After Lundy took off, Agnes hopped back into her car.
She sat there, lost in thought for a good while.
The situation seemed straightforward, but she knew better.
Whether the deposit receipt was with Alyssa or Laura didn't make much difference.
Getting to either of them was gonna be a real pain in the ass.
Alyssa was holed up in S City.
And Laura had tied the knot with Berlin Thomas and was now living it up in the Capital.
Agnes hadn't been back for long.
But she figured, now would be a good time to pay Laura and Beatrice a visit.
Perfect timing really, since she remembered Beatrice's birthday was coming up tomorrow.
Given Beatrice's social standing and her flamboyant personality, she was bound to throw a massive party.
A quick Google search confirmed Agnes' hunch - Beatrice was hosting a charity auction for her birthday.
Apparently, she was auctioning off her collection of jewels and antiques, and all the proceeds were going to charity.
This raised a few eyebrows for Agnes.
This didn't sound like the Beatrice she knew.
She dug a little deeper into what Beatrice had been up to these past years.
Turns out, she had a pretty solid reputation in her circle.
She was handling PR for the Thomas Group.
The job might sound fancy and all, but it didn't carry much weight. But, she had been killing it these past few years.
Four years ago, her reputation was in the gutter.
Of course, that was partly because Agnes had had her arrested, painting her as a cold and scheming woman.
She was kicked out of school and blacklisted in the entertainment industry.
But everything changed after a car accident Beatrice had.
Word has it that she suffered amnesia after a severe crash.
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