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Cela had always treated him like her own, and he was really close to her
Who could’ve guessed Nicole and her mom would use an endorsement just to stir up drama and try to mess with their relationship with Alicia?
If Celia ever found out about all this, she’d probably be really upset with them too.
Collin added. “And that whole suicide thing back then? Nicole totally faked it-she put on an act just so you’d all feel guilty about her.
*she wanted you and Nicolas to start feeling sorry for her and treat her differently, and for the Hammonds to see her as this delicate thing and start tiptoeing around her, always trying to protect her.”
Maxwell stared in disbelief. “She staged her own suicide attempt?”
Collir nodded. “Yeah, I had someone dig into what went down between Nicole and Ally.
‘I came across a few screenshots from some online posts-people were already casting doubt on whether Nicole’s suicide was even real
“After going through all that, it just didn’t sit right with me.
“Nicole cut her wrist, and barely moments later, one of the Hammond family’s maids stumbled upon her and got her to the hospital just in time
“How could a maid in the Hammond family just walk into Nicole’s room without even knocking or asking? That’s not how things are done in their house.
“And the timing: Seriously, wasn’t it just a little too convenient?.
“So I had someone look into that maid.
“After the incident, the maid’s grandson was born, and Nicole’s mom gave her 60 thousand dollars, saying it was a thank-you for finding Nicole in time.
“Not long after she got the money, she quit her job and went back to her hometown to take care of her grandson.
“My people tracked her down and gave her some cash to talk about what really happened that day.
“She said Nicole was super protective of her privacy-she never let the maids into her room, not even to clean.
“Nicole always did her own cleaning, never letting anyone else touch her stuff.
But that day, it was Nicole’s mom who told the maid to go check on Nicole.
Nicole’s mom said Nicole had a bit of a fever, and if she didn’t respond to knocking, the maid should go in and take a look.
“The maid knocked on Nicole’s door, but there was no answer. The door wasn’t even fully closed–it was just left apar
“So she called out a few times and then pushed the door open.
“The bathroom door was open too, so she saw Nicole in the bathtub, having attempted suicide
Collin let out a cold laugh. “Seriously, how could things line up so perfectly
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Celia had always treated him like her own, and he was really close to her.
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Who could’ve guessed Nicole and her mom would use an endorsement just to stir up drama and try to mess with their relationship with Alicia?
If Celia ever found out about all this, she’d probably be really upset with them too.
Collin added, “And that whole suicide thing back then? Nicole totally faked it-she put on an act just so you’d all feel guilty about her.
“She wanted you and Nicolas to start feeling sorry for her and treat her differently, and for the Hammonds to see her as this delicate thing and start tiptoeing around her, always trying to protect her.”
Maxwell stared in disbelief. “She staged her own suicide attempt?”
Collin nodded. “Yeah, I had someone dig into what went down between Nicole and Ally.
“I came across a few screenshots from some online posts-people were already casting doubt on whether Nicole’s suicide was even real.
“After going through all that, it just didn’t sit right with me.
“Nicole cut her wrist, and barely moments later, one of the Hammond family’s maids stumbled upon her and got her to the hospital just in time.
“How could a maid in the Hammond family just walk into Nicole’s room without even knocking or asking? That’s not how things are done in their house.
“And the timing? Seriously, wasn’t it just a little too convenient?.
“So I had someone look into that maid.
“After the incident, the maid’s grandson was born, and Nicole’s mom gave her 60 thousand dollars, saying it was a thank-you for finding Nicole in time.
“Not long after she got the money, she quit her job and went back to her hometown to take care of her grandson.
“My people tracked her down and gave her some cash to talk about what really happened that day.
“She said Nicole was super protective of her privacy-she never let the maids into her room, not even to clean.
“Nicole always did her own cleaning, never letting anyone else touch her stuff.
“But that day, it was Nicole’s mom who told the maid to go check on Nicole.
“Nicole’s mom said Nicole had a bit of a fever, and if she didn’t respond to knocking, the maid should go in and take a look.
“The maid knocked on Nicole’s door, but there was no answer. The door wasn’t even fully closed-it was just left ajar.
“So she called out a few times and then pushed the door open.
“The bathroom door was open too, so she saw Nicole in the bathtub, having attempted suicide.
Collin let out a cold laugh. “Seriously, how could things line up so perfectly?
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“Nicole never lets the maids into her room, and her mom knows her habits inside out. But that day, she actually told the maid to go check on Nicole herself
“And if Nicole’s mom knew she had a fever, why didn’t she go herself? Why send the maid instead?
“The timing was just too spot-on-barely moments after Nicole cut her wrist.
“They didn’t directly tell the maid to do anything, but if you really look into it, there are just too many red flags. No way all this is just a coincidence.
“And then Nicole’s mom started shrieking nonstop, her screams brought everyone running to Nicole’s room, where you all saw her in the bathtub, blood everywhere.
“After that, Nicole was crying and blaming you guys, saying it was because you yelled at her that she just couldn’t go on.” He looked at Maxwell, who looked totally stunned. “You were just a kid back then. Of course, seeing all that, you couldn’t help but feel guilty, thinking you were the reason Nicole did what she did.
“That was exactly their plan all along,” Collin said.
Back then, Nicole was still pretty young, and everything happened so suddenly.
Everyone knew she’d had a rough childhood, so when she made that suicide attempt, it didn’t really shock anyone. Nobody questioned it or bothered to look into things any further.
If Collin hadn’t come across that exposé online, and if he hadn’t thought about how Maxwell had always given Nicole whatever she wanted all these years, he probably never would’ve decided to look deeper.
But once he saw all that, he knew he had to get to the bottom of it.
Otherwise, Maxwell would just keep getting played by Nicole, doing her dirty work without even realizing it.
But the moment he started digging, the truth fell apart-turns out, things were way more twisted and scheming than he ever imagined.
Nicole and her mom probably thought they were safe since they never actually bribed the maid, so they figured there was nothing to worry about.
But with all those clues staring us in the face, and so many so-called coincidences piling up, there’s just no way it was all random chance.
Collin was going to tell Maxwell everything once he figured it all out.
But then Nicole started working Maxwell again, so Collin used it as an excuse to get him home and lay it all out for him
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