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The second supporting actress has to be hospitalized for food poisoning, with the lead actress being the prime suspect at the moment. If word gets out about this, I can forget about filming the show!Soon afterward, the cops arrived and took Yelena away immediately.Seeing Yelena’s tearful eyes, Elspeth eventually couldn’t bring herself to leave her alone, so she followed her to the police station.Naturally, Blake insisted on tagging along out of his concern for Elspeth.Before leaving the filming set, Elspeth turned to look at Timothy and whispered,
“Help me check the surveillance footage.”Timothy’s eyes flickered slightly.
“Roger that.”Elspeth followed Yelena to the police station to get their statements recorded. Looking at her gorgeous face, the cop couldn’t bring himself to say anything that would put her on the spot, so he began to interrogate Yelena instead.
“Since you say you didn’t do it on purpose, do you have any evidence to back that up?”
Yelena shook her head.
“I don’t know. Perhaps the snack got poison in it, but I really didn’t poison the snack. I wanted to eat the snack at first.”The cop frowned.
“Such an explanation isn’t convincing enough.”Seeing how Yelena turned pale as though she were about to burst into tears in fright, Elspeth chimed in,
“I have something to say, sir.””Shoot.””I suspect that she was set up by someone.”The cop became interested at once.
“Why do you say that?”Elspeth explained,
“First of all, if Yelena were intent on poisoning that lady, she wouldn’t have waited for that lady to come to her of her own accord. Instead, she would bring the snack to that lady. If it were someone other than that lady who asked Yelena for the snack, she would end up poisoning that person without knowing. No clever person would do this.”The cop nodded thoughtfully.
“What you say does make sense.”Elspeth continued,
“Secondly, that lady is pretty, but she’s far less pretty compared to Yelena. Yelena has a pretty good reputation on the filming set, so you can get someone to ask around about it. There’s no way she would hurt anyone out of jealousy.”A faint smile played on the cop’s lips after he listened to Elspeth’s explanation.
“Miss Lynwood, there’s nothing wrong with your explanation, but I’d still like to say that you’ve got no evidence to back it up.”Elspeth clenched her fists.
“I know I have no proof of it. I’ll do my best to find proof of it, but I hope you can refrain from holding Yelena in custody before that.”The cop was surprised.
“But this is against the rules.”Elspeth argued,
“Yelena is a public figure. If people learn that she’s been held at the police station, it’ll greatly affect her career as an actress.””That’s none of our business.”The cop admired Elspeth’s gift of the gab, but he insisted on playing it by the book and wouldn’t listen to her at all.Blake’s face was grim as he sat beside them.
“What’s the matter? Don’t tell me that the Winthrops have no say in this anymore?””Mr. Winthrop, we’re just judging the case as it stands. And besides, the Winthrop Family’s influence doesn’t extend into the police department.”Naturally, the cop knew who Blake was. Even so, seeing the man’s surly expression, he merely smiled without attempting to grovel at him. If it were Blake who had been taken into custody, he would consider releasing the man. After all, nobody would want to offend the Winthrops. Yelena Sullivan, huh? Never mind about her.Just when the three were burning with anxiety, a voice suddenly rang in the police station.
“What about the Carrs? Do the Carrs have a say in this?”
Jordan came in with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes.Seeing that Jordan had arrived, Elspeth asked,
“Why are you here?””I heard about what happened from the crew members, of course. I invested in the screenplay, so I have to voice my concern about it, no?”Those in the police station turned pale instantly. They could brush off the Winthrops, who had been merely a bunch of businessmen, but the Carrs had served in the military for generations and happened to have great power over the army.
“The Carrs do have a say in this, of course. What brings you here, Mr. Carr?”Elspeth was inwardly revolted by the look on the cops’ faces.Jordan let out a soft chuckle.
“I invested in a TV show, but the show’s lead actress is being held at the police station. Say…”Slick as he was, the cop was immediately all smiles upon hearing this.
“We’ll release her right away!”
After all, who wouldn’t do the Carrs the favor?It wasn’t until she had left the police station that Yelena thanked Jordan as if awakening from her daydream.
“Thank you, Mr. Carr.”Jordan threw a meaningful look at Elspeth before letting out a soft chuckle.
“You should thank Elspeth instead.”
Yelena immediately realized that Jordan had special feelings for Elspeth. She whispered in Elspeth’s ear with a smile,
“Elspeth, look how good Mr. Carr is. He seemingly bailed me out, but in reality, he did that because he cares about you. Why do you have to be hung up on Callum? Isn’t it better to choose Mr. Carr instead?”
Elspeth gave her a dirty look.
“Why are you so anxious to mind someone else’s business? You’re not out of the woods yet. I should’ve left you alone at the police station just now.”Yelena screwed up her face at once.
“Okay, I’m wrong.””No matter what, thank you for helping Yelena out today,”
Elspeth said, looking as usual despite thanking Jordan for what he did.Jordan raised his eyebrows.
“In that case, why don’t you return the favor by giving me your hand in marriage?””Over my dead body.”Jordan frowned.
“Over your dead body? Are you sure about that?”Elspeth shot a glare at him.
“Get lost.”Jordan smiled.
“Alright, I shan’t keep you company any longer. I’ve got something else to deal with.””That’s most welcome. Take care and goodbye, then.”Instead of taking offense at what Elspeth said, Jordan laughed heartily.After the man had left, Elspeth glanced around her; only then did she notice that Blake looked rather surly.
“What’s wrong?”Blake shook his head with a sigh.
“It’s nothing. It’s just that I’m too useless.”
I was no match for Callum before, and now I’m no match for Jordan. It’s like I’m never qualified to stand side-by-side with Elspeth.”No, you’re not. You’re an actor. If you had the ear of the police, you would’ve been blacklisted in show business long ago, okay?”
Elspeth joked in an attempt to comfort him.Blake smiled a forced smile.
“Okay, I know that.”The three were just about to get in the car and return to the set of filming when they heard a stern voice.
“Yelena!”
uttered the voice between clenched teeth.Yelena trembled with fear the instant she heard the voice. She hid behind Elspeth, not daring to come out.Max came to Elspeth’s side and dragged Yelena out with his hand clutching her collar.
“I thought of forgiving you for secretly leaving me behind and planned to visit you after some time, but little did I think you’d make such a spectacle of yourself!”Yelena gulped.
“How did you find out?”Max’s anger blazed up instantly.
“How did I find out, huh? Are you still not gonna tell me about it?”Yelena hung her head.
“No, it’s not like that.”
The instant she lowered her head, she noticed a hint of unease flickering across Blake’s eyes nearby and immediately figured out everything.
“Blake, did you snitch on me?”Blake rubbed his nose while looking imperturbable.
“I didn’t.”Max pinched Yelena’s cheek a little hard, causing her to cry out in pain.
“Don’t you think you should explain everything to me at this hour? What the hell happened?”Elspeth felt a headache creeping up as she watched the three people raising hell around her.
“Let me explain it. This time’s food poisoning is most probably Emma’s doing.””Emma?!”
the three replied in chorus.Elspeth’s lips twitched when she saw the looks of disbelief on their faces.
“What’s wrong? Don’t tell me you guys never suspected her?”Max thought for a moment before faltering,
“Well, Emma is a bit like a baby, but she’s a nice person in general. She was nice to the Winthrops before, so I don’t think she’s such a person.”Elspeth looked intrigued upon listening to this.
“Is Yelena a member of the Winthrop Family?”Stumped by the question, Max was at a loss for a reply.Seeing that Blake also had the intention of refuting her, Elspeth then asked,
“Emma got up to where she is now after working in show business for almost five years. Say, Blake, do you think she could become who she is today without any tricks up her sleeve?”
Blake knew better than anyone else how dirty show business was. At the thought of this, he clammed up and stopped defending Emma.On the other hand, Yelena wasn’t that astounded by Elspeth’s accusation. She asked anxiously,
“In that case, did Emma eat my box of snacks in secret?”Elspeth was rendered speechless by her question.
“Alright, that’s enough. At this point, we have to find the evidence first before we can throw accusations at her.”Convinced by her words, the other three nodded before following her back to the set of filming.Elspeth had Yelena bring the box of snacks over before bringing it to her nose and smelling it. It smells familiar… like cyanide grass. Such a poison is overwhelmingly aromatic and hard to obtain. Normally, it’s rare in the country.Seeing Elspeth come back, Timothy came up to her, saying,
“Elspeth, I just checked the surveillance footage as you told me, but the corner where Yelena was is a blind spot that couldn’t be captured on the surveillance camera, so there’s no footage that can be used as evidence. Coincidentally, there wasn’t anyone suspicious either.”Elspeth’s eyes narrowed. That would mean the person who laced Yelena’s snacks with poison should be one of the crew members, which was why they knew where the surveillance cameras were and wouldn’t draw suspicions. Realizing this at once, she came to the director’s side, asking,
“Mr. Aiden, no one went out while I was away, right?”Aiden was in low spirits, but he nodded nonetheless.
“That’s right. The police had the set of filming sealed off while you were away just now.””Good to hear that, Mr. Aiden. Now I need your help to gather everyone.”Aiden was surprised.
“Why?”Elspeth’s lips curled into a smile.
“That’s because I’ve found out who poisoned the actress.”Upon hearing this, Aiden instantly perked up and asked his assistant to call everyone over.Glancing at the crowd before her, Elspeth said coldly,
“Let me say this one last time-the one who laced Yelena’s snacks with poison, please come forward by yourself. Otherwise, you’ll have to bear the consequences when I find you.”Everyone trembled all over with fear, but no one came forward after a minute.”Alright, then. Now hold out your hands, everyone.”Everyone obediently stretched out their hands.The crew members were mostly ladies, so their hands were fair and tender. After looking at them one by one, Elspeth soon stopped before a young lady, asking,