Chapter 256: Chapter 256

Chapter 258 Besieged Council

Alex comforted her, but Elly was still in a restless mood because of the whole morning's news. His hands and feet were always dull when he was disturbed.

When she made a coffee, the hot water splashed onto her due to distraction, and her trembling hands were spilled by the hot water. Because of the heat and pain, the porcelain cup fell to the ground and broke.

Her assistant casually came in for coffee but when she saw her boss, she hurriedly ran over to examine Elly's hand.

"Sister Elly, are you all right? Listen, it's burnt. Why don't you pour some cold water in it?"

She looked down at the red spot on the back of her hand and shook her head gently. "I'm fine. Stop worrying."

The assistant knew that her superior had a strong character, so she was silent and relieved to clean up the debris on the ground.

Elly stood beside her, listened to her assistant's chat.

"Did Sister Elly watch the news on the Internet? Star Dimitri jumped and commit suicide. How awful! I used to love it when he was in the movies."

Elly felt uneasy when she heard Dimitri's name. Her fear instinct made her leave before her assistant finished talking and slapped herself because of her bad thoughts.

"The rumors about me and Dimitri only happened recently. How could I forget? How stupid!" She said to herself.

Elly returned to the office. She pushed the door of the information desk far away, and could not help but turned on the computer to watch the news on the Internet.

"I have seen Dimitri go to counseling before. He is suspected of being depressed because of his misfortune."

"His company should regret. They scolded him with a lot of people the other day. When he was frozen by the company, he must have been extremely shocked that knocked him down at the same time."

"He committed suicide because of axes on all the media and pressure from Swiss Entertainment Company."

All the comments came from the guesses of netizens. But suddenly Dimitri's suicide was broadcast on the news. The Lachmon News revealed the cause of his death and it was because Alex Hargreaves and the Swiss Entertainment Company froze Dimitri's career from many directions. He could not bear the pressure, and there was no way to return to the entertainment industry. Disappointed, he chose to commit suicide.

Public opinion flew into a rage at the new news.

Some media have also considered it seriously and made public reports and agreed with the above arguments.

The actor suicide has made the most searched headlines in history.

Alex was even more annoyed when he read the conclusions of these nonsense people on the Internet. He did not expect that Dimitri's mental health was so bad that he surrendered before he even made a move.

He imagined that Dimitri blocked the road yesterday and begged Elly. He didn't believe that he could give into the idea of suicide before there was a result. The more he thought about it, the more he can see the anomaly of Dimitri's suicide.

Secretary Gerald came in with a document in his hand and Alex asked cautiously. "How is the suicide investigation going? Does he really want to die?"

"The police are still investigating. Since there were no fingerprints or footprints of another person, it was initially confirmed as suicide." Secretary Gerald sighed.

"Impossible!" His voice got louder that showed that Alex doesn't believe what he just heard.

"How do you feel about that?"

Secretary Gerald thought for a moment and then replied. "Dimitri is the kind of person that is always crawling forward. He's a person who is willing to give up his dignity and accept derogation to achieve his goal, a person who only has fame and money in his mind will be the one who loves himself most and will never think of committing suicide." Gerald said.

Alex Hargreaves and Gerald thought together but in the absence of evidence, they were forced to wait for the results of the investigation.

"How would you want to deal with this with online rumors?"

Alex was startled. "Let them say whatever they want. We can stop one person's mouth, but we can't stop thousands of rumors and mouths at the same time. What is most vital now is the sensitive issue which is now focused on the truth investigation. Once there are results, everything becomes easier."

"Yes, sir."

At Swiss Entertainment Company.

Although she was betrayed, Linda Peart still cried after she heard the news of Dimitri.

"Why did you give up? Being kicked out of the entertainment industry and being a talented person like you still have a lot of work to do, why end your life so foolishly?"

"Sister Linda, don't be too annoyed. You did everything for him. This road is the choice of Dimitri. You don't have to blame yourself." A close colleague patted her on the shoulder and comforted her.

Linda said with her sad eyes closed. "Dimitri is the artist I led as soon as I debuted, and he is also the person I am looking forward to very much. It's hard to accept his death."

Linda Peart was interrupted because her phone rang suddenly.

The anxious voice of Secretary Gerald came from the other side. "Are you okay?"

Linda understood what he meant by that. She shook her head and sighed. "I don't feel good, but I'll be refreshed and get over this soon."

Secretary Gerald didn't only call her because he wanted to comfort her but investigated as well. He said directly into here. "You have worked with Dimitri for the longest time. Do you know if he has any other friends?"

"Friends?" Linda was surprised by that unusual question. "Why did you ask?"

"I want to investigate." Secretary Gerald answered sincerely. "We suspect that Dimitri did not commit suicide."

Linda Peart glared with soul-stirring eyes, and her heartbeat erratically under this query. She answered in a high pitched voice. "No friends. Dimitri is arrogant in nature, and there are only a few assistants around him."

"Does he have any opponents or enemies?"

"Because of his unlikeable character, he insulted more people than his hands. But these people can't just hate each other for the sake of hatred. The harm in life is possible, and no one wants to be involved in the illegal activities of a high-status person."

When she got no response and when Gerald remained silent, she questioned him. "Did you investigate the apartment or hallway cameras? Isn't it faster to search for information with surveillance cameras than to ask me?"

"Because of his living conditions, Dimitri moved out of his former apartment then he rented a cheap inn without security cameras. The camera at the entrance to the building was smashed and no one was sure when it was broken."

"We can track nearby residents." Linda imagined a bloody murder and enthusiastically nominated the direction of the investigation.

Linda Peart's idea is good, but it is not realistic.

"First of all, we are not sure whether a hundred percentage did Dimitri really committed suicide or if he was murdered. Based on the door and the building without cameras, even if there is a killer, we won't know whether the culprit is a man or a woman. There are so many people going in and out of the building every day that they can't be checked one by one. Because he's an artist, the police investigated so fiercely under the pressure of public opinion that they were unable to put people in check."

Secretary Gerald didn't want to pour cold water on Linda's head, so he euphemistically said "Don't think too much, I'll hang up the phone."

Because of the rumors on the Internet, not only Alex but also Elly was also in trouble.

With a series of online comments and curses, many fans of Dimitri waited at Elly's Design outside, firmly waited for her to get off work.

Elly was about to get off work when he was stopped by a colleague. "Sister Elly, you can't go out. I didn't expect that the fanatical fans were too outrageous and a lot of people were so sick."

"Don't exaggerate the facts and be afraid of the shadow of death. Dimitri's death has nothing to do with me. I don't mind his fans."

"All right, don't kid yourself. They will tear you to pieces." Her frightened peers shook their heads anxiously.

Elly was not afraid. She went back through the secondary door of the building instead of coming out the front door. But some fans waited for her outside.

She took a deep breath, went to the door, and pretended to be calm. She watched the fans grinned and giggled at her.

"That woman let Dimitri commit suicide!" A fan pounced on her and reached out to hit Elly.

She backed away from it. The building's security guard walked up to block them but failed to protect Elly from five aggressive young girls.

With a lot of scolding, Elly was pulled out from behind the security guard, and before she could speak, the car horn sounded. Startled by the roar of the car engine, they turned around and saw a black car rushed towards their direction as if trying to hit everyone on his way.

"That car is out of control. Let's go!" A fan shouted as the car tried to disperse a group of angry people and moved outward like a broken beehive.

Elly and the security guard hurried back, almost hit their back to the large glass door.

The brakes rubbed on the brick board and stopped in front of Elly that blocked everyone's view. The window was pulled down and Rosalyn's face appeared.

Elly hurriedly walked forward. She looked at Rosalyn in surprise and sighed. "Rosalyn, stay out of this. I don't want you to get involved and got hurt in the process."

"What's your deal?" Rosalyn took off her sunglasses and was full of confidence in her decision. "You have nothing to do with the death of Dimitri, why do you let these mindless fans haunt you?"

Calling "mindless" was like a bomb that triggered Dimitri's angry fans. They shouted loudly. "I know you! Recently, you are the famous Alex's girlfriend. How dare you call us people who don't have brains?"

"You have a nice car, isn't it? Not long ago, if we didn't warn you this soon, you would become a murderer like her." Another fan pointed to Elly's face and spoke unpleasant words.

Rosalyn asked calmly. "Even the police have not yet found out the truth but you have listened to online rumors and attacked an innocent person. Saying that you guys are mindless is too light."

The fans of Dimitri choked on their saliva and could not refute what Rosalyn said. Rosalyn hurriedly opened the door and pulled Elly into the car and drove off like the wind.

As she sat in the car, Elly watched Rosalyn and smiled in gratitude. "Thank you for your help. Just now I thought I was going to be beaten. One or two people, I can hold on but five people come up at the same time. Defending myself is not my strong suit."

Looking at Elly as she joked, Rosalyn cannot help but sigh. With her gentle voice, she said to Elly.

You can still calmly face such a huge thing, I admire you. I admire you very much because no matter what hurdle was thrown into your face, you'll manage. Elly bowed her head and laughed.

"What can I do besides being not strong? Fear will only cause me to be washed away blindly."

Rosalyn looked at her with admiration and secretly accepted this reasonable and powerful thinking. In any case, she is Alex Hargreaves' girlfriend, which meant that she cannot be mediocre.

Parking in front of the Hargreaves' villa, Rosalyn was about to leave but was enthusiastically stopped by Elly.

"Honey, can you give me a chance to invite you to dinner to express my gratitude?"

The witty invitation made it inconvenient for Rosalyn to refuse. The two walked into Hargreaves' house together.

In the Hargreaves family's private room, Emily Russel looked pale and scolded someone on the phone.

"Didn't I say you should only scare him? Why did it all end up in murder?"