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.”

He deftly opened up his briefcase and took out a stack of paper.

“This is the evidence of your attempts to trick Mr. Alston. The truth is that Miss Ellen Clayton 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, this counts as fraud.”

“What?”

out of

frozen

eyes were flickering wildly too,

like that? How

stared at each other, but they

snatched the so-called evidence and

investigation report which clearly stated that Ellen never stopped foot inside Leo’s room during his time at the hospital. She never even said a single

a diary which contains a clear record

Michael backed

because she’s mentally unwell and don’t want her around, then just come out and say so.

man demanding justice. His beady eyes were large and

indignant man demanding justice. His

whether or not you saw Leo.” Elyse shoved

look on her face. Her eyes were reddened

the one with Leo. I’m his Big Eyes. He likes me so much. We made a promise! How could he…”

that other

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 spoke to Mr. Alston, she was constantly hiding in the dark and spying on him. We have found a witness who has

“What…”

Michael and Elyse

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

of the fraudulent contracts. If I get taken to court over this too,

knew full well that her situation would be unsalvageable if she

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

Her diary was so detailed. I really thought… Thank

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

diary weren’t true.” Elyse

the two were still trying to 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

lawyer nodded

“That’s…”

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