CHAPTER FIFTY SIX – FAKE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

Her phone pinged with a new notification, almost taunting her. Jasmine swiped away the tears from her eyes and picked it up with trembling hands. A new email from Detective Bautista: "Delacroix, Hitting more dead ends trying to track down that snake Sylvia. Going to need to kick the investigation into another gear to find her before she disappears completely. Will loop you in if any breaks happen soon. -Detective Bautista" Letting out a shuddering sigh, Jasmine tapped out a response pleading for urgency. Every day, every hour that Sylvia remained in the wind was another nail in the coffin of Jasmine's life and reputation. Her phone pinged again, a notification from her Instagram this time. She frowned at the unfamiliar handle that had tagged her in a new post. Tapping through, her jaw dropped as she read the vile caption: "Artist @JasmineDelacroix is a complete FRAUD! Word on the street is all her popular pieces were stolen from other REAL creatives. What a joke!" The post showe