The Taylors were also enraged. They were about to lash out when someone else reacted even more strongly than they did.

Jasper's muscular shoulders were tense. Blood rushed to his eyes, and he curled his fingers inward into fists so tightly that his veins were popping.

He was about to rush forward to give Preston a lesson when a warm hand clasped around his fist.

"Jasper, don't."

Jasper held his breath. He looked into Alyssa's eyes, which were as bright as the stars. He felt as if he was being immersed in clear mountain springs and found himself calming down gradually.

Alyssa stepped forward and sniggered, "Mr. Preston, there is nothing for you to worry about since Jasper is the one handling it. He will definitely not let any guilty persons off the hook and will not accuse anyone who is innocent."

With what she just said, it was evident that she was still claiming that Harper Group was in the wrong!

"As for Mr. Horatio, he claimed that Jasper was framing your family as per my instruction. That's funny. There are CCTV cameras everywhere.

"If I truly wanted to frame you, wouldn't there be some trace of it somewhere? Wouldn't there have been some clues pointing toward you? Would we just grasp at anyone from your side for no reason and claim that they are the murderer?

"You say that I have a grudge against Ms. Zoe. If so, why wasn't it the Harper's horse that was hurt? Why didn't anything happen to Ms. Zoe?

in a situation where I'm

Alyssa sounded very convincing.

heard her arguments, they found themselves nodding in agreement. Even Penelope thought that Alyssa's points made

How rude ..." Cornelius stuttered. His eyebrows

gaze was cool and sharp. She raised the corner of her lip and scoffed, "Truth be told, if I really wanted to hurt Ms. Zoe, I wouldn't have

would have met the same end as my

was astounded! She was indeed

Penelope's health wasn't great in the first place. As her rage rose from within her, she clenched at her chest,

health ..." Zoe quickly reached out to help support Penelope. She had a resentful look on her face and spite in

you think that it was right

serious. Her voice, which normally sounded warm, had turned

said in a relaxed yet resolute voice, "Lyse was just making hypothetical statements. Your

herself in the foot and still attempted to slander Lyse. The incident is still trending as one of the top searches. Even

turned pale. They

expression from the side. A look of surprise came across his face, and he twitched his

timid. This

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