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Judy could only hope that Karen would come to her rescue. But how, it seemed hopeless. In a fit of madness, she rushed at Amber, kicking and hitting her as though she wanted to beat Amber to death.
Amber cried out in pain, trying to stop Judy from spiraling further, but Judy, as if triggered, refused to stop. She grabbed Amber’s hair, slamming her head against the door. The pain made Amber see stars.
Just as Judy was violently attacking Amber, the door was pushed open. Vincent, already emotionally shaken by Karen’s coma, was stunned to see Judy assaulting Amber. His face turned blank, unable to process what he was seeing.
“What are you doing?!” Vincent asked in disbelief.
Judy stopped immediately, rubbing her sore wrist guiltily. She didn’t say anything, and instead, her gaze shifted to Amber. Amber quickly explained, “Judy heard that I didn’t take her grandmother to the hospital when she had an attack and instead called an ambulance, which delayed her treatment.
“She got upset. Judy and her grandmother are very close, so when she felt like I was the one who caused the problem, she couldn’t hold back her anger and lashed out. Please don’t blame her.”
Judy was worried Vincent wouldn’t believe Amber’s explanation, but after hearing it, Vincent seemed to buy it right away. He looked at Judy and said, “You did what I didn’t get the chance to do. Amber deserved that.”
Seeing that Vincent didn’t doubt her, Judy didn’t have the strength to argue. All she wanted now was a clear answer Had Carter been doing drugs or not?
“Dad, I’m feeling really dizzy. I need to rest for a bit. Can you please go and take care of Grandma? I’ll go see her as soon as feel better,” Judy said, sitting down on the bed, her face pale and looking frighteningly sick.
“Judy, are you sure you’re okay? You look terrible,” Vincent said, walking over with a worried expression. He touched her hand, and it was cold.
“I’m fine, Dad. I just need some rest. You take Mom out. She almost killed Grandma. I don’t want to see her right now,” Judy said, her voice tinged with genuine anger.
She really didn’t want to face Amber. The sight of her made Judy so furious she could hardly control herself.
Vincent, deeply moved by Judy’s consideration, felt his heart swell with emotion. He believed all his efforts to care for her had been worth it. He grabbed Amber by the arm and dragged her out, ignoring her dignity and self–respect, treating her like a dog in front of others.
Amber was overwhelmed with a mix of shock, rage, and pain. She felt like she was being tortured to the brink of death. She didn’t want to live another day like this. She just wanted to drag everyone down with her.
Vincent didn’t let go of Amber. He pulled her along like a dog, heading toward Karen’s hospital room to make her take care
of Karen.
Judy dialed Thomas again. This time, he didn’t pick up. But he had already found Carter, who was lounging on the sofa in the presidential suite, smoking and looking completely enjoying himself.
“Tell me the truth. Have you been doing drugs again? This is important. It could determine whether your career will be destroyed or not,” Thomas said sternly, his face dark with anger.
“Destroyed or not? Those little online rumors? I could fix them with a single phone call. Why are you making such a big deal out of nothing?” Carter scoffed, dismissing the agent’s concerns with a laugh.
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“Carter, this is no small matter. If you get caught doing drugs, it won’t matter who your backers are. The entertainment industry won’t have a place for you. The show you just filmed won’t be able to air. You’ll owe huge fines for breaking your
contract.
“Your endorsement deals will be terminated, and you’ll have to pay penalties. This could destroy your career completely,” Thomas said, feeling the weight of the situation.
“Are you saying someone’s setting me up? If I find out who it is, I make them regret it.” Carter’s eyes turned dark with
menace.
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“Right now, that’s not the issue. Have you been doing drugs or not?” Thomas said, nearly at his breaking point. If Carter had really gotten involved in something this serious, it could cost Thomas his job as well.
“You think it’s that easy to quit? Of course, I’ve been using drugs. You don’t really think that when we’re all hanging out, there’s no drugs involved, do you? What’s the point of partying otherwise?” Carter said defiantly as if it was nothing.
Thomas’s mind reeled, and he staggered back a couple of steps, a mixture of disbelief and sorrow on his face. He couldn’t believe that Carter was still using drugs.
Thomas knew this time it was really over. The situation had hit with such force that even with his years of experience in the industry, he could sense something was off.
If Carter hadn’t used drugs, Thomas might have been able to save him, but now that Carter had, there was nothing more the agent could do.
With the rumors swirling and Carter’s drug use taking over the trending topics, if Carter didn’t show up at the police station to clear his name, it would pretty much confirm the allegations.
And the people behind this wouldn’t let Carter off so easily. Even if Carter didn’t submit to a drug test, they had ways of making him do so.
Thomas quickly grabbed his phone and called Judy. He knew that with such a big production on her hands, if the lead actor was involved in a scandal, all of her investment would go down the drain.
She was probably even more desperate than he was now. The only thing left was to see if she had any plans to fix the mess
When Judy answered the phone, she was hit with the news she least wanted to hear. Carter had really been using drugs, and he’d been doing it for a while. Judy nearly lost it on the spot. If this leaked out, her multimillion–dollar investment would be completely ruined.
“You need to get him abroad, now. Don’t let him come back for at least a year. This is your only option,” Judy said after thinking it over. As long as they couldn’t find Carter, the rumors would remain just rumors. Without hard evidence, her movie could still be released.
“I’m worried we’ll get stopped halfway. This is clearly someone setting us up. You think the people behind this will just let us off the hook?” Thomas asked.
Judy knew what that meant. She responded. “Then we have no choice but to make Carter go undercover. You need to come up with a plan to get him out quietly. You don’t want him to become the poster child for a celebrity gone wrong, do you?”
“Of course not, but you don’t understand Carter. He won’t listen to me, let alone use your plan to leave quietly,” Thomas said, shaking his head, feeling utterly helpless.
“Then knock him out and carry him out. Stuff him in a box if you have to. What’s the problem? Where are come over myself. My investment cannot be destroyed because of him.” Judy gritted her teeth, sounding resolute.
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Thomas was reluctant to make an enemy of Carter. On the surface, Carter acted like a gentleman, but he was really a troublemaker at heart. Anyone who crossed him wouldn’t come out unscathed.
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If Judy was the one to handle him personally, it wouldn’t be his problem. Since someone else was taking care of it, Thomas would let them. He quickly sent judy the hotel address.
