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

eyes were frozen as he

were flickering wildly too, and her

that? How did it get exposed? What went

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

once, Elyse snatched the so-called

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

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

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

of an indignant man demanding justice.

bit the part of an indignant man

Ellen. Tell us whether or not you saw Leo.” Elyse shoved Ellen

face. Her eyes were reddened as tears pooled in

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

that other people’s

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

“What…”

evidence was irrefutable. Michael and Elyse were stunned into

Fraud was a crime that carried a serious penalty. They would

If I get taken to court

her situation would

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

That’s right! I didn’t know 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

Alston and tell him that we were tricked too, so that’s

diary weren’t true.” Elyse cupped

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

nodded

“That’s…”

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