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Realizing he couldn't hide it any longer, Ethan handed his phone to Zinnia. She wasn’t much of a phone person

and rarely browsed the online forum.

Ethan reassured her, “Zinnia, don’t worry. We don’t believe what's in those forum posts. We've already stood up

for you. If we have surveillance footage, this whole mess will be cleared up quickly.”

Ethan studied her expression carefully. He thought, ‘Clearing her nwouldn't be hard as long as there was

surveillance footage. The truth would cout, just like last time.

‘If we can get the surveillance footage from the Shaw family this time, this can all be cleared up quickly. But

given the strained relationship and since this involves both Zinnia and Betty, they probably won't hand it

over.’

If Ethan could think of it, Zinnia certainly could. As Zinnia read the negative comments about herself on the

forum, she pressed her lips tightly together.

Zinnia calmly handed the phone back to him and said, “It’s fine. Don’t mind it.”

Lydia scrolled through the online comments, labeling Zinnia as having an arrogant and domineering personality

and being scheming. Her pale lips curled into a razor-sharp smile, frost glinting in her eyes.

Lydia looked at Zinnia with concern and asked, “Zinnia, can you walkthrough what happened between you

and Betty? When and where exactly did it all happen?” She didn’t believe Zinnia could have done such things.

Zinnia met Lydia's gaze. Lydia's eyes brimmed with tender concern.

Zinnia wasn’t bothered by the online . What truly surprised her was how much they cared about her. They

were already so protective despite barely knowing her.

Zinnia felt a strange mix of emotions. Facing Lydia’s question, she clenched her fists and slowly exhaled, trying

to calm down.

Zinnia continued, “July 2nd, 1:30 PM, end of the second-floor hallway. Betty broke the vase. | had stepped out

when she deliberately threw it to the floor and accusedof breaking it. She picked that spot on purpose. The

cameras probably didn’t catch anything.

“On July 5th, at 9 a.m., Betty went downstairs to pick up the jewelry the store had delivered to Maelis. She

knocked on my door and askedto send it with her. But when we opened the box, the necklace inside was

already broken.

“The necklace was intact when it was delivered from the jewelry store. Betty must have broken it when she

cto find me. Maybe between 9:00 and 9:05 AM.

“On July 15th at 9:23 PM, Timothy returned from the law firm. | had the maid prepare soup. | supervised the

brewing and then let the maid bring it to him. But within twenty minutes, Timothy started having diarrhea.

“Betty accusedof drugging Timothy. Somehow, there was white powder at my room door, and the doctor

confirmed it matched what was found in Timothy's soup. It must have happened between 9:38 and 9:41 PM.

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“On August 1st at 7 a.m., | was heading out to take the trash when Betty insisted on doing it for me. | refused

and took it downstairs myself. But Yosef’s shredded bid documents later turned up in the trash bag in my

room.

“On August 5th, after Howard returned hfrom his race at noon, he told the Shaw family that someone had

tampered with the screws on his car. Betty immediately said she sawnear Howard's car earlier.

“I went to the garden to help Alfred tidy up the flowerbeds. | did pass by Howard's parking spot, but never

actually went near his car. | have no idea when the screws on his car got tampered with.

“Betty never really guarded against me, so sof her schemes weren't that well-hidden. But after what

happened last time, she must have deleted the surveillance footage.”

They fell silent.

Zinnia recounted incident after incident. With each incident, her disappointment in the Shaw family deepened.

As Zinnia began to speak, they fell silent. After laying everything out, Zinnia felt a weight lift off her chest.

Thinking back on all that had happened with the Shaw family, she felt relieved.

“Zinnia,” Maisie said, her heart aching at Zinnia’s calm words. She strode over and added, “Don’t worry, I've

already called in sfavors. | must make Betty pay this time.”

Brian said thoughtfully, “This whole thing was probably deliberately stirred up by someone with an agenda. And

if we dig a little deeper, it might even be Betty's trick.”

“Does anyone have a laptop?” Lydia's expression was gloomy. She took her seat and scanned the classroom with

a piercing gaze.

“Here, Lydia. Take mine,” a guy in the back row offered, handing her his laptop.

Lydia took her seat and removed her glasses, revealing a pair of intensely cold, piercing eyes. She typed quickly

on the keyboard.

A tech-savvy guy in the class immediately recognized what Lydia was up to and exclaimed, “Whoa, Lydia, you

know how to code?”

“Just a bit,” Lydia said coolly, removing her glasses. Instantly, her presence turned razor-sharp, her whole aura

suddenly commanding.

“You're not only doing you ace your studies, but you're slaying at coding too!”

Sstudents couldn't take their eyes off Lydia's flying fingers, it was almost impossible to follow.

Lydia said coolly, “Duane from Class 3. He's the one who posted on Facebook. Ethan, Brian, go deal with him.

Info’s on your phones.”

Lydia’s fingers froze mid-typing as a photo and profile materialized on her laptop screen. With a quick pivot, she

angled the screen toward Ethan and the others.

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“Got it. We're on it right away! That bastard is bold, coming after Zinnia again!” Ethan and the others barely had

tto marvel at Lydia’s skills. After glancing at the file and memorizing Duane’s details, they grabbed their

phones and stormed out.

“Lydia, | had no idea you could have such skills!” a classmate exclaimed.

Lydia was too preoccupied to answer them; her fingers flew across the keyboard.

“Wait, are you hacking into the Shaw family’s surveillance system?” Zak, who'd lent Lydia his laptop, adjusted

his glasses as he watched lines of code scroll rapidly across the screen in disbelief.

The whole class crowded around. Sstudents got a look at Lydia’s laptop, while others watched her fingers fly

across the keyboard.

Those baffled by the code stared at her hands in awe, while the tech-savvy ones were glued to the screen,

completely absorbed. Even Zinnia couldn’t help but look over, unable to tear her eyes away.

After a moment, Lydia's fingers finally slowed and stilled as multiple surveillance feeds split across the laptop

screen. Zinnia stared, frozen in shock at what she saw.

It was footage from the Shaw family mansion. The first feed showed the scene when Donald's vase was

smashed. The footage was stitched together from multiple camera angles, with no single shot capturing the

whole thing. Betty had chosen her position carefully to avoid exposure.

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