Before going to bed, Renee Jennings sent Henry Stark a message explaining the situation with Lilian.

When she woke up the next day, she saw his reply. Henry suggested they play Lilian at his own game: make contact first, then find an opportunity to gather evidence.

Renee told Michelle Fuller the plan. Michelle, holding back her disgust, contacted Lilian and invited him to a hotel to soak in the hot springs.

Lilian agreed and immediately asked for the hotel’s address.

Henry Stark had already arranged for his colleagues to install their own pinhole cameras in the hotel room.

The following afternoon, Lilian showed up, acting furtively.

He secretly installed cameras in several corners of the room, all the while thinking, ’Getting another gorgeous girl on film... I’ll have to make them pay extra for that.’

Renee Jennings and Michelle Fuller were in the room next door, watching Lilian install the hidden cameras on a tablet screen.

"I’m furious!" Michelle Fuller clenched her fists. The more she thought about it, the more horrified she became.

If Renee hadn’t heard what the Ragdoll cat said, that sick perv would have filmed us changing and sold the video to other perverts!

Suddenly, her phone rang. It was Lilian.

Michelle answered, and his saccharine voice immediately came through the line. "Sister Michelle, I’m at the hotel! How much longer until you and Renee get here?"

"We’re on our way now," Michelle replied, suppressing her rage.

Lilian said cheerfully, "Okay, I’ll be waiting for you!"

Hanging up the phone, Michelle frowned. "What now?"

Renee Jennings looked toward Henry Stark and his team.

The man’s expression was grim. "We move in and arrest him now," he said in a low voice.

In the other room, Lilian saw that Sean Fuller had just transferred fifty thousand yuan and immediately accepted the payment.

’Tsk. More money than sense.’

’If I’d actually fully transitioned, I might have seriously considered dating Sean Fuller.’

This rich kid has sent me more money in the last few days than I’ve made in two months of filming.

"Sean, you’re so good to me!" Lilian replied to Sean Fuller in a cutesy, high-pitched voice. Just then, he heard a noise at the door.

He let out a low whistle, a lewd grin spreading across his face. "Here we go," he muttered. "Time for some gorgeous, naked bodies."

Lilian quickly got up to greet them. "The ladies have arrived."

However, what awaited him were police uniforms, symbols of justice and authority.

Lilian’s face went pale with fright.

’Police? Why are there police here?’

Henry Stark stared him down, his gaze sharp. "You’re under suspicion of invading personal privacy and illegally profiting from the distribution of obscene materials," he said coldly. "You need to come with us."

’What?’

Lilian trembled all over, denying it in a panic. "I didn’t do anything! Officer, you must have the wrong person..."

He spotted Renee and Michelle Fuller and cried out desperately, "Renee! Sister Michelle! Quick, help me explain!"

Michelle Fuller planted her hands on her hips, her face set in a furious expression. "You shameless bastard! Go rot in a cell!"

Renee’s expression was one of pure indifference.

The color drained from Lilian’s face as a powerful sense of dread washed over him.

His eyes darted around, and he spoke to Henry Stark with a wronged expression. "Officer, did they report me? This is a total setup! They must be jealous of how beautiful I am!"

"That’s ridiculous!" Renee and Michelle almost laughed out of sheer anger.

Henry Stark said coolly, "Save it for the station."

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When Sean Fuller learned that his sister had called the police on his girlfriend, he was livid. He stormed home in a rage.

"Michelle Fuller! You’ve gone too far! How could you do this to Lilian? She didn’t do anything! Why are you targeting her?"

Renee saw Michelle roll her eyes and couldn’t help the small smile that touched her lips.

"And you!" Sean’s anger now turned on Renee. "I treated you like a sister! How could you do this to me?"

Michelle shot to her feet. "Sean Fuller, you dare raise your voice to Renee one more time!"

"Stop fighting, both of you. Let’s just talk about this calmly." Mrs. Fuller was getting a massive headache from their bickering.

"Mom, my sister called the police and had my girlfriend arrested!" Sean said, his voice a mixture of anger and grievance.

Mrs. Fuller frowned. "What’s going on?"

"Mom, Sean’s girlfriend is transgender..." Michelle explained the whole story.

Mrs. Fuller looked at her in disbelief.

"Impossible!" Sean retorted loudly. "Michelle Fuller, do you really hate Lilian that much? Why would you make up such a ridiculous story!"

Michelle looked at her hopelessly stubborn little brother and shook her head. "You’re a lost cause."

"I’m getting Lilian a lawyer! She’s going to be fine, and you won’t get your way!" With that, Sean stormed out of the house without a backward glance.

Mrs. Fuller watched her son leave, then turned to her daughter, who looked thoroughly fed up with him. "Michelle, this is no laughing matter. What is really going on with Sean’s girlfriend?"

Michelle sighed. "It’s exactly like I said. The police wouldn’t have arrested him otherwise. Mom, Renee and I are going back to my room."

Renee got up and went upstairs with her.

A short while later, Henry Stark called.

Thanks to the clues Renee had gotten from her Ragdoll cat, the police had successfully gathered evidence of Lilian invading people’s privacy and profiting from the distribution of obscene materials.

After hanging up, Renee shared the good news with Michelle.

"That’s fantastic!" Michelle said, beaming at her. "Renee, we should celebrate!"

She opened a bottle of red wine and had the butler bring up some foie gras.

"It’s every citizen’s duty to report a crime." Renee’s lips curled into a slight smile as she raised her wine glass. "Cheers."

Lilian’s case was announced in a city-wide bulletin two days before the Lunar New Year.

The day before Lunar New Year’s Eve, Renee took the twins out to buy some candied hawthorns. On their way home, she happened to run into Sean Fuller at the entrance to their community.

He looked utterly dejected. His eyes were bloodshot, with dark circles underneath. The moment he saw Renee, his face was overcome with a profound sense of apology.

"Renee..." Sean bowed deeply to her. "I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry..."

’I must have lost my mind,’ he thought. ’To be played for a complete fool by that... that tranny. And I blamed my own sister and Renee... I’m unforgivable.’

"It’s okay." Renee hadn’t taken it to heart. "Don’t blame yourself."

Her forgiving attitude only made Sean feel more ashamed. "Renee, please, just yell at me."

Renee raised an eyebrow. "You look miserable enough already. How could I possibly yell at you?"

Sean: "..."

Zane and Jasmine watched him, munching on their candied hawthorns.

Not far away, hidden in the shadows, a pair of venom-filled eyes watched them.

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