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Chapter 589
Undeterred by Coco’s refusal, Sylvie whispered, “Think carefully, Coco, My granddad is Old Mr. Zeigler. Even if Genevieve traces the theft to me, all I need to do is apologize. She can’t do anything to me. You, on the other hand, are dillerent, Grandad only allows me to work in the entertainment industry because lic loves inc. Tliat locsn’t mean le approves of any grandchildren-in-law running in these circles. Alter all, the Z.ciglers have a military legacy.”
Sylvie’s tone was gentle, yet it id little to mask the threat in her words. “Once I say a few words to Granddad. you can kiss your dream of marrying into the Zeigler family goodbye.”
Coco gritted her teeth in anger and glared at Sylvic.
The final nail in the coulin was when Sylvic tidied Coco’s hair and added, “You’re out of options, Coco If you refuse to help me, you can kiss your entertainment career goodbye too; I swear to that.”
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Alas, to preserve her dreams of marrying into the Zeigler family and her entertainment career, Coco relented. “You better remember your promise!”
A relieved smile appeared on Sylvie’s face, “Of course.”
Meanwhile, Genevieve’s investigation of the servers had brought her to a waitress standing at the head of the second row. She caught a whiff of a familiar scent from the waitress’ hands.
“It’s vou.” Genevieve declared confidently.
The waitress returned Genevieve’s gaze. Panic flitted through her gaze before she decided to play dumb. “Miss, I’ve never met your friend before. Why would I steal her medication?”
Genevieve explained, “My friend carries a traditional medicine pouch in her purse, along with her frequently consumed medication. The stolen bottle would surely have the smell of that traditional inedicine.”
Only then did Charlotte and the rest realize why Genevieve insisted on snitling the servers hands.
The waitress lowered her head in resignation.
However, Genevieve had no plans to blame the waitress. Instead, she asked gently. “I know you’re just a server on this cruise ship, and you have no hatred toward my friend. As long as you tell me who paid you off to do this, I promise Ms. Benson won’t reprimand you. In fact, I’ll give you a reward myself”
Charlotte chimed in. “I won’t blame you if you tell us who the mastermind is.”
Reassured by their words, the waitress admitted, “I don’t know who she is, though. When she sought me out, she wore a mask and a hat-”
Before she could finish her sentence, Coco stepped out of the crowd and confessed, “I paid her off to steal the medication.”
Genevieve narrowed her cyes in suspicion and stared intently at Coco. “You don’t have the guts to do something like this, Coco. Did you forget what I said to you last time?”
Her icy glarc caused Coco to involuntarily shudder.
To her credit, Coco regained her composure quickly and snccred, “Why wouldn’t I dare to do so? I was so humiliated by what you said to me in the restroom the other day. You have no idea how much I hate you! I know Jane has a serious hcart condition and that she’s your friend, so I bribed someone to steal her medication.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe even looked at the waitress and asked, “Didn’t I pull you aside in the ballroom and give you fifty thousand to steal the medication?”
The waitress glanced at her and nodded. “Yes.”
“What about Javier?” Genevieve continued, “How did you lure him out of the ballroom?”
Coco suiffened in surprise. She did not know Sylvie had pulled such a trick as well.
Despite her anger at Sylvie for dragging her into this mess, Coco could only lie, “Men don’t know anything once they’re drunk. They’re too easy to lure. I wanted him to bully Jane.”
Genevieve’s expression darkened, and she pounced on Coco, dragging the actress to the deck of the cruise ship.
There she pinned Coco against the deck railing and questioned, “I’m giving you one last chance to tell me the truth. Were you, or were you not behind all this?“
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