs.

Tears streamed down her face at just the right moment, and she looked like she was about to collapse.

“Odalys, it looks like you’re used to setting people up. You ingrate.” Atlas rushed forward and wanted to push Odalys.

However, Odalys raised her leg and kicked him hard.

With a bang, Atlas was kicked and fell to the ground with his knees on the ground. It was so painful that he could not get up.

Odalys was still standing at the same spot. She looked at the camera and said mockingly, “Did you see that? He attacked me first. I was only protecting myself.”

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“I don’t understand. As a man, he rushed up to me and wanted to hit me for no reason. Why? Is it because his last name is Bennett?

“Does he think that as long as he is a member of the Bennett family, he can do whatever he wants?

“Can the Bennett family do as they please? Do they think they can hit and harm whoever they want?

“If I’m the only one under the stream today, I won’t pursue this matter, but there are four of us down there today. What if the current downstream was stronger? Who can guarantee that nothing will go wrong?

“I can’t take this lying down. I have to get justice today. Whoever cut the rope, I’ll cripple one of his hands,” Odalys said sternly.

Francis was standing not far away. He walked forward.

He looked at Sophia thoughtfully and saw her shrink

behind Finnian. Then, he looked at Atlas, whom Odalys had knocked down. He lowered his voice and asked, “Ms. Stone, are you sure someone from Group A did it?

“What I’m sure of is that after you went out, we didn’t go out and stayed in the living room.”

In his memory, everyone was there.

“If he didn’t go out, what’s wrong with his shoes? There’s so much mud, but he only washed half of it. He walked in such a hurry, and the bottom of his pants was dirty,” Odalys said coldly.

She pointed at Finnian, and everyone followed her hand.

Sure enough. Finnian’s shoes and pants were dirty, and the mud was still wet. It was obvious that he had just been out.

“Why are his clothes and shoes dirty?” Francis was also a little surprised.

He was a little puzzled. ‘When did Finnian go out? Why didn’t I know?’

“So, are you still sure he didn’t go out? Or did he use the bathroom break as an excuse to go out? Or did you not notice he went out while you were doing something?” Odalys continued.

Francis instantly fell silent.

He said nothing else and did not want to participate in these matters. However, he looked at Finnian with disdain. After all, they were all here to participate in a variety show. They could guide public opinion on purpose, but it would be immoral to hurt someone’s life.

Francis thought, ‘How could he disregard life and death. of others for the sake of popularity?’

Finnian met Odalys’s gaze, and his entire body could not help but tremble.

As he stood there, he felt like a force was devouring him. It was so icy that it made him feel cold. He subconsciously retreated, but Sophia pressed against him from behind. “Odalys, even if his clothes and shoes are dirty, it doesn’t mean he went to cut your rope,” Sopnia said. She seemed to have thought of something.

She rolled her eyes and said with a cold smile, “Did you do that yourself to frame us?

“To attract attention, you’ve put in so much effort. Do you think I’ll incite Finnian to cut your rope? Or do you want to drag us all down?” Sophia chuckled softly.

As soon as she finished speaking, Odalys laughed.

She stared at Sophia as if she were looking at something stupid.

“I only said that you wanted to harm me and that his shoes and clothes were dirty, but I didn’t say that you were the one who instigated him to cut the rope,” Odalys said in a low voice.

Her words shocked everyone.

They thought about how Odalys had first kicked Atlas to stir up everyone’s emotions. Then, she questioned Sophia and asked her to prove her innocence. Finally, she shifted the topic to Finnian.

But she never mentioned who did it.

Sophia’s words were a little self-inflicted.

“You! You’re making it so obvious. Aren’t you suspecting that I instigated him?” Sophia panicked.

Her eyes flickered, wondering how Odalys had found out.

At this moment, everyone’s gaze was on her. She didn’t know how to quibble even if she wanted to.

Then, her eyes turned red as if she had suffered a huge grievance. She stared at Odalys with red eyes and sobbed softly. “Why are you targeting me and not letting go? If you want everyone to think I did it, I’ll admit it.”

[Damn, could it be her?]

[Look at how Sophia is crying. It doesn’t look like she did it.]

[This is murder. Wouldn’t something have happened to Stellan if the water flow had been a little stronger?]

[Odalys, hit her! She must have done it.]

[That’s right. Just because his shoes are dirty doesn’t mean that he went there. Odalys is too much. How can she hit others?]

The netizens watching the live broadcast were in an uproar again.

Unexpectedly, the first thing Odalys did when she returned was to settle scores.

Seeing them arguing, everyone was curious and nervous. They didn’t know how to resolve this. Some people even went straight to watch the video of Group A.

[Wait, I think I remember Finnian going to the washroom.]

[I’m going to watch the video too. Finnian won’t harm anyone. Odalys, don’t even think about framing him.]

[I’ll find evidence for Sophia, too. Odalys is a bitch. She is too much. Does she think we don’t have evidence?]

The fans of these celebrities immediately began to look for the videos of the previous live broadcast.

Sophia and Finnian’s fans were angry and wanted to post the video as evidence. However, they saw that during the live broadcast, after the people of Group B left, Sophia entered Finnian’s room.

At that time, Atlas and Francis were sitting in the living room, and Finnian was sleeping in his room because he was feeling unwell.

Sophia went in and closed the door. She stayed there for a long time before coming out.

When she came out, Finnian did not come out with her.

[Fuck, Sophia went into the room to look for Finnian. The two of them were alone for a while.]

[After Sophia came out, Finnian did not appear.]

Those who wanted to dig out the evidence were a little stunned.

Previously, they had only been focused on watching the live broadcast. Some people occasionally didn’t appear in front of the camera, so no one paid attention.

But now that Odalys had come to settle scores, they realized that the time Finnian didn’t show up was very subtle.

Sophia’s fans fell silent, not daring to breathe loudly.

[Didn’t you want to give us the evidence? Bring it on. Why aren’t you posting the video of Sophia and Finnian in the room?]

Freya and Stellan’s fans immediately refused to let go of Sophia’s fans.

In the village, Odalys stood there and looked at Sophia coldly. Seeing Sophia crying pitifully, her smile could not help but deepen.

“W-What are you doing?” Sophia panicked.

Seeing Odalys stride forward, Finnian rushed over. Then, he stood in front of Sophia.

Bang! Odalys raised her hand and slapped him hard in the face.

Finnian tilted his head because of the slap. He was a little stunned and looked at Odalys in disbelief. He did not expect her to hit him in front of everyone.

“Hiss,” Finnian grunted.

His mind was in a mess, and many images kept appearing.

It was as if he had been dreaming and everything was not real. After being slapped by Odalys, his thoughts seemed to have become much clearer, as if he had woken up from the slap.

“If you dare to cut our ropes today, you might drag us tomorrow.” As Odalys spoke, she grabbed Finnian’s collar and pulled him hard.

With a bang, Finnian was kicked by her. He knelt in front of her. Then, she grabbed a branch nearby and jabbed it hard at his big palm.

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“Odalys, what are you doing?”

“Odalys!”

“Don’t!”

Everyone was stunned. They hadn’t expected Odalys to make such a reckless move.

At a time like this, most people would have stepped back. But Odalys, without hesitation, grabbed a branch and viciously jabbed it into Finnian’s palm.

The branch dug into his flesh, and Finnian let out a low grunt of pain.

Blood started oozing from his hand, and the pain made him tremble all over as if it had jolted him into full awareness.

“Are you sober?” Odalys grabbed his chin, forcing him to look her in the eye.

The pain cleared his previously clouded eyes, and he felt a bit more resistance to the effects of the drug Sophia had given him.

Odalys wasn’t trying to save Finnian. She simply didn’t want Sophia to get too full of herself. Sophia had drugged

Finnian, keeping him disoriented and making him carry out her wishes.

Odalys didn’t care whether Finnian would act if he were awake. The possibility didn’t matter to her. But one thing she would never tolerate was Sophia getting too cocky. “Thank you.” Finnian’s voice was hoarse.

He clenched his hand tightly, watching the blood steadily seep from his palm. But his heart tightened with unease.

Finnian panicked, but as the pain faded, the image of Sophia began to fade from his mind.

It was as though, since arriving here, Finnian had been living in a daze, like he was stuck in a dream. He’d never felt this awake before.

He slowly stood up, his eyes sharp and focused. He turned toward Sophia, his gaze cold and terrifying, no longer full of the affection it once held.

“You…” Sophia froze when her eyes met Finnian’s.

She felt something slipping out of her control, but she refused to believe it.

It was the Love Spell. After Finnian drank it, he would follow whatever Sophia said, doing her bidding. But now, his eyes changed. Sophia started to panic.

‘Could the injury have made him wake up? Did Odalys know this trick and deliberately wake him up, or was it just a coincidence?’ Sophia thought to herself.

Finnian’s voice was rough as he spoke. “I don’t know why you wanted me to cut the rope, but I admit this is my fault. “I did cut the rope. About half an hour ago, she came into my room and hinted that I should climb out of the window. She kept Francis and Atlas busy outside.

“So they didn’t notice I had left. And well, you all know what happened after I came back.”

Finnian’s explanation directly placed the blame on Sophia. Sophia staggered back, trembling, unable to believe it. She choked back a sob, her voice barely a whisper. “Finnian, why are you teaming up with her to betray me?”

“She hit you and stabbed your hand. She’s the one who hurt you. So why are you turning on me? What did I do wrong? Why are you doing this to me?” Sophia took several steps back, her voice breaking.

She was desperately trying to salvage her reputation, knowing that if she didn’t, it would be ruined.

Before she could say another word, Odalys stepped forward, grabbing Sophia’s chin and forcing her to look up at her. Odalys stared into Sophia’s eyes, watching the panic flicker in them.

“Don’t you know what you gave Finnian to drink?” Odalys asked in a low voice.

Sophia’s mind went blank, everything around her spinning. Francis turned around in shock, unable to believe what he was hearing, and looked at Sophia.

The previous day, Sophia brought water to both Francis and Finnian. Francis had been a little cautious and hadn’t drunk it, but Finnian had. After that, something seemed off with Finnian.

At first, Finnian had been dizzy, then he developed a fever. Only today, after Sophia had come and given him some medicine, had Finnian finally regained consciousness.

Thinking back on this, Francis felt a chill run down his spine.

“What are you talking about? We’re on the same team! It’s completely normal for us to share food.” Sophia continued to argue, trying to twist the truth.

Suddenly, Odalys spun around and grabbed Sophia by the throat, lifting her off the ground.

Everyone gasped in surprise. They hadn’t expected Odalys to have such strength.

But no one dared step forward. Even the production team held their breath..

Earlier, Odalys had asked the director to look up the security footage from earlier. The hidden cameras had clearly shown that it was Finnian who had cut the rope.

For some reason, the footage hadn’t been broadcast at the time, but they had seen it.

So, now Odalys was holding Sophia accountable, and the production team dared not speak up. After all, everyone knew that what Odalys said was true. It was no wonder she suspected Sophia. It was more than likely that Sophia had instigated the whole thing.

“Hey, let go… Let go…” Sophia struggled, gasping for air.

She kept hitting Odalys’ hand, but Odalys only tightened her grip on Sophia’s throat. Then, with a swift motion, Odalys hurled Sophia to the side.

There was a loud splash as Sophia was tossed into a water bucket.

The water splashed everywhere as Sophia thrashed around, her body slamming against the edge of the bucket, causing her intense pain.

Sophia felt like her bones had cracked, but miraculously, she wasn’t bleeding.

“Odalys, do you really get some pleasure from bullying me?” Sophia struggled to stand up, dripping wet and looking pitiful, as she stood there, soaked through.

Her waist felt like it was broken, and her arm hurt from the impact.

“Of course, it’s enjoyable.” Odalys sneered. “I’ll let you off easy today. But if you try something like this again, it won’t just be me throwing you around.”

Odalys had deliberately tossed Sophia into the water.

To everyone watching, it seemed like a minor thing, but in reality, Sophia had taken a hard hit. She was likely covered in bruises and might even have had her bones hit.

The pain was deep, bone-shaking, but there was no visible blood.

Sophia couldn’t possibly rip her clothes off to show

everyone, so she had to swallow her frustration, unable to release her anger. The more she held it in, the angrier she became.

With that thought, Odalys felt a sense of satisfaction as she walked away.

As she passed by Atlas, she kicked him lightly in the leg. It wasn’t hard, but it caused Atlas, who had been about to go to Sophia’s aid, to stumble back and sit down again.

“Hiss…” Atlas winced, his face contorted in pain.

Watching the situation unfold, everyone seemed to have figured it out.

Though no one said anything, it was clear to them that Sophia had been the one who had manipulated Finnian into doing all of this. The way people looked at her changed, their expressions more knowing. Sophia stamped her feet in frustration.

“Ah.” Sophia let out a low groan, but no one came forward to help her.

As Odalys walked back, she noticed Stellan was still holding the bucket. Raising an eyebrow, she asked, “Why are you still holding that? Isn’t it heavy?”

“Huh? Oh, I forgot,” Stellan said, realizing it only then. His arm had started to ache from holding it for so long.

Quickly, Stellan set the bucket back down on the ground, rubbing his sore arm. He turned to Odalys and said, “Earlier, you suspected someone had tampered with our ropes.” “Back then, you knew they were going to interfere? Or did you realize Finnian had followed us?” Stellan asked, curious. When Stellan had tied the ropes earlier, Odalys had warned him that someone would tamper with them. Stellan hadn’t expected them to actually be cut later.

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“You could say that,” Odalys answered vaguely.

Stellan didn’t press the matter further.

Freya and Selah both looked troubled. They had been shocked when they saw Odalys jab the branch into Finnian’s palm earlier. Both had wanted to step in and stop her.

They hadn’t expected that, after being hurt, Finnian wouldn’t blame Odalys. Instead, he confessed the truth.

Though they still didn’t understand what exactly had happened, they could sense that Odalys didn’t mean any harm.

“Sophia is so cruel,” Selah said, unable to believe it.

Last time, Sophia manipulated Lucian into wanting to harm Odalys. This time, she tricked Finnian into cutting the ropes. ‘How dare she! She might even kill someone, Selah thought, feeling a little scared.

“Forget about them.” Odalys smiled and reminded everyone. “Let’s get cleaned up and have some food, or it’ll be dark.”

It wasn’t until she pointed it out that everyone noticed their clothes were filthy and drenched.

“Hey, I’ll go take a shower first,” Freya said quickly, heading back. Selah followed her.

Odalys glanced at Stellan and gave a small wave of her hand. “You should change too. I’ll take care of some things. Come help me start a fire in a bit.”

“Alright.” Stellan nodded and walked into the room.

[What’s going on? Why do I feel like something’s off? What did Odalys just say about what Sophia gave Finnian to drink?]

[That cup of water! Back then, she heated something in it and gave it to Finnian to drink. After he drank it, he came down with a fever. This morning, Sophia gave him some more medicine.]

[Oh my god, could Sophia be a witch? What exactly has she been doing?]

[Since Finnian admitted it, it looks like it really was Sophia’s doing. Incredible.]

[I think Odalys was trying to help Finnian. She poked him with that branch, and after his palm started bleeding, he seemed to wake up.]

[I agree. I just compared Finnian’s eyes before and after he was hurt. The change is so obvious.]

The netizens were all in shock. They had originally thought Odalys was bullying Sophia and the others, but now it seemed like all of Odalys’ suspicions were true.

Even though the production team hadn’t released any footage, Finnian’s words and the events that had unfolded seemed to support what Odalys had said.

[Francis was acting really strange earlier. He seemed to know something.]

[That day, Sophia gave Francis water, but he didn’t drink it.] The voices calling for Sophia’s condemnation grew louder online. Some even started rewatching old videos, noticing how Sophia’s expressions seemed downright unsettling. [Oh my god. Didn’t everyone say she was so kind? I’m terrified.]

[I thought her smile was pure before, but now I see it’s so terrifying.]

[Without any videos, how do we know if any of this is true? Maybe it’s all just hype.]

[Who would risk tarnishing the Bennett family’s daughter’s reputation just for some publicity? The Bennett family would never allow that to happen. I can’t believe they would let anyone slander Sophia.]

The debate online raged on, but no one was willing to defend Sophia anymore.

In an instant, it felt like all of Sophia’s fans had vanished, and Finnian’s followers had quickly turned against her, digging through her old tweets to criticize her badly.

Meanwhile, Sophia and the others had no idea what was happening.

Sophia sobbed and looked at everyone before turning away to take a shower. She changed into a white dress and lay down on the bed, not leaving again.

Atlas, struggling against the pain in his leg, pushed open the door to Sophia’s room.

“Hi, Sophia,” Atlas said, sitting on the edge of her bed.

He reached out and touched her, noticing she was quietly sobbing. Atlas immediately grew concerned, gently stroking her head. “It’s okay. Maybe it’s just a misunderstanding. Don’t cry.”

Sophia’s voice trembled as she sobbed. “Atlas, I didn’t do anything. Why is Finnian helping Odalys frame me?”

“I didn’t do anything wrong. Finnian got a fever today, and I gave him medicine. Why would he turn around and try to frame me?” Sophia sat up and looked at the camera in the room.

Sophia knew that the room had been livestreaming before she went to sleep. As far as she was concerned, as long as she didn’t admit to anything, these events couldn’t be pinned on her.

“Are you sure it has nothing to do with you?” Atlas hesitated, asking.

Clearly, Atlas was stunned by what had just happened. He had a vague feeling that Odalys might be telling the truth. Otherwise, Finnian wouldn’t have suddenly confessed. “Atlas, even you don’t believe me? Why would I harm someone from Group B? What would I gain if something happened to them?” Sophia murmured softly.

She looked at Atlas with reddened eyes.

She clenched her teeth and gave a bitter smile, then tilted her head back to look at the ceiling. “Why does she have to target me? Why?

“She may not like me, but that doesn’t give her the right to frame me. I won’t argue with her, and I don’t want to make things hard for her.”

“After all… she probably has her own reasons and struggles, right?” Sophia’s voice softened as she spoke.

Sophia turned her gaze toward the window, noticing that it was getting late.

She gently nudged Atlas and said, “Atlas, go outside and see if you can find some food. Don’t sit here with me starving.”

“We’re not like Group B, able to find food so easily. Don’t starve yourself just because of me,” she said with some concern, but inwardly, she rolled her eyes.

Sophia was clearly annoyed by Atlas’s presence.

“Alright, I’ll go find something for you. You stay here and rest,” Atlas said, rising to his feet and heading toward the door.

For some reason, being with Sophia made Atlas feel a little suffocated.

There were some things Atlas needed to figure out, so he planned to go out and find Francis.

Francis had never interacted with them before, and he was more of an outsider. ‘Maybe Francis has a clearer view of things than we do, Atlas thought.

Atlas hurried outside but found it strangely empty. Finnian and Francis were both nowhere to be seen. Used to a life of comfort, Atlas felt somewhat disoriented in the wilderness.

“Hey, Odalys,” Atlas called after a long pause, heading to the neighboring cabin.

Their water bucket was filled with fish, shrimp, and clams. On the table, there were fresh potherbs, mushrooms, and various vegetables. There was a wide variety of food, and it all looked quite abundant.

“Huh? What’s wrong?” Odalys asked coldly when she noticed Atlas approaching.

Her icy tone caught Atlas off guard. He parted his lips, hesitating, and then awkwardly said, “You have so much food. Could you spare me a little?”

“It’s getting late. Sophia hasn’t eaten anything all day. If she doesn’t eat soon, she’ll starve,” Atlas added, lowering his voice in a more pleading tone.

‘If I sound pitiful, she should give me something, right?’ Atlas thought to himself.

After all, in the past, Odalys had always indulged him. Whenever Atlas asked for something, she’d never refused. This time, Atlas believed she would soften and help him as well.

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