Novel Palace
Chapter 50
“Boss... Do you want to get out?” Horace had his heart in his mouth now. Through the rearview mirror, he looked at Theodore, who was sitting in the back seat in silence. The air in the car warned him of the incoming storm. He couldn’t help admiring Ariana for being so bold. He had never witnessed anyone speak to Theodore like that.
The air in the car seemed to be stilled until Theodore finally spoke in a commanding tone. “Get the wheelchair.”
“Yes, boss!” Horace felt a huge surge of relief. He got out of the car to get the wheelchair from the trunk. He looked forward to going home after taking his boss into the house.
Ariana tucked Alina in bed as soon as she got into her bedroom. She then called one of her friends, Sonia Yates, who happened to be a paparazzo.
Adispleased female voice came from the other end of the line as soon as it was connected.
“You bad girl, so you finally remembered me tonight? | thought you forgot about me! Which hole did you vanish into? | haven’t heard from you for weeks.”
Ariana tried to calm her down. “I’m sorry, Sonia. A lot of things have happened recently.” “Is that so? In that case, tell me what you have been up to. What made you vanish without a trace?” Sonia fumed. Ariana briefly explained her recent situation. She then inquired about the scandal involving Sarah and Lynch.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.
“| knew it! | knew you didn’t call to check up on me. You only called because you need my help, huh?” Sonia snorted and started spilling her guts. “The reasonable pressmen know that Lynch set Sarah up. It’s obvious that the sex tape was recorded by a hidden camera planted in the room. There’s no way Sarah knew that she was being recorded. The main issue now is that her boyfriend put out a statement where he apologized to Lynch. He also said that Sarah cheated on her then-husband with him. His confession has made it impossible for Sarah to defend herself. It’s a big setup. Clearing this up will be extremely hard.
Ariana was confused. “Since they have been divorced for more than a year, why is Lynch causing trouble for Sarah now? Can’t he just move on?”
Sonia scoffed and said in a low voice, “Lynch is at playboy. Actually, calling him a playboy is putting it lightly. He’s a dog! Recently, | heard his new bitch is a senior manager of his agent company.
She doesn’t like Sarah, so she asked him to do something to ruin Sarah’s career. “
The pieces of the puzzle were finally coming together. This was why Sarah was at the receiving end of the whole drama! Ariana got angry after this realization. She inquired, “Is there a way to dig up dirt on him?”
After a moment's silence, Sonia answered, “Yeah, | guess so.”
“Tell me!” Ariana said anxiously.
“Well, | have a flash drive. The information on his phone can be stolen easily as long as | can get it connected for a while. But Lynch is a vigilant man. Several paparazzi have been keeping tabs on him, but they still haven’t gotten anything incriminating.
He’s always one step ahead of them and cleans his tracks pretty well. | hate to say this but it’s practically impossible to get close to him.” Ariana pondered hard and made a decision. “You know what? Just help me get his schedule. I'll find a way to approach
him.” Later that night, a strange noise from the window woke Ariana up from her deep slumber.
It was raining heavily outside. The heavy raindrops were hitting the window hard. The air was so cold.
Ariana turned around, intending to check on Alina who was supposed to be asleep beside her. To her utter surprise, the space was empty and cold.
Where did Alina go?