Chapter 266
âDirector Lumber, there are surveillance cameras outside the room, and before Sheila changed into her
costume, Maria Sparks was the only one who had been inside-â
Director Lumber interrupted her. âVicky, youâve been in the costume room for most of the day as well.
Whether itâs you, Maria, or someone elseâ¦
Regardless, we have no proof whatsoever.â
There could not be surveillance cameras inside the changing rooms, so how the outfit was destroyed
would always remain a mystery.
âWeâll continue to use the designs you produced for us, and youâve been with us long enough that you
should get some rest now. As for the paymentâ¦â he said thoughtfully before his phone started ringing.
He answered the call, and soon, his expression darkened.
After hanging up, he turned to Vicky apologetically. âVicky, about the remaining paymentâ¦â
She interrupted him. âDirector Lumber, weâve known each other long enough. You can cut to the
chase.â
He sighed heavily. âAlright. Iâve discussed with Director Fallon and a few producers that weâll pay you
everything we promised but in exchange, weâll need to announce that weâve terminated our contract
with you. Howeverâ¦â
He shot her a look of sympathy. âYou know that Mister Hart is the biggest investor of this movie, and he
thinks that thereâs a big issue with the costumes you designed if they had caused such an accidentâ¦
Not only does he want to hold your payment, but he wants you to pay for any losses as well.â
âTyler said that?â She clenched her fists.
Director Lumber nodded.
Vicky got up. âAlright. I understand.â
She stumbled out of the meeting room and tripped. Just as she was falling, someone grabbed her by
the arm to steady her.
âOh, my,â a sarcastic voice rose. âVicky, whatâs wrong? You have to be careful. If the reporters captured
you just now, youâll be further humiliated.â
She looked up and saw the evil sneer on Mariaâs face. She tensed and said, âItâs you. You did that to
Sheilaâs costume!â
Maria smiled and whispered into Vickyâs ear. âIt was me, but so what? Why would you believe you
now? You told Director Lumber about me just now, didnât you? Look what happened? Are you the one
being chased out, or me? n
Vicky shoved Maria aside.
Maria was not at all frustrated and continued to smile at Vicky. âBesides, Iâm not afraid even if others
find out, because I have people whoâll clean up after me no matter what I do. As for Sheila, she has
Tyler to do that for her, whereas you⦠How pitiful.â 1
Maria seemed to have only come to mock her and immediately left, giggling the entire way.
Before Vicky could return to her room, a few police officers approached her.
âMiss Shaw, you are suspected of attempted murder. Please come with us.â
Despite all the accusations directed at her, the police had never approached her, so she assumed that
it was yet again Tylerâs doing.