A Matter of Wife and Love

Chapter 296

Chapter 296 Elyse’s Comeuppance

“Listen up, Elyse, and your entire family too.” Leo’s voice was still and unemotional. “This is the last time I’ll answer a call from you. I won’t ask for the money you tricked me into giving you, but you will need to suffer the consequences of your actions. The lawyer will get in touch with you soon. You can get into the details with him.”

“Leo!” Elyse cried out once more as her face turned ghostly pale. She couldn’t resign herself to this.

All she got in reply was a dial tone.

He ended the call!

“What happened?” Michael quickly asked when he noticed Elyse standing there motionlessly with a strange expression on her face.

The phone slipped out of Elyse’s hand and clattered on the floor. Elyse looked defeated.

“What on earth is going on? Hurry up and tell me!” Michael urged when he realized that things weren’t going the way he had hoped.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Michael eyed Elyse for a moment before rushing over to get the door.

A stranger was standing outside.

Michael scrutinized the man with his beady eyes and asked, “Who are you? Did you come to the wrong address?”

“I’m Mr. Alston’s lawyer. I’m here to see Michael and Elyse Clayton,” the man answered. “You must be Michael Clayton.”

“L-Lawyer?” Michael instinctively took a step back when he heard that this man was a lawyer.

The lawyer walked into the house and saw a clueless Ellen and an ashen-faced Elyse.

He nodded and said, “I suppose Mr. Alston has told you why I’m here, Miss Clayton.”

briefcase and took out

and Mr. Alston never had any contact before. You misled him on purpose to make him think that Ellen Clayton was Big Eyes. In the eyes of the law,

“What?”

was scared out of his

eyes were frozen as he gaped

too, and her

exposed just like that? How did it get exposed? What went

at each other, but they couldn’t figure out where they had gone

at once, Elyse snatched the

clearly stated that Ellen never stopped foot inside Leo’s room during his time at

evidence is false!” Elyse shrieked. “My sister kept a diary which contains a clear record of every single detail of their interactions! Leo confirmed the

That’s right!” Michael backed Elyse

Alston, then how do you explain the diary? If you people look down on Elie because she’s mentally unwell and don’t want her around, then just come out and say so. How can you come up with these things to

looked every bit the part of an indignant man

not you saw Leo.”

her face. Her eyes were

the one with Leo. I’m his Big Eyes. He likes me so

looked so pitiful that other people’s hearts

Clayton has a paranoid disorder. She took the interactions she saw between Mr. Alston and someone else and made them her own. She created a wonderful fairytale in her head

“What…”

was irrefutable. Michael

there’s something wrong with her and she misled us. We’re the victims too!” Fraud was

already in serious trouble because of the fraudulent contracts. If I get taken to

full well that her situation would be unsalvageable if she admitted

need to turn things around! I want to continue my life

detailed. I really thought… Thank goodness you brought the

too, so that’s why…

of the diary weren’t true.” Elyse cupped her hands and stared apologetically at the lawyer. Her

the lawyer cleared his throat perfunctorily and said, “If you wish to prove your innocence, why not do it in court? However, let me remind you that Mr. Alston doesn’t like being tricked. If you confess now, he might consider showing

lawyer nodded and

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