Chapter 252 The Cost of Heartbreak


    "You have wronged Emily deeply and inflicted an irreversible wound on her tender heart. So, Hazel, I believe Emily deservespensation from you."


    Samantha''s video had utterly destroyed Emily''s reputation, leaving asting scar on her heart as well. Yet, Samantha was not offering topensate Emily for this pain.


    Hazel, seething with anger, furrowed her brow and retorted, "Samantha, my heart, too, has been wounded by your actions. By your reasoning, shouldn''t you bepensating me as well?" Samantha, unflinching, responded with a question of her own, "Why should Ipensate you?"


    "You posted that video and tarnished my reputation. Shouldn''t you be liable topensate me?" Hazel demanded.


    "Absolutely not!" Samantha''s tone was dripping with disdain. "The video I posted was the truth. Everything you said was nothing but deceit. You ndered Emily while my video worked to restore her honor and protect her vulnerable, fragile heart.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    So, if my video has caused you distress, it''s a consequence you brought upon yourself. I owe you nothing. But Emily, on the other hand, might suffersting damage from your false usations. You should be rushing to make amends to her." Hazel refused to make amends, convinced that her pain far outweighed whatever Emily might have endured. "I won''t bepensating her."


    Without missing a beat, Samantha reached for her phone. "Then we''ll let the courts decide."


    The moment Samantha spoke, she dialed Sidney''s number. As soon as the call connected, Hazel grabbed the phone from Samantha''s hand and threw it down the stairs. Samantha turned to the nearby police officer with a determined gaze. "Officer, you witnessed that, didn''t you? Hazel deliberately destroyed my property. I can take legal action against her, correct?


    As I understand it, if the damage exceeds two thousand dors, she could face jail time, can''t she?"


    The officer nodded solemnly. "Yes, that''s correct."


    "The phone she just threw was a limited-edition, custom-made model.


    I''m unsure of the exact value, but it''s over ten thousand


    worth


    well


    ol.ne


    dors So, officer, don''t just stand idly by-arrest Hazel. I want her held ountable."


    The officer cast a nce at Hazel, who stood there, speechless and overwhelmed by Samantha''s


    piercing usations. "Hazel, you et


    have just thrown this youngdy''s phone. She has every right to sue you Do you want toe with us voluntarily, or should we take you into custody?"


    Realizing that Samantha would find any excuse to sue her, Hazel''s


    frustration grew. She longed to


    confrent Samantha, but with the


    police present, she knew she had no


    choice but toply.


    Swallowing her anger, Hazel begrudgingly apologized to Samantha, her voiceden with desperation. "I''m sorry, Samantha. Please forgive me. Don''t take this to court, okay?" Samantha, unmoved, responded, "But that phone was a custom-made piece."


    Hazel''s brow furrowed with concern. "I''llpensate you. Double the price."


    Samantha sighed dramatically, her voice tinged with faux distress. "That phone was incredibly important to me."


    "I''ll pay you triple!" Hazel offered urgently.


    "But now I don''t even have a phone to use..." Samanthamented.


    Hazel, eager to resolve the issue, quickly added, "I-I''ll buy you thetest model right away andpensate you triple the value of the one you lost. How does that sound?" Samantha hesitated, caught between satisfaction and reluctance. "I..."