I Became His Sweetheart

Chapter 286 Settling Scores Mrs. Hans smiled happily when she heard what Olivia said. “My daughter has matured.”

“Of course | have, especially after going through so much,” Olivia said smugly as she twirled a lock of hair around her finger. “I even found out that Mr. York has been a germaphobe since he was a child, and is a clean freak! A woman like Melanie, with a lawsuit on her hands, is definitely someone so filthy to him that he wouldn’t even glance her way! He'll find her dirty!”

Mrs. Hans’s eyes narrowed. “In that case, | need to pay a little more to cover up your records.” The mention of her being jailed overseas made Olivia grit her teeth in anger and shame.

“It's all Melanie’s fault! She’s always the reason why | get humiliated! Mom, don’t you worry. This time. I’m fully prepared to settle all scores with her once and for all!”

“We'll wait for your good news, then,” Mrs. Hans said, feeling assured with her daughter at the helm of things.

On Saturday night, Melanie told the driver to send her to the banquet. When she got out of the car, she

immediately spotted Mr. Smith despite his bucket hat that covered half his face.

“Mr. Smith?”

Mr. Smith heard her voice and turned back, the sharp look in his eyes turning gentle upon noticing her. “What brings you here?” “I'm here to attend the banquet. What about you?” Melanie asked.

“I'm staying upstairs,” Mr. Smith said as he pointed to the guest room upstairs in the hotel.

“| heard the results of that photography competition you participated in will be out soon?” Melanie asked with

concern.

“Yes. I’m very confident about the photos | took of Mr. Lindsey and you,” Mr. Smith said with a smile. “I'll treat you to a meal when | receive the good news.”

He looked around, his eyes flashing. “| have something to attend to and need to run, I'll call you.” He turned to go, looking as if he had something urgent to do.

Melanie didn’t think much of it. She smoothed out her gown and walked up the stairs. The moment she entered the banquet, she spotted Olivia.

This time round, Olivia’s gown was clearly the work of a famous designer. It looked elegant yet not over the top, which was rare of Olivia. Her accessories and hairstyle were clearly done by a professional stylist. She had clearly come prepared.

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Melanie found it suspicious, and made a mental note of it. She continued keeping an eye on Olivia even as she engaged in small talk with other industry players.

True to her expectations, she saw Olivia secretly talking to a service crew at the banquet, who handed something small to Olivia. They even looked up at the stage at the same time.

When Olivia left the banquet hall to go to the washroom, Melanie deliberately walked to where Olivia was standing and looked up at the stage. That was when she saw an LED screen hidden overhead.

An idea hit her as she walked backstage. She saw some crew members scuttling around, and asked, “Is everything going well?”

One of the crew members thought that this well-dressed woman talking to him was in the same team, and replied, “I’ve checked the big screen. Nothing will go wrong with the news you'll be presenting later.”

“Don't worry, miss. Your subordinate came by earlier to test-run the news report. The computer is working well, too,” another crew member chimed in.

News?

Melanie blinked, but thanked them with a smile before leaving.NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.

She walked slowly so that she could eavesdrop on the conversation between the crew members.

“All the higher—ups really are multilingual elites. That news clip was in a foreign language. | didn’t understand a single second of it.”

“| could only understand the picture in it. It’s that woman who was nabbed by the foreign police, right?” Melanie’s eyes widened with alarm. She immediately pulled out her phone to call Annie to tell her that she saw Olivia at the banquet. Annie immediately became wary.

“Is she trying to cause you trouble again?” Annie said.

“I'm afraid you've got it right.” Melanie went on decisively, “Help me check out foreign websites on news regarding the Angles‘ centennial celebration and the death of Charles Miller. See if you can find anything wrong in them.”

Annie’s private investigator was swift, and Annie had an answer for Melanie in no time.

“All the news reports stopped at stating you as the number one suspect. All subsequent news reports seem to have disappeared.”

“Well, | know what she’s planning now.” Melanie’s eyes narrowed. “Is it difficult to dig up all the vanished reports?”

“Nothing‘ too difficult for your sake,” Annie assured. “Don’t worry. I’ll ask my team to dig up the reports.”

“No rush. Wait for my cue before doing so.” Melanie took a deep breath, and went on, “I need your help to dig up more aged foreign news. It’s best if you can put them together in a collage displayed on a single page.” “What news are you referring to?”

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Melanie found it suspicious, and made a mental note of it. She continued keeping an eye on Olivia even as she engaged in small talk with other industry players.

True to her expectations, she saw Olivia secretly talking to a service crew at the banquet, who handed something small to Olivia. They even looked up at the stage at the same time.

When Olivia left the banquet hall to go to the washroom, Melanie deliberately walked to where Olivia was standing and looked up at the stage. That was when she saw an LED screen hidden overhead.

An idea hit her as she walked backstage. She saw some crew members scuttling around, and asked, “Is everything going well?”

One of the crew members thought that this well-dressed woman talking to him was in the same team, and replied, “I’ve checked the big screen. Nothing will go wrong with the news you'll be presenting later.”

“Don't worry, miss. Your subordinate came by earlier to test-run the news report. The computer is working well too,” another crew member chimed in.

News?

Melanie blinked, but thanked them with a smile before leaving.

She walked slowly so that she could eavesdrop on the conversation between the crew members.

“All the higher—ups really are multilingual elites. That news clip was in a foreign language. | didn’t understand a single second of it.”

“| could only understand the picture in it. It’s that woman who was nabbed by the foreign police, right?”

Melanie’s eyes widened with alarm. She immediately pulled out her phone to call Annie to tell her that she saw Olivia at the banquet. Annie immediately became wary.

“Is she trying to cause you trouble again?” Annie said.

“I'm afraid you've got it right.” Melanie went on decisively. “Help me check out foreign websites on news regarding the Angles‘ centennial celebration and the death of Charles Miller. See if you can find anything wrong in them.”

Annie’s private investigator was swift, and Annie had an answer for Melanie in no time.

“All the news reports stopped at stating you as the number one suspect. All subsequent news reports seem to have disappeared.”

“Well, | know what she’s planning now.” Melanie’s eyes narrowed. “Is it difficult to dig up all the vanished reports?” “Nothing‘ too difficult for your sake,” Annie assured. “Don’t worry. I’ll ask my team to dig up the reports.”

“No rush. Wait for my cue before doing so.” Melanie took a deep breath, and went on, “I need your help to dig up more aged foreign news. It’s best if you can put them together in a collage displayed on a single page.” “What news are you referring to?”

Chapter 287 She’s Filthy