The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1498

"Ms. Xia, is Lancy insane? How could she do that to you? She even cursed our company. What a crazy woman!" Phoebe said disdainfully.

Sheryl, however, seemed to be lost in thought. She replied calmly, "I don't think she's crazy. In fact, I think she's very well-prepared. I wonder who else she's working with because whoever it is, well, they did a good job. Their plan is going very well. They must be planning their next step now."

Phoebe was startled to hear this so she asked, worried, "Ms. Xia, are you saying that this wasn't an accident? And that Lancy is an accomplice? Oh my God, do we have an enemy that we don't know of? Why would someone do such a thing to frame us?"

Sheryl remained silent. A woman's name came to her mind. Since she had come back, trouble seemed to follow Sheryl everywhere.

"Phoebe, you've had a long day. Why don't you go home and rest? I'll take care of this. You don't need to worry, okay?" Sheryl said gently.

After such a long day, Phoebe was already starting to feel tired. Her back was aching too so she didn't bother to decline. "Okay, Ms. Xia. Don't stay up too late. You need to get home and rest too."

"Yes, I know. Bye, Phoebe." Sheryl nodded at Phoebe.

As soon as she saw Phoebe get inside a cab, she took her phone out and dialed a number.

"I need you help investigate someone. I need all background information on her and find out if she's been meeting with a woman named Rachel."

"No problem, just send me an email about her name and information."

"Okay."

Sheryl hung up and opened her business email. She found the contract Lancy had signed with the company before. In the contract was her resume which contained her name, phone number, education background, etc. Sheryl sent the resume.

Sheryl remained worried as she thought it over. Lancy looked and sounded determined back in the hospital. And she was confident that the Cloud Advertising Company would get a very bad reputation after the accident in the mall.

Something like this had already happened before. Based on that, as long as the mall didn't demand anything from the company, the contract could remain valid so it normally shouldn't be a big deal. This was why Sheryl was so worried about how certain Lancy was that this accident would destroy the Cloud Advertising Company.

Sheryl racked her brain for Lancy's possible motive. She concluded that Lancy might go public with her face injury. If Lancy was acting alone, Sheryl wondered how much trouble Lancy could really get her into.

So, Sheryl called the chief editor of the largest magizine in Y City.

"Hi, Peterson, sorry to bother you so late in the night," Sheryl said politely.

When Peterson responded, his voice sounded welcoming. "No trouble at all, Mrs. Lu. What's up? Did something happen?"

Sheryl had met Peterson through Charles in one of the dinner parties that she went to. So, Peterson, a big shot in the entertainment industry, was the first name to come to Sheryl's mind.

"Yes, Peterson. I wonder if you can help me out?"

"My pleasure. Tell me what happened. Let's see what I can do for you," Peterson said without hesitating.

Sheryl was relieved. She continued, "Here's the thing…"

Sheryl told Peterson every detail about the accident in the shopping mall and all about Lancy. Sheryl expressed her concern about Lancy's threats and she wondered if she was up to something else bigger.

Unlike Sheryl, Peterson was pretty calm after he heard the whole story. He remained silent for a moment.

Sheryl's anxious grew when Peterson wasn't saying anything. She broke the silence. "Peterson, based on your experience, what are the odds of our company losing this case?"