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.”

his briefcase and took out

and Mr. Alston never had any contact before. You misled him on purpose to make him think that Ellen

“What?”

out of his

frozen as he gaped

too, and her legs went

that? How did it get exposed? What

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

at once, Elyse snatched the so-called evidence

inside Leo’s room during his time at the hospital. She never even said

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 the

right!” Michael backed

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 with these things to slander her? That’s

every bit the part of an indignant man demanding justice. His beady eyes were

Ellen. Tell us whether or not

an aggrieved look on her face. Her

so much. We made a promise! How could

other people’s hearts would ache for

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 recorded everything in her diary. Also, our investigations have proven that although Miss Ellen Clayton never

“What…”

Michael and Elyse

too!” Fraud was a crime that carried a serious penalty. They would have to

contracts. If I get taken

well that her situation would be unsalvageable if she admitted to

things around! I want to continue my life of glory! I can’t

agreement. “Yes! That’s right! I didn’t know it wasn’t true. Her diary was so detailed. I really thought… Thank goodness you brought the

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

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

not do it in court? However, let me remind you that Mr. Alston doesn’t

lawyer nodded