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Chapter 581

Genevieve raised her brows and said, "Oh, we can't tell you."

Cooper could not help but laugh.

Since they wanted to have barbecue for lunch, Cooper drove them to the incgamall. After lunch. they could go shopping

Once they arrived at the barbecue restaurant, Genevieve said she wanted to go to the restroom.

She only returned when the barbecue was ready. In her hands, there was a gift bag.

Genevieve handed the bag to Jane. "This is for both of you."

Jane took out the exquisite gift box and saw a pair of couple watches in the velvet-lined box. The design of the dial plate was very ingenious. Whatever was missing in the male watch was all found in the female version.

When they placed the two watches side by side, the pointers made sounds that sounded like heartbeats.

Jane was astonished as she exclaimed, "They're so pretty!"

"I sent someone to look for the watches for a very long time before I managed to purchase them." said Genevieve. She pointed at the couple watches and continued. "Both the watches and the cost are astonishing."

Resting her chin in her hand, she asked, "Why? Do you want me to put the watches on for you?"

Cooper smiled and removed the watch that he had been wearing. Jane picked up the new watch and put it on his wrist.

In return, he put the female watch on for Jane.

Genevieve sighed and mumbled to herself, "Why did I even say that just now? I'm just torturing myself."

Jane pursed her lips and smiled. "Thank you, Genevieve."

"Call me Genev in the future. I'm happy to see that the two of you are happy. Let's have some barbecue. Later, we can go shopping for clothes." Genevieve and Jane spent the rest of the day shopping in the mall. By the time they arrived home, it was already past eight o'clock.

"Ms. Rachford."

Rosa went over to help Genevieve with her bags and said, "This afternoon, Mr. Sullivan sent some things over. I have left them in your room." Genevieve acknowledged with a nod. "Thank you."

Steven had sent her some documents and two boxes of sweets. The sweets were all individually packed, and they looked like gummy candies. Genevieve checked the back of the box and felt a little puzzled.

It was not typical of Steven to send something like that!

Without thinking too much. Genevieve unwrapped a piece of cancy and ate it. She realized it was strawberry-flavored, and it was enjoyably chewy.

Just as she was about to take another piece, she saw that someone had written on the box that she was only allowed one candy cach day. Thus, she quickly put the second piece back into the box.

She then took the documents with her to the bathroom. While she was taking her bath, she

ontent before realizing that it had something to do with Sylvie.

After becoming Herbert's granddaughter, Sylvie used her granddad's powerful connections to wipe out any undesirable information about her both domestically and internationally.

It was only after perusing the documents that Genevieve found out the disgusting lifestyle Sylvie had while she was abroad.

After her bath, Genevieve made a video call to her daughter.

Amanda was very enthusiastic this time around. She looked around Genevieve with her huge eyes before asking, "Mommy, where's Mr. Gable?"

Genevieve did not expect her daughter to ask about someone else the moment she answered the video call.

She replied with a sigh, "Mr. Gable is a friend of Mr. Sutton. I don't know him too well. It's getting late, and I'm going to sleep soon, so of course, he's not around."

Anyway, she had deleted all communication with Bruce.

She just was not close to him.

Amanda sighed with disappointment. She had hoped to meet Bruce and talk to him again.

The mother and daughter chatted for a while more before someone knocked on Amanda's door.

Jack walked in and tapped Amanda on her butt before telling her to get ready for bed. He took over the phone and chatted with Genevieve, "I saw the news of Paula on TV just now." Genevieve responded, "Don't worry about it. I have already handled the matter."

Jack looked at Genevieve through the screen with his piercing green eyes and said, "Genev, I miss you very much. When will you be coming back?"

Genevieve disliked being stared at by him in that passionate manner and looked away to avoid his gaze.

"Not so soon."

She had returned not only to deal with Sylvic's issues but also to get away from Jack

When the two of them stayed in Dartan together, Genevieve resented his intimate actions. Even his gentle words caused a lot of fear in lier.

She was well aware of how much Jack loved hier.

Moreover, it was indeed hard to meet someone as wealthy and talented as Jack.

Unfortunately, she was rather annoyed with the way he showered his love on her.

Genevieve had talked to Jack about this in the past, and she encouraged him to find a better wife. However. Jack said, "There's no other woman who is better than you. If such a person exists, I'l kill her myself."

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James would be taking care of the production company, so Genevieve decided to rest at home for a couple of days.

She got to know from Timothy that Charlotte was having a party on a luxurious cruise ship given by hier dad. She had invited a number of socialites, and that included Sylvie.

Charlotte was the youngest dauglitcr of Benson Corporation's boss, the largest real estate tycoon in the country. She had older siblings who were very capable, so many people might not know about her.

However, projects such as Regality Gardens, Azalea Court, and Swallow Garden completed by Benson Corporation were well-known.

Charlotte was the typical high society lady from a wealthy family.

Timothy's father had a pretty good relationship with Charlotte's father, Jiminy Benson, and both Timothy and Charlotte were in the same circle as well. Their families had initially tried to matchmake the two young people, but there was no spark between them.

Since Charlotte was Jiminy's youngest daughter, he gave her everything she ever wanted.

Timothy and Charlotte had a cordial relationship because he had lent her a helping hand in the past. Furthermore, their families were in the same social circle.

Genevieve was well aware of what Sylvie was up to.

It was not easy for Sylvie to become Herbert's granddaughter and attain a certain status. A wealthy socialite like Charlotte as her best friend was exactly what Sylvie needed.

It was probably a good thing since Genevieve was after Sylvie for revenge.

Genevieve found out about what Charlotte liked from Timothy and knew that Charlotte was a vain woman. Thus, she got Timothy to send Charlotte some of the styling ideas that Jane had done for other artists.

True enough, that sparked interest in Charlotte, and she added Genevieve as a friend through Timothy.

Genevieve chatted with Charlotte for a while.

At the end of the conversation, Charlotte had engaged Jane as her stylist for the party, and Genevieve managed to get herself invited to the function as well.

After her chat with Charlotte, Genevieve went to the film department to look for Jane. "Janc, I need your help on Saturday. We may have to go out to sea. I'm not sure if your body can take it." "Are we going on a cruise?" Jane thought about it and responded with a smile, "It's fine. I will take some medicine with me."

Even though Janc was all right with it, Genevieve was still ill at ease.

On Saturday aficrnoon at the harbor, Genevicve phoned Jermaine and got him to ask a cardiologist to come along onto the cruise ship. Jiminy doted on Charlotte very much. The custom-made cruise ship had three tiers and was fully equipped with more than thirty employees.

There were several types of entertainment programs on board. On the topmost level, there was a retro nightclub that could accommodate more than a hundred people,

The cruise ship was set to sail at live in the afternoon. After one round of cruising, it should return to the harbor at around cight in the morning the next day.

Duc to Charlotte's status, countless people would try anything to get an invitation to her party. Everyone who was invited wanted to gain something out of their friendships with her. However, Charlotte would always invite whoever she wanted based purely on her mood.

Jane followed the staff to Charlotte's cabin for her styling session while Genevieve went to the deck.

Since Charlotte did not like to be disturbed while she was getting ready, the rest of the socialites had no choice but to find a place to have some coffee and chat with one another. Everyone wanted to get chummy with Charlotte. At the same time, all of them wanted to look like celebrities, so all the ladies were dressed to the nincs.

After all, all the men who attended the function were as wealthy as Timothy. Those ladies would be lucky if they succeeded in hooking up with one of those influential men.

A few of the socialites were sitting under the shade and complimenting each other. One of them was Coco.

She was wearing a one-shoulder blue dress from Desiree, and it was obvious that she was up to no good.

Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted Genevieve on the deck, and her expression changed immediately. She seemed wary, but at the thought of something, she suppressed her fear. Coco made a sound to attract Genevieve's attention. "Whoa. I didn't know that random people are allowed to board this cruise ship."

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"Are you talking about me?" Genevieve walked toward the shaded area and sat down graciously. "I'm invited by Ms. Benson herself."

She picked up a glass of champagne and took a sip.

Genevieve then leaned lazily against the chair before looking at Coco with raised brows. "Why don't you get her to chase me off the cruise ship?"

Genevieve was dressed simply in a light gray suit with a black camisole inside.

However, it did not take away the fact that she was truly from a wealthy and powerful family.

Naturally, she exuded an air of nobility. After the past few years of gaining experience in the workplace, her aura was more prominent than ever. Chapter 583

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Coco was so infuriated by Genevieve's confidence that she grilled her teeth in anger.

The rest of the ladics know who GencVicvc was. Slic lisce to be Armand's wife. Now, she married the owner of Helt Corporation. There was no way they would dare to offend Gencvicvc. Furthermore, Genevieve Wiis close to laula (rom Exuberance Group.

Therefore, they did not join Coco in her sarcastic remarks. Instead, they started chatting about other things.

After a while, one of them asked Coco if it was truc that she was dating Milcs.

That excited Coco. She swirled her champagne Mute and said proudly, "We are just friends and have gone out for meals a couple of times. That's all."

"Friends hold hands when they go out for meals?" one of the socialites asked with a cheeky smile. ** It looks as if you are about to become Sylvie's sister-in-law.

As Genevieve listened to the conversation, she began to understand the situation.

Miles was one of Herbert's grandsons, and like his father, he was in the aviation industry. Miles and Coco had met during one of thic functions.

The entertainment industry had all sorts of characters.

Most of the artists could not wait to get involved with people of powerful backgrounds so that they could start over again.

For someone like Coco to meet a man like Miles who had a powerful grandfather, it was only natural she would do everything to cling to him. As for Miles, he spent many years in the research institution and hardly had any experience with women. Therefore, it was easy for Coco to pursue him.

Genevieve laughed to herself when she saw how Coco bragged about her acquaintance with Miles.

She had read about Coco and knew that there was no way Coco had met Miles by accident.

After taking another sip of the champagne, Genevieve exclaimed with delight, "This champagne tastes so good."

Her mood liad improved tremendously.

The moment Genevieve spoke, Coco Curriculier attention toward Genevieve. "Miles and I are nothing compared to the powerful Ms. Rachford. Your status is so high. You managed to turn your ex-husband into your brother, and he is so devoted to you. To top it off, your current husband is Jack. Oh, let's not forget that you were once married to Armand too."

Coco rested her chin in her hand and smiled sweetly at Genevieve. "Ms. Rachford, I truly admire

you."

Genevieve was not angry with Coco's srcastic remarks. Instead, she found them amusing. With a shirug of her shoulders, she said, "What can I do? I'm just too beautiful-looking." The corner of Coco's lips (witched when she heard that.

Swirliur her champamellute, Genevieve continuca, "Coop and I have grown up together since We were young. Even if we have gotten married and divorccel alter that, lic's still my brotlicr. isn't he? I'm his one and only sister. It's only natural that he's devoted to me. If not, who do you expect him to be devoted to? An outsider like you?"

Coco replied. "Thats not what I meant. But, you two should be mindful."

Genevieve smiled. "There's nothing to be mindful of when I stay with my own family. Are you saying that you have stayed away from your dad since you were born? After all, men and women should be separated to avoid any misunderstanding."

Coco was so furious that her face had turned dark.

Taking a sip of her champagne, Genevieve continued to agitate Coco, "I was single when Armand and Jack were pursuing me. Unlike you, who won't even spare your own godfather. You even sent your ex-boyfriend into prison. Now, you are dating Miles in order to have a fresh start."

Coco was fuming mad when Genevieve spilled her disgraceful past in front of everyone.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Nonsense Genevieve uttered innocently. "These are all over the news. If you think they are nonsense, then you have to sue the newspapers. Nowadays, spreading false rumors is a crime. Given your capabilities, I'm sure you can send those people in the mass media to prison very easily."

Since Coco could not outwit Genevieve, she had no choice but to find an excuse and leave.

She might dare to be mouthy to Genevieve, but she would never dream of doing anything to her. After all, Genevieve's backers were too powerful. Just Cooper alone was enough.

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Soon, a few more people boarded the cruise ship.

With the retro look Jane did for her and her custom-made pink fishtail dress, Charlotte was the most cye-catching woman on the entire cruise.

Once Charlotte showed up, the other socialites all rushed over to lavish praises on her. They all wanted a photo with her to brag on their Instagram. After all, those that could attend Charlotte's party were considered Charlotte's friends.

Coco was determined to be acquainted with Miles. Since Sylvie was Miles' cousin, Coco had been doing her best to appease Sylvic ever since Sylvie arrived.

Even though they were both in the entertainment industry, Sylvic began looking down on Coco afier becoming the Zeigler family's granddaughter. However, she didn't show her contempt and merely chatted with Coco happily.

Meanwhile, Genevieve remained on the sidelines, silently watching the women's battle.

Sylvie wants to get an international award so badly that I wonder if she'll fight Coco for it. That'll be fun to patch.

Aboard the cruise ship, the mega-rich, young socialites, and heirs from wealthy and powerful families partied wildly.

Bottles of red wine amounting to one hundred thousand were opened one after the other. Some even cost hundreds of thousands. As everyone chatted, they enjoyed the wine and savored the scrumptious, fancy dishes.

The fragrance of the wine gently coated Genevieve's tongue when a craving for beef bourguignon struck her. The more she thought about it, the more hungry she felt.

With that thought in mind, the beef on her plate tasted bland in comparison.

She reached for her phone and instinctively wanted to tell Bruce about her craving. Yet, when she toggled into WhatsApp, she couldn't find Bruce's number.

After a while, she finally remembered she had blocked Bruce's number back at the golf club.

Morcover, Bruce was sull filming in Frosa.

Genevieve rubbed her face, feeling something was wrong with her. That actor keeps popping into my mind from time to time. Maybe Mrs. Hossler was right. His good looks had me enchanted. After their meal, the crowd filtered into the nightclub. Rather than dancing, Charlotte was more interested in playing cards, so she dragged a few girls with her to the card room. However, not many dared to play cards with Charlotte.

Those who played against Charlotte before knew the bets were always high, and they wouldn't

even think about winning against Charlottc with her as the banker. In the end, they suffered huge losses.

In truth, not many socialites were actual socialites. Most of them were penniless and only got on the cruise ship through connections.

Charlotte called for Genevieve to come up to the table, but Genevieve shook her head. "I can do Gin Rummy but not poker, li'll be bad if I cmbarrass myself up there."

A gleam flashed past Coco's eyes as she filed that piccc of information away in her mind.

After playing two rounds, one of the socialites couldn't handle the high bets anymore and faked discomfort to ilce from the game.

Coco seized the opportunity and said, "Ms. Rachford, come and play with us."

Genevieve shook her head. "I don't know how."

"You can learn." Sylvic took a sip of tisanc. "Lottie had also invited you earlier. It'll be rude if you reject us again."

"Yeah." Coco tilted her head to the side and flashed Genevieve a smile. "Or do you not want to play cards with us?"

Genevieve noticed none of the socialites had the intention to join. Thus, after brief contemplation, she finally went up to take a seat beside Sylvie. "Okay then, but I really have no clue about the rules, so I'll just be learning for the first two rounds."

"Sure." A sweet smile stretched across Coco's lips.

Genevieve reached for her cards clumsily and arranged them in sequence. As her hands moved, she took the time to ask Coco about the rules.

Genevieve was just like any other beginner. Even though she didn't flash any of her cards, the way she arranged her cards and the look on her face gave clear indications to Coco about her hand of cards.

"Two pairs," Genevieve exclaimed.

Coco immediately showed her cards and covered her mouth. "Sorry, I win."

Coco and Sylvie might not dare to win against Charlotte, but they didn't hesitate to win over Genevieve. They had pulled out all the stops just to win against Genevieve. Before the first round even ended, they've already won nearly three hundred thousand from Genevieve.

Halfway through the game. Charlotte's phone rani. She went to answer the call and let the others take her place on the table.

Once Charlotte stepped out of the room, Sylvie and Coco exchanged a glance.

Coco began, "Since you're already familiar with the rules, Ms. Rachford, you'll be winning soon."

Genevieve's eyes brightened as she said, "I think so too. I never thought poker could be so fun. I have a feeling that I'll win the next round. Let's continuel"

When the deck was shuffled, Sylvie asked nonchalantly, "It's boring if we keep betting money. How about we bet something else?"

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"Okay." Coco was the first to agree,

Genevieve, who was still arranging liet cards like a beginner, asked, "What should we bet on. then?"

"The loser has to take off one piece of clothing." Sylvie's finger caressed the top of the deck mindlessly as she chuckled. "Wien tlic loser is in her underwcar, she'll have to put on a sexy performance at the nightclub. Isn't that exhilarating?"

With a frowni, Genevieve rubbed hier chin. "Isn't the bct a bit too much?"

"I don't think so. We've always been playing it this way." Coco added, "You can ask anyone here."

The other socialites knew Sylvie and Coco were planning to prank Genevieve.

Since a few of the girls were also part of the entertainment industry, they nodded in agreement so they wouldn't displease Sylvie,

Coco caught the hesitant look on Genevieve's face and did her best to persuade the latter. She kept assuring Genevieve that she wouldn't lose with her beginner's luck. To gain Genevieve's trust, she even lost the first round on purpose

Thinking her luck had come, Genevieve let her guard down.

The other three at the table had formed a pact to make Genevieve the loser. Before long, Genevieve had taken off her shoes, coat, and black camisole, revealing the light green bra underneath. Sylvie glanced at Genevieve as a cruel glint flashed across her eyes.

If she loses one more round, she'll be a goner.

Yei, suddenly it seemed the tide had turned in Genevieve's favor. After she won against Coco, she won against Sylvie next.

A few minutes later, Sylvie only had her undergarments left.

Coco was in an even worse situation. To accentuate her figure in the gown, she had only worn pasties.

Coco felt something was ofl.

Genevieve was still a beginner just an hour ago. Why are her cards so good now that even the three of us canl win against her? Coco was worried about having to dance at the nightclub, so she wrapped her arms over her belly and yelped, "My stomach hurts."

"You can have someone play in your stead." Genevieve added, "But if that person loses, the consequences still lie on you."

Charlotte had returned from the nightclub and licard about what was happening from Genevieve. The former was interested in their high-stake bct and asked Coco, "How about I play on your behall while you go to the restroom?"

"T-That's fine." Coco plastered a forced smile on her face,

I can still tvin if I play by myself, bulis Charlotte lakes my place and loses, I'll have to put on a show with pasties at the nightclub.

Halfway throughout the game, Sylvic shot a glance all Coco.

However, Coco was close to losing licrscll.so slic didn't want to liclp Sylvic. Noticing hier refusal. Sylvie asked, "Miles had been busy at the rescarch center lately. Is he still staying in touch with you. Coco?"

That question was like a knife held against Coco's throat, forcing her to obey Sylvic.

If Sylvie says something bad about me to Miles, I'll have no hope of winning him over even if I do everything in my power:

Clenching her teeth, she could only obey Sylvie and do what the latter wanted her to.

Sylvie let out a relieved sigh.

Flipping her cards, Genevieve shot Coco an apologetic look. "It looks like I still have my beginner's luck this round. Sorry about the win."

Coco's anger boiled over, yet she had to keep her emotions in check and put on a fake smile. "Let me put on a bra."

"You can't do that." Genevieve smiled. "Before we started, we agreed on the bet being the loser would have to put on a sexy performance at the nightclub in undergarments. You were the one who didn't wear a bra and stuck pasties instead, so you should perform like this. Otherwise, it wouldn't be fair to the rest." Charlotte frowned as she folded her arms across her chest. "I don't like hanging out with people who don't obey the rules." Coco didn't dare to oflend Charlotte, so she gritted her tecth and walked to the nightclub in her pasties and underwear.

Upbeat music was playing at the nightclub. Midway through the song, everyone started whistling when they saw Coco walking to the middle of the dance floor in only her underwear with her arms covering her chest.

Genevieve shouted clatedly, "Coco said she wanted to perform a sexy dance for everyone since she lost in a card game."

She even kindly chose a song for Coco.

Under Coco's fierce glare, Genevieve's smile was sweet and soft. She patted Coco's shoulder and said, "Good luck!"

I don't even feel bad about returning the favor of those who want to harm me.

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With Coco being a celebrity and her frequent visits to beauty salons, her figure was much better than other socialites. Many men tricc rubbing themselves against her as she danced. The atmosphere was heated in the nightclub when the large screen on the wall suddenly lit up.

Soon, an R-rated video began playing on the screen. Even though the crucial parts had been blurred out, the intense lovemaking scene accompanied by the woman's moan shocked everyone in the nightclub.

The video even gained more attention than Coco's sexy dance.

"Hey, isn't that Sylvie?" someone in the crowd muttered.

That question led everyone to pay attention to the woman's features. When they realized Sylvie was the woman in the video, they turned to look at her.

Sylvie clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms. However, she still tried to remain calm.

"You guys do love to joke. I don't look anything like the woman on screen. If anything, that woman looks more like Genevieve." Sylvie forced a smile on her face.

Genevieve's expression turned cold at the accusation. "Ms. Clasen, a defamation charge can land you in prison. You do look like me before. So much so that everyone thought you were my sister. Should I show you those photos? Also, that woman on the screen has a molc on her back shoulder while I don't have one." Genevieve immediately took off her coat, revealing the fair, wder to prove her point. smooth skin on her back shoulder to prove !

Everyone had a clear view of the mole in question since Sylvie was in a tube dress that revealed her shoulder and back.

With solid evidence, the crowd began to whisper and discuss among themselves as they occasionally steal a glance at Sylvie, then at the video still playing on the screen. There was intrigue in their gazes.

Sylvie's face scrunched up in anger. She wanted nothing more than to tear Genevieve apart at that moment.

However, she could only swallow all her frustration and hatred. Then, Sylvie forced a fake smile on her face as she unplugged the screen's cord from the socket.

Genevieve went up to her with two glasses of wine and taunted, "Say. Ms. Clasen. Who could've released'thal video? Do you perhaps have a hater here on board?"

Seeing Sylvie refuse to take the glass of wine from her hand, Genevieve smiled. "What? Are you scared to drink? I'm a timid person, though. I can't bear to kill even a cockroach, let alone poison somcone."

Then, she gulped down the whole glass of wine and swirled the other glass as she cast a provocative look at Sylvie.

Sylvie's expression turned extremely gloomy.

After that, as Jane was following Genevieve back to the room, the former praised the latter, "You're amazing, Genev. I thought you only came for Charlotte's party. I didn't expect you to have another intention."

"I'm not even looking for a husband. Why do I have to join her circle? I'm just here to take revenge on Sylvie," said Genevieve.

As this is someone else's party. I've already lightened the punishment.

Jane stroked her empty wrist and said regretfully, "I accidentally left my watch in Charlotte's room when I was applying makeup for her."

Genevieve couldn't care less. "It's not like you lost it. Just retrieve it from her room tomorrow."

Jane told Genevieve, "You head back first. I have to ask the attendants to help me retrieve my watch."

She swiftly whirled around and strode away.

Genevieve let out a resigned sigh.

I was the one who gave her that watch, not Cooper. Even though it's a limited edition and quite valuable, she doesn't have to be so worried about it. Cooper is rich anyway. He can just buy her a new one if she loses

Half an hour later, Genevieve had finished her bath, yet Jane still hadn't returned. Feeling puzzled, she dialed Jane's number, but no one picked up.

Anxiety rose within her when she felt something was wrong. She changed into her casual clothes and made a call to Charlotte as she left the room. "The attendants already told me about her watch. I've returned it to her," said Charlotte.

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The bad feeling in Genevieve's gut intensificd when shchicard Charlotte's answer. "fanc still isn't back vet. Please ask the attendants to help me search for her."

After hanging up the call, Genevieve dashed to the control room.

No surveillance cameras WCTC installed in the rooms' hallway, nightclubs, und pubs to protect the guests' privacy. Yet, there was no sign of Janc in the other surveillance cameras. Thic attendants started their scarch on the first and third floors while Genevieve was anxiously searching the hallway on the second floor.

Just when she was about to take the stairs, she caught a faint sound coming from the utility room beneath the stairway. Without a second thought, she dashed to the room.

The door wasn't locked, so with a twist of the knob, she got the door open.

Genevieve saw a drunk young man pinning Jane down on the floor.

The man was tearing her clothes from her and kept mumbling something along the lines of being able to pay her for her service.

Jane had always been weak and sickly, so her feeble struggles were useless against the drunken

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Genevieve was enraged. She jerked the fire extinguisher from the wall and slammed it on the man's head twice.

Subsequently, she lifted her leg and kicked the man off of Jane.

The drunken man had already lost consciousness from the blow.

"Are you okay, Jane?" Genevieve took off her coat and wrapped Jane in it. The latter was clutching her chest as she panted. Cenevieve suspected it was a heart attack but saw no sign of her medication in her purse.

Thus, she quickly called the doctor on board and notified him of their location.

Hesitant to move Jane, Genevieve could only console her, "You'll be fine. The doctor will be here

soon."

Jane didn't want Genevieve to see that she was in severe pain, so she clenched her teeth and nodded/

When the doctor finally rushed over, Jane was close to losing consciousness from the throbbing painrin her chest.

The doctor hurriedly opened his bag, took out the medication, and injected it into Jane's arm.

A few minutes later, Jane's breathing reverted to normal.

Genevieve also let out a relieved sigh.

After she sent Jane back to the room, she asked, "Didn't you usually put your medicine in your purse? Why isn't it there?"

"I don't know." Jane's face was pale and her voice weak. "I started feeling discomfort in my chest after I got the watch back. I dug through my purse for my medication, but I couldn't find it. Then that man suddenly came out of nowhere and grabbed me-"

Genevieve frantically patted Jane's back when the latter started coughing. Her eyes darkened at Jane's information. "You should get some rest. I have to deal with something."

Jane rarely lefi her house in Xedells. Other than those at home, not many know about her heart condition. Furthermore, we're in Jadeborough. Also, Jane has always been careful to keep her medication in her purse at all times, so she can take them when needed. She won't clumsily lose it. There's only one possibilily left. Someone had stolen the medication from her purse. Luckily, I borrowed a doctor from Jermaine before arriving at the port because I was worried about Jane. Otherwise, I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to Jane.

Charlotte was waiting at their door. "Is she okay?"

"She's fine now." Genevieve's tone reflected her anger.

Seeing Genevieve's stony expression, Charlotte knew Genevieve was furious. After all, it was her party, and someone almost lost her life. Therefore, she apologized, "It's my fault. I should've sent an attendant to accompany Jane back. All the guests were enjoying themselves in the nightclub. I never thought someone would stumble into the hallway in a drunken state."

"I don't think he stumbled out himself. Someone must've lured him out." Genevieve recalled the drunken man's slurred words when she opened the utility room's door carlier.

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Though Faulkner Group had changed hands, many Faulkners continued to serve in upper management. News about the Faulkner family's fiasco had yet to make the rounds in Xedells. Most people conunued to fear the Faulkner family, so no one would liave dared to harm Janc,

Genevieve looked at Charlotte and said carefully, "Janc has a heart condition. Someone stole her medication."

Charlotte momentarily froze in shock, though she quickly understood Genevieve's meaning. She commented. "But Javier was knocked out cold. Even if he wakes up tomorrow, I doubt he'll i remember anything he did after drinking himself into oblivion."

"We don't need to wait until tomorrow." Genevieve narrowed her eyes shrewdly and smiled, adding, "Ms. Benson, could I trouble you to invite all the servers and guests to the ballroom Exclude the staff who were in the captain's cabin."

About ten minutes later, almost every server aboard the cruise ship arrived at the ballroom, joining the socialites in attendance at the party.

The ballroom was crowded.

Someone asked Charlotte curiously, "What's going on, Lottie?"

Genevieve stepped forward instead and announced, "Someone stole my friend's medication from her purse." Her piercing gaze swept across everyone present in the ballroom.

The crowd began gossiping about Genevieve's revelation. "Who the heck stole your friend's medication? What kind of a sick prank is that?"

"Right? It's not as though it's a longevity pill or something."

Genevieve scoffed in response before explaining, "My friend is unwell, and the thief knew exactly that! But don't worry, everyone. I know how to unmask the thief. I'll just take up a minute of everyone's time to perform a quick check."

"Please cooperate with Genevieve's investigation." Charlotte declared. Then, she asked Genevieve, "Would you like to investigate us first or the service staff?"

Genevieve glanced at a corner of the room before replying, "Let's check the service staff."

She knew the culprit was smart enough to bribe someone else for such a risky task.

The service staff on the cruise ship assembled into several rows. Genevieve had them raise their hands, which she snilled at as she walked past cach einployce, Curiously, Charlotte asked, "What are you doing, Genevieve?"

Instead of replying, Genevieve carried on her investigation. Somewhere in the crowd. Sylvie's gaze narrowed slightly.

Sylvic guessed that there was something in Jane's purse that would have left behind a scent on the thicfs hands or clothes.

Genevieve must be trying to track down the thief tuith that clue.

Svlvie had worn a mask when she bribed a waitress to stcal Janc's medication. Nonetheless, the waitress could easily identify Sylvic by her voice should Genevieve do a bit of further digging. While nothing would happen to Sylvie even if she were identified as the mastermind, the revelation would sour her relationship with Charlotte.

After her last fiasco, Herbert had developed more negative opinions of Sylvic. If Granddad learns of this act, he's going to flip his lid. Sylvie fretted over her dilemma. Suddenly, a lightbulb went off in her head as she spotted Coco out of the corner of her eye. She pulled Coco aside and whispered, "If Genevieve finds the thief later, step forward and admit to bribing her."

Coco was no fool, and Sylvie's words immediately revealed her identity as the mastermind behind the medication theft.

She almost shrieked in exasperation, "Are you mad? Cooper is Genevieve's older brother. What if he comes after my head over this?"

Coco had never been too nasty toward Genevieve because of the latter's family background.

Meanwhile, Sylvie merely promised, "Cooper's hardly powerful enough to sway the entire entertainment industry. If you help me now, I promise I'll support your career in the future."

"No!"

Coco's rejection was swift. She remained haunted by what Gencvicve had done to her at the film festival.

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Undeterred by Coco's refusal, Sylvie whispered, "Think carefully, Coco, My granddad is Old Mr. Zeigler. Even if Genevieve traces the theft to me, all I need to do is apologize. She can't do anything to me. You, on the other hand, are dillerent, Grandad only allows me to work in the entertainment industry because lic loves inc. Tliat locsn't mean le approves of any grandchildren-in- law running in these circles. Alter all, the Z.ciglers have a military legacy."

Sylvie's tone was gentle, yet it id little to mask the threat in her words. "Once I say a few words to Granddad. you can kiss your dream of marrying into the Zeigler family goodbye." Coco gritted her teeth in anger and glared at Sylvic.

The final nail in the coulin was when Sylvic tidied Coco's hair and added, "You're out of options, Coco If you refuse to help me, you can kiss your entertainment career goodbye too; I swear to that."

Alas, to preserve her dreams of marrying into the Zeigler family and her entertainment career, Coco relented. "You better remember your promise!"

A relieved smile appeared on Sylvie's face, "Of course."

Meanwhile, Genevieve's investigation of the servers had brought her to a waitress standing at the head of the second row. She caught a whiff of a familiar scent from the waitress' hands. "It's vou." Genevieve declared confidently.

The waitress returned Genevieve's gaze. Panic flitted through her gaze before she decided to play dumb. "Miss, I've never met your friend before. Why would I steal her medication?" Genevieve explained, "My friend carries a traditional medicine pouch in her purse, along with her frequently consumed medication. The stolen bottle would surely have the smell of that traditional inedicine."

Only then did Charlotte and the rest realize why Genevieve insisted on snitling the servers hands.

The waitress lowered her head in resignation.

However, Genevieve had no plans to blame the waitress. Instead, she asked gently. "I know you're just a server on this cruise ship, and you have no hatred toward my friend. As long as you tell me who paid you off to do this, I promise Ms. Benson won't reprimand you. In fact, I'll give you a reward myself"

Charlotte chimed in. "I won't blame you if you tell us who the mastermind is."

Reassured by their words, the waitress admitted, "I don't know who she is, though. When she sought me out, she wore a mask and a hat-"

Before she could finish her sentence, Coco stepped out of the crowd and confessed, "I paid her off to steal the medication."

Genevieve narrowed her cyes in suspicion and stared intently at Coco. "You don't have the guts to do something like this, Coco. Did you forget what I said to you last time?"

Her icy glarc caused Coco to involuntarily shudder.

To her credit, Coco regained her composure quickly and snccred, "Why wouldn't I dare to do so? I was so humiliated by what you said to me in the restroom the other day. You have no idea how much I hate you! I know Jane has a serious hcart condition and that she's your friend, so I bribed someone to steal her medication."

She even looked at the waitress and asked, "Didn't I pull you aside in the ballroom and give you fifty thousand to steal the medication?"

The waitress glanced at her and nodded. "Yes."

"What about Javier?" Genevieve continued, "How did you lure him out of the ballroom?"

Coco suiffened in surprise. She did not know Sylvie had pulled such a trick as well.

Despite her anger at Sylvie for dragging her into this mess, Coco could only lie, "Men don't know anything once they're drunk. They're too easy to lure. I wanted him to bully Jane." Genevieve's expression darkened, and she pounced on Coco, dragging the actress to the deck of the cruise ship.

There she pinned Coco against the deck railing and questioned, "I'm giving you one last chance to tell me the truth. Were you, or were you not behind all this?"

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The cruise ship had three floors, so where they were located was terrifyingly lich.

Coco was against the deck railing, and her body was lified in the air. Although the cruise ship was going at an extremely slow spiced, the raging waves are enough to make her shiver all over "Genevieve, let me down! I'll talk! I'll talkl❞ Coco cricc.

Soon, Charlotte and the others arrived at the deck as well.

That was when Sylvic saw Coco crying in fear and about to admit to everything. Irincdiately. she yelled, "What do you think you're doing. Genevieve? Are you trying to kill someone? Coco is going to be a member of my family. If you bully her, I won't let you off."

Coco was still crying, but when she hcard what Sylvic said, she suppressed the urge to spill the truth

Naturally, Genevieve noticed it and knew there was no way she could get an answer out of Coco, She ended up letting go of Coco all of a sudden.

Coco screamed in terror and fell into the ocean.

The lifeguards on the cruise ship immediately jumped in to rescue Coco.

Although Coco knew how to swim, her mind went blank upon impact because, after all, she was thrown overboard from such a great height. When she was rescued, she was still crying and shivering uncontrollably.

Sylvie wrapped Coco up with a towel and glared at Genevieve before reprimanding, "Genevieve, did you want to murder her?"

"Well, she deserves it," Genevieve uttered with a cold expression. "She got people to steal Jane's medicine and bully her. Jane almost died because her illness had struck. Coco, I've always been a

vengeful person, so I'm not going to just let this slide. You better watch out after this."

As Genevieve was saying that, she threw a cold glance at Sylvie.

At that moment, fear began to creep into Sylvie. Who knew Genevieve was such a vengeful person? She just pushed Coco overboard in front of so many people.

The next morning, when they were washing up, Genevieve told Jane about what had happened the night before./

Genevieve rinsed her mouth and narrowed her eyes. "I've dealt with Coco before. She had always been scared of me, so there's no way she could've done this. Sylvie must be the person behind this. I don't know what they talked about, but she manted to get Coco to take the fall for everything."

Jane lowered her head and mumbled, "This is all my fault."

"If anything, I should be blamed because I shouldn't have made you my friend," Genevieve joked. "All this while, Sylvie had always had a beef with me. She knew how close we are, so she decided

to mess with you."

After a pausc, Genevieve turned toward her and smilel. "Oh! That's not right. You're family to me."

Jane blushed slightly and respond cul. "Don't make fun of me, okay?"

"Don't worry about any of this, all right?" Genevieve put lier arm over Jane's shoulder and smiled faintly. "If you weren't so good at designing, we wouldn't be able to come to Charlotte's party. In the nightclub last night, I've already messed Sylvic up real good. Also, now that she had seen how ruthless I was when I dealt with Coco, she'll surely yet frightened and avoid messing with me." "Okay." Janc nodded.

When the cruise ship docked, the party attendees exited the cruise ship.

Charlotte then dragged Genevieve to the side and uttered apologctically, "Genevieve, sorry about last night. Don't worry, okay? From now on, Coco won't get invited to my parties anymore." "There's no need to apologize because that has nothing to do with you." Genevieve smiled. "I've already punished the people responsible for it."

Charlotte smiled vibrantly upon hearing that. "I admire your personality. You protect your friends and fight back when you need to. At the same time, you're so pretty. I'll invite you to my next party, and you have to come, okay?"

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