Speed Candles

"Oh Emily!"

Dorothy, who had been silent and calm from the beginning, said softly, "I know that you were not satisfied with your father's favoring Louisa over you, but you were too cruel! To stop your father from letting your half-sister marry into the Clark family, you not only poisoned him but also slept with your sister's fiancé!"

Dorothy's words were like bolts from the blue to Emily. She could never imagine that a woman who had slept in the same bed with her father for more than two decades would poison her father only to fulfill her selfish desire. And Dorothy would set the whole thing upon her.

The group of journalists was so excited that the room was filled with the clicking sound of their cameras. Sebastian looked furious and shouted with his back to the crowd, "Get the hell out of here!" Because of the power behind the Clark family, the angry Sebastian Clark might turn the entire C City upside down. The journalists certainly could not afford to offend him, so they quickly dispersed one after another. There were only several policemen waiting outside the door.

Louisa was crying her eyes out. She stepped forward to get close to Sebastian, "Sebastian..."

"I will see you and Mrs. Morris later." Sebastian did not even look at her.

Louisa glanced at Emily and Sebastian. Because of Sebastian, she did not dare to do anything else but gnashed her teeth in hatred. She walked out to the door but couldn't help turning to look back repeatedly at every three steps.

When Emily noticed that Sebastian would have a cigarette, she reached out and lit it up for him. She asked, "Is there anything else that Mr. Clark wants to talk about with me?"

Sebastian took a light breath and spat out the smoke, "As long as you beg me, the police interrogation will be a mere formality."

There was no such thing as a free lunch. Emily knows this as a child, and he would not help her without asking anything back. Sebastian is charming but also cruel. His slender eyes, especially, always revealed a chill of coldness. He is cold and ruthless. Emily would not expect a man like him to help her.

She said, "Mr. Clark, it's not necessary."

Emily opened the door, and the police were waiting outside. She reached out her hands so that the cold handcuffs clicked and fell on her skinny wrists in a weird and dazzling picture. Emily turned back and gave Sebastian a romantic smile.

Outside the door, Louisa's tears were still hanging on her face, and her eyes were filled with endless resentments when she saw Emily.

Emily was pushed by the police to walk out of the hotel. When she passed by Louisa, she heard this vicious sound, "Emily, you may as well know this. Your ex-boyfriend Ewan Burke, who just broke up with you less than two months ago, has been cheating on you with your best friend Sabrina Rogers for a year!"

Two years later, the audition hall at Dier was full of people waiting for casting interviews. Some of them were young, great looking and exceptionally well dressed; others looked confident with their outstanding CV.

Emily, who stood at the end of the line, was probably one of the most ordinary. She just got out of prison weeks ago. Emily chose Dier because as a new company that had just gone public Dier was tolerant and relatively open regarding workplace rules. Most importantly, an old friend of her father strongly recommended this company.

Emily did not expect to meet Sabrina here. She made her hair into big, loose curls and wore delicate makeup on her face. She was standing at the door to make a phone call, "Darling, you have to take me to Bali if I got the job! The interview is coming soon, wait for my good news! Love you, Ewan!"

Sabrina hung up the phone and met Emily's eyes. Her face immediately changed, and after three or four seconds she said, "Emily, when did you come back? Why didn't you tell us so we could-"

Looking at Sabrina's face, Emily could not help thinking about the dirty affairs this woman had with Ewan Burke behind her back. A slap was drawn directly on Sabrina's face before she finished her sentence.

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