As it turned out, it might work. As the hidden owner of StarRise Entertainment, Tiffany was only responsible for investing; the company's operations were managed by a highly paid professional team. Retrieving her information was almost impossible, unless she deliberately revealed it. Tiffany was overjoyed by the person-in-charge's report. The thought of Kenneth's defeat was hilarious.

"They want your contact information," the person-in-charge said. "They want to talk to you personally. Should I give it to them?"

"Yes," Tiffany replied, lounging back in her studio. "Give it to him."

A few minutes later, Kenneth called. She sensed his suppressed anger in his first words. "I believe you know why I'm calling. Be frank. How does your company want to resolve this?"

Tiffany deliberately lowered her voice, adopting a rigid, unreasonable tone. "There are no enemies in fame and fortune. As long as Mr. Harper is sincere, I can let Miss Princeton off the hook for stealing my company's secrets." With that single sentence, she escalated the situation.

Kenneth's face was ashen. "Don't go overboard."

"Then there's no room for negotiation," Tiffany said, smiling lazily. She wasn't afraid of a physical threat over the phone, and she certainly wasn't going to let Melody off easily with a simple apology. Melody hadn't admitted wrongdoing, and she'd stolen Tiffany's manuscript twice. "Dream on," she thought. If this had happened to someone else, they'd never be able to clear their name. Tiffany decided to teach Melody a lesson.

Kenneth was silent for a moment, then compromised. "Tell me. What are your conditions?"

As expected, he'd agree to anything for his beloved.

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Tiffany curled her lips and said casually, "You're very direct. I'll be straightforward. In the next two days, I'll release trending news on Facebook. I hope Mr. Harper will help spread it and prevent it from being suppressed."

The news concerned Abbie, whose comeback was imminent, with a new movie releasing in three months. Many people wanted Abbie to fail, and her reputation was being deliberately tarnished. If this continued, the movie would flop. As Tiffany had signed Abbie and promised to make her a top celebrity, she wouldn't stand by while her team member was cyberbullied. The public needed to know the truth about Maple Forest Avenue two years ago; Milly and Freddie needed to be punished. This news would cause a storm; they were a powerful, influential couple. Their publicity machine would try to bury the story, but the Harper family, major shareholders in major media companies, could control that. That wasn't Tiffany's desired outcome.

Kenneth's expression softened. "Sure. Then let's forget about the script matter."

Tiffany smiled with satisfaction. After hanging up, she called the person-in-charge at StarRise Entertainment. "Make the arrangements. I'll expose what I told you last time in the next two days."

"Okay, Ms. Kelley."

Tiffany put down her paintbrush, sat on the studio window sill, and looked into the distance. She saw Kenneth making a call nearby, likely informing major media outlets not to suppress any StarRise Entertainment news—good or bad—for the next few days. Even a high price wouldn't allow Milly and Freddie to remove the news once it broke.

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Kenneth was a man of his word, and that was his only advantage. Tiffany was relieved, but she also thought that if Kenneth knew she owned StarRise, he might never have agreed to her conditions. He'd probably have scolded her: "We're classmates! Why are you making things difficult for Melody?" The thought amused her.

An idea struck her. No one could tell it was her with a disguised voice. She could disguise herself and approach Richard; she wondered if he'd recognize her. Rationality versus instinct battled. Should she? The strange man was fierce, refusing even to meet her before. But her instinct won. She wanted to see if Richard had recovered. She wanted to see him.

Tiffany was decisive. After a moment's hesitation, she left school with her backpack, containing disguise masks and clothes. She'd discarded her crutches; disguising herself at school was inconvenient. She took a taxi to Treasure Tower.

"Sir, please go to Treasure Tower."

"Sure thing."

They arrived in four to five minutes. She paid the fare and entered Treasure Tower. As she entered, an old man emerged.

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When he saw Tiffany, the old man trembled. He mumbled, "FaiFaithShe's Faith"

His butler rushed to support him. "What's wrong? Call the doctor!" He instructed a bodyguard to summon a doctor, but the old man pushed him away and tried to chase after Tiffany. She was already gone, but he knew she was inside Treasure Tower.

"Quick! Shut the door and find her!"

The old man was the head of the Ashton family, one of Traron City's prominent families.

"Who did you see, Mr. Ashton?" the butler asked.

"Faith! She's Faith!"

"Miss Faith left 18 years ago. You're mistaken."

"No! That faceit's too similar!" Victor insisted, his eagerness bordering on desperation. "Did you see her? She looked exactly like Faith!"

The butler was helpless. This wasn't the first time. The old man would react this way whenever he saw someone resembling his deceased daughter.

The butler closed the doors and sent people to search. They found nothing.

"There must be somewhere else!" Victor exclaimed, breaking into a cold sweat. He was about to collapse.

"Mr. Ashton!" The butler called for the doctor.

A bodyguard spoke, "There's a washroom. No one checked there!"

"Go! Quickly!"

Tiffany emerged from the washroom just as the commotion reached a peak. Thinking a robbery was in progress, she was about to ask a question when someone pointed at her.

"Mr. Ashton, is this her?"

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