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Samantha subconsciously looked up and glanced at the clock on the wall. It was nine oâclock in the momning, which tallied with the time she predicted for Harmony to issue a response.
She smirked and asked, âHow did she respond? Did she send a legal notice?â
Rochelle gasped and asked in shock and admiration, âHow do you know that? Did you predict that would happen? Or did you likeâ¦crawl under Harmonyâs bed in the middle of the night?â
Samantha smiled faintly and said, âI know her, thatâs all.â
Harmony did send a legal notice and had done so through a lawyer.
The words used in the lawyerâs letter were direct and intimidating.
She denounced the baseless rumors circling the internet that she âhired a hitmanâ and made it clear that she would use legal means to defend her rights and sue the reporter!
Aside from that, she would be happy to take anyone who still doubted her to court!
Harmonyâs response was so strong that it immediately swayed the group of people who doubted her. After all, she was alleged to have committed a crime, and the only reason she could say that so boldly was ifâ¦she did not do it in the first place.
After all, she would not have dared to issue a legal notice if she really committed a crime that serious.
Rochelle briefly gave Samantha a rundown of what happened and said, âBrave of Harmony to lie so blatantly.â
Samantha then explained, âBecause she knows that Dr. Highton will never come back to the country. Even if Dr. Highton does dare to take the risk and return, sheâll definitely arrange for her people to intercept him at the airport. As long as Dr. Highton steps into Capital City, she will catch him and make
sure that he has no chance of testifying against her.â
âAnd in this regard, Dr. Highton is a key witness. As long as she gets hold of Dr. Highton, she doesnât need to worry about everything coming to light, so itâs normal for her to feel calm.â
Rochelle was in awe. âSammy, did you predict all of this in advance? Why do you have to take this step then? Wouldnât doing this just allow Harmony to escape easily and not be able to force her to show up? All of our efforts will be in vain!â
Samantha smiled, âIt wonât be in vain. Relying on this alone is unfeasible. I still have my next move.â
She did not explain any further but changed the subject instead, âDid you do what I asked you to do yesterday, Chelle?â
Before Rochelle left the previous day, Samantha had asked Rochelle to dig up all the accounts from the Barker Foundation in the past three years. A group of elite accountants was then summoned to wait for further instructions.
Rochelle responded immediately, âItâs done. Theyâre waiting for your go-ahead.â
She was still unable to hold her curiosity back and asked, âWhat do you need all these for, Sammy?â
Samantha uttered succinctly, âTo check the accounts!â
Rochelle felt as if her brain had short-circuited.
Rather than answering Rochelleâs puzzlement, she asked, âRemember when Harmony generously signed that blank check when she was in the spa?â
âYeah, of course. Whatâs wrong with that blank check?â
Samantha said bluntly, âI saw that blank check at the time and there was her signature on it, which means she paid money from her own account. During the past three years, Harmony would need money to socialize in the circle and with the media, money which she spends without a care in the world
and very generously too.
âHarmony might not lack money, but sheâs not overly rich either. What she wears and accessorizes with whenever she shows up in public costs at least millions, and then there are all kinds of other expenses too. Her salary and dividends from the Barker Foundation canât support her lavish lifestyle!â
âThen where did her money come from?â
Rochelle understood what Samanthaâs reasoning was. She never noticed that aspect before, but began to have suspicions after hearing what Samantha had to say.
Even though Rochelle had joined the Barker Foundation a bit later than Harmony, their salaries and dividends were not much different from each other.
There would be significant earnings after three years, but not enough to sustain Harmonyâs uncontrolled spending!
If it was not her own moneyâ¦
Rochelle frowned. âCould Timothy have given it to her?â
Harmony would have had the confidence if that was Timothyâs money since such sums were not even worth a mention for Timothy.
Samantha replied without even having to think. âNo!â
What a decisive answer!
Rochelle was silent for a moment before saying, âSammy, even though weâre like sisters, I have to remind you that Harmony is considered to be Timothyâs woman during the past three years⦠Itâs normal for her to spend his money⦠Donât get jealous and let that affect your judgment!â
Samantha facepalmed. âWhat are you thinking? Whatâs there for me to be jealous about?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThe reason Iâm confident is becauseâ¦Timothyâs black card was given to me. I have the right to check all the funds used in the past three years.â
âLhave earlier asked the bank to give me the bank statements and Iâve seen them all. Timothy has not given Harmony much money in the past three years, and Harmony hasnât been authorized to swipe his card. When it comes to this card, the only people authorized to use it are Timothy and me!â
Rochelle laughed all of a sudden. âHarmony has been showing off how much she and Timothy are in love this week, but she never even laid her hands on Timothyâs black card?â
âIs it possible that she never even touched his hand?â
âIn that case, we won, Sammy! At least you were able to get bored of sleeping with Timothy and you can swipe his black card as you please. Now youâre still husband and wife and you have almost half the Barker Groupâs shares! Besides, you still have Matthew, who is Timothyâs only heir!â
The conversation was steering down the wrong path.
Samantha cleared her throat a couple of times and forced her to stay on topic. âBe serious! Harmonyâs source of funds is very suspicious.â
Rochelle immediately put away her teasing tone. âI see what you mean. You want those accountants to check Harmonyâs accounts because her money might have been stolen from the Barker Foundation, am I right?â
âYes.â Samantha smiled coldly. âAs long as we can prove that there are problems with the accounts, we can hand over the evidence to the Financial Crime Investigation Department. Her troubles are just about to begin!â
If Harmony is involved in a financial crime, her integrity will be rendered worthless once the case is filed. The murder case she previously denied would once again be dug up.
By then, no one would believe her lies any longer.
âWhen that time came, Paul could come back to testify against her without having anything to worry about!
Samantha would definitely make sure that Harmony would be held accountable for all the crimes that had been committed!
âYouâre amazing, Sammy! Iâll have them start checking the accounts right now, but itâll take time because thereâs just too much to go through!â
Samantha nodded. âOkay. Just have it done as soon as possible!â
On acertain island.
âWhen âheâ entered the room with Timothy to commence their daily hypnosis session, Harmony took out her cell phone and inserted a SIM card to call her lawyer.
âThe lawyer gave her a recap. âThings have settled down, so you donât need to worry!â
Harmony smiled smugly. âAnd here I thought Samantha was capable of more than just that. Using someone as insignificant as Dr. Highton to attack me is futile!â
âTl be sure to settle things with her when I bring Tim back in a month!â
She wanted to make sure that Samantha would repent for all those actions by kneeling in front of her!
After ending the call, Harmony looked up at the hypnosis room full of anticipation in her eyes.
She could already imagine that after a monthâor rather, after 25 days considering how five days have already passedâshe would be able to hold Timothyâs hand and return to Capital City to slap everyone in the face.
She would become the legitimate Mrs. Barker in the future, the only woman who was fit to stand beside Timothy!
After the accounts had been checked for three days, everything was put into a report that Rochelle handed to Samanthaâ¦