The manager, who had accepted a bribe of 150 thousand from Samantha, was quick to deny any wrongdoing. Nervously, he laughed, âNo, no, we would never engage in such activities.â However, his guilty demeanor was impossible to hide.
Ezekiel sneered, âIn that case, your whole company can forget about escaping. Wait for my lawyer to arrive.â
âSir, this has nothing to do with us! We were just following the managerâs orders.â
âThatâs right, we were just doing what he told us to do during the morning meeting. He found these articles for us, and we were only responsible for uploading them!â
The employees immediately turned against the manager, pointing fingers at him. The manager broke out in a cold sweat.
Harmony was determined to find the person behind the scenes. She seized the opportunity to say, âSir, it seems you can take all the blame. If youâre not sentenced to three to five years, Iâll be surprised.â
Cold sweat began dripping down the managerâs face, and he quickly turned to Harmony. âMiss Mayo, how about we settle this privately? Our company is willing to compensate you 150 thousand and issue a public apology immediately. What do you say?â
âDo you think Iâm short of money?â Harmony responded coldly. âI wonât settle this privately, and I donât want money or an apology. I just want you to serve five years in prison.â
âNo, no, Miss Mayoâ¦â The manager certainly didnât want to go to jail.
âTell me then, whoâs behind this smear campaign against me?â Harmony stared at him.
Ezekiel didnât intervene, knowing that Harmony could handle this better. The manager, realizing he could no longer hide the truth, finally confessed, âIt was⦠It was Samantha. She called me this morning to smear you. I was just doing what I was paid to do; I didnât really want to smear you.â
Harmony clenched her fists. Samantha.
âDo you have evidence? Hand them all to me.â Harmony demanded.
âYes, I have text messages, her voice recordings, and the record of the money transfer. I didnât delete anything. Iâll screenshot everything and save it for you now.â
The manager quickly found a nearby computer and sent all the text messages, Samanthaâs voice recordings, and the money transfer record to Harmony After receiving the USB drive, Harmony turned to the manager. âIf I need you to testify, donât try to evade it. Otherwise, I wonât let you off.â
âI wouldnât dare, Miss Mayo, Iâll testify immediately if you need me.â The manager quickly responded, hoping to shift the trouble onto Samantha.
After Harmony left with the evidence, the managerâs assistant quickly handed him a piece of paper.
âHere, sir, wipe your sweat!â
The manager heaved a sigh of relief. âI didnât expect Harmony to be so tough!â
At this moment, Samantha, having lost the job of seducing Ezekiel, was planning to move on to other men as she was running low on funds. In such a tense situation, she still spent 150 thousand to smear Harmony, which pained her greatly.
Just as she was in the spa, the police came knocking on her door.
âAre you Samantha Leiderman?â
Samantha was startled and quickly opened her eyes. âHow can I help you?â
âPlease get dressed and come with us.â
Samantha had just spent tens of thousands on maintenance, but what came after her wait now was the police. She considered herself law- abiding. Even if she did seduce men, it wasnât illegal either!
âWhat do you want with me? Iâm a law-abiding citizen.â
âYouâre involved in a case of defamation through monetary transactions. Come with us!â the officer said.
Samantha was shocked. âWhat? How is that possible? Iâve never done such a thing.â
To avoid being forcibly taken away by the police, Samantha had no choice but to cooperate and get into the police car. At the same time, she quickly contacted her agent to come to the police station to bail her out.
On the way, Samantha racked her brains but couldnât figure out what law she had broken, and it wasnât until she walked into the police station and saw Harmony getting out of the car that she was completely stunned.