Chapter 320

“What are you talking about? I have nothing to say. All of you, shut up!” shouted Jessica.

She was on the verge of breaking down.

She had never expected that Zoe had never intended to work with her from the beginning.

Jessica suddenly remembered that there was a servant wearing a mask standing beside Zoe. The servant looked exactly the same as Melody, who was wearing a mask not far away.

She realized that the servant was Melody and she had been tricked by Zoe and Melody!

The reporters were still pressing her for answers aggressively.

Jessica pushed away the reporters in front of her in exasperation and shouted madly, “Get out of my way! All of you, go away!”

Reporters loved scenes like this. Jessica losing control meant the headlines were secured.

Not only did they not move aside, but they even pressed in closer and bombarded her with questions. “Miss Summers, are you really not going to explain anything? You bribed the experts. Does that align with your idea of fair play?”

“Did you act so calm because you knew from the start that you would definitely win this bet?”

“Did your All-Purpose Water steal the formulas of Icy Clear Cosmetics’s Golden Water?”

Jessica snapped again, “Shut up! All of you shut up!”

Seeing Jessica’s agitation worsen, her assistants hurried forward to help stop the reporters.

“Miss Summers, calm down. They’re reporters around us, and this is being streamed live. It’s not good for our image.”

“Yeah, Miss Summers, let’s go. We can discuss this further back at the office.”

Only then did Jessica realize how badly she had lost her composure just now.

She tried to regain her calm and prepared to leave with her staff.

However, at this moment, a group of bodyguards in black suits blocked her way.

“Who are you? What do you want?!” Jessica glared coldly at the bodyguards in front of her.

She did not notice that in a hidden corner, Ken was looking in her direction with an indifferent expression.

Two seconds later, he gestured with a finger.

A bodyguard immediately stepped forward and asked, “Mr. Swanson, what can I do for you?”

Ken tilted his head slightly, and the guard immediately leaned in.

Ken whispered a few words in his ear, and the bodyguard quickly replied, “Yes, I’ll go and arrest her.”

Over at Jessica, one of the guards spoke expressionlessly,” Miss Summers, are you leaving just like that? Isn’t there something you’ve forgotten to do?”

A fleeting panic flashed in Jessica’s eyes, but she immediately retorted firmly, “I’m not feeling well. We’ll talk about everything else later! Move aside! Or I’ll call the police!”

The bodyguard was about to speak when Melody walked up to Jessica with a contract in her hand and unhurriedly unfolded it in front of Jessica.

“Miss Summers, don’t be in a hurry to leave. Even if you’re not feeling well, signing a document shouldn’t be a problem, right?” said Melody.

Jessica caught sight of the words “share transfer agreement” on the contract.

Just minutes ago, she had presented a similar contract to Wilmot. Now, within a few short minutes, the roles had completely reversed.

Jessica was trembling with anger. Her eyes were fixed on Melody as if she wanted to kill her.

“What’s wrong?” Melody smiled and borrowed Jessica’s own words. “Miss Summers, I believe you’re not the kind of person who goes back on your word. Please sign here,”

“Melody, you-” Jessica was at a loss for words.

“Me? What’s wrong with me? Miss Summers, you wouldn’t really go back on your word in front of so many people, right? But even if you do, it’s useless. The terms of the bet are clearly stated in black and white on this contract. Instead of struggling in vain, it’s better to just put your name down. Otherwise, you won’t be able to salvage your dignity.”

All these were words Jessica had spoken herself, and Melody threw them all back at her.

Wilmot, who was beside him, felt extremely relieved!

He imitated Jessica and stuffed a pen into her hand.

“Just sign on the bottom right corner of the contract. It won’t take much of your time, Miss Summers,” said Wilmot.

Jessica clenched her fists so tightly they cracked, and through gritted teeth, she squeezed out three words: ” Dream on!”

“Are you going back on your word?” Wilmot chuckled and said, “Since you don’t have the courage to face the consequences of losing the bet, why did you agree to bet with us in the first place?”

“I didn’t lose!” Jessica said shamelessly, “Other experts have all agreed that my All-Purpose Water is better than Water of Time. Why should Zoe’s opinion alone represent the final outcome? Yes, the video footage indeed proves that I wanted to bribe her. But since Zoe didn’t refuse at the time, it means that you also bribed her to speak for you later!”

When Wilmot heard this, he turned to look at Melody and used his eyes to ask for his next move.

Melody smiled and said, “If you question Mrs. Morgan’s words, we can get an authoritative national institution to verify the data. After all, the result is already out, so we just need to take the forms with us.”

“No!” Jessica clenched her teeth and said, “Who knows if the institution has been bought off by you?

Jessica was behaving like a hooligan, prompting the onlookers to boo in response.

Experts could be bribed, but the national institution was owned by Halcyon. They worked for the government, and no one could bribe them.

The crowd jeered, “Don’t gamble if you can’t afford to lose! Where did your aggressive attitude toward Wilmot go?”

“That’s right! I feel embarrassed for her!”

When Jessica heard the criticism, her face turned pale.

Melody pursed her lips and said, “Miss Summers, it seems that you want us to take this to court. Since you don’t want to sign now, then let’s go to the court together.”

Jessica frowned. “Together? What do you mean?”

Melody snapped his fingers, and Kristian, the lawyer hidden in the crowd, followed Zoe and strode toward them.

Kristen’s appearance immediately caused a stir.

“Isn’t this Mr. Lawson?”

“Who’s he?”

“Don’t you know him? He owns a national chain of law firms and is renowned as a consistently victorious figure. There’s no legal case he’s handled that he hasn’t won.”

“Wow, that’s impressive!”

Those who did not know Kristian immediately felt respect for him.

Jessica quickly recognized the lawyer. Her eyes widened in shock.

She couldn’t believe Melody had someone like Kristian helping her.

“Let me introduce you,” Melody said calmly. “This is Mr. Lawson. He will handle your slander against Mrs. Morgan along with this breach of contract case.

“You… I…” Jessica was panicking and didn’t know how to respond to the situation.

Melody spoke again, “Oh, I almost forgot. There’s another case that Mr. Lawson will take on as well. It’s about you colluding with Leo, the vice president of Icy Clear

Cosmetics, to poison Wilmot and keep him imprisoned for six days.”

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