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.

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

“What?”

was scared out of his

eyes were frozen as he

were flickering wildly too, and

like that? How did it get exposed?

stared at each other, but they

snatched the so-called evidence and flipped through

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 a

This evidence is false!” Elyse shrieked. “My sister kept a diary which contains a clear record of every single detail of their interactions!

That’s right!” Michael

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.

indignant man demanding justice. His beady eyes were large

us whether or not

her face. Her

Big Eyes. He likes me so much. We made a promise!

other people’s hearts would ache

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.

“What…”

evidence was irrefutable. Michael

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

contracts. If I get taken to court over this too, I’m

would be unsalvageable if

things around! I want to continue my

in agreement. “Yes! 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

were 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…

have done anything if we knew the contents of the diary weren’t true.” Elyse cupped her hands and stared apologetically at the

to prove your innocence, why not do it in court? However, let me remind you that Mr. Alston doesn’t like

lawyer nodded

“That’s…”