Lady Warrior's Warth on Divorce Day novel Chapter 126

“Zoya, aren’t you a retired soldier? Don’t you love showing how kind you are? Well, I’m giving you that chance right now.” Jasmine’s voice rang out clearly from the phone’s speaker.

Jasmine’s cheeks burned bright red with embarrassment and rage as she scrambled to snatch the phone out of Zoya’s hand.

Zoya calmly lifted her other arm, blocking her. The audio continued to play.

“All you have to do is apologize to me. If I’m satisfied, I’ll pilot the helicopter and go save those people. But if you refuse and I get upset, I might mess up and fail to rescue those people! And if those Lucero Group employees can’t be saved in time, that’s all on you!” Jasmine’s voice was clear from the audio.

When the audio ended, the studio audience and even the production staff sat in stunned silence, staring at Jasmine in disbelief.

No one could have imagined that the so–called “hero” would ever say something like that.

“It’s not true! None of it is true!” Jasmine blurted, shaking her head wildly. “I never used the trapped workers as leverage! I only said those things because Zoya once slandered me. I just wanted her to apologize!”

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“Slandered you?” Zoya’s tone was icy. “Do you have any proof of that? If not, logic, I could say you’re slandering me right now, couldn’t I?”

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Jasmine glared daggers at Zoya. “You’ve got a million ways to cover up said that day. I still flew the helicopter there to rescue people!”

“Fly the helicopter for rescue?” Zoya’s lips curved coldly. “Your helicopter never even reached the rescue site.”

“I was observing the situation!” Jasmine snapped defensively. “If anything had would’ve flown in immediately!”

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But then, one of the rescue workers who had been on her helicopter suddenly stood up and spoke. “That day, Ms. Ingram, you said yourself that you didn’t want to take any risks for your fiancé’s sake. You said that if anything happened to the helicopter in front of us, you’d land somewhere safe first to let your fiancé off before flying back for the rescue.”

The studio erupted in shocked whispers.

Jasmine’s face went from red to pale.

“Ms. Ingram, your fiancé boarded that helicopter with you. Weren’t you two supposed to be rescuing people together?” the host asked.

Even if things had gotten messy, for the show, this was perfect tabloid fodder.

“Yes… It was for the rescue,” Jasmine stammered awkwardly. She couldn’t possibly admit that she’d brought Nicolas along just to watch Zoya fail.

“So why did you decide to drop your fiancé off somewhere safe before saving anyone else? Didn’t you realize

that could waste valuable rescue time?” the host pressed.

The crowd erupted into a flurry of murmurs.

The same rescue worker added, “If Ms. Ingram cared that much about her fiancé’s safety, she shouldn’t have brought him on the helicopter in the first place. And the truth is, the aircraft never got anywhere near the rescue site. Honestly, I’m not sure Ms. Ingram even intended to save anyone.”

This was the same crew member who’d already disliked Jasmine’s behavior during the mission. And seeing her now, spouting heroic words on camera, made him even angrier. He decided to lay everything bare.

Every eye in the room zeroed in on Jasmine.

“Right, if she was supposed to rescue people, then why didn’t she just fly over to the rescue spot?”

“And she brought her fiancé on the helicopter? The guy had his hand all bandaged up. How’s someone like that supposed to help out with a rescue?”

“Were they just showing off their romance on the helicopter or something?”

“She even used the trapped workers to threaten someone into apologizing. Disgusting! How does someone like that still have the nerve to show up on this program?”

The crowd’s murmurs just got louder and louder.

Jasmine stood there, stiff as a board, her face drained of all color. Her lips trembled, but no sound came out.

‘How did it all go so wrong?‘ Jasmine thought.

She had come here today only to boost her public image to add another layer to her reputation as a “hero.” She also wanted to announce her relationship with Nicolas.

But she never imagined Zoya would actually record her threatening words that day. And she definitely didn’t expect that rescue worker to spill everything right there in front of everyone.

Right now, all eyes in the room were trained on her. Even the cameras had turned their full attention her way.

Suddenly, Jasmine turned to the rescue worker and spat out, “What did Zoya give you to make you say something like that?”

The rescue worker met her gaze, expression unwavering. “I didn’t accept anything from anyone. Everything I’ve said today is just me speaking the truth, from my conscience.”

The other rescue workers all nodded firmly in agreement.

They’d all heard about Jasmine’s behavior during the rescue and honestly felt she had no business being on this talk show in the first place.

Jasmine looked like she’d finally hit her breaking point. Face buried in her hands, she ran toward the backstage.

“Jasmine!” Nicolas jumped up and hurried after her.

Zoya watched the two of them leave with a cold gaze, then calmly sat back down. “The real heroes are the rescue workers sitting right here. They risk their lives every day to save others. That kind of courage and selflessness is what we should all look up to and learn from.”

With just a few words, Zoya steered the conversation right back to the show’s original theme.

The host quickly picked up where things left off and continued with the interview questions.

Meanwhile, Jasmine rushed into the backstage lounge, with Nicolas hot on her heels.

“It’s all Zoya! She did this on purpose. She recorded that audio just to ruin me, and played it during the show so I’d be humiliated nationwide!” Jasmine fumed, trembling with anger.

“Don’t worry. I’ll handle it,” Nicolas said quietly.

Jasmine’s eyes went wide, then she clung to Nicolas’s sleeve like he was her last hope. “You really can do something?”

“It’s a pre–recorded show. I’ll talk to the producers and make sure they edit out everything replied.

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Suddenly, Jasmine snapped to attention. This wasn’t a live broadcast, but a pre–recorded show! That meant there was still a way out.

“But will they really agree?” she asked.

“If we grease their palms enough, they’ll edit out whatever we want,” Nicolas replied, completely confident, like it was all child’s play to him. With Jasmine’s scenes gone, her big reveal about their engagement would never get aired. No harm done.

Only then did Jasmine finally breathe a sigh of relief.

“Just chill here for a bit. I’ll go talk to someone in charge,” Nicolas said.

“Okay,” Jasmine replied, her voice still shaky.

Once Nicolas left, Jasmine was left alone in the lounge.

Just then, her phone rang. It was an unknown number, but the moment she picked up, the voice on the other end made her face go completely pale.