Chapter 299 - White Pearl Resort (2/2)

Trisha was right to be suspicious of this resort. It seemed, it was linked to Trojan and The Organization.

Most importantly, as Halia scanned her eyes across the plan, she noticed something strange about the plan. White Pearl Resort was clearly a 3-level resort with a ground floor for the lobby and restaurant, she was staying in it right at that moment and she was certain about this. So, why did the plan show 5 floors in total? Halia raised her eyebrows in curiosity as she tried to figure out the plan. She was no architect, but there was clearly an empty floor below the ground floor. There was something suspicious about this.

At that moment, the man on the other end of the phone replied, ”They will be happy when they see how much money we make.” He then let out a loud, hollow laugh that echoed through the phone.

The laugh pierced through Halia's bones and sent shivers down her spine.

This laugh...

...she heard it earlier.

This was the laugh she heard in the lobby!

...

Over in Hong Kong, Mimi was also laughing. But, her laugh was extremely awkward as she stared at the bottle in Emerson's hand. She wanted to deny that the bottle was hers, but Emerson spoke up before she did and pointed to a security camera above their heads, ”I wonder if the camera captured what you did with the contents of this bottle...”

Mimi froze. She didn't expect to be caught. After all, stomach aches were always related to food, why would anyone suspect otherwise? How did Emerson discover this?

Sue immediately stared at the bottle and realized what Emerson was suggesting. ”Mimi, what did you do?” she asked in shock.

Mimi did not respond.

Avaleigh held onto her stomach and looked at Mimi, ”D-Did you spike my drink with laxatives?”

Ara and Chu gasped in surprise. Even though Mimi always disliked Avaleigh, why would she put their concert at risk by making her sick? If she did, then she had gone too far.

At that moment, Avaleigh's stomach started to cramp again and she hunched forward in pain. Emerson subconsciously rushed forward to support her. ”Are you OK?” he asked worriedly. He then handed her the bottle of water he had specifically gone to buy for her, ”Have some water, it will help wash out the laxatives and give you some relief.”

Avaleigh held onto the bottle thankfully. She thought this man had left, but it seemed, he had gone to get her some water. The cramps in her stomach were immediately replaced with butterflies.

Mimi glared at the two. ”I was just sticking up for the rest of us!” she said. ”Macaron has 7 members, but why does Ava always get the attention? Sometimes, I feel like I'm just a background dancer! Ava's always in the center, she gets her own solo performance, she gets the most exposure, and even President Wu treats her differently! Don't you think this is unfair?”

Just as Mimi finished her sentence, a loud slap echoed across the room.

Mimi held onto her cheek and looked at her manager in surprise. Sue had thrown a slap across her face, ”I can't believe you're trying to justify your actions! You could have ruined this concert! Do you know how serious that is?”