Chapter 521


    [I can''t stand people who beat around the bush like this. Spit it out, will you? I''m not about to let Astar


    get smeared with mud for no good reason, and then have to deal with the bacsh from people who


    don''t know jack!]


    Astrid had originally intended to ignore Karin, but at those words, her temper red. "Karin, make


    yourself clear. What does this have to do with me? I am not about to take the fall for something I didn''t


    do!"


    Karin retorted with a sneer, "Does ying with people''s feelings much give you a sense of


    aplishment?"


    Thements overwhelmed, [OMG, this is gonna be juicy!]


    [Fight,e on!]


    [I bet Astar''s gonna crush it!]


    [Go Astar!]


    [This chick''s looking for trouble!]


    Nathan was about to lose his patience listening to Karin, but before he could interject, Astrid grabbed


    him by the arm, "Men should stay out of women''s business."


    With that, she shot Elio a warning look, "Don''t you move either."


    "Sure, babe," Elio responded, only to receive a stealthy stomp on the foot from Nathan.


    It hurt, but he had to grit his teeth and bear it. He couldn''t even stomp back.


    Astrid approached Karin, confronting her directly, "You''re the one who came to the show and aired your


    dirtyundry. What''s that got to do with me?"


    Karin wiped away a tear and used, "Astrid, did you already dig into my past? You knew about my


    history with Mr. Lampard and my weaknesses, so that little wood carving wasn''t something you made


    on the spot, was it? You prepared it beforehand! Because you knew I was obsessed with wood


    carvings, you used that to set me up!"


    Astrid was bbergasted, "Karin, what kind of twisted logic is that? I carved that piece during the show.


    Everyone saw me chopping wood and carving it, didn''t they? Besides, you were a surprise guest. I


    didn''t have my phone and had no clue who''d be joining. Am I some psychic to carry around a wood


    carving for days just to... frame you?"


    "Oh, cut the act," Karin scoffed, pulling out the wooden figurine, "You were facing away from the


    camera when you were carving. It wasn''t until it was nearly done that Parrish noticed and the camera


    panned to you. I adore wood carvings and I''ve even studied them. Ordinary carvings don''t impress me,


    but the one you gave me was so detailed. It was professional. You can''t achieve that in a short time!


    If you had studied carving, your hands would show the calluses from the tools, but your hands are soft,


    which means you don''t use carving tools regrly. That carving was prepared long ago, and you just


    scraped off the topyer with your knife to make it look freshly done."


    Karin paused, then added, "Thepany leaked news not long ago that I might rece Joana for this


    show. So isn''t it normal that you knew I wasing?"


    At this point, Astrid felt like apuding Karin for her wild imagination, "So why would I want to harm


    you?"


    Karin stated, "Because Mr. Lampard and I grew up together. You feel threatened."This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Astrid was dumbfounded.


    Seriously? Karin''s ego was off the charts!


    Astrid almostughed but held it back, asking nonchntly, "So why do you think I''ve been carrying


    around this wood carving all this time?"