The Fake Heiress Turns out to Be a True Tycoon!
Chapter 283: The Great Ghost Appears

Chapter 283: Chapter 283: The Great Ghost Appears

"What does ’protect the princess’ mean?"

Amber Livingston no longer kept a cold face, pretending to be a stoic bodyguard. She widened her eyes and glanced at Ariel Zimmerman, her gaze shifting over the elegant princess-like figure, and instinctively asked,

"Does it protect based on looks too?"

It’s understandable why she thought this way because earlier, Ianthe Lawson mentioned that when she and another actress were in a persecuted plotline, the entity would intervene, which was in a way protecting them.

Ianthe Lawson’s beauty was undeniable, and the other actress was also pretty much a little beauty.

Now adding Ariel Zimmerman into the mix, it really wasn’t surprising that she thought this way.

Amber’s comment led quite a few viewers in the live chat astray.

["So it’s a big ghost that values beauty!"]

["Although it sounds ridiculous, I kind of get it."]

["Seeing a pretty lady being bullied, wanting to protect her is pretty normal."]

["This must be a male ghost, right?"]

["Who says only men like looking at beauties? We girls like it more, okay? Female ghosts definitely do too!"]

Compared to the previous restraint, the viewers’ comments had become quite unreserved, as if any ghost that dared show up would be subjected to their scrutiny.

Some remained rational, especially those familiar with Scarlett Jennings’ subtle expressions; they chose not to express an opinion.

They wanted to hear what their idol had to say.

Scarlett Jennings did not disappoint. She directly said,

"From the wisp of ghost energy that just leaked, the other party is indeed a big ghost, as I previously suspected. But a big ghost like this wouldn’t usually prank ordinary people over trivial likes or dislikes."

She explained, "The big ghosts that remain in the world often do so because their lingering obsessions prevent reincarnation, and any action they take is usually related to these obsessions."

Scarlett didn’t think the entity was simply unable to bear seeing beauties persecuted.

Rather than that, she leaned towards the idea that the entity couldn’t bear to see women persecuted.

And usually, someone with such an obsession would have suffered greatly from similar issues themselves.

Ianthe Lawson’s character was persecuted by her family and other men because she was a woman.

Ariel Zimmerman’s character, a princess who couldn’t control her marriage and was forced into a political union, was also persecuted.

So, why was the entity addressing this?

Thinking of this, Scarlett Jennings glanced at Ariel Zimmerman, pondered for a moment, and suddenly walked over to Director Xu, quietly saying something to him off-camera.

Director Xu seemed to hesitate for a moment but quickly pulled the screenwriter over for a discussion.

Not long after, it was announced that Ariel Zimmerman’s scenes were paused and that Scarlett Jennings and Sebastian Carew’s scenes would be shot in the afternoon.

In a regular crew, Scarlett Jennings’ actions would clearly be seen as cutting a co-star’s screen time to increase her own.

But here, everyone understood her intentions, including Ariel Zimmerman.

She intended to lure the big ghost out herself.

Scarlett could prevent the entity from escaping again, unlike Ariel, who had no means of self-defense.

According to Ianthe Lawson, the entity’s actions progressed from pranks to blatant disruptions and nearly resulted in injury just now. If unchecked, it might ultimately lead to someone’s death.

Scarlett Jennings was decisive, not explaining much to the live audience beforehand.

When filming resumed in the afternoon, viewers noticed a change in scenery.

Though still daytime, the room was somewhat dim. The traditional architecture inside was draped with many layers of curtains.

As Ianthe Lawson appeared on camera, she walked steadily through those sheer drapes, heading deeper.

In the plot, nearing its climax, Ianthe Lawson finally discovered the person who secretly helped her through crises, yet it was also this person who first stained her hands with blood to achieve her current status.

Ianthe wanted to know who they were, and why they helped her.

When she finally parted those mist-like curtains, what she saw was a young girl in white sitting in a wheelchair.

The girl, played by Scarlett Jennings, gave her a slight smile.

Though seeming harmless, there was an aloofness that made it look like she regarded the world and its affairs as nothing.

"Who are you?" Ianthe asked.

"You found your way here because you know who I am, didn’t you?"

"I do," Ianthe’s voice trembled slightly, "I just didn’t expect you to be so young."

Ianthe initially suspected someone was helping her from the shadows but was unaware of their identity until she gradually found that many things were driven by this person’s actions. Even her beloved little sister died trying to rescue her due to this person’s tactics.

Ianthe’s gratitude was mixed with hatred, prompting her to investigate.

But the deeper she dug, the more she found their identity inexplicably intertwined with her, even with her family.

The girl Scarlett portrayed was, strictly speaking, Ianthe Lawson’s aunt.

However, this aunt’s existence was unknown to the world.

Because her existence was the family’s greatest shame.

She was the child of Ianthe’s grandfather and his younger sister.

A person who should never have been born yet was kept alive through the grandfather’s insistence, remaining hidden from the world.

Scarlett candidly said,

"From birth, I’ve been raised alone in this small yard, forbidden to speak, to smile, or even cry.

When I was small, I was curious about what was outside the yard. So when the woman taking care of me wasn’t looking, I sneaked out.

Saying I sneaked out sounds grand, but I was caught after just two steps.

My father, your grandfather, to teach me a lesson, had the mute woman who took care of me since childhood beaten to death in front of me, and then... he personally broke my legs."

As Scarlett softly recounted these events, the audience was profoundly immersed.

Her acting wasn’t particularly exceptional, yet as she spoke, her tone was so calm it was as if recounting someone else’s story.

But in using such a detached tone, it only made people’s hearts ache more.

Scarlett raised her hand, and Sebastian Carew, clad in black combat attire, appeared silently behind her, gently pushing her toward Ianthe Lawson.

The sound of the wheels was exceptionally clear in the empty room. Ianthe watched wide-eyed as Scarlett approached, eventually stopping an arm’s length away.

She slightly leaned forward, their eyes meeting as she calmly asked,

"Why must I endure such a life? Was my birth a mistake?"

Ianthe opened her mouth to answer, but Scarlett’s voice was quicker.

"I was not wrong. The Zimmerman Family is wrong, your grandfather is wrong. He himself drowned my mother, his sister, yet hypocritically wanted to keep her only offspring. Do you think such a grandfather, such a Zimmerman Family, should continue to exist?"

"What do you want to do?" Ianthe asked with a heavy voice.

Scarlett smiled slightly, her voice soft like a feather, yet seeming to touch the heart,

"I can help you reach the position you desire. In return, I want the Zimmerman Family destroyed."

As the last four words fell, Scarlett clearly felt an uncontrollable ghost energy slowly leaking above her head.

The black ghost energy began to gradually envelop the entire room.

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