It’s a good thing that the protective film is enough to prevent any damage from being smashed. Otherwise, sacrificing a phone just to deal with a scumbag would be too wasteful.
The phone has been formatted, and all the recordings inside have been cleared. There’s no way to recover them now. But from the beginning, Elisa didn’t plan to rely on the phone to trap Thomas.
Thomas has been in the entertainment industry for so long, and his vigilance is quite high. He won’t easily reveal anything, but he has a fatal flaw – he can’t get angry.
Just like… a string of firecrackers, one touch and it explodes, like a balloon being popped.
People tend to say things they’ve been holding back when they’re emotionally excited. Thomas has been unhappy with him since yesterday, and that attitude has been building up. He was just waiting for today to find a soft spot to release it, and Elisa, who has no utility, especially with Lorelei by his side, was the best target.
Sure enough, she easily extracted some words from him, even more effortlessly than she had anticipated, and the content was substantial.
Elisa removed the “hairpin” and turned on the phone to connect, accessing a long recording from inside, and there was even a blurry video.
Elisa scrolled through the video. It was too blurry, and she didn’t know if it would be of any use, but she decided to keep it anyway. She would have to find a professional to enhance it in the future.
After saving the video recording to her phone, she accessed an app through the internet in the private room, set the video to be sent at a specific time, and then logged into other accounts, clicking through the app one by one and duplicating the previous action.
She likes to be cautious and prepared. After completing her preparations, she temporarily uninstalled the app.
Elisa called the waiter and ordered a cup of expensive beauty tea. While enjoying the drink, she leisurely opened Facebook and posted the recording.
Elisa counted the time, one minute passed, two minutes slipped by, three minutes arrived… and after five minutes, the phone rang.
Elisa leaned on her chin, the phone on the table, elegantly sliding her beautiful finger lightly up the screen.
“Elisa! You’re damn good!”
“Thomas, I learned it all from you. Come back and settle the account…”
Before she could finish her sentence, the other party hung up. Elisa patiently waited. It took Thomas 25 minutes to leave, and only 15 minutes to return to the private room.
Watching him panting, his eyes red as if he wanted to kill someone, Elisa wasn’t afraid at all. After all, when she was with Hamish back then, she had seen all sorts of terrifying looks.
Thomas looked at the perfectly intact phone on the table, his expression slightly dazed for a moment, then quickly realized that Elisa had led him into a trap.
She deliberately let him discover her recording phone, and when he was angry, she baited him with his words. Not only was he not cautious, he even proudly blurted out what he shouldn’t have said.
Elisa sent him that recording, which contained a lot of information about higher-ups. If it accidentally got out, he’d be done for.
Thomas became much more cautious. Although he really wanted to kill Elisa now, he had to be wary that Elisa might still be recording.
Seeing him constantly staring at her phone, Elisa said deeply, “Manager, even if you grab the phone now, it’s useless. I’ve used several different accounts to save the recordings and videos. If I don’t make it out of this door today, those recordings and videos will be sent to my various social media platforms on time. You also know that because of your high profile, thousands of haters are watching me. Within three seconds of me sending out the recording, many people will know about it.”
Thomas now just wanted someone to deactivate and block all of Elisa’s social media accounts. Elisa could see his thoughts. “It’s too late now. I’ve changed the phone numbers and passwords for all of my social media apps yesterday, and I’ve also applied for protection. So you can’t deactivate them at all.”
Elisa finished speaking in one breath, elegantly lifted the teacup and took a sip.
The private room became very quiet for a moment, except for the sound of Elisa drinking her tea, only Thomas’s increasingly agitated breathing remained.
“What do you want?”
After more than ten seconds of silence from Elisa, the quieter she was, the more uneasy Thomas became. “Don’t you just want to terminate the contract? I’ll tell the company right now.”
Elisa put down her teacup, leaning back against the backrest, her eyes shining with insight, completely different from her previous weak anddull appearance.
Thomas was shocked. Before he could react, Elisa raised the corners of her lips and murmured, “I don’t want to terminate the contract now.”
“Then what do you want?” Elisa not only held his fate in her hands but also Lorelei’s. She wanted to destroy them, to really go all out!
“In recent years, you seem to have forgotten to give me my share of the income. I roughly calculated it. Although it’s not much, after tax, it’s at least $150, 000. Let’s round it up to $200, 000 for me.”
Who rounds up like that? Thomas’s eyes filled with anger. He could afford $200, 000, but this was not a small amount. Wouldn’t she enjoy herself with $200, 000? Wouldn’t it be enough for a meal? She could even buy several pieces of clothing to wear.
“I also want the role of the second female lead in ‘Revenge and Love.’ If you and Lorelei have any objections, keep them to yourself.”
Thomas’s face turned red.
Elisa tapped her teacup, her fingertips exuding a delicate pink, “And… I want to participate in the variety show ‘Weekend Show.'”
Upon hearing that she was only asking to participate in a variety show, Thomas briefly breathed a sigh of relief, “I agree to these three conditions. Can you now completely erase the recordings and videos?”
Elisa sneered, “A verbal agreement? I would be giving up my leverage. Thomas, are you stupid, or do you take me for a fool?”
“Then can we sign an agreement and stamp it? Would that work?”
“No, the purpose of leverage is to maximize its effect. Rest assured, as long as you agree to these conditions, I won’t release them. After all, I’m not a person who goes back on my word. Just consider it a secure time bomb. Every day, I will set a new time to avoid accidentally releasing them.” Elisa deliberately emphasized the words “accidentally,” openly threatening him.
Thomas stared at Elisa grimly, “What if you forget one day?”
Elisa said lightly, “I have a good memory. If you’re really worried, you can remind me every day.”
Thomas felt uncomfortable with the pressure building up inside him. The more he wanted to explode, the more he had to hold back. He walked slowly to Elisa, looking down on her from above, trying to use his presence to oppress her. He smirked, “I underestimated you before. I didn’t expect you to quietly plot to this extent. Aren’t you afraid of harming yourself first?”
Elisa hated being looked at like this more than anything in her life. She didn’t even want to hold back. She kicked out at Thomas and then swiftly slapped him across the face.
There was a loud “smack.” Thomas couldn’t believe it. His ears were ringing, and for a moment, he didn’t know whether to cover his face or his ears. In the end, he couldn’t bear it. He slumped to the ground, clutching the sensitive area that hurt, groaning in pain. He pointed at Elisa, trembling, “Aren’t you afraid…”
Elisa’s disdainful laughter interrupted Thomas’s words. She had put all her strength into that kick and slap, not just for herself but also for “Aoife.”
She dusted off the non-existent dust on her coat and approached Thomas. “What am I afraid of? I want to see who will be ruined first, you or me. As for you, I can crush you as easily as squashing an ant.”
This last sentence was what Thomas had said before. Now she was throwing it back at him.
“Thomas, don’t test my patience. Did I forget to tell you? The recordings and videos are not just for social media platforms, but also for the police department’s public channels.”
Thomas’s face changed at these words. At that moment, he was genuinely afraid. Why did he think Elisa was weak and easy to bully? She was clearly a diamond, not a pile of mud! The air around him felt cold.
“So, don’t try to threaten me. My leverage can get me so much. You can take a wild guess,” Elisa said boldly.
As the saying goes, the shoeless are not afraid of those with shoes. At this point, Elisa’s situation couldn’t get any worse, and she didn’t care if she offended anyone.
Thomas was dumbfounded. He forgot about the pain in his body, dumbly staring at Elisa’s beautiful face. He asked with difficulty, “Who are you, really?”
Elisa casually picked up a magazine from the table, bent down, and patted Thomas’s face with it. The magazine made a slapping sound as it hit his face, not painful, but deeply insulting.
She smiled and said, “I’m Elisa, of course.”