Chapter 170 The Person from the Harriman Group
"Keegan just flew to Peak City yesterday and hasn't returned yet. You know how busy he usually is, Mom," Trinity's voice came from behind the door.
"Your father already knows that Jessica is alive. I kept an eye on him so he wouldn't have too many thoughts about it. After all these years, he never really cared about her. But on Keegan's side, are you sure he hasn't had any contact with Jessica privately?"
After a moment of silence, Trinity replied, "No."
"Do you remember Mr. Rogers from the dance academy?"
Trinity's hand trembled. "Why are you suddenly mentioning him?"
"He was sentenced to five years for indecent assault years ago, but due to his compliance with the rules during his sentence and outstanding repentance, he even reported an escape incident, showing merit. He might get a reduced sentence and could be released soon."
A strange silence fell over the fitting room. Trinity hesitated and whispered, "After he's out, will he come looking for us?"
Linda's voice lowered even further, some parts becoming inaudible. However, intermittently, some words could still be heard, "Although we were involved in drugging him back then, Jessica still managed to escape. He couldn't get to her. Later, he assaulted other girls at the dance academy. It was the worst side of his nature triggered by that incident, unable to maintain his facade of righteousness. "
"Once he lost control, he was reported and sentenced. It was his fault. While it wasn't our doing that he got caught, he might still come after us. Remember to have a bodyguard with you when you go out in the future."
"What's the use of him coming after us? He should go after Jessica- his most favored student. He couldn't hold others accountable for having ill intentions towards his students; we simply assisted for our own sake, as it was his failure to seize the opportunity."
"Who knows if those years inside made him more twisted. Any possibility can't be ruled out. If he finds out Jessica is alive, he probably won't let it go."
The voices of them gradually faded, becoming completely indistinct.
Jessica nonchalantly placed her phone with the recording app still running into her pocket as Mackenzie returned after a call. Without a word, she took Mackenzie to the front fitting room as if nothing had happened.
While Jessica was trying on dresses, the store manager she had seen before happened to return to the store.
Upon learning that two important guests were present today, the manager went to greet them warmly and politely. First, she greeted Trinity and then headed toward Jessica's fitting room.
Seeing Jessica, the manager exclaimed, "Miss Jessica, it's you?"
Jessica recognized the manager and nodded politely. "Long time no see."
"Why isn't Mr. Harriman..."
The manager was about to ask why Mr. Harriman wasn't there, but there were other staff members in the fitting room, including Jessica's agent.
The manager hesitated about whether to ask and changed her approach, smiling warmly. "Miss Jessica, are you preparing to attend Tilans' banquet tonight?"
Jessica nodded.
The manager took the catalog handed by a staff member and was briefed on the dresses Jessica had just tried on and her agent's opinions. After nodding, she asked the staff to leave.
Then the manager smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Jessica, the staff didn't know you were a VIP, so they recommended regular dresses. Although they are beautiful, they are too ordinary. As the spokesperson for the H District of Tilans, attending such a grand banquet for the first time, your appearance is crucial. You can't afford to lose to foreign spokespersons in terms of dresses. I understand your and your agent's requirements."
With that, the manager adjusted her microphone and instructed the staff downstairs, "Bring the custom-made starry sky gown that arrived from Pearl City this morning to Room 205, including the full set of starry diamond accessories."
The staff member receiving the message found it hard to believe.
Who was this person? The manager personally attended to them and even brought out the newly arrived flagship piece?
They hadn't even shown this to the celebrities who had visited.
Not to mention the starry diamond accessories, just the starry sky gown itself was worth over a million dollars, and it was only for sale, not for rent.
In this industry, everyone knew that female stars wore dresses borrowed from brands when attending various ceremonies, as few had the financial power to buy such expensive dresses every time, especially since they couldn't repeat outfits. It was always the brands that provided the dresses.
That Jessica...
Was the manager joking?
But since the manager had spoken, no one dared to neglect the request.
The manager had her reasons. Being observant, she could tell from Jessica's demeanor in front of Mr. Harriman that whether the dress and accessories were accounted for under Tilans or Harriman Group didn't matter; it was all about Mr. Harriman's reputation, which was too significant to allow any mistakes.
After changing into the dress upstairs, Jessica went to the third floor for fittings.
When Trinity came out and saw the hem of the starry sky gown flash by on the stairs, she immediately asked, "That dress is beautiful. Can I try it on?"
The manager emerged from the next room and smiled. "I'm sorry, Miss Trinity, you can't."
Trinity's expression turned sour. "We're all trying on dresses. Nothing's been finalized yet. Why can't I try?"
"The dress has already been reserved. The person is from the Harriman Group, so you can't try it."
Upon hearing the words 'the Harriman Group,' Linda quickly pulled Trinity away to avoid any unnecessary trouble if Trinity got upset and said something hearing those words.
Night fell.
Blue Bay Apartments.
Jessica sat in the study in front of the computer, opened the audio processing software, and processed the unclear recording from behind the door.
Enhancing voices, reducing background noise, adjusting frequencies, and enhancing voices again.
She listened repeatedly, enhancing the clarity of the voices each time.
Until the dialogue in the recording became clearer and clearer.
"Although we were involved in drugging him back then, Jessica still managed to escape."
"What's the use of him coming after us? He should go after Jessica. Wasn't she the most favored student of him back then? He couldn't hold others accountable for having ill intentions towards his students; we simply assisted for our own sake, as it was his failure to seize the opportunity."
Five years ago, in a dark room with a pungent smell of alcohol, Stanley staggered towards her, the once admired Mr. Rogers, uttering those disgustingly chilling and unsettling words, each word filled with perversion and filth.
Jessica emotionlessly made several backups of the unprocessed original recording and the processed audio, sending a copy to Cynthia at the same time.
