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.

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

“What?”

scared out

beady eyes were frozen as he gaped in

eyes were flickering wildly too, and her

like that? How did it get exposed? What

but they couldn’t

at once, Elyse snatched the

clearly stated that Ellen never stopped foot inside Leo’s room during his time

sister kept a diary which contains a clear record of every single detail of their interactions! Leo confirmed the contents of the diary

That’s right!” Michael

in Quinn 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 around, then just come out and say so. How can you come up

part of an indignant man demanding

whether or not you saw Leo.” Elyse shoved

aggrieved look on her face. Her

with Leo. I’m his Big Eyes. He likes me so much. We made a promise!

other people’s hearts would ache for

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

“What…”

was irrefutable. Michael

with her and she misled us. We’re the victims too!” Fraud was a crime that carried a serious penalty. They would

If I

situation would be unsalvageable if she admitted

turn things around! I want to continue my life of glory! I

I really thought… Thank goodness you brought the evidence that proved it was all a lie, or else, we’d still be kept

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

the diary weren’t true.” Elyse cupped her hands and stared apologetically at 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 might consider showing you leniency, but if you refuse to admit what you’ve done,

nodded

“That’s…”