A Matter of Wife and Love

Chapter 199

“Any recollection?” Leo’s expression remained unchanged, but Elyse could sense his hostility. The frostiness sent chills deep into her bones.

She finally looked up shakily with darting eyes. “Leo…”

“You can’t hide what you did forever. Calista from Kirkford Village is the daughter of the family who got Bria buried under the pillar. The other three are related to their family.”

She did not need further explanation to understand what he was getting at. Not only had he gotten to the bottom of the incident, but he also hurt everyone she worked with to take revenge on her, and he didn’t even bother to hide the truth. It was a clear attempt at taunting and humiliating her.

How ruthless!

Elyse sat tensely on the bed and realized belatedly that, before this, Leo had only shown her a tenth of the ruthlessness he was capable of.

“Get her the best medicine, doctor, and nurse,” Leo gave some instructions and left.

Eugene, who had been following Leo around, stole a glance at Elyse and looked at Leo with pursed lips. Leo took revenge on Elyse because of her wrongdoing, but he asked Eugene to take care of Elyse out of courtesy. It was Leo’s way of telling Elyse that Ellen’s kindness could only go so far as to spare Elyse’s life, and served as a warning that Elyse might end up in a worse situation if she dared to misbehave.

…

was released from the

and Julia visited Amelie with the

the answer, but the truth still

pure evil!” As one of the victims, Julia took the investigation personally. She could not hold back her anger and resentment. “Have we found

with her temper, but he also understood that she suffered from guilt for failing to protect Bria in the accident. He reached out

anxious to know the outcome of the investigation. Samuel read their expression and stared at

before continuing. “The guy who caused Julia’s wrist dislocation got into an accident two days ago and lost both arms. The couple who shoved Bria

the point that the Kirkford villagers thought there must be some paranormal activities around. They have been holding ceremonies for days to drive away the

breaths, for they knew that ghosts were merely superstitions. Someone was behind the rogue justice, leaving them wondering about the identity of

“Could that person be… Leo…” Leo’s figure popped

Julia finished her

that he was behind the revenge,” Samuel added. Amelie’s expression crumbled as she struggled to comprehend. She knew that

Leo avenging me? Amelie

the villagers in hurting Bria when they had nothing to do with us?” Julia asked a pointed question. Samuel’s expression changed when he heard that. After a pause, he explained, “This has been the focus of our investigation. But someone clearly destroyed the evidence by erasing the key information. That’s why nothing showed up in our

sank. “Who would

Samuel shook his head. “But one thing is clear—two different groups were behind this

from two different groups.” Samuel’s remark

a long silence. “Just list out the people who hold grudges

Julia came to a realization and slapped her thighs in excitement. “Yes! Why have we not thought of that? My kind Elie, you rarely make enemies.

the answer. Elyse Clayton, Melissa Richards, and Jodie Alston