Chapter 209

Susan clenched her fists and charged at Penelope, looking ready to throw a punch.
If she wanted a fight, that would make things simple, Penelope thought, starting to roll up her sleeves. But Rebecca intercepted Susan, likely whispering something about Penelope’s fighting skills, because Susan’s aggression immediately deflated.
“I-I’m not going to fight you. It’s beneath me!”
Penelope narrowed her eyes. “Whether you fight or not is one thing, but you just hit my car. What are you going to do about that?”
Susan, however, was unfazed. “I have insurance. I can hit one of your cars, I can hit two. Even if I killed you, my policy would cover it!”
Penelope scoffed. “Fine. Let’s both make some calls.”
She called the police first, while Susan called her insurance company.
The traffic police and the insurance adjuster arrived quickly. After reviewing the footage from Penelope’s dashcam, examining the scene, and learning that Susan had hit Penelope’s car just the day before, one of the officers looked thoughtful. “This looks like it was intentional,” he mused, turning to Penelope. “Do you two have a grudge?”
Penelope shrugged. “I don’t have a problem with her, but she seems to hold some deep-seated hatred for me. She just said she wanted to run me over and kill me.”
The police officer and the insurance adjuster exchanged a few words. Then, the officer called for backup.
“This isn’t a simple traffic accident; it involves assault. I think you should both cooperate with a police investigation.”
“What assault? This was a normal accident! I hit her by mistake!” Susan protested, sensing the situation was turning against her.
“Ms. Jones, our preliminary assessment suggests you intentionally crashed into the other vehicle. If the investigation confirms this, our company will not cover the damages,” the adjuster stated calmly.
“You won’t pay? Why not? I pay my premiums, you have to cover it!” Susan panicked.
“If everyone acted like you, deliberately causing accidents just because they have insurance, we’d have gone bankrupt long ago.”
“Who said it was deliberate? Don’t you dare accuse me!”
“The police will conduct a thorough investigation, and we will abide by their findings.”
As the adjuster started to leave, Susan rushed to block his path.
Penelope walked over. “How much would it cost to repair my car?”
The adjuster gave an estimate. “At least half a million, maybe more.” “Half a million!” Susan gasped. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on
Penelope tilted her head, a smirk playing on her lips. “That should be pocket change for you, right? I mean, you’re a manager at the Zenith
Group. You must be doing pretty well for yourself.”
“I… why should I pay you!”
“Whether you pay or not isn’t up to you anymore. Let’s just wait for the police to handle it.”
It wasn’t long before the police arrived. A few pointed questions were all it took to make Susan’s story fall apart. Combined with the event at the exhibition hall and the parking lot surveillance footage Showing her getting out of her car to confront Penelope, they quickly determined it was not a simple accident but a malicious act of revenge.
Susan’s denials were useless. The police escorted her into their car on the spot.
“Penelope, we’re all classmates. There’s no need to take it this far,” Rebecca pleaded. “Just tell them it was a small misunderstanding. Get them to let Susan
go!”
Penelope knew exactly why Rebecca was so anxious, and it had nothing to do with friendship. She needed Susan to facilitate the partnership between the Store Group and the Zenith Group.
“If I hadn’t dodged in time, she would have hit me. You call that a small misunderstanding?” Penelope arched an eyebrow.
“She was just angry. You embarrassed her in front of everyone at the exhibition.”