After waiting for half an hour, Clarice estimated that it was almost time. She put down the TV remote control, got up, and went upstairs.
She came to Lyra's door and raised her hand to knock on it. "Lyra, can I come in?"
Although she guessed that Lyra already passed out because of the medicine, it was better to ask in advance.
Otherwise, if she went in before Lyra fell asleep, it would be awkward. Lyra would suspect her purpose of entering the room without permission.
"Lyra?" Clarice called again.
There was no movement inside the room.
Clarice determined that Lyra was indeed asleep, and went into the room confidently.
Lyra’s room was as big as hers, and the layout was similar too.
Clarice looked around a bit before stopping and going straight toward the bed.
When she reached the bed, Lyra was lying in it with her eyes closed and motionless. It seemed like she was sleeping deeply.
However, Clarice knew that Lyra was not sleeping. She was in a semi-comatose and hazy state.
Clarice took out her phone, tapped the recording function, and asked softly, "Lyra Madden, did you get a waiter to drug Sydney Raines at the club three months ago?"
"...Yes," Lyra frowned and answered in a slightly weak voice.
Clarice's hands trembled with excitement." Why did you drug Sydney?"
Lyra's expression suddenly became ferocious. "Because I wanted to destroy her. I could tell that Julien cared about her, but he just didn't notice it himself. To cut off the possibility between Sydney and him, I could only strike first and destroy her, but..."
"But what?" Clarice brought the phone closer.
Lyra gnashed her teeth. "That useless thing couldn't even complete a simple task. The man he found was also useless. I spent 40 thousand for nothing, and it even brought Sydney and Julien together!"
"I see. Thank you for your cooperation!" Clarice saved the recording with a smile, turned around, and went out.
Mission accomplished.
In the future, the Madden family would only have one daughter.
As for Lyra...
When Lyra got out of jail, she would find someone to sell Lyra to the countryside and give her to those disgusting men as a wife.
Lyra looked down on country bumpkins, so Clarice would make her a country bumpkin herself!
After leaving Lyra's room, Clarice dialed Sydney's number.
Sydney was in a cab when her phone rang. She looked at it and was surprised to see that it was from Clarice.
'Why is she calling me now? Did something go wrong with her task?'
She did not think much about it and quickly answered, "Hello?"
"Ms. Raines, I've completed the task. I got the recording from Lyra," Clarice said excitedly.
Sydney’s eyes widened in surprise. "What? So soon?"
She thought that it would take at least a couple of days.
Unexpectedly, it was done in an hour. This efficiency was beyond words.
"Yes. I didn't expect it to go so smoothly either." Clarice laughed.
Sydney straightened and asked curiously," How did you do it?"
"Um... I'm sorry, Ms. Raines. That's a secret. Can I not say?" Clarice lowered her eyes and said in embarrassment.
This was one of the means she relied on to survive.
She did not want to tell anyone.
Sydney raised her brows.
'A secret?
'She managed to make Lyra confess everything so quickly. It seems that this secret isn’t simple at all. That just makes me even more curious.
'However, no matter how curious I am, I can't force her to tell me. After all, everyone has the right to remain silent.
'As long as this secret isn’t harmful to me, I won't ask.'
"Okay." Sydney nodded.
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