Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
The crowd erupted into chatter as they turned to Alaina and scorned her.
Some of the guests were victims of love affairs. As they looked at Alaina, who had a look as pure as an angel, they couldn’t help but spit and scold her when they remembered her doings.
However, Alaina’s gaze didn’t waver.
“You have the right to say anything as you please. I’m not that capable of interfering with your freedom to speak. After all, I only lost a job at that time, which I have no problem enduring. Now, however, you’re ruining my reputation! My dad is known for being kind and gentle, but your lies put me in a position of letting him down.”
Alaina’s words fully expressed a kind and gentle daughter’s filial piety toward her father.
However, she was met with Elspeth this time.
“It’s a surprise to learn you’re aware that you let your father down.”
Elspeth chuckled.
“It seems like I have to teach you a lesson on your father’s behalf.”
Alaina swallowed anxiously as she widened her eyes in disbelief.
“Alaina, will you admit that you tried to set me up? I’m supposed to be the victim of your plan in the first place, no?”
Alaina shook her head with all her might.
“Nonsense! I would never do that to you! If you’re holding me accountable for it, why am I now the victim? You’re lying!”
Overwhelmed by the turn of events, the reporters felt glad that they didn’t leave earlier, or else they would have missed the big news.
Elspeth didn’t answer the other woman. Instead, she turned to Yelena.
“Do you mind calling in all the servants?”
Yelena nodded before summoning all the servants to gather around them.
“As soon as we learned about the incident, Callum asked his bodyguards to surround the place. He made sure that no suspect could escape without alerting his men,”
Elspeth began casually, but her words terrified Alaina.
Truth be told, Callum only ordered his men to surround the Sullivan Residence because he worried that he couldn’t find the suspect if Elspeth was in danger. He didn’t expect to get a lucky shot that he could use his men’s help to prevent the suspect from escaping right now.
“A servant led me to the room just now. I still remember his face.”
Elspeth pointed at one of the servants in the crowd. The man’s legs went weak at her words as if on cue, his body trembled uncontrollably.
“Why worry? I haven’t said anything yet.”
Folding her arms, Elspeth paced back and forth in front of the man as she watched the sweat rolling down his forehead. Once she thought the time was right, she began,
“I have a question for you. Did Alaina ask you to lead me to the room?”
The man kept Alaina’s words in his mind. As he remembered his innocent child, he gritted his teeth and answered,
“I don’t even know Miss Sullivan at all. I only brought you to the room because you asked me to because you drank a little too much.”
Elspeth raised her brow.
“It seems like you made up your mind.”
She offered the man a chance to speak the truth, yet he refused. Thus, she decided that she had no reason to sympathize with him.
“I have nothing to do with this. You’re only wronging an innocent man.”
Alaina raised her chin. A proud look was showing on her face.
“Did you see that, Elspeth? The heavens see every act of man. Aren’t you afraid of the consequences your lies will bring?”
Consequences? Come on, it’ll only lead to your damnation. Elspeth thought to herself.
Studying the man’s uniform, she smiled.
“You have a daughter, am I right?”
He was taken aback for a moment because he didn’t expect to hear such words from her. However, when he noticed that Elspeth’s gaze was resting on his collar, he couldn’t help but ask,
“How did you know that?”
“Your shirt is ironed, and it doesn’t have any odor. This explains that you are married, and your wife irons your clothes every day. A moment ago, you involuntarily switched on your phone when you were anxious. I noticed you set the picture of an adorable girl as your lock screen. She resembles you a lot. I suppose she’s your daughter.”
The man was in awe of Elspeth’s delicacy. However, remembering his daughter was in danger at the moment, he insisted on his stance.
“How is this related to my daughter?”
“It indeed is related to your daughter. The reason you’re working for Alaina is that she threatened you. She’s using your daughter as a bargaining chip.”
Elspeth made a thorough analysis while Alaina was starting to get nervous.
“Nonsense! I don’t even know him! How am I supposed to threaten his daughter if I don’t know him?”
Elspeth didn’t reply. Instead, she waved at Yelena. After that, the woman presented someone else’s purse in front of her.
Alaina’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“Hey, that’s mine! Give it back!”
She reached out a hand to snatch it. At the same time, she let go of her hand, which was pulling the blanket tightly the whole time. It was only when the blanket slipped off her shoulders that she remembered her condition.
Having exposed her naked body in front of the guests twice resulted in Alaina’s shameful expression. She wrapped the blanket around her body tightly without a word.
Elspeth took out a pink hairpin from the purse. It looked like it belonged to a girl as a bunny adorned it.
“Is this hairpin your daughter’s?”
The man narrowed his eyes at the sight of the hairpin. After going through an intense inner struggle, he eventually nodded.
“It is.”
Alaina shot daggers at him.
“Nonsense. I don’t know your daughter.”
Regret emerged on the man’s face.
“All right, I’ll speak the truth. Miss Sullivan forced me to put drugs in Miss Lynwood’s drink. She wanted to frame Miss Lynwood and ruin Miss Lynwood’s reputation. However, I forgot about the route and took Miss Lynwood somewhere else. At last, Miss Sullivan entered the room herself. You can punish me however you want, but my daughter has been kidnapped. Please save my daughter!”
Kneeling on the ground, the man begged again and again.
The love of fatherhood moved the crowd. Meanwhile, Alaina was enraged that her face contorted in anger.
“I didn’t kidnap anyone! You’re working together to frame me!”
“Is it really true? Alaina. Stop looking for excuses at this point. You better plead guilty. Maybe you can avoid a severe sentence.”
Wrapping herself in the blanket, Alaina slightly crouched. As Elspeth was taller than her, when Elspeth was looking down at her, Alaina felt like she was facing a trial.
“I didn’t hurt anyone! I didn’t.”
Alaina was on the verge of a mental breakdown. Turning to Callum, she lunged at him and pulled at his trousers.
“Callum, you know I like you, don’t you? Are you not going to say something?”
Callum only kicked her away before turning around and putting an arm around Elspeth’s waist.