A Matter of Wife and Love by Mila

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.

Clayton and Mr. Alston never had any contact before. You

“What?”

out

beady eyes were frozen

wildly too, and her legs

exposed just like that? How did it get exposed?

but they couldn’t figure out

once, Elyse snatched the so-called evidence

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

This evidence 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 diary

Michael backed Elyse

Town and 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

bit the part of an indignant man demanding

Tell us whether or not

an aggrieved look on her face. Her eyes were reddened as tears pooled in

Eyes. He likes me so much. We made a promise! How could he…” Ellen’s tears streamed down

that other

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

“What…”

irrefutable. Michael and Elyse were

wrong with her and she misled us. We’re the victims too!” Fraud was a

already in serious trouble because of the fraudulent contracts. If I get taken to court over

knew full well that her situation would be unsalvageable if

around! I want to continue my life

Thank goodness you brought the evidence that proved it was all a

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 a stop to the

true.” Elyse cupped her hands and stared apologetically at the lawyer.

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

lawyer nodded and

“That’s…”