Zinnia was questioned for half the day before she finally understood the full story.
It turned out that as soon as she left the hospital, Yara Fairchild had gotten into a dispute with Crystal Sutton. Yara called the police directly, claiming soone was using online defamation to incite people to cause trouble and extort money at the hospital. She had even waved the tall man’s live-streaming phone in front of Crystal Sutton’s face, scaring her half to death.
Who would have guessed that Crystal Sutton, with her guilty conscience, would walk right into Yara’s trap?
Worried about what the police might find, she sent soone to try and steal the phone back. But Yara was prepared; the person failed to get the phone, and Yara caught them red-handed. The police arrived promptly, and the phone thief imdiately implicated Rose Lowell on the spot. Following the information on the phone, the police also arrested the tall man from the livestream, confirming he did have financial transactions with Rose Lowell.
This ti, Crystal Sutton wasn’t getting away with preditated online harassnt and defamation!
"We haven’t been able to contact Gloria Grant and the other two. Miss Lawrence, do you still wish to press charges for extortion?" Officer Cohen asked Zinnia.
Gloria Grant and the others had been taken away by Jenson Forrest, who had also promised Zinnia he would handle it. Besides, even if Zinnia did accuse Gloria Grant of extortion, the cri wasn’t technically completed. Plus, Gloria Grant was her biological mother, so it would likely end with nothing more than a few words of criticism from the police.
Zinnia shook her head. "Let’s not waste police resources. Thank you."
"Very well," Officer Cohen said. "As for the defamation case involving Crystal Sutton and her agent Rose Lowell, we will investigate further and will contact you both with any developnts..."
Zinnia and Yara Fairchild exchanged a look, a smile in their eyes. After all, Crystal was always up to so petty sche, so getting a bit of payback felt good.
They said their thanks and were about to leave when Officer Cohen added a word of caution to Yara. "Miss Fairchild, although you can handle yourself, you should still prioritize your safety. We don’t encourage putting yourself in danger to bait criminals like that. You should go get that injury looked at."
"You’re hurt?" Zinnia asked, her expression changing to one of alarm.
Yara extended her right hand from inside her sleeve. "It’s just a scratch. Nothing serious."
It was indeed just a scrape, but Zinnia’s heart ached for her. "You should listen to the nice officer!"
"Yes, yes, I’ll definitely listen," Yara said with a smile, comforting Zinnia.
She thought it was worth it to get that bitch Sutton and her obviously malicious manager detained for a few days, or even sentenced. A minor injury was a small price to pay.
But just then, a young officer walked over and whispered sothing in Officer Cohen’s ear. Officer Cohen’s expression shifted slightly as he glanced at Zinnia and Yara with a small frown. Zinnia had a gut feeling sothing had gone wrong.
Sure enough, Officer Cohen spoke. "According to the preliminary interrogation from my colleagues, Rose Lowell confessed that she did everything on her own and that Crystal Sutton was unaware of her actions. Moreover, soone has already co to bail Miss Sutton out. She has been released."
The joyous mood Zinnia and Yara had been in was instantly frosted over.
"How could that happen?! I want to see who this detestable person is, rushing over to bail Crystal Sutton out!" Yara was furious, pulling Zinnia as she stord out of the police station.
Right at the entrance, they saw Jenson Forrest’s familiar Cullinan. The rear window was half-open, revealing the man still in the sa suit and a black mask, his profile cold and perfect. And sitting beside him was the pale and delicate Crystal Sutton.
Zinnia froze in her tracks. She had assud it would be Simon Sutton or Mandy Lowe who would bail Crystal out. She never imagined it would be Jenson Forrest.
"Damn it! That dog Forrest really is that bitch’s loyal lapdog, isn’t he? Always at the front line, cleaning up her sses, never a step behind! Zinnia, thank God you ca to your senses and filed for divorce from that scumbag. Otherwise, you’d be so mad your boobs would explode!" Yara cursed aloud after a mont of shock.
Her voice was loud, and she didn’t care if the people in the car heard. In fact, she was yelling specifically for that rotten pair to hear.
And indeed, Jenson Forrest and Crystal Sutton heard her and looked over. Jenson’s gaze fell upon Zinnia, and as he t her vacant eyes, the hand resting on his lap curled into a fist. Imdiately, he pushed the car door open and strode toward them. Seeing this, a cold glint flashed in Crystal’s eyes, and she quickly got out of the car to follow.
Jenson stopped in front of Zinnia, looking down at her. "Weren’t you going to the hospital?" he asked softly. "Why are you here?"
Zinnia’s eyes curved into a slight, mocking smile. "If I weren’t here, how could I witness your profound devotion to Miss Sutton, Jenson?"
Her words were laced with sarcasm. Jenson’s brow furrowed, and just as he was about to explain, Yara pulled Zinnia away, shielding her from his toxic presence.
"Jenson Forrest, you have so nerve asking that! What, is being Zinnia’s ex-husband not enough for you? You want to beco her enemy, too? Rushing over to bail out the woman who harassed and hard her online... you’re really sothing else!" Yara shot him a sarcastic thumbs-up.
Zinnia’s face was a little pale. She, too, found the situation utterly laughable. Just a short while ago, in that very car, this man was repeatedly apologizing to her, acting as if he wanted to make things right. In the blink of an eye, he was using the sa car to retrieve another woman who had hurt her.
Indeed, no matter the ti or place, when it ca to a choice between her and Crystal Sutton, Jenson would always choose Crystal Sutton without hesitation.
"The police have already investigated. Rose Lowell did it all. There is currently no evidence linking Crystal Sutton to this matter. She was released without charge; bail wasn’t required." He had only co to pick Crystal up because he was worried sothing might happen to her unborn child. He had not interfered with the police investigation, much less bailed her out.
Jenson’s explanation did nothing to quell Yara’s fury. She sneered, "Rose Lowell has no beef with Zinnia, so why would she do sothing like this? She’s Crystal Sutton’s manager, they’re two peas in a pod! If Crystal Sutton didn’t order her to, why would Rose Lowell go and slander Zinnia online?"
At that mont, Crystal Sutton stepped forward, crying, her face a mask of guilt. "Rose has been my manager for three years. We’re as close as sisters. What you’re saying, Miss Fairchild, makes feel deeply ashad, but I honestly didn’t know about this beforehand."
"It was because Rose saw how my face was swollen from the beating, how I lost a tooth, how I was bedridden for days, and how I had to endure the vitriol from netizens and lose countless followers. I was so heartbroken that I nearly had a miscarriage. Rose was just so worried about , and she didn’t want to stress, so she did this terrible thing behind my back to protect . But it was truly just a mont of impulse on her part! She already realizes her mistake, and fortunately, the livestream didn’t end up causing any severe consequences..."
Crystal cried as she explained, one hand protectively cradling her abdon. She even took a step closer, trying to take Zinnia’s hand as she continued, "Also, my baby bump is showing, but I’ve been having a difficult pregnancy, leaving weak and sick every day. I just didn’t have the energy to notice what Rose was planning. Zinnia, I’m sorry. I sincerely apologize to you. Can you forgive ?"
Crystal’s words could turn black into white. While speaking of an apology, she brandished her pregnant belly, twisting the knife in Zinnia’s heart with every ntion of her "difficult pregnancy."
Zinnia snatched her hand away and laughed lightly. "Stop the act! Do you think you’re the only smart person in the world? Do you really believe that by letting Rose take all the bla, you can continue playing the part of the pure and flawless white lotus? Everyone knows exactly what the truth is!"
Yara pointed a scornful finger at Crystal’s nose and spat, "Such clever, deceptive words. You got beaten because you were despicable enough to spike Zinnia’s drink with sleeping pills! You lost followers and got slamd because your own skills are subpar and your piano playing is terrible! How is it that in your version of events, it’s all Zinnia’s fault and she deserved to be sched against? Soone as malicious and unrepentant as you will just give birth to a black-hearted, rotten kid who’ll be a nace to society!"
"Yara... Fairchild! Watch what you say!" Jenson Forrest’s face turned cold and stern as he cut Yara off, his icy eyes boring into her.
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