Janet had no idea what had been happening outside.
Stewing in her own anxiety, she locked herself up at home.She drew all the curtains shut, plunging the room in depressing shadows.
The fridge was empty.
Ethan went out to buy some food.
When Janet peeked through the curtain to look outside winter dusk greeted her, which very much looked like nighttime.
There was still a large group of fans besieging the neighborhood, especially their building.
Janet sighed.
She was about to look away when a new wave of commotion seemed to stir the crowd.
Everyone was still very agitated.
They were looking at something on their phones and discussing animatedly among themselves.
However, the "Janet, apologize" banners had gone down, and no one screamed and cursed at Janet’s window anymore.
Janet felt that the angry mob was no longer upset with her.
They seemed to have calmed down a bit.
The security guards blew the whistles and dispersed the crowd.
Finally, they were able to clear a path through the gate.
Janet’s phone then rang.
Because the room was as silent as a tomb, the sound startled Janet.
She rushed to find her phone and answer the call.
It was Laney.
Since Janet and Laney parted at the staircase, they hadn’t contacted each other.
Janet felt that since she was the target of public criticism now, she might get Laney in trouble if she kept communicating with her.
Janet was stunned.
She couldn’t believe that she had survived such a desperate situation.She didn’t understand how the tables suddenly turned, but she was immensely relieved.She switched to another TV channel.
It was broadcasting news from someone who claimed to be present at the scenic tourist spot where Emani met her accident.
He released a video he had taken at that time.
Emani and Janet were on it, and they were by the lake.
The angle was perfect, and it captured what really happened between Janet and Emani that day.
Janet hadn’t touched Emani the entire time.
It was Emani who held Janet’s hand and seemed to use much force.
Janet looked a little uncomfortable in the video, but before she could do anything, Emani had already fallen into the lake.
Janet looked a little uncomfortable in the video, but before she could do anything, Emani had already fallen into the lake.
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