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    “Mr. Scott…” A shook her head desperately, her plea fervent. “That’s not true… He’s fabricating stories!”

    “Enough with your theatrics!” Eric dismissed her denials outright.

    His anger was palpable as he pressed on. “What’s your problem with Hadley? What drives you to harm her?”

    Realizing her arguments were futile, she stopped struggling.

    “Why?” Tears streamed down A’s cheeks as sheughed bitterly.

    “You’re asking me why? How can you not know?”

    Eric blinked in confusion. What did this have to do with him?

    A’s bitterughter mingled with her tears. “Mr. Scott, have you forgotten? I was supposed to be the one by your side!”

    Eric’s confusion was evident. “What are you talking about?”

    “I’m serious!” A shouted back, tears streaming down her face. “You might have forgotten, but I haven’t—not for a second! That day in your office, you called me your girlfriend… If Hadley hadn’t shown up, I would be the one with you right now!”

    Eric froze, momentarily stunned.

    Hadley had mentioned this to him just earlier today.

    “Are you out of your mind?” Eric asked, his brow furrowed in confusion. “That was our first meeting! I only took you to a business dinner!” Their interaction had been brief, with hardly any conversation afterward!

    Why would she build such a fantasy around him?

    “Am I out of my mind?” A responded, her eyes brimming with tears. “Yes, I did it. I told Remy to steal the video and upload it. I even paid the cleaner to burn the sedative candles in your room…”

    Then, her crying ceased, and she lifted her head defiantly to face Eric squarely. “So what now? What are you going to do about it?”

    At that moment, Hadley rushed toward the scene.

    She stepped out of the elevator only to find several bodyguards lined up outside Eric’s suite.

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    Hadn’t Eric mentioned he was out?

    Something significant was happening, and it likely involved A.

    With a sense of urgency, Hadley moved swiftly toward the door, only to be halted by the bodyguards.

    “Miss Pearson!”

    “Step aside!” Hadley’s brow furrowed as she sensed trouble inside. “Don’t you recognize me? How dare you stop me?”

    The bodyguards, of course, recognized her as Eric’s cherished partner…

    “Miss Pearson, just one moment, please. We’ll notify Mr. Scott,” the lead bodyguard said, cautiously holding her arm.

    Hadley shot him a brief, wary nce, her eyes shing with defiance. “How dare you touch me?! What do you think Eric will do when he finds out? He doesn’t let anyoney a finger on me, you know!”

    Startled by her stern warning, the bodyguard quickly let go.

    Hadley scoffed, seizing the opportunity to dart past him and burst into the room.

    A’s eyes met Eric’s, burning with a vtile mix of fixation and bitterness. “You won’t do anything, will you? After all, you wouldn’t want me to share the details of our wild night with Hadley, right?” At this point, she was grasping at her final straw.

    It was evident to her that while Eric was aware of the sedative candles, he was clueless about who had been with himst night…

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