The police arrived at that moment and immediately pinned Laura onto the ground. “Stay still and don’t move!”
Laura, dumbfounded for a good few seconds, then screamed, “What nonsense are you talking about, you wretch?!”
Someone helped me to my feet as I clutched my cheek. “Officer, I feel really dizzy. I’m only an innocent bystander, so why would she come after me? Everyone can testify to this.” I pointed at Stacey and added, “Furthermore, this woman here slandered me.”
I did not forget that in my past life, when I was extorted by Cecilia’s family, Stacey could not wait to air the incident in the office. That had led to my expulsion from the company, and she took over my place.
I would not let her go so easily, given that she was trying to accuse me again.
“You’re talking nonsense!”
Cecilia’s husband jumped out. “She was the one who gave my wife some rotten fruit to eat, and that caused her miscarriage!”
I showed my identification card. “I didn’t. There is surveillance in the office, let me get the footage out for you.
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“Stacey, I have told you, most of the fruits in the fruit platter came from rotten fruits, but you didn’t listen to me. Well…”
Stacey panicked. “You…”
I requested surveillance footage from the technical department and said to Stacey, “You can’t just blame me after you did wrong. I want to do a medical examination for my injuries.”
I pulled the police officer standing next to me and pretended to faint. He sent me for an examination immediately.
The police officers took Cecilia’s family and Stacey away at the same time.
I returned to the office after my medical examination. Trevor was shocked to see me in such a condition. He frowned. “What have you been doing, Jessica?”
“I wasn’t feeling well and went to the hospital. I didn’t expect to run into such an unreasonable family who’d beat me up. I’m back now to apply for leave from you.”
Trevor was stunned when he heard that. I left after I submitted the leave application. I felt like I was on cloud nine on my way back home.
Stacey, on the other hand, called me and cried, “Jessica, you insidious woman! You avoided
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her for a reason, didn’t you? Now their family is demanding money from me! What should I do?”
