Chapter 94

Alyssa typed, "Do it this way. Spread a rumor in a small circle that Elena skipped donating. Don't let it blow up. I'll use it to deal with her later." Once Samuel replied, Alyssa put her phone away. By now, Alyssa felt as if everything was under her control, as though there was nothing she couldn't do. Every move she'd made in the past few days replayed in her head, each step precise and deliberate. Her confidence swelled. The car rolled to a stop outside her building. Howard didn't get out of the car. Alyssa stayed put as well, only watching him. Howard paused for a moment, then reached for the locked case. Alyssa's eyes sparked before she forced them down so Howard wouldn't notice. "He bought that six-carat pigeon blood ruby pendant. Will he give it to me, too?" she thought. Everyone knew the tanzanite had been sold at 2.5 million dollars, but its real value was only 100 thousand dollars. Alyssa preferred the pigeon blood ruby pendant over the tanzanite. It was valuable an