Chapter 76

Joanne Caroline’s attempts to comfort Simone Milton were completely ineffective, in fact, utterly useless.

“Believe me, if it were me, I might not have noticed something like this either. The only person to blame is those who resort to such despicable tactics. They’re truly disgusting!” Joanne Caroline couldn’t bear the thought that Simone Milton might not believe her, so she stared at Simone Milton intently.

Even more, she tightly held Simone Milton’s hand, hoping to convey her attitude to Simone Milton and help her build confidence.

Watching Joanne Caroline, who was so full of conviction, Simone Milton felt a sting in her nose. She managed to hold back her tears once again, but they threatened to burst out once more.

She took a deep breath to suppress the pain in her heart, then slowly withdrew her hand from Joanne Caroline’s.

“That’s not how it is. You won’t understand… In the end, it was all aimed at me. It was just by chance that someone else got hurt instead. Do you understand how I feel? Do you know how sad I am?”

As Simone Milton spoke, her brows furrowed again, as though she might burst into tears at any moment.

She knew very well that this whole situation was orchestrated by Katie Adams. Perhaps her goal was to kill her outright.

She had no doubt that Katie Adams might have such thoughts, because from the very beginning, there was no possibility of reconciliation between the two of them.

She just couldn’t understand why Katie Adams would act in such a way suddenly. Had she said or done something that provoked Katie Adams?

But anyway, she firmly believed that this was Katie Adams targeting her.

Joanne Caroline heard Simone Milton say that, but she had no idea what Simone Milton was really thinking. She assumed that Simone Milton had been provoked by what Katie Adams had said earlier.

She gave a helpless smile, gently touched Simone Milton’s cheek, and said, “I wondered why you’d suddenly become so sad. It turns out you took Katie Adams’ joking remarks seriously! She certainly didn’t mean it badly. You shouldn’t worry about it so much.”

Joanne Caroline thought she had said enough, and Simone Milton probably wouldn’t think about it anymore.

It’s worth noting that when she mentioned Katie Adams, it only made Simone Milton’s reaction even more intense.

“No, you don’t understand! If I’m not mistaken…” Simone Milton purposely lowered her voice toward the end, leaning closer to Joanne Caroline. “It’s likely that Katie Adams is behind this time.”

When Joanne Caroline heard Simone Milton say so firmly that it was Katie Adams who had done these things, her first reaction was disbelief. But then, she thought about the conflict between Simone Milton and Katie Adams.

She sighed helplessly, gently patted Simone Milton on the shoulder, and said, “I know there’s a misunderstanding between you two. In fact, your relationship has reached a point where it’s impossible to resolve. But I never expected you to make such malicious accusations against her… I assure you, this has nothing to do with her at all!”

Simone Milton sighed.

“Do you have any evidence to prove that she has nothing to do with this? If this is really meant to harm me, then besides her, I can’t think of anyone who would hate me enough to want me dead.”

By this point, Simone Milton had calmed down. She spoke helplessly, looking at Joanne Caroline.

Joanne Caroline found it frustrating to hear Simone Milton say such things. She simply thought Simone Milton was overly sensitive, and her hostility toward Katie Adams, who was so carefree and untroubled, was completely incomprehensible.

However, out of respect for Simone Milton, even if Simone Milton said things that seemed inappropriate to her, she had no intention of blaming her.

“But you also have no evidence to prove that she did this to you, do you?” Joanne Caroline said, wearing a bright smile.

“So I’m saying, why don’t we relax a little? Don’t overthink things, otherwise the more you think, the more stressed you’ll get! Since we don’t have to work today, let’s go out and enjoy ourselves a bit, okay?” Joanne Caroline looked at Simone Milton with hopeful eyes.

Seeing the hope in Joanne Caroline’s eyes, Simone Milton suddenly couldn’t bring herself to express her true thoughts. In the end, she gave in.

Going out with Joanne Caroline is actually a great option – after all, it’s better to not think about those sad things at all.

At least with Joanne Caroline and Andrew Caroline by her side, Simone Milton quickly shed her previous feelings of guilt and became relaxed once again.

After a day of sightseeing, Simone Milton returned to the hotel to rest. During a video chat with Nick Arthur, she casually talked about what had happened that day.

“…So you suspect that Katie Adams is behind this incident?” After hearing Simone Milton’s thoughts, Chen Zi came to that conclusion.

Simona Milton, who had already closed all the doors tightly, was now sitting on the sofa, lazily staring at her laptop screen.

Her expression was one of hesitation and helplessness, eventually turning into a deep sigh.

“A Yan, I know that this might not even be worth mentioning to you at all…”

“Maybe you’ll even think I’m being paranoid, attributing this whole thing to Katie Adams without any evidence at all.”

But I just have this intuition that Katie Adams must be involved in this somehow.

“Anyway, I think she’s highly suspicious.”

In the end, Simone Milton felt that her own reasoning was simply too absurd and illogical. Her arguments simply didn’t hold water at all.

Yet, she stubbornly sticks to such absurd logic.

She even thought, somewhat frustratedly: Perhaps after hearing what she said, Ayen would think she was completely crazy. After all, maybe the two of them shouldn’t be together at all.

The more she thought about it, the more desperate and sad she became. She even imagined what would happen to the two of them if they broke up. Simone Milton sighed.

She saw the insect on the other side of the screen trying to speak, so she immediately interrupted, “No, please stop talking to me… I’m afraid you might think I’m being unreasonable.”

Hearing Simone Milton speak in such a lackluster manner, Nick Arthur felt nothing but pity for her.

He sighed and slowly spoke to Simone Milton, “In fact, no matter how absurd what you say might be, I trust your intuition.”

“If this matter is really related to Katie Adams, then you need to be careful.”

“After all, the two of you are now in the same crew, seeing each other all the time.”

Yes, he trusted Simone Milton’s judgment, especially when he saw her sad expression.

Although she had no evidence to confirm that it was Katie Adams who was behind this, it wouldn’t be wise of him to dismiss Simone Milton’s words at this moment.

After saying those comforting words, Nick Arthur spoke again: “In short, I’ll do my best to uncover who’s behind this.”