Chapter 1822


    "Ah!" Susan''s scream echoed through the private room, sending shivers down everyone''s spine.


    Thssa, hearing her cry, felt her heart skip a beat-it was genuinely terrifying.


    Yet, it seemed like she was the only one affected. Everyone else in the room seemed indifferent, as if scenes like this were all too familiar to them. Just moments before, Susan was holding her head sideways, not feeling particrly distressed. But now, as Payne twisted her neck around, it felt like her head was about to part ways with her body.


    The pain was unbearable, making it hard to breathe, with tears and snot running all over her face.


    Payne, with a cold expression, sternly asked Susan, "Ready to talk now? Who''s the mastermind behind all this?"


    "You... you..." Susan gasped for air.


    Payne moved his neck, causing a series of intimidating cracks, unlike the sound of Susan''s neck that seemed on the verge of breaking.


    Payne spoke slowly, his tone full of authority, "This isn''t some kind of off-the-books interrogation. The evidence against you, item by item, is allid out right here. I''m just asking you a question, understand?"


    Hearing his words, Susan trembled with fear. She had earlier used Lysander of using unauthorized methods since he wasn''t a public official. But Payne, he was a bona fide cop.


    His actions, all aimed at catching criminals and conducting interrogations.


    Even if they killed her, it would be considered justified.


    Susan, now terrified out of her wits, struggled to breathe, tears streaming down her face, her body shaking. In a desperate bid to save herself, she finally caved, stuttering, "I''ll talk, I''ll... The man behind me... The man behind me is... Joshua!"


    "What?"


    Susan''s revtion left Thssa in shock.


    She had been eagerly waiting for Susan to reveal the mastermind, already having someone in mind.


    She had thought it was Callum.


    After all, Callum had previously conspired with Susan, engaging in activities that harmed her and framed Lysander.


    Their coboration wasn''t something out of the ordinary.


    But to Thssa''s surprise, Susan named Joshua!


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    Lysander, upon hearing Susan''s confession, was skeptical. His voice deepened as he warned, "Lying will only make things worse


    Susan, in panic, with tears and snot mingling, hurriedly insisted, "I''m not lying, I swear. It was Joshua who had me released from custody, and he''s the one with the authority to let me continue as a model in the


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    Thssa was in disbelief, struggling to ept the truth of Susan''s words.


    How could it be Joshua?


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    That moment felt like genuine protection from Joshua, at least offering Thssa a sense of fatherly love.


    Her deste heart had begun to warm up a bit.


    And now, Susan was telling her that Joshua was the one who allowed Susan to continue causing trouble in the finals!


    How could she believe, how could she ept this?


    "How can you prove he''s the one behind this?" Payne, sensing Thssa and Lysander''s skepticism, pressed Susan for proof.