and the meat served at the hotel-had already been sent out for testi

leek, obsidian‑black lux

d over, standing stiffly beside the door.

ed windo

culpted, cold featu

s representative is he

looked away, his voice dropped to an icy chill. "If

secretary inst

side a chance. Just strai

ms," the manag

back up, and the

food‑safety scand

ointed fingers a

eat from the Wellington family out of charity-and now the farm had "repai

tion, Sandara's ph

ut yet, but everyone alrea

r eyes before she looked u

w‑was it you?" she stamm

Wellington, I've been right here wit

s if she'd just been scold

n shut them again.Her pretty eyes reddened, welling with tears-the kind of

y. He needed his job. Sympathy

l need to handle the afterm

oking up from the computer. "We'll

nk y

htened his suit an

er... the results aren't even out yet... and you're alre

ed back and shot her a cold look, and she

wasn't wrong-they were m

't something he cou

out. We didn't spread anything," he said quickly, then pr

gone, Sandara's

nion to flip that fast, someone p

rest

ipping back into her o

ghed.He'd thought she was just a scaredy‑cat.Now he actually felt bad for her-

ing, Sandara quietly

d to see where the problem actually came from.Ryan: Already on i

minute

checked the guy. Worked in the hotel kitchen for thirteen years. Fired recently for messing up a dish. Probably held a grudge. Want me t

a speech

edical treatment-he's tied to Summit Hotel, right?Ryan: Yeah. Summit Hotel belo

forgot a grudge. If he want

: Go

locked h

elp five ex‑fiancés fake their deaths.Th

real husband had jumped to h

.But the second she returned, eve

ormed in. Cameras flashed. Mi

our farm's meat sent over a hu

sn't..." Sandara bac

s this incident is, right?

of cameras, she choked out,"It wasn't our

atch her pale, terrified face any longer. T

in her hands-and th

since she acted a crying sc

lplessly, he

sed up to the glass, liv

vinced the public became that sh

ur farm's meat... I

her tear‑stained face.Her eyes were red,

r face was gorgeous-and she was

and s

oaded the surveilla

performance like a pro.Every

her acting... until she noticed all the

red.And their expressi

Guilt began to replace the d

paused,

ge too.Recognizing the culprit, they r

w something was very, very wrong.He cal

as with his daughter whe

was leaked. It clearly shows

r to the police," Skylar said with a frown. "S

hesitated, the

sorry for online... now that the truth's o

" Skylar let o

targeted onlin

the entire pub

nt showed h

ying girl on screen-shak

g on a show..." His voice dropped to an icy hus

*