A Matter of Wife and Love

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.”

opened up his briefcase and took out a stack

contact before. You misled him on purpose

“What?”

scared out

eyes were frozen as he gaped

were flickering wildly too, and her legs

been exposed just like that? How did it

each other, but they

snatched the

that Ellen never stopped foot inside Leo’s room during his time at the hospital.

This 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 contents of

right!” Michael backed

in Quinn Town and never spoke to Mr. 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

an indignant man demanding justice. His beady eyes were

or not you saw Leo.” Elyse shoved Ellen

with an aggrieved look on her face. Her eyes were reddened as tears pooled in

his Big Eyes. He likes me so much. We made a promise! How could he…” Ellen’s tears streamed

pitiful that other people’s hearts would ache

the lawyer simply smirked when he saw this. He took out another set of documents. “This is the report from the mental hospital which confirms that Miss Ellen 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 with herself as the subject, and she

“What…”

evidence was irrefutable. Michael

happened because there’s something wrong with her and she misled us. We’re the victims too!” Fraud was a crime that carried a serious penalty. They would have to serve a prison

trouble because of the fraudulent contracts. If I get

knew full well that her situation would

I want to continue my

know it wasn’t true. Her diary was so detailed. I really thought… Thank goodness you brought the

too, so that’s why… Here, how’s this? I’ll take Elie to him and make her apologize in person, so

We wouldn’t have done anything if we knew the contents of the diary weren’t true.” Elyse cupped her hands and stared apologetically at the lawyer. Her

put on a show for him, 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 you leniency, but if you refuse to admit

lawyer nodded and