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“Who reported a disturbance?”
Clutching my chest,I shouted,”Here!I called.They smashed my jewelry and attacked me!”
The driver draped his jacket over me,helping me up.
Seeing the police,they cut the livestreamshort,panic flashed across their faces,and not knowing what to do, they all looked to Jessica.
Jessica,with her arms crossed,lifted her chin.
“Don’t worry.I dined with their chief at New Year’s Eve.They won’t bother us.Trust the Harpers’influence.”
Her friends relaxed immediately and smirked.
“This slut tried to ruin the Harper-Anderson alliance.We’re saving Jessica’s engagement.What’s wrong with beating her?”
“She’s Jessica’s sister.What can the police do?”
They kept talking to themselves,regaining confidence.
The police surveyed the wreckage and helped the bleeding salesperson up.Others photographed the scene.
I pointed at the broken jewelry.
“These are worth millions,some of them are rare pieces by masters, which are priceless.Make sure you document everything.”
“They assaulted me and the salesperson.They must pay for this!”
“They were livestreaming throughout the whole process.The evidence is on their phones.”
The police reached for the phone.
The woman holding the phone immeadiately deleted the data and feigned innocence.
“Oops,my hand slipped.Deleted it.What now?”
I glanced up at the surveillance camera.
Think I can’t get evidence?
My driver,under my secret instruction,had already retrieved the malls surveillance footage.
Jessica remained smug.
“Officer,she’s my sister.This is a family matter.I’m a Harper.No need to take it so seriously,right?”
“She’s a broke nobody.That money’s from my parents.Why compensate?For our own stuff?”
Her friends chimed in.
“Yeah,a sister disciplining her sibling doesn’t need police to tell her what to do.It’s all Jessica’s anyway.”
I stared at Jessica.
“I’m not a Harper legally.What kind of siblings are we?”
The police snapped,”Your argument’s pointless.”
“Everyone,back to the police station with us, now.”
Hearing the words “police station”,her friends panicked and looked helplessly at Jessica.
She was confident. “Just a formality,right?I get it.With all these witnesses,you’ve got to do your job.Let’s go.”
The driver returned with the parking lot footage.
We all went to the station.
Only at the station did Jessica realized things were off and frantically called Mr and Mrs Harper.
I curled my lips and texted my foster daad.
“Cancel all our cooperation with the Harpers.”
The Harpers arrived fast,their faces were pale as sheets.
Seeing them,Jessica dropped her aggressive act, her eyes tearing as she threw herself into her mother’s arms, her voice broken.
“Mom,my sister bullied me.”
Her act was so convincing.Anyone unaware of the facts might believe her.
Mrs.Harper,heartbroken,wiped her tears and turned to me.
“Sophia,I know you resent us for losing you in the first place,but Jessica’s innocent.You agreed to accept her.Why go back on it now?”
