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.

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,

“What?”

was scared out of his

were frozen as

eyes were flickering wildly too,

that? How did it get exposed? What

other, but they couldn’t

at once, Elyse snatched the so-called evidence and flipped

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

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

Michael backed Elyse

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

man demanding

us whether or not you

pouted with an aggrieved look on her face. Her eyes

his Big Eyes. He likes me so

pitiful that other people’s hearts would

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 Miss Ellen Clayton never spoke to Mr. Alston, she was constantly hiding in the dark and spying on him. We have found a witness who has given a statement

“What…”

Michael and

the victims too!” Fraud was a crime that carried a serious penalty.

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

well that her situation would be unsalvageable if she

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

in agreement. “Yes! That’s right! I didn’t know it wasn’t true. Her diary was so detailed. I really thought… Thank

even took the lawyer’s hand before continuing, “Mr. Lawyer, please talk to Mr. Alston and tell him that we 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… put a stop to the lawsuit

we knew the contents of the diary weren’t true.” Elyse cupped her hands and stared apologetically at the lawyer. Her

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

lawyer nodded and

“That’s…”