Female Novel
Chapter 943
After her face got wrecked, Alma's hate boiled over. She only found slight comfort in the misery of the
two.
She caught wind of the latest from the Star Movie Group and got a wicked idea. She planned to bring
down all the talented peeps in the group and break them down till they couldn't face the camera
anymore.
That was Alma's plan. She didn't have to pay any price for it, 'cause there was no evidence for what
happened tonight. She wasn't going to jail.
Cops were swarming all over. She and her brother hadn't done anything illegal. At most, they'd have to
give a statement.
But Maja and Cornelia were in deeper shit.
Alma's face was all smug, though it looked kind of terrifying because of the scars on half her face.
In the end, everyone was hauled to the police station.
Alma kept stirring the pot, but Maja and Cornelia didn't bite.
Omar tried to shut her up, but Alma started talking about their late mother.
"Bro, you promised Mom you'd look out for me."
Omar felt like things were getting crazy and sort of lost his bearings.
He saw Cornelia sitting in a corner. He wanted to go to her, but she was just clenching Maja's hand.
That was the only way she could keep her cool.
Soon, everyone finished giving their statements. Alma was the first to leave.
She gave Maja a look and said it without any hesitation.
"This is just the beginning. Shawn, Wilma, Elvis. I'll make sure they all disappear within a month."
Maja looked at her without any expression.
Alma thought she had nothing to fear. But when she saw Maja's eyes, she got a little rattled.
When she snapped out of it, she felt embarrassed.
Alma still wanted to live and enjoy life. Her brother was about to become the heir to the Casson family.
Even with her messed-up face, she could still become a part of the Sanders family one day.
She had to find a way to get rid of her scars completely.
Omar finished giving his statement too, but he didn't leave.
"I want to bail Cornelia out."
Maja found this amusing.
"Omar, you can't seriously think you and Cornelia still have a chance. She killed one of your Cassons.
How could you still like her?"
"She wouldn't do something like that."
He didn't answer her question. He just insisted Cornelia was a good person.
But good people often get the short end of the stick.
Maja found it laughable. Cornelia straight up laughed.
She even wanted to blind herself. How could she have fallen for him? How could she have been
fooled?
Thinking back made her feel sick. A helpless kind of sick.
This was the real despair.
In the following days, Maja helped her deal with her parents' funeral.
On the day of the burial, Omar was there too.
In those days, he probably finally understood what this meant for Cornelia.
"Cornelia, I'm sorry."
He was smoking, and the wind was messing up his hair.
Cornelia didn't say anything to him. She just got into Maja's car.
For the past few days, Cornelia hadn't said a word.
Maja gripped the steering wheel. She'd arranged for a room in the staff dorms for Cornelia and was
taking her there. Other people would move in later.
Maja had handpicked the property management there. There were also many bodyguards. Though it
was just a small room, the security was better than in some high-end residential areas.
Maja, carrying two suitcases, arrived at Cornelia's floor.
Cornelia busily took things out of the suitcases and put them in order.
Maja was worried about her mental state. "I can give you a month off."
Cornelia shook her head. "The Hollywood crew is coming soon. I'll cooperate with them to finish this
film."
"What about after?"
Now she had no family. What were her plans?
Cornelia paused, looked at the sweater in the suitcase, and chuckled. "I'll keep going. Isn't that what
life's about?"
What else could she do besides hang in there?
Tears fell on her sweater. She took a deep breath.
"I'll still be famous. I'll still make lots and lots of money. I promised my mom I'd be a movie star."
Maja didn't know what to say. She just patted her shoulder lightly.
"Ms. Pennyfeather, I also promised you I'd work hard. If it weren't for my promise to my parents and to
you, I wouldn't know what to do. But at least now I have a goal."
Otherwise, she might have chosen to end it all.
Maja stayed for half an hour. When she was about to leave, Cornelia stopped her.
"Ms. Pennyfeather, as long as I don't break the law, I won't cause trouble for the company, right?"
"Right."
"Then I can choose my own path, right?"
"Right."
"As long as I'm famous, good or bad, that's all that matters, right?"
Maja didn't nod right away. Instead, she watched Cornelia light up a cigarette.
She wasn't skilled at smoking. The smoke she exhaled wasn't even complete. She even coughed from
the smoke.
Maja had experienced this kind of despair. She was speechless right now.novelbin