Chapter 50
The next morning, the sun rose in the east, casting its golden light over the sea as the rays reflected off the water.
Because the members of Group A were feeling unwell, the boat docked early, and the staff informed everyone to evacuate.
Sophia had carefully applied makeup to hide her pale face. Her eyes were fixed on Group B, searching for any sign of Odalys Apart from Freya, Stellan, and Selah, she didn’t see Odalys anywhere.
“Atlas, Odalys didn’t show up.” Sophia whispered as she walked quickly to Atlas’s side. Her hands trembled with excitement, and her eyes gleamed with a mix of cruelty and satisfaction, almost impossible to hide.
Behind her, Lucian followed with a certain air of arrogance. Lucian approached Sophia and, as he brushed past her, said, “Ms. Bennen, don’t forget your promise to me.”
Sophia was reminded of Lucian’s words, which irritated her a little. But the moment she boarded the boat and saw that Odalys still wasn’t there, any trace of discomfort disappeared
“As long as she’s dead, that’s all that matters. How dare she compete with me? Too bad she never had a chance,” Sophia muttered under her breath.
The moment Sophia boarded the boat, her phone regained signal. She didn’t browse the internet, though. Instead, she immediately made a call, sinking back into her seat with a contented sigh. Her body still ached, but her heart felt lighter.
“Odalys is finally gone, Sophia thought. Thank goodness she died after marrying Percival for me. This is great. I don’t have to marry him, and I’ll be the only daughter of the Bennett family from now on.
“Sophia…” Atlas’s voice cut through her thoughts as he looked at his phone. He had received a message from home, and his face darkened as he quickly walked over to Sophia.
“Atlas, what’s wrong?” Sophia asked cheerfully, her good mood still intact.
Atlas looked at her with a complex expression. After a pause, he said, “Mom had an accident. A chandelier fell on her. breaking her leg, and her face was injured when a phone exploded. She’s in the hospital now”
Sophia was taken aback. The odds of something like this happening to Hannah seemed so slim, yet it had happened,
“She was hit by the chandelier? What a coincidence! Do you think someone tampered with it? How’s she doing now?” Sophia asked quietly. She originally wanted to go online, but she didn’t expect to hear this news.
Although Sophia wasn’t particularly close to Hannah, she knew she had to show concern. Hannah was her support system. and if anything happened to Hannah, Sophia’s position would be at risk.
“The situation isn’t good. Once we’re back on land, we’ll go straight to the hospital. Our toxins haven’t fully cleared yet, and we can stay in the hospital for treatment,” Atlas replied, letting out a low grunt.
He casually took Sophia’s phone from her. Though Atlas didn’t understand why Henry had specifically warned Sophia not to look at the news, he still listened to Henry’s request and pocketed her phone.
“Everyone,” Kenny said into the microphone, standing off to the side. “You signed up for a half–month variety show. Due to Group A members being poisoned and feeling unwell, we’ve had to cut things short and send everyone back for medical
“The previous contract is still valid, and in four days, the show will continue. You’ll have four days to recover.”
The production team will use this time to find a suitable location to prevent anything like this from happening again.” Kenny continued, smiling as he looked at the show’s popularity line.
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Selah, listening intently quietly raised her hand. “So, we’re still recording for another week after this, right?” she asked softly.
Kenny nodded, his smile widening. “That’s right. After four days of rest, we’ll continue for one more week,” he said, signaling for the staff to bring out breakfast and set it down in front of them.
Sophia sat there, feeling a wave of discomfort in her lower abdomen. As she looked around, she noticed the boat was starting to move, and confusion crept into her voice. “Huh? Where’s Odalys? Why haven’t I seen her?”
Sophia’s words caused the faces of the other members of Group to immediately harden. Their eyes grew sad as they turned to look silently at the sea.
Their reactions inade Sophia feel uneasy. Someone was missing, but Kenny seemed to have not noticed at all. Did he truly not notice, or… Kenny thought to himself. Sophia felt uneasy the entire time, unable to settle down.
More than two hours later, the boat finally docked. Sophia slipped into her high heels, swaying her hips as she stepped off the boat, expecting a swarm of fans and media reporters to be waiting for her. However, to her surprise, the area was completely empty.
“Why is there no one here? Did the production team not invite the media?” Sophia was stunned. Her mood plummeted as she realized that the grand entrance she had imagined was nothing like she expected..
Sophia had rushed to get off the boat first, hoping to capture the media’s attention, but now she stood there, frozen, in utter disbelief.
“Excuse me, are you Ms. Bennett?” Two men dressed in suits with ties approached her. Their hair was slicked back, looking like insurance salesmen.
I am Sophia replied softly. Her heart raced as an uneasy feeling grew stronger, making her feel inexplicably nervous..
The men took out their identification and handed it to her. “We’re from Pioneer Shield Insurance. Two hours ago, you called us regarding the accident of a policyholder. You said she had passed away.”
Sophia was taken aback and panicked slightly. She looked at the cameraman who had been following her and opened her mouth, unsure of what to say. Before she could think of a response, one of the men pulled out the insurance policy and handed it to her.
“Is this the policy you’re referring to? Odalys Stone’s accident insurance? When did the accident occur, and where?” the insurance agent asked, his tone serious.
Sophia was on the verge of tears, her mind racing. Before she boarded the boat, she had indeed called the insurance company, briefly informing them that Odalys had met with an accident and mentioning that she would handle the claim
Sophia never imagined these foolish insurance agents would show up at the dock to confront her. “What are you talking about? I don’t know.” Sophia’s face flushed with embarrassment,
She fumbled for words, and just then, the insurance agents flipped through their records and said, “You called us over two hours ago. We have a recording of the conversation. As they spoke, two police officers approached from a distance.
“We also called the police. Please cooperate and take us to the scene of the accident By the way, was the deceased’s body recovered?” one of the insurance agents asked, his tone all business. He was recording the conversation while the other took
nores.
Sophia’s body shook with anxiety. She gritted her teeth, furious. She never could have imagined a day this humiliating. “You must be mistaken, Atlas said, realizing the situation was far worse than it seemed.
After all, the livestream was still ongoing, and the cameraman was still following them. The arrival of the insurance agents would only have a significant negative impact on Sophia.
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“We’re not mistaken. The police are here now. Did you file a false report?” one of the insurance agents
asked coldly.
They had encountered many cases of people trying to commit insurance fraud, and they knew all too well how things could
[What’s going on? Odalys is dead?]
how could the production team mess this up? Didn’t anyone notice that Odalys went
it to the beach with Selah last
night and never came back?]
[What about the rest of Group B Did they not report anything about Odalys’s disappearance? No one even thought to question why one person didn’t retum?]
[Insurance? Am I the only one who feels something’s off? Odalys had an accident, and Sophia was already reporting an insurance claim today.]
[Who buys accident insurance out of the blue? Isn’t that a typical murder–for–insurance scheme? Could this all be a conspiracy?]
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