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

before. You misled

“What?”

was scared out of his

eyes were frozen as

were flickering wildly too, and her

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

other, but they couldn’t figure out

at once, Elyse snatched the so-called evidence and flipped through

Ellen never stopped foot inside Leo’s room during his time at the hospital. She never even said a single word

false!” Elyse shrieked. “My sister kept a diary which contains a clear record of

right!” Michael

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 slander her?

man demanding justice. His beady eyes were

whether or not you saw Leo.” Elyse shoved

on her face. Her eyes were reddened as tears pooled

me so much. We made a

other people’s hearts would ache for

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 recorded everything in

“What…”

lawyer’s evidence was irrefutable. Michael and Elyse were stunned into

with her and she misled us. We’re the victims too!” Fraud was a crime that carried a serious penalty. They

already in serious trouble because of the fraudulent contracts. If

knew full well that her situation would be unsalvageable if she

to continue my life of glory!

it wasn’t true. Her diary was so detailed. I really thought… Thank goodness you brought the evidence that proved it was all a lie, or else, we’d still be kept in

Alston and tell him that we were tricked too, so that’s why… Here, how’s this? I’ll take

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 act

the lawyer cleared his throat perfunctorily and said, “If you wish to prove your innocence, why not do it in court? However, let

lawyer nodded and