Chapter 216
Chapter 216
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As Marie had not gotten a replacement phone, she used the phone at Glorious Estate to call Sasha.
The
phone rang persistently for a while before Sasha picked it up. She answered in a weak voice, “Hello?”
“Sasha. It’s me, Marie,” Marie said..
As soon as Marie identified herself, Sasha immediately asked, “Marie? Are you back?”
Sasha burst into tears when she heard Marie’s reply. She had been in the entertainment industry for a
long
time and was adept at controlling her emotions. Moreover, she was a very strong-willed person. Marie
had
known Sasha for many years and had never seen Sasha cry.
Yet the minute Sasha heard Marie’s voice, she had burst out crying.
Marie asked anxiously, “Sasha, are you in the apartment? I’ll go look for you.”
Sasha wept, “Yes, I’m in the apartment.”
Marie immediately changed her clothes and went downstairs to take a taxi to Sasha’s apartment. She
was aghast when she saw the state of Sasha’s apartment.
The place was in a mess, looking as if Sasha had just held a big party. The apartment was strewn with
wine bottles, paper cups, and takeaway boxes. Sasha had always been a disciplined person. Marie
wondered what had happened.
Sasha was not wearing any makeup, but she did not look like her normal self. Her face was pale. The
dark. circles under her eyes made her look haggard and tired. She was wearing a silk nightgown, and
her hair was disheveled. Furthermore, her body reeked of alcohol. She resembled a girl working in a
nightclub.
Momentarily stunned to see Marie, Sasha quickly threw herself into Marie’s arms and bawled her eyes
out. She wept incessantly but did not tell Marie what happened. She wore an expression of profound
indignation, her face etched with a sense of injustice.
After pacifying Sasha, Marie asked, “What happened? What happened between you and Darwin?”
Wiping away her tears, Sasha covered her forehead, and propped herself on her knees. Through
intermittent sniffles, she cried out, “It’s all because of me. I’ve caused trouble for everyone.”
Hearing that, Marie was even more confused. She was so worried that she pulled Sasha toward her.
“What happened because of you? Sasha, tell me. What’s wrong?”
After some stammering, Marie finally managed to get Sasha to relate what happened during her
absence.
It turned out that Sabrina did not have a boyfriend at all. The previous news was all made up so Marie
and everyone else could let their guard down against Sabrina. All along, Sabrina had been infatuated
with Darwin.
After Asher’s death, Marie also left home. Olive took the opportunity to control the Spence family’s
assets. In doing so, Olive Entertainment was also able to make a comeback. Although Shirley was no
longer around, Sabrina cleverly aligned herself with Olive.
Once, Sasha went out to get some fresh air after a fight with Darwin. Olive’s men kidnapped her and
sent a
video to Darwin, threatening to disfigure Sasha if he did not admit to having a relationship with
Sabrina.
Sasha was an actress, and she depended greatly on her looks in her career. Without hesitation, Darwin
gave
in to their demands and publicly announced his relationship with Sabrina on Twitter. Darwin thought
that after saving Sasha, he could clarify the matter with the video Olive’s men sent him. He did not
expect Olive to
be more scheming than he imagined.
When her men kidnapped Sasha, they had already stripped off her clothes and taken incriminating
photos. Olive threatened to publish the photos online if Darwin denied his relationship with Sabrina.
Hence, Darwin had been pretending to be Sabrina’s boyfriend all this while. He did not even dare to
call
Sasha. Sasha was also forced to give up her resources and connections in the entertainment industry
to
Sabrina and Olive.
They tried to ask Andres for help, but there was nothing Andres could do since Darwin had already
admitted
his relationship with Sabrina. Besides, Sabrina and Olive were blackmailing him with Sasha’s photos.
At the mention of Andres, Marie suddenly remembered Iliana. She took out her phone and looked at
the
news. She discovered that JCL, the new clothing store originally set up by Iliana, had been taken over
by
Shirley. The chief designer was also changed from Iliana to Nataly. Iliana had been kicked out of the
company.
Holding her phone, Marie asked, “What’s going on? Where’s Iliana?”
Sasha covered her face and whimpered, “It’s all because of me. Iliana got into trouble because of me.
As long.
as Olive has my photos, we have to do what she says. We cannot defy her.”
“What about Iliana? Where’s Iliana?” Marie was getting anxious. Iliana was not in good health.
Furthermore,
she had always been ostracized by the Tuttle family. Now that she lost her job, she would be subject to
more
acts of bullying from Shirley.
“Iliana is fine. Andres picked her up as soon as possible she got kicked out of the company. Andes
should be
taking care of her now,” Sasha said.
Marie heaved a sigh of relief. Everything was still in control as long as everyone was safe. No matter
how bad
a situation seemed, she believed that things would surely get better.
Marie comforted Sasha. “It’s okay. I’m back now. I’ll take care of it.”
Sasha covered her head and continued to wail, “It’s finished. There’s nothing we can do now. It’s all Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.
because
of me, Marie. Things wouldn’t turn out this way if I hadn’t been willful.”
Marie hugged Sasha, consoling her, “Why should I blame you? Now that Olive has control of all the
assets of
the Spence Group, she will still hurt you, no matter what you do. Even if she can’t do anything to you,
she’ll
still be able to deal with Illana. If you have to blame someone, then blame me. I failed to notice
Sabrina’s
ambition back then. It’s also my fault for going missing for so many days. I left you all alone here to
deal with
this mess.”
Sasha immediately grabbed hold of Marie’s hand and said, “It’s not like that. Don’t say that, Marie. I
heard
from Andres that you and Mr. Whitney were in danger. Are you okay? Are you hurt?”
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Marie rolled up her sleeves and showed Sasha her wounds. “The scars have healed. These are only
scabs. I’m
all right now.”
Sasha looked at Marie’s wounds anxiously. “Why are there so many scars? It must hurt badly.”
Marie smiled as she gave Sasha a hug. “Dennis and I are able to escape death even at gunpoint. Why
should! be afraid of Olive? Don’t worry. Everything will be fine. I’ll get everything back in time to come.”
Sasha continued to sob but nodded. “Marie, our studio-”
“What’s wrong with the studio?” Marie asked.
“The studio will no longer be ours. The internet said that you are an adopted child of the Spence family.
You
have to return everything to them. Darwin was also forced to give up the company’s seal to Olive.”
Sasha
looked cautiously at Marie, fearful that she might get angry or upset at the news.
Marie sneered. “Olive, you’re such a vicious woman. Are you bent on taking everything away from
me?”
Sasha sat up straight. “Marie, we must never work for Olive. If she takes the studio away from us, we’ll
terminate the contract immediately!”
Marie looked at Sasha, feeling helpless. “Terminate the contract? Aren’t you afraid that she will
threaten you
with those incriminating photos?”
Sasha cowered back and did not say any further.
Sasha’s reaction was understandable. A woman’s reputation was very important. Besides, Sasha was
a famous international celebrity. If those photos were published, all her past efforts would have gone to
waste.
By then, no matter how capable Marie was, she would not be able to save Sasha’s reputation.
After comforting Sasha, Marie looked at the news again. For the last few days, the paid social media
accounts had been spreading the news that Marie was the adopted daughter of the Spence family.
They accused Marie of using the influence the Spence family had admonished her but to no avail. They
also said that Marie caused Asher to be seriously ill and that he had to be hospitalized. They even went
as far as to insinuate that Marie had something to do with Asher’s death.
Olive had also publicly said that although Marie’s surname was Spence, she was regarded the same
as the Spence family. It was not difficult for one to deduce that she meant that Marie did not belong to
the Spence family.
Suddenly, Marie recalled how Asher held on to her before he died. He kept saying that her mother was
a good person and even mentioned a safe. Marie only knew about one safe, and it was kept in Asher’s
study.
She wondered, “Does this mean that Grandpa left something for me in the safe? Perhaps it’s got
something to do with my mother.”