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“It seems that only the Stewart family can…” The assistant said before subconsciously looking at Henry.
Henry lowered his eyes and poured strong alcohol into his mouth.
With a heavy sound, the glass slammed on the table, shattering into pieces.
The assistant was startled, only to see Henry rise abruptly to his feet. “The Stewart family,” he rasped, “do they think I fear them?
“Mr. Bennett.” The assistant was startled by his words. The Stewart family’s power was boundless, holding sway over the lives of all.
Now, the Bennett Group was being suppressed to the point of no recovery, yet Henry still dared to act arrogantly. The assistant was frightened but didn’t dare to comment on it. “Even under the Stewart family’s suppression, the Bennett Group has survived until now. What do you think the Stewart family can do to me? Besides, if he were really that capable, Bennett Group would have been long gone.” Henry said sarcastically.
It was as if the Stewart family meant nothing to him.
Seeing this, the assistant couldn’t help but shrink his neck. Only after paying for the drinks did he stride away.
Odalys rested her chin in her hand, a faint smile on her face as she looked at Percival.
“You’ve been suppressing the Bennett Group,” she
murmured, “but you haven’t pushed them to the point of desperation. Do you know Henry’s secret?” Odalys raised her eyebrows.
Although she wasn’t interested in gossiping about other people’s private lives, she couldn’t help but be curious about Percival’s actions.
Percival’s dark eyes narrowed slightly, his long fingers tightly gripping the wine glass. He held it for a moment before slowly setting it down. Then, his dark eyes lifted, coldly watching Henry’s retreating figure.
“You noticed it too?” Percival asked hoarsely.
Odalys slowly rose to her feet, turning her head to the side as she spoke. “With my personality, if he had caused trouble for me at the Stewart Villa, I would have destroyed him long ago.
“From the moment I was brought back to the Bennett family, all he’s ever done is try to get the most out of me. “The Bennett brothers are very arrogant, yet they maintain an air of composure. Anyone who sees him would think he’s capable and handles everything calmly.
“But all his confidence stems from having someone backing him up.” Odalys scoffed.
One’s face was the best indicator. From the moment Odalys had a second chance at life, she could see through everyone’s thoughts.
Just because she didn’t say anything didn’t mean she didn’t know.
“So, you brought me here to watch the show?” Percival’s voice was low, but a hint of indulgence inexplicably laced his words.
Odalys turned and strode off in the direction Henry had gone.
“Don’t be ridiculous. Besides, you know it too.” Odalys’s voice was low as she unconsciously quickened her pace. Despite her composure, she was only a 20-year-old girl, and her heart still harbored a flicker of excitement for gossip.
Tonight’s drama was orchestrated by her.
“Odalys.” Percival followed closely behind her, his heavy steps echoing.
He watched her brisk walk ahead, then suddenly turn left. As he lengthened his stride to catch up, she reached back, grabbed his arm, and pulled him toward her.
She’d pulled too hard. His arm was yanked forward, sending them crashing into each other.
Before they could react, they heard faint sounds of pleasure coming from the car parked nearby as the vehicle rocked back and forth.
“Let go of me.” Henry choked out.
The dim light inside the car flickered on, revealing two entangled figures. The woman was pinning Henry beneath her.
Her hand braced against his chest as his shirt ripped open. Cupping his face, she slapped him hard. “Let go of you? Did I not give you enough money?
“You think the Stewart family is a pushover? Or that I have no one to rely on now that Percival and I are through?
“Percival’s dead. All that’s left of the Stewart Group is Evander. Won’t the Stewart family be mine eventually?” Edie’s voice came from inside the car.
Then, Henry stopped resisting.
The car rocked violently. Odalys stood under the tree, watching the scene to one side.
Percival’s thin lips were tightly pursed, his large hands clenched into fists. His dark eyes were fixed on the car, a flicker of pain in them.
Odalys said, “You’ve been investigating this whole time, but you’ve never gotten to the bottom of it. You must have found out she was cheating on you, right? That’s why you wanted to use the pressure on the Bennett Group as an excuse to expose them.
“You gave her a choice, but she wanted to destroy the Stewart Group and take it for herself.
“Perhaps you’ve always suspected that the Bennett family knew about your situation, and it was your uncle’s doing, but your uncle has little to do with the Bennett family.
“So after an in-depth investigation, you learned that your mother and Hannah used to be best friends, but they broke off contact after Edie married into the Stewart family.”
Odalys had her arms crossed in front of her chest and tilted her head to look at him, her eyes full of smiles.
But her smile was insincere as if she had already seen through Percival.
“Yes.” Percival’s voice was low and hoarse.
If his mother had been a little more honest and hadn’t hurt anyone, it would have been fine, but she dared to attack Evander.
Then Percival felt that it was not wrong for him to attack her.
He said, “Although she had no direct contact with the Bennett Group, they were indeed able to know my situation immediately. At that time, I suspected that it might not be the servants of the Stewart Villa, but the person closest to me.
“My grandfather naturally wouldn’t harm me, so there’s only one possibility-her.”
However, he did not expect that Edie would be sponsoring Henry. This explained why Henry seemed to have become enlightened after taking over the Bennett Group.
“I indeed stood up for you, but it’s also true that I used the name of standing up for you to suppress the Bennett Group and force Henry to act rashly,” Percival said frankly. To be able to become the person in charge of the Stewart Group, he was not a pushover.
Percival could grasp all information immediately, even the unknown secrets of others.
Like a superior, he stood on a high place and looked down at these people, as if he were watching clowns performing in a circus.
A woman’s cry came from the car.
Each cry was more passionate than the last. The next moment, Odalys picked up a stone and slammed it against the car window.
With a bang, the bulletproof glass shattered with one blow.
The two people in the car were interrupted. After the glass was shattered, the wind blew in from outside. The two were so frightened that they looked up in shock and instinctively separated.
Henry groaned in pain as Edie suddenly moved him away. Feeling as if he was about to be crippled in the next second, he clutched his body and turned over before grabbing his clothes and preparing to put them on.
Then he heard footsteps outside. As he was stunned, a lighter was thrown in from the window, and the clothes in his hand were instantly lit.
“Damn it,” Henry cursed in fear.
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Henry quickly pulled up his pants and jumped out of the car. He saw a tall figure standing in front of him, her small hands wrapped around her chest, looking at him with a smile on her face. Henry’s pupils widened, and he blurted out in disbelief, “Odalys?”
Henry never dreamed that he would be caught cheating by Odalys.
The key was that the object of his affair was Edie, who was Odalys’s mother-in-law.
At this moment, his lips moved, and a sense of embarrassment welled up in his heart.
He had always been full of himself, and he never thought that one day he would be caught red-handed by his own sister.
“What a coincidence, Mr. Bennett.” Odalys chuckled softly.
Her delicate face suddenly lifted, and the smile on her face seemed very fake. She put away the smile on her face and looked at him.
The next second, she raised her foot and kicked Henry hard.
Henry didn’t have time to react before being kicked hard in the abdomen. He let out a muffled groan of pain as her kick sent him flying into the car.
A muffled groan emanated from within the car with a loud bang.
Henry’s body flew back before landing on Edie.
Both groaned in pain, and before they could get up, they heard a voice outside asking, “Who called the police and reported prostitution here?”
A figure in a police uniform approached them.
“Me,” Odalys quickly raised her hand.
The policeman walked over. When he saw her face clearly, he was momentarily stunned. His pupils dilated in disbelief, and he gasped.
“Odalys?” Lee Hersey’s voice was husky.
His fingers that were holding the pen turned white, and his hoarse voice was laced with excitement.
“Officer Hersey, long time no see! I didn’t expect us to meet again.” As Odalys spoke, she saw the car door about to close and quickly stepped forward.
She opened the car door with force, then took out her phone and handed it over.
She said, “I passed by just now and saw two people in the car. The car was shaking violently, and I even heard them having monetary transactions, so I judged it to be prostitution.”
As Odalys spoke, Lee clicked on the video on her phone. In the video, the car was shaking violently. Along with the dialogue in the car, it was unbearable to the ear. Lee frowned.
He handed the phone back to her and strode forward. He saw two figures overlapping in the car, their clothes scattered and messy, their bodies somewhat bare.
Lee frowned slightly, finding that the two were struggling constantly, but they seemed unable to move.
“Odalys, I will kill you.” Henry’s roar came.
Just now, Odalys kicked him back into the car, and after his body hit Edie, the two of them became unable to move. Their clothes slipped off as if they were still having sex. At this moment, his heart was breaking down.
He was the dignified owner of the Bennett Group and the son of the Bennett family. However, he was spotted pressing on a naked woman in front of a police officer.
Henry felt a sinking feeling in his stomach as he watched the police officer standing by the car door, holding a body camera.
Even the most foolish person would know that Odalys’s appearance was no coincidence. It was likely that she had come for him for revenge.
“Mr. Bennett?” The police officer frowned.
He frowned even deeper when he saw several hundred dollars scattered on the ground.
It was normal for men from rich families to have some fun, but the key was that there was money scattered in the car as if hinting at a transaction between the two.
“Get out,” Edie’s voice trembled slightly.
After she married into the Stewart family, the world treated her with respect, and no one dared to be so presumptuous in front of her.
When she had set her sights on Henry, he had refused, but under her pressure, he had been forced to sleep with her. Once it started, it couldn’t be stopped.
Edie didn’t expect to be caught by the police.
The key point is, the person who called the police to report prostitution was Odalys.
Seething with rage, Edie gritted her teeth, wishing she could kill Odalys right there and then.
“Wait a minute! Why does this voice sound so familiar?” Odalys’s expression suddenly changed.
She stormed forward and saw the two figures entangled in the car. She reached out, grabbed Henry, and flung him aside. The woman who was pinned beneath him was now revealed.
Odalys stared at Edie’s face and blurted out, “Mrs. Stewart? Aren’t you Percival’s mother? I heard that your son is dead, but you wouldn’t stoop to this to make a living, would you? “You’re almost fifty, and you and Henry…” Odalys covered her mouth in disbelief, bursting into laughter a second later. She had obviously done it on purpose just now, just to expose Edie’s face to the police.
She just wanted to vent her anger.
“Odalys, did you set me up?” Edie gritted her teeth.
This afternoon, she had blocked Odalys outside the Stewart Villa and put a curse worm on her, but Odalys was not affected by it at all. No matter how stupid she was, Edie had noticed that something was amiss.
“What do you mean? Are you saying I made you and Henry do this here? Or that I made you take off your clothes?” Odalys asked with a puzzled look on her face.
Then she turned around, looked at Lee, and said with displeasure, “Officer Hersey, I saw someone doing prostitution here. Is it wrong of me to call the police?” Lee was silent.
He stood there, looking at them with a serious expression.
No matter how stupid he was, he could tell that something was fishy.
As a police officer, he couldn’t expose it.
“Put your clothes on,” Lee said.
The two of them moved their mouths, wanting to say that they couldn’t move, but the next second, their hands regained freedom. They looked at each other in shock. Just now, their bodies were stiff and unable to move, so they couldn’t even put on their clothes, and they even took off their clothes.
“Odalys!” After Edie put on her clothes, she gnashed her teeth and got out of the car.
At this moment, she regained her arrogance. She stood with her head held high while looking down at Odalys and saying, “You deliberately made a false police report to frame me. Do you think that just because my son is dead, you can do whatever you want?”
“No! I didn’t make a false police report!” Odalys said with a smirk.
Edie felt her scalp tingle. She had a bad feeling about this. The next second, her mouth seemed to move on its own, and she blurted out, “I put a curse on you, so you want to harm me?
“Even if I were a prostitute, who are you to judge me? Even if I really sold my body, what can you do to me?”
Henry’s face instantly turned grim.
He rushed forward, wanting to cover Edie’s mouth, but he found that his body was out of control. He swung his hand and punched Edie hard in the face.
Edie grunted in pain, her body backing up half a step and slamming hard against the car.
Henry stood there and said coldly, “Damn it, you can’t even kill her with a curse. You useless old woman.
“I have slept with you, and you can’t even solve this little problem! You’re just an old widow who wants to use me!”
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The moment Henry finished speaking, an eerie silence descended upon them.
Lee, who was holding his recording device, stood there and glanced sideways at Odalys.
“So, you are really soliciting prostitution here?” Odalys stood rooted to the spot, barely able to contain her laughter.
She lifted her gaze toward the dimly lit corner, her eyes meeting Percival’s. Percival’s lips were tightly pursed, his face etched with a helpless frustration as he rubbed his temples. He even turned his head away, seemingly unable to bear looking any longer.
“Officer Hersey, look, they admitted it. I didn’t make a false report, so please issue me a police report receipt right away in case they try to turn the tables on me later,” Odalys whispered urgently.
She struggled to suppress the twitching of her lips, barely managing to stifle her laughter.
“Sure.” Lee seemed to see right through her.
The last time at the suburban villa, every location Odalys pointed out had yielded corpses, even uncovering a shocking major case that had kept the police station swamped ever since.
As he was heading home from work, Lee received a call from the operator about this incident. It wasn’t originally his case, but he happened to be passing by.
Recently, the police station has been swamped with a major case. That was why he had to make a detour, but unexpectedly, he ran into Odalys again. Not only did she give them clues that led them to the body, but the recent human trafficking case that was cracked was also solved thanks to her tip-off.
Although the police had never contacted her directly, Odalys’s name had already become legendary within the police station.
Some even submitted reports to their superiors, suggesting that they recruit Odalys and have her provide guidance. The higher-ups were still considering it.
Lee never expected to run into her again tonight. “Thank you.” Odalys stood there with a smile on her face. She was calm and composed, as if the people who were just caught having an affair weren’t her own brother and mother-in-law.
Lee was very straightforward. He seemed eager to please her. Normally, a police report required an investigation into the incident, but he directly issued her a receipt.
Odalys took the receipt and nodded in satisfaction.
“We didn’t engage in prostitution! She filed a false police report on purpose. Why did you give her a receipt?” At this moment, Edie regained her senses.
She rushed forward, no longer carrying the demeanor of a woman from a wealthy family.
Lee held the pen, slowly turned his head to look at the two of them, and said hoarsely, “There is video evidence of you talking in the car just now.
“Plus, you just admitted it yourselves!! What else do you have to say? Please come back to the station with me.” Edie gritted her teeth, took out her phone, and was about to make a call, while Henry’s face darkened considerably.
He stared fixedly at Odalys, remembering how arrogantly she had kicked him away in front of the gate of the Stewart Villa. She had even resorted to attacking him, repeatedly framing Sophia, and making life difficult for the Bennett Group.
Henry thought, ‘She is a jinx who has come back to destroy the Bennett family.
‘I can’t tolerate it anymore. I have to kill her.’
“Why are you fine? What about the curse in you?” Edie asked through gritted teeth.
Odalys’s nonchalant smile and provocative gaze made her almost spit out a mouthful of blood. Unexpectedly, in the next second, she felt a sharp pain in her chest.
Edie then spat out a mouthful of blood.
Her chest hurt as if something was drilling into it, and her internal organs felt as if they were being torn apart. She widened her eyes, looking at Odalys in disbelief.
“You…” Edie’s lips moved slightly.
Her face was pale and bloodless. With a loud bang, she fell heavily to the ground. She didn’t expect that she would be backfired by the curse worm
She thought, ‘Odalys wasn’t affected by the curse? Or was the curse worm in her body removed? No, I was silent when I touched Odalys this afternoon.
‘Once the curse worm penetrates into a human body, it will immediately merge with that person! There is absolutely no chance of escape.
She wanted to control Odalys for her own use, so she rushed to place the curse worm on Odalys.
But now it was clear that Odalys was not affected by the curse, and the plan backfired. A dangerous feeling swept over Edie, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Her internal organs felt like they were being torn apart. Edie groaned in pain, rolled her eyes, and fainted.
“Officer Hersey, she vomited blood and fainted. It’s none of my business! I didn’t touch her. Now I suspect that she may have just had excessive sex and vomited blood.” Odalys said deliberately with a low smile.
Looking at Edie’s appearance, she knew that she had been bewitched by the curse worm.
The reason Odalys showed up was to watch Edie suffer from being backfired by the curse worm. It brought her great pleasure.
“I know,” Lee said helplessly.
Looking at her smiling face, like a child, Lee wondered if the resolute and decisive person before was really her.
“Okay, I’m leaving then,” Odalys said softly.
She turned to leave, but Henry rushed forward and grabbed her arm.
He said, “Odalys, you did this on purpose, didn’t you? You’re taking revenge on our family, aren’t you? You feel resentful for being abandoned by Mom and Dad, so you want to come back for revenge.
“Why do you want to ruin me? What have I done to offend you?”
He looked at her with a threatening and warning gaze.
Odalys slowly turned her head and looked at Henry. After a while, she said, “Don’t you want me to work like a slave for the Bennett family and exploit me without pay?
“After you thought I was useless, you forced me to marry in Sophia’s place. You wanted to use Bennett Group’s connections to kill me.
“You even sent people to the mountains to kidnap my mentor, to threaten him, and make me continue to work for you.
“You just want me dead, don’t you?”
Henry gasped while meeting her clear apricot eyes. His lips moved, but he looked away with some guilt and said coldly, “I’m your brother! Even if I wanted your life, what could you do about it?”
“Now you’re my brother? Then what about Sophia? Didn’t you tell everyone that Sophia is your sister?” Odalys said with a smile.
Henry’s pupils shrank slightly as he saw the phone in her hand.
With a suspicious look, he reached for her phone, but saw her take half a step back and shake the phone. “You guessed right. I’m live-streaming.
“From the moment you and Edie started having sex in the car, to when the police came, and what you just threatened me with, it seems like everything was streamed live,” Odalys said.
She even thoughtfully held up her phone, giving Henry an extra-large close-up.
She said, “Hello, everyone! It’s a pleasure to see you all again and give you such an exciting live broadcast late at night. I wonder if the kids are asleep. This kind of R-rated content is not suitable for children.”
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Odalys continued, “But since you are all my fans, I will give you a treat! Didn’t I tell you before that I was abandoned by my parents when I was a child?
“I know a lot of fans and media reporters want to follow the clues from Officer Cantrell and find out who abandoned me.
“Now I’m here to give you the answers. Hannah Bennett of the Bennett Group is my biological mother! The CEO of the Bennett Group, Windsor Bennett, is my biological father and the one who abandoned me..
“After they abandoned me, they adopted Sophia Bennett! Even after I was found, they gaslighted me and made me pave the way for Sophia!
“Just now, Henry Bennett, the heir of the Bennett Group and also the one I caught soliciting prostitution, admitted that he wanted to frame me and kill me.
“I believe that women should be independent. Even without family, friends, or lovers, we can live a good life on our own. Women live not for others, but for themselves.
“In front of 19 million fans in the live broadcast room and Officer Hersey, I testify that if one day I die, it will never be an accident or suicide, but murder!
“The Bennett family wants me dead, so if anything happens to me, the Bennett family is the perpetrator! Tonight, I ask everyone online for protection.”
Unexpectedly, she revealed her life experience to the entire world.
Instantly, the entire live broadcast room was boiling.
People didn’t expect to receive such shocking news at this time of day.
A person in the chat wrote: [What? Henry was whoring in the middle of the night, and the prostitute was Mrs. Stewart? I’m not seeing things, am I?]
Another person said: [No wonder the Stewart Group broke off their relationship with her. She must have been living a scandalous life!]
A third person said: [Odalys’s live stream is wild! What’s the point of those paparazzi? Odalys provides everything for us in high definition.]
Someone else wrote: [Why hasn’t the officials shut down her live stream? This is the first time something this explosive has been streamed in high definition.]
A person commented: [These two are completely naked! My baby Odalys is only 20 years old. Is this something she should be seeing at her age? You two shameless bastards, don’t corrupt my baby.]
Another person said, [I’m crying. Odalys spoils her fans too much.]
Someone else said: [She really loves us to death! She knew I was bored tonight and gave me this.]
A person wrote: [She’s the daughter of the Bennett Group? Then what about Sophia?]
Another person commented: [In the past, Sophia was so arrogant to say that she was the official daughter of the Bennett family and slandered Odalys. I didn’t expect Odalys to turn the tables.]
Someone else said: [Damn, her brother is so ruthless to her. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes on the livestream, I wouldn’t have believed that he really wanted to kill Odalys.]
Instantly, a barrage of comments filled the livestream, shocking everyone.
Henry’s face turned ashen. He lunged for the phone, but Odalys kicked him away. He dodged and watched as she nonchalantly put her phone away.
“Odalys, are you trying to kill me? Haven’t you hurt the Bennett Group enough? How can you livestream this?” Henry roared and was on the verge of collapse.
He had always cared about his image, and now Odalys had destroyed it.
He felt that he could no longer show his face in Crownridge.
“You’re the one who wants me dead! If you didn’t, how could I possibly hurt you? The Bennett Group wasn’t destroyed by me. It was by your precious sister and your family. You brought this upon yourselves because you wanted to hurt others,” Odalys said coldly.
She had been tolerating Henry in the past because she was waiting for the perfect moment to expose him.
Now that the entire internet had seen him cheating with a widow, there was no way Henry could go through with his arranged marriage.
At that moment, Lee strode forward and said to him, “M Bennett, please come with me.’
Just then, the ambulance arrived and took Edie away. Henry was apprehended by Lee, his eyes fixed on Odalys’s retreating figure as she strode away.
Lee asked someone to invite Henry into the car.
Then, he strode forward and said, “Mrs. Stewart.” Odalys stopped but didn’t turn around.
“We are grateful for your help in discovering the bodies in the suburban villa. We hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with you in the future,” Lee said humbly.
He never believed in superstitions, but Odalys’s appearance seemed to break his previous insistence.
His faith seemed to collapse with her appearance.
Odalys said, “Francis Zephyr was kidnapped. Someone wanted to dissect him and even take his organs in the suburban villa. I believe you have already started investigating.
“The reason why those people were able to target Francis so accurately is that they have support from the medical system, and the death of the people in the villa is related to magic.
“For the location of each body, you can combine ancient books of the origin of names and use the map to align the location to determine their surname.
“Among those victims, if they had reported to the police before, you may be able to find their identity,” Odalys said before striding away.
Lee was taken aback.
These bodies had been deliberately mutilated, which had stalled the case.
Reminded by Odalys, he was a little startled.
He said, “Yes, Francis was targeted for organ harvesting. It must have happened in the same villa for a reason. Since we can’t determine the identities of the deceased based on their locations, we can start with Francis’s case. By combining that with the positions of these bodies, if we’ can find out their names…”
As Lee spoke, he picked up his phone and made a call, even though he was already off duty.
“Everyone, get back to the station. Now!” Lee’s voice trembled.
As he turned around, he saw a luxury car slowly approaching. The door opened, and Odalys slipped into the car.
Lee froze when he saw the license plate indicating that it was from the Stewart family. Before he could get a closer look, the car disappeared from his sight.
At this moment, the internet was in an uproar.
A person commented: [Shocking news. The heir of the Bennett Group is arrested for soliciting prostitution.]
Another wrote: [Mrs. Stewart has been a lonely widow for many years and finally can’t hold it in anymore.]
A third wrote: [Sophia is the fake heiress.]
Someone else commented: [Get the Bennett family out of Crownridge. The Bennett family are not human!]
A person wrote: [Odalys is the real heiress of the Bennett family!]
Another person wrote: [Mrs. Stewart placed a curse on Odalys.]
These words instantly became trending topics. The Bennett Group was already on thin ice, but some partners were manipulated by Edie and were still considering lending a helping hand.
After the news broke, they decided to not be associated with the Bennett Group anymore.
The Bennett Group became notorious overnight.
Edie, who had always been high and mighty, had been ostracized online for poisoning and prostitution. Some people even dug up her past.
They found out that she drugged Percival’s father back then, which led to a one-night stand and her pregnancy. After marrying into the Stewart family, she used her connections and resources to suppress many people.
Some even suspected she had an abortion and had an unclear relationship with some thugs.
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The entertainment industry, which had been without explosive news for a long time, was instantly shocked. “When Odalys makes a move, we know it’s going to be big.” Fans were so excited that their eyes welled up with tears. They felt that Odalys knew everyone was bored, so she gave them some explosive news and even revealed her own life experience.
Overnight, Odalys’s Twitter account gained another 10 million followers.
Adding in the fans she gained from her previous variety show livestream, she now had over 100 million followers on Twitter. This growth rate was unprecedented in the entertainment industry. The key was that she was not even a member of the industry, but she had already become a legend.
She live-streamed for half an hour, and 19 million people watched online. This had surpassed the popularity of all the big names in the industry.
Some entertainment companies even held meetings overnight to find a way to sign Odalys. Even though she now had her own magic entertainment company, they still hadn’t given up.
In the car, Odalys sat in the passenger seat.
After fastening her seat belt, she turned to look at Percival, only to see Percival holding the steering wheel, driving steadily with a calm expression, and not asking a single question.
“I messed with your mom tonight. You really aren’t mad at all?” Odalys glanced at him curiously.
Percival’s dark eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at the dark road ahead.
He answered, “Why should I be angry? She could throw my life away without a second thought, even going so far as to reveal the Stewart family’s affairs to outsiders and allowing them to use her to harm me and even Grandpa.
“Why should I care about her? Besides, the Stewart family has treated her well all these years. She used the Stewart Group’s connections and resources to support her younger brother and make her family prosperous. The Stewart family has never said no to her.
“Even back then, my grandpa suspected her, but for my sake, he didn’t pursue the matter. She didn’t learn to restrain herself. If we let her continue to act with impunity, what would happen to the Stewarts’ reputation? “Whether I have family or not makes no difference to me. She has already crossed my bottom line.”
He wasn’t someone who couldn’t tell right from wrong.
If that curse worm had really worked, he was afraid that Odalys would be dead by now.
Percival was overcome with emotion. His large hand gripped the steering wheel tightly, the force making the veins in his arm bulge.
“What’s your bottom line?” Odalys asked curiously.
Percival’s Adam’s apple bobbed as Odalys stared at him. After a long silence, he finally said, “She had crossed it by putting a curse on you.”
Odalys froze, thinking she had misheard.
She turned to look at Percival in disbelief. The car light was dim, and Percival seemed to be hidden in the darkness, his expression unreadable.
The atmosphere in the car suddenly became extremely strange. As both fell into a deathly silence, her phone suddenly rang.
Odalys didn’t even look at it. She was about to hang up when her finger accidentally pressed the answer button. Hannah’s voice came from the other end of the phone.” Odalys, you bitch, how dare you report your brother for soliciting prostitution? Now the whole internet knows that he has a sugar mommy, and the police even called and asked us to bail him out.”
“Do you want to destroy our whole family?
Odalys accidentally put the call on speakerphone, and Hannah’s voice echoed in the car.
Odalys was a little surprised. She had already blacklisted Hannah’s number, but she didn’t expect her to call her with a new number.
Odalys couldn’t help laughing when she heard her gritting her teeth.
Hannah was already fuming, and when she heard her laughter, she nearly spat blood.
“What are you laughing at? Odalys, how dare you laugh at me!” Hannah’s face turned iron-blue with anger. If it hadn’t been for her broken leg, she would have gone to find Odalys.
Odalys casually shifted her position, leaning against the car window, looking at the night view outside. Her mood instantly improved.
She said, “Mrs. Bennett, if I remember correctly, you used to be friends with Edie, right? Your friend slept with your son. Why are you angry with me?” Odalys chuckled softly.
Her words nearly made Hannah faint.
When Hannah saw the live broadcast, she wanted to bash her head in.
The live broadcast was deliberately pushed to her by a friend in the circle, clearly wanting to make a fool of her. When she clicked into the live broadcast, she saw Edie and Henry pressing their bodies together.
She blacked out.
Hannah didn’t expect Edie to set her sights on Henry.
They had previously agreed to drug Evander and see if she could get pregnant with his child. Hannah didn’t expect that before the plan could be carried out, Edie would sleep with her son.
The more she thought about it, the more disgusted she felt. “You didn’t know? I have a high-definition video. Do you want me to send it to you?” Odalys said with a low laugh. She just wanted to piss off Hannah.
Seeing how angry Hannah was, Odalys felt happy.
Odalys had vowed to avenge herself for the harm Hannah had inflicted upon her all those years ago. This was only the beginning of it.
“Just you wait. I’ll have your father come back and deal with you! I’m going to tell your father that you deliberately set your brother up and made him sleep with that bitch Edie,” Hannah threatened.
Odalys laughed even harder when she heard this.
She laughed and hung up the phone immediately.
Hannah held her phone, thinking that Odalys would explain, but she didn’t expect her to burst into laughter and even hang up the phone directly. When she called back, she realized that she was blocked.
“Odalys, you bitch. How dare you hang up on me?” Hannah was so angry that she wanted to throw her phone, but before she could, it vibrated.
She stared at the phone screen and hesitated, then she answered the call.
“Sienna?” Hannah asked tentatively.
After all, Sienna was a member of the Drake family. Many projects of the Drake Group were decided by her. Hannah wanted to learn from Sienna and cultivate Atlas to be more outstanding.
However, Stellan was so outstanding that he became popular as soon as he entered the entertainment industry. On the other hand, even with the help of Sophia and the resources from the Bennett Group, Atlas was no match for Stellan.
In business, the Drake family was even more overwhelmingly powerful than the Bennett Group.
Now, Sienna called her. Hannah guessed that Sienna must want to show off.
“Mrs. Bennett, I heard that all the partners of the Bennett Group have backed down. What are you going to do?” Sienna asked directly.
Hannah was a little shocked.
She thought Hannah was calling to mock her, but she didn’t expect her to mention the Bennett Group’s business.
Hannah suppressed her anger as her hand gripped the phone tightly. She held her breath, and after calming down, she slowly spoke.
“So, does the Drake Group want to help the Bennett family?” Hannah raised an eyebrow.
She and Sienna had always been at odds. They rarely interacted, and their personalities clashed.
“It’s not impossible,” Sienna whispered.
Her words seemed deafening to Hannah.
Hannah was stunned. She didn’t expect that the Drake family would suddenly offer them a helping hand in this dire situation.
“What do you mean? You want to help the Bennett family?” Hannah’s voice trembled slightly.
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Recently, the Bennett Group had been in trouble, and Hannah had been looking haggard.
“As long as you promise to meet my condition, I can help you,” Sienna said decisively.
Hannah’s eyes were red with excitement, as if she had seen the last straw. Her lips moved, but she couldn’t say anything.
“What do you want?” Hannah asked cautiously.
She was a little wary. After all, she knew that nothing came for free.
“Treat Odalys well,” Sienna said in a deep voice.
Hearing that, Hannah stomped her feet in anger and roared, “Why is it Odalys again? Who do you think you are to ask me to let her off?
“Let me tell you, Odalys made the Bennett family like this, so I will never let her go. Don’t even think about it.”
“In that case, there’s nothing I can say. Just wait for the Bennett family to collapse,” Sienna said coldly, not giving her another chance to speak, and immediately hung up the phone.
Hannah still wanted to say something, but seeing that the call had been hung up, she deeply regretted what she had just said.
She clenched her phone tightly, Sienna’s voice echoing in her ears.
She said, “Why did the Drake family call and ask me to let Odalys go? What’s so good about her? Why did even the Drake family speak up for her?
“Could it be that Odalys hooked up with Stellan while she was recording the variety show?
“If the Stewart family knew that she really had something to do with Stellan, then wouldn’t it be…”
She was completely lost in her own fantasy. She didn’t think about the possibility that even if Stefan really had something to do with Odalys, as a mother, Sienna couldn’t have called suddenly like that.
Unfortunately, Hannah was overwhelmed by reality.
“Mom, my brother has been arrested by the police. They say he was soliciting prostitution.” Atlas rushed in from outside.
He had a shocked look on his sunny face.
If he hadn’t been scrolling through the Internet, he might not have known about it.
Never in his wildest dreams would he have thought that the decisive Henry would have an affair with Edie and be caught by Odalys and the police in the middle of the night. Atlas felt that his world was shattered.
He always thought among the Bennett brothers, Henry was the most capable one, but he didn’t expect him to be kept by an older woman.
He couldn’t believe that a woman over fifty years old could actually make Henry willingly sleep with her.
Atlas bit his lip as he stood there while looking at Hannah’s face, which was extremely unsightly. His lips moved, but he didn’t know what to say.
“Henry has an affair with Mrs. Stewart! It seems that the reason the Stewart family suppressed the Bennett Group before was not because of Odalys, but it’s possible that the Stewart family knew about this…” Caspian’s voice came from outside.
His words brought the two of them back to their senses.
“Caspian, are you saying that the reason the Stewart family suppressed us was not Odalys?” Atlas was dumbfounded.
At this moment, his hostility towards Odalys seemed to have dissipated a lot.
Not only he, but even Caspian was shocked.
He felt that it was not the first time that this had happened between Edie and Henry.
Caspian analyzed in a low voice, “How long has it been since Odalys became a substitute bride? She probably hasn’t even met Percival. Now that Percival is dead, how could she possibly have a say in the Stewart family?
“Henry told us that Sophia and he saw Odalys go out on a date with a man, and even led us to speculate.
“But none of us saw it with our own eyes, and we couldn’t even find anything on surveillance cameras.
“Henry has always been against Odalys. Could it be that he’s trying to cover up his relationship with Mrs. Stewart, which is why Mrs. Stewart is against Odalys? Just now, during the live stream, Mrs. Stewart admitted that she had put a curse on Odalys.”
Atlas fell silent.
Hannah didn’t say anything either. Sienna’s words kept echoing in her ears.
“Henry used Odalys as a cover to keep us from finding out about his affair with Mrs. Stewart. That’s why the Bennett Group is being suppressed. He’s afraid of losing his
inheritance rights, so he’s making Odalys the scapegoat?” Atlas asked in shock.
If that was the case, it would mean that he had misjudged Odalys.
He had been targeting Odalys on the live stream of the variety show and had even defended Sophia.
Now that he realized he might have blamed the wrong person, he felt terrible.
“How else could you explain it? We don’t know if Odalys targeted the Bennett Group or not, but she doesn’t have the power to do so! However, the relationship between Henry and Mrs. Stewart is a known fact. Odalys saw them together, and they were caught red-handed by the police.” Caspian continued to mislead them.
Since he had learned how powerful Odalys was, he no longer dared to provoke her.
His leg had been broken, and the blatant threats he had received made him doubt the Stewart family’s support for Odalys.
Now, if he wanted to protect himself, he had to protect Odalys first.
“Damn it, is Henry using us this whole time?” Atlas said angrily before kicking a chair.
Seeing that Atlas had been misled, Caspian continued, Besides, we saw with our own eyes Sophia and that fake magician having sex in the bathtub.
“Sophia is messing around with a man, and Henry is messing around with Mrs. Stewart!
“Isn’t it obvious that there is something wrong with them?” Hannah clutched her phone tightly. Thinking of Sophia in the bathtub with that man, her eyes darkened.
“Caspian, is this what you think of me?” Sophia had returned to the Bennett Villa.
She stood behind them with tears in her eyes. She had lost a lot of weight in the past few days, which made her look pitiful.
With tears in her eyes, she looked at Caspian, then walked towards them. Standing in Hannah’s room, she looked around at everyone present.
She said, “I was tricked! He drugged me. I went out to buy a Love Spell because I wanted to help the family. I didn’t expect to be…
“Now that my innocence is ruined, not only do you not believe me, but you suspect me of being a whore. My reputation is ruined, and so is Henry’s.
“This is Odalys’s doing! She’s coming after us. She wants to destroy us all and kick us to stay in Crownridge.
“She’s taking revenge on us. She hates that Mom and Dad abandoned her and that we didn’t love her! Don’t be fooled by her.”
Her palms were sweating from nervousness.
After seeing the live broadcast, she rushed back from the hospital. Hearing Caspian’s words, her heart sank.
If she hadn’t heard it with her own ears, she wouldn’t have believed Caspian would try to frame her.
She looked at Caspian with disappointment, her eyes pitiful yet with a hint of murderous intent.
She said, “Caspian, why are you speaking for Odalys? What did she give you? I remember you loved me the most, so why are you slandering me now?”
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“Is it because I’m not as famous as Odalys now? Or do you think Odalys is of more use to you than me?” Sophia asked softly, then walked towards Caspian.
She stood in front of Caspian, raised her hand to his chest, and rubbed her beautiful fingertips gently on his chest.
When her hand touched Caspian’s chest, her wrist was grabbed by him.
Caspian squeezed her wrist hard. Sophia’s eyes widened in disbelief. The next second, he increased his strength and threw her out hard.
With a bang, Sophia was thrown out by him and hit the corner of the table.
The room fell silent instantly. Hannah and Atlas were a little stunned. They turned their heads and saw Sophia fall, her skirt lifted up, revealing ambiguous marks.
Atlas wanted to help her, but his arm was grabbed by Caspian.
“Caspian.” Atlas frowned in dissatisfaction.
Caspian looked directly into Atlas’s eyes and said, “Do you like her?”
“I…I don’t. Caspian, don’t talk nonsense.” Atlas’ face flushed red as if his secret had been exposed. He quickly turned his head away, not daring to meet Caspian’s gaze.
Seeing his flustered appearance, Caspian couldn’t help but sneer.
“It’s best if you don’t! It’s her fault that the Bennett Group is in this situation! If she hadn’t targeted Odalys and deliberately tried to push us into the spotlight, would our family be facing this crisis?” Caspian said coldly.
Hannah remained silent.
As she sat there, Sienna’s words echoed in her ears.
She and Sienna hadn’t gotten along in the past, but now, Sienna was the only one who had reached out to help her.
Sophia said, her voice choked with sobs, “Mom, look at Caspian! Why did he push me? I knew something had happened to the family, and I rushed back from the hospital. What did I do wrong?
“Why are you blaming me for everything? This has nothing to do with me!”
Seeing her cry like this, Atlas’ heart shattered.
“Enough! What else do you want? The Bennett Group is already in turmoil!” Hannah said as she clutched her phone and glared at Sophia.
Sophia froze and forgot even to cry.
She collapsed to the ground, her entire body throbbing with pain.
Seeing the family that once doted on her now willing to cast her aside so easily in times of trouble broke her heart. She couldn’t deny the chill that ran through her.
“Fine. You all think it’s my fault, right? I’ll leave then!” Sophia painfully pushed herself up, ignoring the pain as she turned and ran.
As she ran, she deliberately slowed down her pace.
Looking back, she found that none of the three people in the room had followed her.
Sophia stood frozen, feeling as if everything was a dream.
Sophia laughed coldly before wiping the tears from her face. “Do they really not love me anymore? They didn’t even bother to come after me. Is it because I’m no longer useful to them that they think they can discard me at any time?” “You don’t care about me, right? Don’t regret it.”
She lifted her foot and walked upstairs before turning back to her room.
The pitch-black bedroom made her sink into her thoughts, her mind constantly recalling everything that had happened recently.
“Hello, Dad, it’s me!” Sophia picked up her phone and made a call. Her sobs echoed through the room.
Not far away, in Hannah’s bedroom, Atlas wanted to chase after Sophia, but Caspian stopped him.
“Caspian, what are you doing? What does this have to do with Sophia? Can you stop targeting her?” Atlas was a little dissatisfied.
He felt bad when he heard Sophia sobbing.
Caspian asked coldly, “Have you forgotten about Finnian? After drinking the water she gave him, he almost killed someone! Finnian was too close to her, which ruined his stardom.
“Do you want to be like him?”
Atlas’s lips moved slightly, but he said nothing.
He couldn’t help but shudder when he thought about how badly Finnian had ended up.
“Caspian, find someone to bail Henry out of jail. Keep it low-key,” Hannah whispered.
Caspian nodded slightly and said, “Yes.”
After Caspian walked away, Atlas whispered, “Mom, is our family really going bankrupt?
“Mrs. Stewart is a widow, even if Henry slept with her, what could happen?
“Besides, isn’t Percival dead? Only Evander is left in the Stewart family. If Henry gets Mrs. Stewart pregnant, maybe the Stewart Group will be ours one day.” Atlas lowered his voice.
Hannah felt sick to her stomach as she listened.
She and Edie were old friends and about the same age, yet Edie had slept with Henry. This fact made her want to vomit.
Hannah took a few deep breaths. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got.
“That wretch Edie! How dare she have designs on my son!” Hannah gritted her teeth.
Just yesterday, Hannah had been discussing with Edie that they should try to seduce Evander. Now, not only had she failed to get into Evander’s bed, but Edie had crawled into her own son’s.
Hannah felt a tightness in her chest.
“From now on, you are not to be too close to Sophia,” Hannah said suddenly.
Atlas was taken aback. He hadn’t expected Hannah to say that.
His lips moved as if to retort, but in the end, he said nothing.
“You can go now. I need to think things over,” Hannah said wearily.
Atlas turned and walked out. At the moment the door closed behind him, he raised his foot and walked towards Sophia’s bedroom. As he was about to knock, he faintly heard the sound of her coquettish voice.
Atlas’s hand froze in mid-air.
He stood there quietly, his heart in turmoil as he listened to Sophia’s flirtatious whispers. He leaned against the wall as his irritation grew. After Sophia hung up the phone, he rubbed his temples and returned to his room.
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At a VIP ward in the hospital, after finishing the call, Sienna turned to look at Dangelo Drake, who was lying on the other bed.
“This phone call was made to provoke Hannah’s anger! Let’s see if she can keep her cool.” Sienna said coldly. She and Hannah didn’t get along well with each other. Moreover, Hannah liked to compare herself to others, which was even more off-putting, so Sienna naturally didn’t like to interact with her.
Dangelo said in a deep voice, “You asked her to treat Odalys well, and she would definitely be angry. The Bennett family’s way of doing things is different from normal people. They don’t want their biological daughter, but they prefer to raise someone else’s child.
“Presumably, Sophia must have something extraordinary to offer. Otherwise, with the Bennett family’s profit-seeking nature, why would they help her?”
Freya Winslow, Stellan, Francis, and Selah Rowe sat on the side playing cards.
After the four of them went to the interview, they did not return to the apartment but went directly to the ward. “Dangelo, you are right! The Bennett brothers have been very close to Sophia all these years. If she didn’t have any skills, who would work for her?” Freya listened and immediately clapped her thighs.
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The mere mention of Sophia made Freya furious. “She’s been targeting Odalys all along, and now the Bennett Group’s reputation is completely ruined! I’m worried the Bennett family will latch onto Odalys.” Selah said worriedly.
She felt that people who prioritized self-interest shouldn’t be underestimated.
Stellan said with a hearty laugh, “The Bennett family is nothing to be afraid of! We are no pushovers. That phone call my mom just made is enough to keep Hannah at bay for a while.
“The Bennett family will also guess that our family is Odalys’s backer. Even without the Stewart family, the Drake family fully supports Odalys. This will invisibly put pressure on the Bennett family, and they won’t dare to act rashly.”
He picked up an apple and began to peel it.
Francis had been rather quiet, his fingertips pinching and gently rubbing a playing card.
Francis murmured, “Do you think Sophia being supported by the Bennett family has anything to do with fate? I feel like when someone excessively protects another, they must have ulterior motives.”
“But what ulterior motives could they have on Sophia?” Selah slammed her cards on the coffee table and said, “I feel like she’s good for nothing but trouble.”
Freya nodded in agreement.
Just then, the door to the ward swung open and Odalys strode in. She saw the four of them gathered around the table playing cards, while Sienna and Dangelo were on the hospital bed.
“Odalys!” Selah jumped up excitedly at the sight of her and rushed towards Odalys.
In a flash, Freya darted forward, quicker than Selah, and threw herself into Odalys’s arms. She wrapped her arms around Odalys’s slender waist, but before her hand could touch her waist, it was caught by a large hand.
“Ouch,” Freya let out a muffled groan of pain.
She was taken aback.
She met Percival’s deep, dark eyes as he gripped her wrist and forcefully moved it away.
Freya froze while standing there in shock. Her lips moved slightly, then she covered Selah’s mouth with her hand and said, “This is not appropriate.”
“What?” Selah was confused.
Seeing Percival’s tall figure standing behind Odalys, she froze. Her lips moved, but Freya covered her mouth tightly. “Percival.” Dangelo was stunned.
He had been in a car accident, but his injuries were not serious. When he saw Percival, Dangelo’s pupils dilated slightly, and he subconsciously tried to get up from the hospital bed.
Sienna looked at him and heard Dangelo, so she immediately sat up.
“Stellan, it’s getting late. Do you and your friends want to go back to rest?” Sienna asked in a low voice.
Stellan stood there, watching Percival standing behind Odalys in a protective posture.
Odalys was tall and slender, but next to Percival, she seemed petite and delicate. Standing together, they seemed to radiate a captivating aura.
“Okay. I’m hungry. How about we go out for some food?” Freya immediately raised her hand.
Francis was the calmest of the group. After being betrayed by his girlfriend and then his agent, he was more composed than ever.
Seeing this atmosphere, he felt something was wrong. Moreover, people in the entertainment industry knew how to read between the lines.
“Then I’ll go out with them.” Odalys turned and said to Percival.
Percival raised his wrist, looked at the time, and said in a hoarse voice, “I’ll pick you up later.”
“No need,” Odalys said while lifting her foot and walking out. In the ward, although Sienna was injured, she still climbed out of bed, poured a glass of water, respectfully handed it over, and whispered, “Mr. Stewart?”
“Thank you.” Percival took the water glass but didn’t drink. He sat on the single sofa on the side and exuded an aura that made people dare not look directly at him. Percival’s slender fingertips rubbed the edge of the water glass, and after a while, he put down the glass.
Dangelo said in a low voice, “Mr. Stewart, I have contacted the Tillery family! I didn’t expect that these people would actually dare to hurt the heir of the Tillery family.”
“If it weren’t for Mrs. Stewart and you this time, I’m afraid my wife and I would have died. If something happened to the heir of the Tillery family, then our two families would probably fall into the hands of others.’
He looked at Percival with some gratitude.
The Stewart Group controlled the lifeline of all enterprises around the world. Originally, these families had nothing to do with the Stewart family, but Percival still lent a helping hand to them.
Percival said straightforwardly, “Orson has been following up on your physical condition. As far as I know, you are not the only one in a wealthy family who has cancer!
“Every family has unexpected events, either cancer or leukemia, and some even have gotten into car accidents. There are many accidents.
“The people behind the scenes have been closing in on the plan, and they should be trying to speed up the pace and get rid of you.”
Dangelo and Sienna were silent.
Sienna whispered, “So, I just called Hannah and made a request to her to be nicer to Odalys! Let her know that Odalys has the Drake family as her backing.
“I want to see if the Bennett family will make any moves next.”
She was a strong woman whose ability was no less than that of Dangelo.
The Drake Group had grown bigger and stronger because she had contributed to it. Now that Dangelo had cancer, many important responsibilities naturally fell on her shoulders.
“You have contacted the Bennett family?” Percival frowned slightly.
Percival’s voice was low and husky, his tone casual yet chilling, his thoughts unreadable.
Sienna said apprehensively, “Yes, I want to see Hannah’s reaction! The Bennett family has been in trouble lately, but Windsor has been abroad and hasn’t come back. I have to find a way to trick him into coming back.
“Otherwise, there’s no telling what will happen next.”
Just a mention of being nice to Odalys would surely make Hannah blow her top. As long as she was angry, she would make a move.
Inside the ward, it was quiet as the three of them talked in hushed tones.
Odalys ran out of the ward, caught up with the four of them, and put her arm around Freya’s shoulders as they walked into the elevator. “So, how did the audition for the show go today? Have you decided whether to sign or not?” she asked in a low voice.
“We signed it,” they said in unison.
They handed over the contract. Odalys glanced at it and was surprised to see that Damon Bourn had offered them a very generous salary.
“I heard Mr. Bourn say that they want to invite us to participate in a variety show later on, but we didn’t agree. We want to finish filming this drama first,” Stellan said.
This drama was a blockbuster. Stellan played the male lead, who was a young marshal, while Francis played the villain, who was a wealthy businessman and a sworn enemy of the warlords:
Freya was the female lead who was Francis’s character’s younger sister. She was a young lady from a wealthy family who ended up suffering hardships among the common people and eventually returned home destitute. Selah was a female supporting role who was the wife of a young marshal.
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This script was very appealing. It was a story of the confrontation between warlords and wealthy businessmen, and ultimately their choice to sacrifice themselves for the greater good during a war.
“Is this the final script? It’s really good.” Odalys glanced at it, her hand stiffening.
When Damon came for Star readings before, she could tell that he had good fortune and was bound to have a hit drama, but she didn’t expect the script to be this good.
Damon didn’t choose the most popular kind of show.
“I think it’s great too. When we went to the audition today, Damon had us do a scene on the spot. It was a four-person scene, and the four of us got so into it that we couldn’t wait to start filming.” Stellan said while rubbing his hands together.
Nowadays, many TV series in the entertainment industry have turned out to be flops.
Some investors, in order to repay favors, package up some newcomers into the production, and continuously modify the script and add scenes, causing the entire script to fall apart.
However, Damon’s script was all finalized.
He even chose to film the show while broadcasting it, which was unprecedented in this country.
“Not only that, but they also chose to film and broadcast simultaneously! So Mr. Bopurn wants to ask you to help set the starting date. Then, filming will begin immediately.” Francis said.
Selah listened and felt excited.
“Isn’t this a bit rushed? Even if we’re starting filming, aren’t the costumes custom-made in advance?” Odalys whispered.
Freya immediately raised her hand and said, “The reason we’ve been busy all day is because after the audition, we signed the contract on the spot, took the makeup photos, and had our measurements taken. They said they’d work overnight to make the clothes.”
Odalys felt somewhat surprised.
“It seems like they want to capitalize on the popularity you have gained from the variety show to boost the drama. If you can fit it into your schedule, it can definitely increase the hype.” Odalys whispered.
The script was not bad, and if the actors’ acting skills were up to par, it could guarantee that the show would turn out great.
“Yes, but this is the first time I’ve heard of filming and broadcasting simultaneously. There’s no precedent for it in this country. I don’t know if I can perform well.” Selah was a little worried.
She had never received such treatment before, so it was inevitable that she would be afraid.
“It doesn’t matter whether you can act well or not. The important thing is to put yourself in the role with your heart and understand the inner world of the character you want to play,” Odalys said.
The group chatted as they walked out of the elevator.
Stellan drove to a restaurant. The group walked into a private room discreetly. The sound insulation was not very good, and they could even hear the noise from outside.
“Give us one grilled fish, roasted lamb, and some vegetables,” Stellan said.
The waiter immediately took their order.
Soon, all the dishes were served.
Freya quietly moved her butt towards Odalys, lowered her voice, and said, “Odalys, you are so bad.”
“What?” Odalys was a little taken aback.
She stuffed a piece of roast lamb into her mouth and looked at Freya with a puzzled expression.
“How did you know that Henry and Mrs. Stewart were having an affair? You even streamed it live,” Freya said, the smile on her lips almost uncontrollable.
“I want to know this too! Odalys, why didn’t you tell us about this? I really want to be there for it.” Selah was so anxious that she almost cried.
At that time, she was also one of the viewers in the live broadcast room.
Everyone was shocked that the number of viewers for Odalys’s livestream exceeded 19 million.
No top streamer had ever done that before.
Odalys didn’t speak during the whole process, but was broadcasting something else live.
Finally, it reached 20 million viewers.
“I just happened to be lucky! Plus, I ran into Henry’s matter,” Odalys whispered with a smile.
She didn’t want to get Percival involved in this.
If someone found out that Percival took her to catch his mother cheating in the car, it would be devastating.
“Why can’t we come across such a fun thing?” Freya and Selah kept rubbing their hands.
Francis and Stellan were both silent.
They ate the food with their heads down, not daring to utter a word, for fear that they would be scolded.
“That’s right! Next time you catch a cheater, take us with you. We are young, but we can protect you.” Freya nodded vigorously.
Thinking of Edie’s face, Freya was going crazy with excitement.
She thought, ‘I can’t imagine how sad Edie is now! She was so arrogant last night and tried to kick me out of the apartment. She even wanted to inject me with drugs. ‘As a result, now she gets retribution.
“Pretty cool, right?” Odalys looked at her fondly.
Freya looked at her with admiration.
“Awesome! Just thinking about how she almost tried to kill me last night and bossed you around makes me so angry.” As Freya spoke, a thought suddenly occurred to her.
“By the way, she also mentioned something about cursing you. Did you really get cursed by her?” Freya’s face changed slightly as she asked this.
Although she knew that Odalys was incredibly capable, curses were quite serious.
“Yeah, what’s the deal with this curse? Are you okay?” Selah asked with concern.
Francis and Stellan also stopped eating and looked at her with concern.
Odalys took a bite of meat and said, “She did curse me, but her curse wasn’t potent enough. My body couldn’t absorb it, so I vomited it out.”.
Everyone was stunned, thinking they had misheard.
It was the first time they’d ever heard of someone vomiting out a curse.
Logically speaking, once a curse worm entered the body, it merged with the person’s body. Unless it was drawn out using the mother worm, the person would be controlled for life.
However, Odalys had blown their mind with her situation. Odalys explained in a low voice, “I am immune to all poisons. Her curse worm wasn’t of the highest quality, so after entering my body, it failed to merge with my flesh. Instead, I vomited it out.
“After I threw up, the cruse worm died, so I could directly pull it out and burn it.’
Faced with their concern, she naturally spoke frankly.
“That scared me to death! I thought you would be controlled by her. Edie is a crazy woman. Not only did she dare to poison you with a curse worm, but she was also having an affair with Henry. It’s disgusting.” Freya said angrily.
Over the years, Edie had never given her a good attitude. “Moreover, Edie and Hannah are old acquaintances.” Odalys dropped a bombshell.
The private room instantly fell eerily silent. Everyone was petrified before they subconsciously looked at her, thinking they had misheard.
“Old acquaintances? Mrs. Steward and Henry’s mother are old friends?” Selah swallowed her saliva.
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Selah felt that no TV show or novel could top this drama. “Yes,” Odalys replied.
With a clatter, Francis’s fork fell on the table. “Yet, Henry still sleeps with her?” he asked in disbelief.
It sounded simply unbelievable.
Getting together with his mother’s friend and then being caught in bed by his sister was a scene so awkward it was hard to even imagine.
“The Stewart family benefits from this. Otherwise, with the current state of the Bennett family, they would have gone bankrupt long ago. They have been surviving because Henry has someone backing him up,” Odalys pointed out. Stellan took a sip of beer, his fingers gripping his fork. Stellan concluded, “It seems the Bennett family’s secrets run deeper than we imagined! Henry is willing to sell his body for the company, while Sophia is willing to sell hers for a Love Spell to get back at you.
“It seems that apart from Odalys, no one in the Bennett family is normal.”
Suddenly, there were a few knocks on the door, and the private room instantly fell silent. Everyone turned to look at the door.
“Who is it?” Francis stood up quickly.
A deep voice came from outside the door, “Excuse me, is Mrs. Stewart here? I am Lee Hersey.”
Hearing the familiar voice, Odalys nodded, and Francis stepped forward to open the door.
Lee walked towards her and said, “Sorry to disturb you. I happened to see you come in when I passed by.”
Seeing Lee, Odalys’s expression suddenly became serious.
“You are in danger,” Odalys suddenly said.
Her words instantly silenced the private room.
Everyone looked at Lee. The dignified look on his face made it impossible to ignore his presence.
Francis gestured for him to sit down, but Lee shook his head.
“There’s something I’d like to ask Mrs. Stewart for help with,” said Lee.
He stepped forward with a stack of documents, handed them to Odalys, and said in a low voice, “I heard you’re good at reading faces. I have some photos here. Could you tell me which of these people might be related to the case?”
After all, with so many lives at stake, any further delay would be disastrous.
The police officers were eager to solve the case, but the bodies had been specially treated, making further investigation difficult.
“You don’t have to show them to me! I’ll go with you right now,” Odalys said in a low voice.
She slowly rose to her feet. Freya and Selah, upon seeing this, immediately called for the waiter to pack their food. They followed Lee out. As he opened the car door, he felt a chill in his hand and turned to see Odalys placing a leaf on the back of it.
He took a closer look and recognized it as a pomelo leaf. Folklore had it that pomelo leaves could ward off evil spirits.
It was unexpected that Odalys would give him a piece of pomelo leaf today. Lee looked at the leaf she handed him and subconsciously took it.
She didn’t say anything, but turned and walked towards Stellan’s car.
“Are you going back, or…” Odalys asked in a low voice. “No, we’ll go with you,” they all said at once.
In fact, there was nothing to do after returning to the apartment. They had signed the contract today, and everyone was in a good mood. Knowing that Odalys was willing to make a move, they knew that there must be something exciting to see.
“Okay, follow me,” Odalys whispered.
As soon as she finished speaking, Stellan started the car and followed Lee’s car. The two cars bypassed the bustling city and sped off towards the suburbs.
The midnight suburbs were quiet, and the road was empty.
Lee was on high alert. As he was about to make a turn, he saw a shadow rushing towards him. He subconsciously turned the steering wheel and heard a long crunch. The car crashed into a rock on the side.
He slammed on the brakes, and the airbags in the car deployed. His entire body lurched forward. At that critical moment, he felt an itch in his palm, and a wave of heat rushed towards him.
That heat seemed to envelop him. He was knocked flying forward and saw the car’s windshield shatter, shards of glass flying towards him.
Lee wanted to dodge, but the force of the impact made it impossible.
His heart hung in his throat. He watched as the shard of glass grew closer and closer. The next second, the leaf in his hand suddenly sprang out, deflecting the shard.
Lee grunted, his body bouncing back into his seat.
He coughed repeatedly. The front of the car was smoking. The airbags had deployed. His hand was cut by the glass. His eyes were fixed on the spot where the glass had been, and then on the leaf that had fallen to the ground a short distance away, pinning several shards of glass beneath it.
Lee’s heart was in his throat. He got out of the car and stood there.
The scene had been so surreal that he could hardly believe it himself.
If he hadn’t experienced it himself, he wouldn’t have believed it was true.
“Lee, are you okay?” Francis quickly jumped out of the passenger seat and ran towards him.
Lee stood there with a complicated look in his eyes. He slowly turned around and looked at Odalys, who was not far away. His lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn’t utter a word.
“I’m fine,” Lee said hoarsely.
Freya and Selah got out of the car and stood not far away, looking at the front of Lee’s car, which had been smashed. Their eyes fell on the back of his hand, which had been scratched.
“Odalys, his hand is bleeding, and his car is wrecked. So he is really in danger,” Selah said in shock.
She knew that Odalys was powerful, but she was still shocked to see her prediction come true again.
“Odalys, isn’t that the leaf you just stuck on his hand?” Freya pointed to the leaf on the ground, which was still stained with blood.
Odalys stood there and watched Lee’s face, which was full of shock and then bewilderment.
“Thank you for this,” Lee said in a low voice.
He was the one in the accident, and only he knew what had happened.
If it weren’t for the heat that had enveloped him, if it weren’t for that leaf, he would have been thrown out of the car. The glass would have pierced his forehead. He knew he would have died on the spot if that had happened.
He was a veteran police officer who was very experienced in these matters.
“You’re an upright person, and you’ve done a lot of good deeds. You should not die like this,” Odalys said softly.
Lee’s Adam’s apple moved. He turned to pick up his phone, which had fallen to the side, and made a call.
Then, he walked towards Odalys, stood in front of her, and looked at her. Although she was young, she seemed to radiate a lot of energy.
“If I hadn’t gone to you tonight, would I be dead?” Lee asked.
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