Chapter 7 I told him , " You can't really delete call records from the telecom company , or the bank transfer records , or the security cameras near your home , can you ? " " Also , chat logs can be recovered easily nowadays . " I added , " It's not hard to find out if we know each other or have had any contact . " " You used violence on me for no reason , smeared my name and threw dirt on me . That's enough to send you to jail ," I told him . When I said ' jail ' , the man finally panicked . He looked at Veronica and shouted , " Veronica , you're my cousin . Help me ! I was only trying to help you ! " Veronica's face went white as she asked him back , " What are you talking about ? Cousin ? I don't even know you ! " She started frantically signaling to him and he hesitated , then swallowed his words . I tilted my head and stared at him . " You don't think you'll be safe by denying it , do you ? You just called her your cousin . " " The police can check what your real relationship is ," I said . " And who will be blamed depends on the facts . " " You're not going to be used like a pawn , are you ? " The man fell to his knees and begged for mercy , trying to save himself as he told me , " She ordered me to do it ! She knew I owed $ 20,000 in credit card debts . I couldn't pay it , so she used that to force me . She said if I helped her , she'd give me the money to pay them back . " " She said I didn't have to do much . I just need to show up at your company , act a little angry , call you my girlfriend and make a scene . If she ruined your name , she'd pay my loan right away and when she became Sales Manager , she'd give me another $ 20,000 , " he explained " She told me that if the rumors spread , people would think you were in a relationship with me . Then no one would want you and I could try to marry you . If I refused , she'd spread more lies and force you into marrying me ! " " I believed her , so I agreed . She planned the whole thing . I have the chat logs on my phone . Everything I said is true ! " Hearing the man's confession , Veronica finally lost her color . " I ... I was wrong , Mr. Anderson . I didn't know Isabella was your daughter . I was blind with anger . " " My husband cheated on me before . Seeing Isabella so rich at such a young age made Chapter 6 212 75.0 % 9:27 Thu , Oct 16 94 me jealous and hurt . I only wanted to expose her . I was wrong . I misunderstood her " Her voice shook and a few people in the livestream started to feel sorry for her . [ Oh ... her family was hurt by a mistress before . No wonder she reacted like that . ] [ I hope Isabella forgives her . Why do women make life hard for other women ? ] [ She looks so sad . Her husband left her , so she wants to protect her family . That's heartbreaking . ] I pushed Veronica's hand away as I firmly told her , " Misunderstanding ? Veronica , don't make yourself sound innocent . " I opened my phone and played back the voice message she had sent in the underground garage . Her words played clearly . " Just withdraw from the Sales Manager race and I'll let you go . Otherwise , I'll ruin your reputation within a week . " " Do you remember the two employees before you ? The two women who left before you are still called mistresses . They can't find any work now ." " Whether they were mistresses or not , who would believe them after rumors like that ? " " If you don't want to end up like them , get out now . " I looked at her coldly as I asked her angrily , " Veronica , you said before you'd ruin anyone who competed with you for the Sales Manager spot . Have you forgotten ? " 9:27 Thu , Oct 16 Chapter 8