Chapter 392: Chapter 114 This is the evidence!

“I think you might have misunderstood something, Sarah,” Love managed a strained smile and involuntarily took two steps back under Sarah’s imposing attitude. “I have never…”

“Never?” Sarah cut her off quickly. “Is this how you cowardly refuse to take responsibility for your actions, bitch?”

“How can you call me that!” Love suddenly switched to an angry and wounded expression, immediately trying to walk past Sarah to leave. “Sorry, I don’t want to talk to you anymore, unless you apo–”

Before she could finish, Sarah forcefully pushed her back, causing Love to slam against the wardrobe with a bang. Love, both shocked and angry, attempted to fight her way out, but Sarah expertly caught her arm, gently twisted it, then pulled and turned, effectively pinning her against the wardrobe from behind.

“Don’t think you can escape from me so easily. I’ve trained in Taekwondo and I have a black belt. Although Ed says it’s all just for show, it’s more than enough to deal with you, Jennifer,” Sarah whispered into Love’s ear.

“Don’t… don’t do this, Sarah, you’re hurting me… Even if I did something wrong, you don’t need to treat me this way, do you?” Love’s voice sounded seemingly submissive.

“Don’t need to treat you this way?” Sarah continued to sneer. “Yeah, right. You just spread a couple of rumors, just said behind my back that I’m a whore, that I got roles by sleeping around and a bit of luck, just said my mother helped me in this, just told others to keep their distance from the indiscreet me, simply encouraged men who wanted some fun to hit on me, that’s all. Of course, you shouldn’t be treated this way!”

The more she spoke, the shriller Sarah’s voice became, and in the end, she pushed Love hard, causing her to grimace in pain.

“No, no, no, Sarah, listen to me. You’ve got it wrong, I might have said some things, but…” Love frantically tried to defend herself, her body tensed up, her expression pleading, no longer maintaining her former pretense.

“Do you really think I’m a fool, Jennifer!” Sarah said fiercely. “Do you really think that when you and your companions mocked me behind my back, and you played me for a fool while pretending to be my friend, I had no idea? Do you really believe that it’s just your luck that got you alongside me in ‘School Ties’? Poor little bitch, you probably never considered that everything you do, every move you make, is under my watch, did you?”

“I… I can explain…” Love’s voice began to choke up. Was there anything more crushing than thinking you were manipulating someone, only to have them suddenly expose all your dirty dealings and tell you they’ve had control the whole time?

“Ed was right about you. You’re still just a little girl who will do anything to get her hands on some candy, with pathetic, clumsy methods, yet you’re still so self-righteous and pleased with yourself,” Sarah continued to speak bitingly into her ear. “Oh, and I forgot to tell you, I’ve been Ed’s girl for a while now. Don’t think that sleeping with him a few times makes you victorious. Some things are just beyond the understanding of someone as clueless as you. You should be grateful, Jennifer, that you managed to keep it together at those parties. Otherwise, you wouldn’t even have the chance you have now!”

“You bastard! Whore! Let me go!” Jennifer finally began to fight back in her shock, her words becoming unfiltered as she struggled to escape the dressing room.

Unfortunately for her, Sarah easily pinned her to the ground and, looking down at the squirming Love who was powerless to escape, Sarah’s eyes gleamed with excitement as she reverted to calling her by her nickname: “Tsk, tsk, gave up so soon? I really overestimated you, Jen. I can’t believe I hesitated for so long.”

“Please, please stop, Sarah, I promise there won’t be a next time. I… I…” Love finally began to beg wholeheartedly but Sarah clearly wasn’t listening. Her hand began to move up Love’s thigh, who was still wearing the school uniform skirt from the performance, which was easily flipped up.

“You… what are you doing! Don’t touch me!” The feeling from below made Love cry out in panic.

“Ed always says your butt is just a bit perkier than mine. I really want to know where exactly that is!” Sarah chuckled as her right hand didn’t stop its upward exploration.

“No, no, no! Don’t do this! Please! Sarah, please!”

“Stop struggling. I told them I wanted to talk to you alone in the dressing room after we finished shooting, so no one’s going to come now. And even if they do, I’m not stopping. If you want them to see you like this, just keep screaming!”

After who knows how long, the noise inside the dressing room finally ceased. Moments later, Sarah, dressed casually, came out looking nonchalant, smoothly running a hand through her hair before walking away without looking back. Meanwhile, Jennifer Love Hewitt huddled in the corner of the dressing room, her clothing in disarray, half resentful, half afraid, trembling as she stared at the door.

After exchanging friendly greetings with some familiar faces, Sarah quickly left the studio and arrived at the parking lot. Once in her car, she suddenly clutched her chest and took deep breaths. The calmness and indifference she had shown before disappeared without a trace, replaced by an inexplicable trembling, a mixture of agitation, excitement, and uncontrollable emotions.

“Oh God… Oh God… I can’t believe… I can’t believe…” She looked ahead blankly, muttering to herself until she pressed her face into her hands, burying her head deeply and let out a long breath to finally get a grip on her emotions.

Just then, there came a thumping knock on the car window, and a tall figure appeared beside her. Sarah screamed out loud, and had she not been inside a car, she might have jumped up.

“What’s wrong? You’re like a startled Little Rabbit. Do you think I look like a big bad wolf about to eat you?” A familiar teasing voice rang in her ear.

“Ed? What are you doing here!” Sarah, recognizing the newcomer, showed a surprised but delighted expression, her cheeks immediately reddening as something came to mind.

“‘School Ties’ is about to wrap up, and in two months ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ will be released, so I came to check on you,” Adrian said with a smile. Then he walked around to the other side, opened the passenger door, and sat down, looking at Sarah with interest, “I was planning to surprise you, but got held up on the way. Thankfully, I didn’t miss you–has something nice happened? You look quite adorable right now.”

“Um… nothing much… just ordinary stuff… nothing worth mentioning…” Sarah, gripping the steering wheel, tried to speak in an even tone.

“So, what kind of ordinary stuff has you sitting in the car, sighing so deeply for such a long time?” Adrian immediately asked with a smile.

“You’ve been here this whole time!” Sarah pouted, glaring at him.

“As I said, I wanted to surprise you and have the driver block you from behind when you backed out,” Adrian explained nonchalantly, spreading his hands, “But you’ve been sitting here for ages without starting the car, so I came over.”

“That’s because I was feeling a bit… I was feeling a bit…” Sarah tried to make excuses, but as she looked into Adrian’s eyes, she quickly faltered.

After much hesitation, she finally admitted honestly, “Just now in the studio’s changing room… I found an opportunity to… you know… Jennifer…”

Unable to continue, her face turned red as she struggled with what to say, her assertive demeanor in the changing room having completely vanished without a trace.

“Ha, you finally did it,” Adrian laughed heartily–he could certainly guess what she was talking about–“That’s really unexpected. I thought you’d never go through with it. How did it feel?”

“Um… I… I can’t quite explain…” Sarah turned away, stammering and blushing.

“Alright, alright, so what did she end up like? Let me guess, she probably pushed you away with a cold laugh and said something like ‘That’s all you’ve got’,” Adrian teased her on purpose, “Otherwise, why would you be sitting here lost in thought?”

“That’s not how it was!” Sarah cried out annoyed, “When I left, she was cowering in a corner, trembling. I really played her good!”

“Hmm, it looks like you’ve learned quite a bit from Liv, Sarah,” Adrian said thoughtfully, stroking his chin, “Not bad, not bad at all, very impressive.”

His serious tone, laced with teasing, silenced Sarah who had just been bragging. She gave him a red-faced look, then turned her head away gloomily.

“You’ve corrupted me, Ed,” she said in a low mood.

“Hm?” Adrian blinked, then shrugged indifferently, “Alright, my bad, I shouldn’t have encouraged you to do these things. Forgive me, okay?”

“No, that’s not what I mean,” Sarah rushed to say, “I just… I just…”

She bit her lip and finally let out a sigh, feeling somewhat powerless as she leaned back onto the driver’s seat, “Thinking about it now, I was just like those villains in the movies, a bit cruel and reckless, but… somehow… also a bit excited… okay, extremely excited, with a very satisfied feeling…”

“It’s perfectly normal, everyone has a devil inside, and every devil should be let out in the right way at the right time. Otherwise, it’ll inevitably erupt if it keeps accumulating; no one can suppress it forever,” Adrian said, stroking her head to comfort her, “You are a good girl, Sarah, life’s hardships haven’t made you become extreme–okay, a little, but you corrected yourself quickly–you’re not some villain from the movies. To be honest, Jennifer Love Hewitt is the villain, while you are just fighting back.”

He turned her head, resting his forehead against hers, “I just hope you can protect yourself, Sarah. You might face more of these kinds of situations in the future, and you have to know how to respond.”

Sarah looked at him steadily for a while, then smiled, replying in a soft voice, “I know.”

“That’s good, so enjoy using Love as your practice,” Adrian kissed her on the head.

“I knew it…” Sarah hummed lightly.

“What?”

“Nothing, I’m going to drive now, do you want to come for a ride?”

“I’d be delighted.”

Although it took a bit longer, Adrian had originally planned for Sarah to take care of Love after the shooting of “I Know What You Did Last Summer” had ended, but it dragged on until near the end of “School Ties”. Nevertheless, she had taken the first step, and it was indeed an achievement to have made her reveal another side of herself under his guidance. Of course, he also had to be careful not to overdo it; Sarah was still very cute and considerate after all.

As for Love, if Sarah was to continue using her for practice, some tactics would be necessary. Adrian had already figured out her character; she’d be willing as long as the price was right.

“You know, I am quite amazing!” Adrian knelt by the bed and made faces at the chubby little creature sitting on the bed. The naked Lily laughed loudly, continuously slapping the bed and making cooing sounds.

Adrian didn’t spend any less time on his daughter than the women did; six-month-old Lily could now sit up and roll over on her own, though she still needed to practice crawling. Adrian had missed her first roll-over because of the Oscar ceremony and the affairs around it, which he really regretted.

“Her first word will definitely be ‘daddy’,” Adrian told Kate after picking up his daughter.

“Is that so?” Kate, just back from a workout, chuckled with confidence.

Her figure was completely back to its original form, and if not for the fact that Lily hadn’t been weaned yet, she’d have already started filming a new movie.

“Of course, I have that feeling,” Adrian said nonchalantly, lifting his daughter into the air and shaking her slightly, “Right, Lily?”

Lily seemed not to like being held so high; her mouth puckered up, eyebrows furrowed, looking left and right as if she was about to cry.

“Ed, can you put her down, please? You’re scaring her,” Kate, wiping sweat, reminded him.

“How could that be, scared by such a small height? Besides, I was holding her…” Ed said casually, but before he could finish, a liquid showered down on his face with a splat.

Although he understood what had happened instantly, he dared not move, only closing his eyes and mouth. The little one must have been holding it for quite a while, or else she wouldn’t have looked like she was about to cry just then. Hence, it took quite a few seconds before it stopped, soaking Adrian’s face down to his neck with the fluid.

Kate stood by, dumbfounded, watching everything unfold before her. Then she couldn’t help but start to tremble, the corners of her mouth twitching continuously. Despite her best efforts to hold back, she burst into laughter just as Adrian was about to speak, turning around to desperately pound on the wall as she laughed hysterically.

The contented little one, likely feeling much better, saw her mother’s “happy” expression and immediately began to cry out joyfully.

Adrian rolled his eyes, suppressing his emotions, and gritted his teeth as he watched Kate laughing uncontrollably. “Have you laughed enough… Ah! Ugh!”

As a result, Kate laughed even more arrogantly, and the little one added fuel to the fire by continually crying out and waving her little arms and legs.

“Kate!” It wasn’t until Adrian raised his voice that Kate, tearing up from laughter, managed to control her emotions and gasped, “Alright… I… I’ll find… the right towel…”.

As she spoke, she hunched her shoulders and went to the door to call a maid. The confused maid, after looking at the situation in the room, immediately understood why her mistress was laughing like this. In fact, she herself could barely suppress a laugh.

“Wait, don’t get a towel, bring the camera here,” Adrian suddenly shouted, and because his mouth was open wide, some more liquid flowed in.

“You want… a camera… for what?” Kate asked, fighting back her laughter, her beautiful face nearly contorting.

“Of course, to capture this scene, it’s rare evidence,” said Adrian, dripping wet, and then he raised his head to look at the clapping, beaming little one and snorted coldly.

“Evidence?” Kate asked, puzzled.

“Alright, go!” Adrian didn’t bother explaining. “There’s plenty of film left from the camera we took to the park a few days ago. Hurry up and bring it, my arms are getting sore!”

Although she didn’t know what he was planning, Kate quickly had the maid fetch the camera, then proceeded to take photos of Adrian from every angle, his head still wet, holding Lily up.

“Our daughter will definitely become somebody important one day,” said Adrian, towel-drying his head after a shower. “She’s only a few months old and has already doused me thoroughly and without any reservations.”

“So you took a picture as a memento?” Kate asked with a smile while lifting her shirt to nurse.

“It’s more than a memento, it’s evidence! When the little rascal grows up, I want her to know all the hardships I went through for her!” Adrian stated adamantly.

“Evi… evidence?” Kate gaped at him, torn between laughter and exasperation. “Are you really going to hold these things against your daughter?”

“It’s not about holding a grudge; I just want her to understand how mischievous she is,” Adrian said, spreading his hands.

Kate couldn’t help but roll her eyes. Like father, like daughter, right?

It may have sounded like a joke, but Adrian really did keep the photo in the pocket of his jacket. As Lily slowly grew into a tall and slender young girl and entered her rebellious teen years, inevitably having confrontations with her parents, Adrian would seize the moment to pull out the photo and place it before her.

“Look, my daughter, how mischievous you were and how understanding I have been,” he would always say in a sing-song tone, with a mischievous smile, nothing like a father should be.

Unable to refute, Lily would every time end up frustrated and screaming, “I hate you, Daddy! You’re a bad guy! Daddy’s a bad guy! A big bad guy!” (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (wuxiaworld.site) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)