Chapter 502 Hope She Dies a Miserable Death
"It's just weird," Dione sighed, still staring at Clara.
Violette looked Clara up and down and said, "No wonder Ms. Kate wanted us to pick you up."
Clara asked again, "What are you talking about?"
"You'll find out soon enough," Violette replied coldly, then tilted her chin towards the car window. "Get out."
Clara finally noticed that the car had stopped outside a lavish club.
They had arrived.
Clara didn't ask any more questions. She got out of the car and followed Dione and Violette to meet Emma.
When they saw Emma, she was listening to a man report something, her face looking grim, and the atmosphere was tense.
"Ms. Kate, we've brought Clara," Dione said after the man finished speaking.
Emma seemed to notice them for the first time and asked, "Is everything taken care of?"
Dione quickly replied, "Yes, we used the bag you gave us earlier. By now, they should have discovered it."
Hearing Dione mention the bag, Clara felt a strange sense of familiarity.
If she remembered correctly, Emma had previously instructed the two bodyguards following her to give her several bags and told her to use gloves to get Ryan's fingerprints on them.
At the time, she didn't dare ask too many questions and just followed the instructions, pressing the bags against Ryan's fingers while he slept.
After handing the bags to the bodyguards, there was no follow-up.
Now, hearing Dione's words, Clara felt a chill run down her spine.
What had they done with those bags?
Even though she had worn gloves, could her fingerprints still be on them?
Perhaps Clara's expression was too tense, as Emma glanced at her lightly before lazily responding to Dione, "Good job."
"Oh, by the way, Ms. Kate," Dione suddenly remembered something and smiled, "Clara just took a call from Ryan in the car. He threatened her to come see him at the police station."
"Really?" Emma finally turned to Clara.
Clara nodded quickly, "He threatened me this morning, but I didn't go."
She wasn't sure what Emma's attitude towards Ryan was, especially since she hadn't figured out the reason behind the fingerprint bags. She could only answer vaguely.
"Good, it's better that you didn't go. I called you here to make sure you remember everything before you go," Emma said, giving the man beside her a look.
The man immediately understood Emma's meaning and stepped forward, saying, "Ms. Manners, follow me."
Clara nervously followed the man out of the room and into another one.
Once the door was closed, the man placed several photos on the coffee table.
Clara froze, staring at the photos, feeling her blood run cold.
On the coffee table were the compromising photos of her from Ryan's phone!
Not only had they been printed out, but they were laid out so blatantly in front of her.
But she had deleted those photos last night. Where had these come from?
Clara frantically gathered the scattered photos together and held them tightly.
"Ms. Manners, don't panic. As long as you do what we say, these photos won't be seen by anyone else," the man reassured her.
Clara, still clutching the photos, asked, "What do you want me to do?"
She desperately wanted to destroy these humiliating images.
"Sit down and listen," the man said with a smile.
Clara gathered the photos in front of her and sat on the couch. "Alright, go ahead."
The man began, "Ryan is currently suspected of possessing drugs. Ms. Kate wants you to see Ryan and get him to accuse Katniss."
Hearing the word "drugs," Clara's vision blurred.
She finally understood the purpose of those bags.
"Ryan might not listen to me," Clara said through gritted teeth.
She truly didn't believe Ryan would listen to her.
Especially since Ryan's involvement with drugs might have something to do with her.
The man said, "He will listen to you. Didn't you tell him you could connect with the Anderson family?"
Clara's nerves tightened. "How do you know?"
She had used the promise of connections with the Anderson family to trick Ryan into helping her. Only Ryan and she knew about it. How did Emma's people know?
The man smirked, "What do you think? These photos are here, aren't they?"
Clara felt a chill all over her body. After thinking it over, she finally said, "How can I convince him to accuse Katniss? He's locked up. If I say it too obviously, won't the police notice?"
"You can directly ask if Katniss gave him the drugs," the man said casually. "If he's smart, he'll know which side to take."
Emma didn't expect Ryan to successfully accuse Katniss, but since he was already useless, it wouldn't hurt to make things difficult for Katniss.
Clara understood the man's words.
She realized Emma didn't rely on Ryan to get Katniss in trouble, which eased her pressure.
"If Ryan turns on me, will Ms. Kate help me?" Before agreeing, Clara remembered the fingerprints she had put on the bags and felt uneasy.
The man replied matter-of-factly, "You're working for Ms. Kate. She will naturally protect you."
"Alright. I'll go see Ryan and guide him to accuse Katniss!" Clara took a deep breath and agreed.
Even if Ryan's accusation wouldn't harm Katniss, just making things difficult for her was worth it.
She hoped Katniss would suffer!
"Good," the man said, satisfied with her compliance, and stood up with a smile.
"Can I destroy the digital copies of the photos?" Clara asked as she stood up, having already gathered all the printed photos.
Clara never expected that before she deleted the photos from Ryan's phone, Emma had somehow obtained them and printed them out.
She didn't believe Emma had deleted the digital copies after printing them, so she asked if she could delete them.
"If everything is done properly, Ms. Kate will let you do as you wish."
Clara sensed that Emma had more tasks for her beyond seeing Ryan.
"Does Ms. Kate have other tasks for me?" Clara asked nervously.
The man glanced at her and said, "Yes. Come with me to see Ms. Kate. She wants you to handle this personally."
Clara quickly followed, guessing that the other task likely involved Desmond or getting him to come to Starhaven.
When she was brought before Emma again, Dione and Violette were already gone.
And just as she had guessed, Emma exchanged a look with the man and then said to Clara, "Contact Desmond and have him come to Starhaven today."
Clara pretended to hesitate before decisively saying, "Alright, Ms. Kate. I'll contact him now."
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