Hayley Cole had no idea how she hung up the phone; she was completely dazed.

How did things turn out like this?

Why?

Just then, the phone rang, interrupting Hayley Cole’s blank stare. She answered the call with stiff fingers and a hoarse voice, "Hello."

"I’ve done the job, give me the money!" Daisy Lewis’s voice came through the phone, instantly igniting all of Hayley’s anger. She gritted her teeth and cursed, "You useless fool, what did you accomplish? I told you to make a scene at their engagement banquet, to disgust them, to sow discord between them. Did you do it?"

"Why didn’t you tell me Lucy Wells’s dad is some kind of engineer?" Daisy Lewis, having nothing to lose, screamed desperately, "I’m telling you, give me the rest of the money quickly, or I’ll tell Sophie Wilson that you arranged everything!"

"You’re threatening me?" Hayley Cole narrowed her eyes and asked angrily in a low voice.

She’s already been really annoyed by Lucy Wells’s background, and now Daisy Lewis is courting death at this moment; don’t blame her then.

"What? I can’t threaten you? Anyway, I’m just a cheap life, Miss Cole, you can’t afford to mess with me." Daisy Lewis taunted wildly, "At worst, we’ll both go down together."

Hayley Cole narrowed her eyes, cold murderous intent swirling within them, and nodded, "Fine, I’ll give it to you."

Daisy Lewis reminded her, "Don’t transfer it to me, I want cash!"

She’s really afraid of Sophie’s threat, just in case someone is waiting at the bank for her?

Once she gets the money, she’s leaving the Imperial City.

She can’t be provoked, but she can still hide, right?

With the money, she’ll take her son and flee far away, and then whatever Sophie Wilson and Hayley Cole fight over, it will have nothing to do with her.

Hayley Cole agreed, "Okay, I’ll definitely deliver it to you tomorrow, not a penny more, not a penny less!"

After getting Hayley Cole’s assurance, Daisy Lewis happily hung up the phone, not knowing that Hayley Cole on the other end was already calling her people.

Daisy Lewis messed up her job, yet still wants money and dares to threaten her!

Did she think Hayley Cole was a pushover, easy for anyone to trample over?

——

On the other side, Charles Seymour reached out to rub the frown off Sophie Wilson’s forehead and asked, "What’s wrong?"

"I’ve been pondering, it must be James Reed and his group behind this. But could they really do something so crude? I think it’s Hayley Cole." Sophie Wilson snorted, "They’re trying to denigrate Lucy and my brother, then sow discord between us to make us break up... Ugh..."

Covering her forehead, Sophie Wilson stared blankly at Charles Seymour, "Why’d you flick me?"

"No talking about breakups." Charles Seymour "warned."

"Hey... does that count too?" Sophie Wilson was really at a loss.

Wasn’t her Mr. Seymour being a bit too petty?

"It counts," Charles Seymour affirmed.

"Alright." Sophie Wilson conceded, continuing, "I think it’s Hayley Cole’s side causing the problem. I won’t let this go easily!"

"Hmm." Charles Seymour agreed strongly with his Sophie’s decision. That Hayley Cole dared to try and drive a wedge between him and Sophie; she must have a death wish, "What do you want to do?"

"Do you think if a person loses what she values most, what would happen?" Sophie Wilson asked with a sly smile, her eyes full of cunning.