A trace of astonishment flashed across Georgeâs eyes.
âThis woman? Why do I suddenly get the feeling that she is acting like the lady of the house?â he wondered.
He replied politely and left.
George went downstairs to his room and rested.
As George walked down the staircase step by step, he pinched himself to ensure it wasnât his hallucination that caused him to hear all that earlier.
âShould I be looking forward to a happy event occurring in Osimor Residence soon?
This woman is beautiful, optimistic, and cheerful. She is well-mannered, which makes her likable at first sight.
âHer style and temperament are very different from the previous Mrs. Levine, Katherine, he thought.
Katherine was very kind to the housekeepers. She didnât put on any airs and treated people sincerely, but she seldom communicated with them.
âEvery time I saw her, she seemed like she had a lot on her mind.
George compared the two women in his mind all the way back.
Finally, he hoped that Katherine would return to Osimor Residence.
Although it was late at night, Ivy was too excited to sleep.
When she thought of how she would soon be the lady of the house, she would get out of bed again.
She paced up and down the room.
She didnât expect Christopher to turn the room into a forbidden area in Osimor Residence.
She thought, âWhat does this mean? Donât tell me he could not forget his old love for Katherine and now he misses her.
When such thoughts crossed Ivyâs mind, a hint of panic and ferocity flashed in her eyes. Ding!
This was the message tone she had set on her phone..
She took the phone and turned it on. It was full of nude photos of Whitney.
She was not interested in the nude photos of Whitney.
She smiled wickedly and muttered to herself, âThe game is on.â
Ivy knew that if she wanted someone to be unconditionally loyal to her and get things done on her behalf, she had to grasp the weaknesses of the other party.
She knew that everyone had weaknesses.
However, she had no time to dig into Whitneyâs weaknesses.
Instead, it was easier to make one.
There were no grievances between Ivy and Whitney. âI only set Whitney up because she was too gullible. She only has herself to blame for this.
The next day, in a hotel in Norham, in an utterly messy room. Whitney was the only one lying on the bed.
After a while, she slowly opened her eyes.
âWhere am I?â
She frowned slightly at this unfamiliar environment.
âHow did I get here? I donât have any impression of coming here, she wondered.
She lifted the quilt and found herself naked.
There were also several bruises and purple marks on her body.
A bad premonition circled in her mind repeatedly.
âIt seems like I had a one-night stand with a stranger last night.
She didnât care much about this kind of stuff.
Although William was strict with Whitney, she had studied abroad for several years, after all, and could accept this kind of matter.
The only thing she prayed for now was that the man would be healthy and she wouldnât get infected with anything.
Whitney freshened up and left the hotel.
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When she passed by a pharmacy, she bought a morning-after pill and doubled her oral dose.
She didnât want to get herself into trouble.
Whitney was about to go to work when she suddenly realized she was still wearing yesterdayâs clothes.
She decided to take a taxi back to her place.
She chose a more conservative suit to cover the marks on her body.
As Whitney was about to leave, the message notification on her phone kept ringing.
She thought it was spam messages, so she was about to delete them without looking at them.
She accidentally touched the screen an d opened the message. When she saw the content of the message, she almost fainted. She stag gered and directly sat on the ground.
Whitneyâs pupils kept dilating because she realized that they were all her nude photos. She clicked on the pictures one by one unwillingly.
No matter from which angle she looked at the pictures, she could see clearly that they were of herself.
Originally, she thought it was okay that she had a one-night stand. She would pretend that it was an accident. What she didnât expect was that someone would set her up.
She was at a loss as she tried to recall what had happened at Blue Dusk last night. She didnât remember anything but that she was with Ivy.
She didnât want anyone to know about this matter, not even Ivy.
However, it seemed like only Ivy might know what had happened on those days.
Ivy had received those photos again last night.
She had been waiting for Whitney to contact her.
Everything was under her control.
As it was, Whitneyâs call rang in Ivyâs phone.
As soon as Ivy answered the phone, she heard Whitney crying.
She deliberately expressed her concern and promised to meet Whitney later.
âOkay, Iâll meet you in the café later.â
Whitney was terrified.
She was scared of those pictures getting exposed.
If that happened, she would become the laughingstock of the city.
That would spell an end to Whitneyâs life.
Therefore, she wanted to sort this out as soon as possible and deal with it properly.
Ivy, who had been waiting for Whitney in the café early on, asked her with an innocent. look, âWhatâs going on? Werenât things going well last night? Why are your eyes swollen like that?â
Even though it was hard for Whitney to verbalize it, she came clean to Ivy about the whole thing.
Even if Ivy knew the truth, she deliberately expressed shock and sympathy after hearing it.
She pretended to be recalling with Whitney about what had happened last night.
âI remember we kept talking about Kimberly last night and then had a few more drinks before we both got drunk. When I awoke today, I realized Christopher had picked me up yesterday. But when I was having breakfast with my brother this morning, he said that when he arrived at the bar, all he saw was me lying there drunk. He didnât believe me when I said I was there with another female friend.â
In front of Whitney, Ivy analyzed the case like she was Detective Sherlock Holmes.
Of course, one of the things Ivy worked hard to do was to ensure that her name was not dragged into this mess.
Everything Ivy said to Whitney implied that although she sympathized with Whitney as a victim, it had nothing to do with her.
After listening to Ivyâs description of the events last night, Whitney became even more desperate. She had hoped to get some valuable information from Ivy.
She even wished Ivy would have suffered the same thing as herself!
âAt least, if it had happened to Ivy as well, I would have a person to discuss this with, and I wouldnât be so pitiful as I am now.â
When Ivy saw Whitney looking so lost, she walked over, hugged her, and patted her on the back.
âSince things have already happened, we can only move forward. The key now is to find. the person who sent the photo. Itâs best to be discreet about it. Letâs see what is the other partyâs intention. If itâs just for money, nothing that can be solved with money can be considered a problem,â Ivy said comfortingly.
Whitney had been ruined by someone.
Ivy hugged Whitney throughout all these and pretended to be sincere in comforting her.
In fact, Ivy was extremely disgusted by Whitney.
One could tell if they looked at her face carefully Whitney thought over Ivyâs words and realized they made sense. She hoped that the other party only wanted money now.
âAs long as the problem can be solved and this matter doesnât get exposed, Iâm willing to pay them myself, no matter the amount of money they ask.