While John was waiting for the elevator, he happened to meet Vivian coming downstairs.
"Mr. Shi? Are you going upstairs?" Vivian asked in surprise.
"Yes." Then he entered the elevator and pressed the button. He didn't even give her a glance.
She didn't seem to be bothered though. Instead, she gave a weird smile and watched the elevator doors shut.
Everything was going according to her plan.
John would go back to his room and sleep deeply, unaware of what would happen next.
Standing at the doors of the elevator, Vivian took her phone out of her bag, and lifted it to her ear.
No one called her.
She pretended to be answering a phone call.
She was just putting on an act for the surveillance cameras. They were recording everything so she had to put on a show to avoid suspicion.
"Okay, I'm waiting for the elevator," Vivian said to herself. She put her phone in her bag and pressed the elevator button.
She stepped into the elevator and went back to Jessica's room.
Vivian got to the room a short while later and knocked on the door.
Jessica strode over to the door to see who it was.
"Vivi?" Jessica was confused. "Why are you back?"
"I just saw Brother John. He didn't look well. I think he is sick. Should we go check on him?" Vivian asked worriedly.
Jessica was immediately smothered with nerves just hearing that there could be something wrong with her brother. She took Vivian's hand and marched off to go to John's room.
Vivian followed in tow nervously. When they got into the elevator, Vivian took her phone out and seemed to be messaging someone.
She only sent a few words. "The second step."
"Vivi, are you sure? Is John really sick?" Jessica clung onto Vivian's hand nervously.
Vivian locked her phone screen and comforted Jessica, "Don't worry. Let's go and have a look first. Maybe I was just being paranoid."
"I know he has been very busy lately." Jessica sighed. "It must be because of Nina. She is a princess. He's worried that our family doesn't match up to hers. He shouldn't have married her. She's caused so much trouble."
Jessica seemed to be speaking ill of Nina but she really didn't mean it. She was too anxious to think about what she was saying.
Vivian didn't say anything.
As they exited the elevator and neared John's suite, Jessica's phone started ringing.
She didn't recognize the number so she hung up.
The same number called again.
"Jessica, you'd better answer it. Maybe there's something urgent. It'll only take a second," Vivian urged.
Jessica answered the phone. "Who's this?"
"Ms. Shi, I'm sorry to call you so late. I have something for you. I don't know if you are interested." The voice that came through seemed to be almost robotic. It was difficult to make out the person's real voice or even the gender.
She knew this was a scam so Jessica decisively said, "No."
"Divorce." Upon hearing that, Jessica was overtaken by anxiety. She didn't even her father know that Jason and she had been divorced. How did this person know about her divorce?
The person continued, "Ms. Shi, don't be nervous. Only I know that you have been divorced. Just come and talk to me and I won't let your secret out."
Jessica's breathing intensified as her finger tips turned pale. "Right away."
She hung up the phone and turned to Vivian, saying, "Vivi, I have something urgent to deal with. Please go check on John for me. If it's too much trouble, call Nina to take care of him."
"Okay. Just go ahead," replied Vivian.
"Thank you." Then Jessica left in a hurry.
As Jessica was leaving, triumph flashed through Vivian's eyes.
The second step of her plan was complete.
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