Chapter 105: Chapter 104: Orion Admits Fault
"Do you want to sit one more time?" Galen’s words made Luna pause. Since she’d already gotten the number from Eldon, she quickly stepped out of the car.
"Let’s go." Luna patted Elliana Lyle on the shoulder and headed straight for the car parked by the roadside.
"Officer Collins, we’ll head back now."
Galen gave a slight nod. "Alright, Miss Lyle, take it slow on the road."
Back in the car, Elliana hadn’t even fastened her seatbelt before Luna floored the accelerator and sped off.
"What do we do next?" Elliana asked while fastening her seatbelt.
Luna, expressionless, said, "I’ll take out another online loan."
"Huh?"
"What do you mean ’huh’? I’m not really borrowing. You don’t need to worry, I’m good at this."
...
"How do you know Galen Collins?"
Luna stared ahead at the road, pursed her lips, and said slowly, "When I was 17, I was still living in the country. Back then, I liked taking on cases like tracking mistresses. I wasn’t very experienced, and people often called the police on me. There was an officer who frequently took me to the station for a chat. The last time he caught me and put me in the car, something happened midway. He got out, and I drove off with his police car."
Elliana was stunned, her face showing shock. "You even stole a police car?"
"I didn’t steal it; I drove it back to the police station, parked it, and then left."
"..." Elliana gaped slightly, wanting to say something but ultimately at a loss for words.
...
At the Bennett Family villa, after Elliana got out of the car, Luna still had no intention of getting out and didn’t turn off the engine.
"Get some sleep early; I’m going out to handle a private matter."
Elliana didn’t ask more, just nodded. "Alright, you rest early too."
By the time she got back to the villa, it was already 10 p.m. Norman Bennett hadn’t returned yet, and it was only when she turned on her phone that she saw he had already sent her a message.
Norman Bennett: "Something came up, I can’t come back. Rest early."
After replying to the message, Elliana went upstairs to take a bath. Afterward, she got into bed, closed her eyes, and fell asleep soundly within a minute.
...
Ding ding~ ding ding!
The alarm clock echoed throughout the room. Two minutes later, a hand reached out from the blanket, skillfully turning off the alarm.
The person on the bed then opened their eyes. It was six in the morning.
Picking up the phone, aside from some messages from official accounts on WeChat, no one had sent her any messages.
At 10 in the morning.
Luna sent her a message.
Luna (Master): "Buddy, where’s Fourth Lee, I tried calling him, but his phone is off."
Kitty: "Haven’t seen him, and I also haven’t seen Tommy today; neither of them is here with me."
―――Elliana’s Team.
Luna: "Where’s Fourth Lee? Does anyone know where he went?"
Tommy: "No idea, you need him for something?"
Luna: "I have a few legal questions for him."
Sebastian: "You can ask me."
Luna: "I’ll just look it up online."
Looking at the messages on the screen, Elliana couldn’t help but smile. Just then, several new Weibo alerts popped up on her phone.
"Internet celebrity Orion has been permanently banned..."
A marketing account called Gossip Entertainment posted: Just yesterday, the internet celeb Orion was shamelessly flaming Elliana’s team and issued harsh words, "If Elliana dares to sue me, I dare to ruin her." Until 5 a.m. today, Orion’s account was officially banned, along with Tommy’s account and others, instantly hitting back.
And at 9 a.m. today, the streaming platform also released a statement on Weibo, announcing a ban on the streaming rooms of Orion and others, freezing their accounts, and removing all related content. They stated that Orion and others seriously violated the contract terms and have been sued for compensation.
Below were apology images from Orion and other influencers, especially Orion, whose sincere attitude seemed uncharacteristic.
Seeing this, Elliana felt relieved. She wondered if these people ever thought there’d come a day like this when they were insulting her.
And she didn’t have to think hard to know that Norman Bennett was helping her with this. Since she had nothing to do today, she suddenly thought of making soup for the man.
Three in the afternoon.
Melody Harmony Group.
After several months, she came again to the entrance of Melody Harmony Group. It all seemed both different and the same.
Walking into the company lobby, she immediately saw two young women mopping the floor, and the more she looked at them, the more familiar they seemed.
Likewise, the two women noticed Elliana, their disheartened faces momentarily froze, but soon their eyes lit up as if they’d seen a lifeline.
When Elliana saw their faces clearly, she suddenly remembered—wasn’t that May Lewis!
May Lewis had actually come to work at Melody Harmony? Just as Elliana found it odd, May Lewis ran up to her, dropped to her knees, and clung to Elliana’s leg, wailing.
"Elliana! Elliana, please spare me... Elliana, have mercy, I won’t dare do it again, I beg you..."
"..." Elliana was dumbfounded. Before she could say anything, Lisa also ran over and grabbed her other leg.
"Elliana, I was wrong, I won’t dare do it again..."
"Wait, what are you doing..." Elliana tried to push them off but didn’t have the strength.
"Elliana, please speak to Mr. Bennett for us, let us go," May Lewis implored, bawling.
"Wait, let go of me first, we can talk this out."
This commotion naturally drew the attention of Melody Harmony employees, and the security guards quickly came over to pull them away.
Yet everyone underestimated the determination of May Lewis and Lisa, who clung tighter and tighter, causing Elliana so much pain she grimaced, prompting the guards to draw an electric baton, zapping the two...
Though the baton didn’t seem very effective, Elliana felt her whole body buzz, though there wasn’t much of an impact, just a tingling.
Watching May Lewis and Lisa being dragged away by the guards, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Yet her soup was now spilled on the ground, splattered everywhere.
"What a shame..."
At this moment, Norman Bennett, alerted, arrived by her side, while she was still somewhat dazed. The tingling left her brain a bit foggy, her reactions slow.
"Are you alright, girl?" The man enveloped her in an embrace, his large hand stroking her cheek with worry.
Elliana shook her head, indicating she was fine, then asked, "Norman, why is May Lewis here?"
Seeing the little girl was alright, the man relaxed, "Come upstairs first, I’ll explain in a bit." He then wrapped her hand in his large one, leading her to the elevator.
With each step, Elliana felt pain because May Lewis had clung to her leg so tightly, it felt like fingernails had dug into the meat on the inner side of her thigh.
In the man’s office, he finally recounted the events.
It turned out back then, Norman had bought the contract of May Lewis’s company at a steep price, then signed them to a ten-year contract.
But from then on, they could only work at Melody Harmony.
Without Norman needing to continue, she understood what happened next. Those two were likely ordered around by their superiors to serve tea or by their colleagues to fetch water—it was essentially a freeze-out.
Elliana also understood that Norman was helping her vent her frustrations. After all, if May Lewis had succeeded back then, Elliana would have fallen into complete ruin.