No Longer Lovesick After a Memory Loss

“I have nothing to hide!” Helga suddenly stood up. “Freya, let me tell you, I want one billion, and you must publicly apologize to me. Otherwise, I will make you regret it.”

Freya quirked a brow in response. “Regret, how? Most people are aware of the story now, and I believe they’re on my side.”

At that, a sly smile appeared on Helga’s face as she opened her handbag in front of Freya.

A bright recording pen appeared in Freya’s view, and a hint of panic flashed across her face. “You actually carry a recording pen with you?!”

Then, Freya composed herself. “I’ve been speaking the truth anyway, so record away.”

Helga switched the recording pen on and played the recording from earlier.

‘Freya, did you call me here to settle things privately?’

I want 500 million.

‘Okay

I, Freya Kaufmann, apologize to Helga for plagiarizing her ingredient list.

Freya’s complexion turned cold as she heard her own voice in the playback. “You’ve taken my words out of context!”

Helga shook the recording pen in her hand. “But who but I would know?”

She was quite clever, segmenting the recording into parts, pausing whenever the conversation turned against her.

need to keep staring at this recording pen. It’s the latest in technology. It backs up to the cloud in real-time as I record.

with anger. “Helga, you

you, I wouldn’t have ended up in this situation. Freya, I’ll tell you this: I don’t want 500 million anymore. I want one billion. Otherwise, I’ll release

you’ve twisted the truth and plagiarized Wild Wood. I could have reported you to the authorities for that, and I’ve already agreed to give you 500 million.

insisted, clutching the recording pen in

stared at the recording pen for a while before saying, “Never mind. Actually, the 500 million was a lie to deceive you. I never intended to

taken aback. “Freya, have you gone mad?”

or previous schemes to defame me. What truly shows. your lack of humanity is that you are fully aware of the unethical mica mining, the fact that it’s tainted, and the use of child labor. Do you know how many children die in those

cold. “So what? I’m not the one sending those children into the mines. I’m just buying mica!”

I never expected Darrin to

raised the recording pen. “Just you wait. Wait till you see what those who believe in you will think after hearing this! They may adore you today, but they’ll despise you

by madness. Freya, you haven’t experienced being attacked by the entire internet yet! Even if it’s out of context, just releasing these few lines will ruin

upon yourself by doing those things. You orchestrated it all, even using Freeman’s simple-minded

played her part, not many people online would criticize her. Freya said no more and took out a document from her bag, throwing it on the table.

“What are you talking about? What

act. It appeared she genuinely

bribing people to evade legal consequences?” Freya looked

Indeed, Melodie and Darrin have assisted me a lot, and they’re my support in the future. Do you really think I’d help you instead of them just for some

discuss, Helga. You’re beyond redemption, and prison is your

want. But, Freya, you can forget about ever releasing Wild Wood! As long as

launch would make her appear as if she had something

and

at Freya with