“Winnie is a simpleton, Grandpa. Her words are completely untrustworthy and contradictory. Even if we go to court, a simpleton’s words are inadmissible as evidence.”

Zyon added, trying his best to discredit Winnie, “You can’t be considering to believe a simpleton over your own grandson, can you, Grandpa?”

“How is that possible?” Rufus frowned. “Do I look like I’m senile? You were the one to have found Winnie, Louis. Were you already in cohorts with her before you brought her back to me?”

“No, Mr. Fairchild! I swear that we are not conspiring. Zyon did pay off the private investigator.”

“All right. Bring the private investigator to me,” Rufus said sternly. “I wish to interrogate him myself.”

“Er… He disappeared. I cannot contact him, but I will locate him.”

“Pfft!” Zyon chortled. “You can’t produce any evidence, yet you’re accusing me. How did you become the assistant to the CEO of Fairchild Corporation with brains like yours? You’re not welcome here. Get lost!”

“Watch yourself. You will get what’s coming one of these days. I will make a police report and have you sued!” At that, Louis turned around and marched out.

Winnie hurried after him. “You left me behind, Louis. I came with you.”

Jacinta, too, ran after her granddaughter.

“Hah!” Zyon laughed. “You see, Grandpa? The simpleton said they came together. They have planned to frame me from the start.”

After the trio exited, only Josiah and the two Fairchilds remained behind in the room.

Josiah’s expression turned grim.

Zyon cast him a disdainful glance. “What is it, Dr. Houghton? Are you unhappy because my grandfather didn’t believe your lies?”

Josiah adjusted his spectacles. “I think the simpleton is telling the truth, Mr. Fairchild.”

listen to the rumors you concoct

hear that?” Zyon was beside himself with

“All right, I’m going.”

closed. “Tell me the truth, Zyon. Is what Louis and

the night to look for somebody? The claims of me wanting to kill that stupid woman Winnie is even more ludicrous. I have no

now. There cannot be any

Grandpa. Don’t worry. I will not let you

office, the oatmeal

as he ate. “I noticed the veins on your forehead

it, Zyon took the bait. He probably thinks that Rufus would

we’ve managed to deceive him this time,” Louis declared. “Now, I shall bring Mrs. Fairchild to lodge a report. I must trouble you, Dr. Houghton, to look after Old Mr. Fairchild. I fear that Zyon

“Don’t worry, I will.”

the report quickly, telling the authorities that Zyon conspired to murder Xavier and

be found, it was, at that moment,

missing person,

were quickly brought to

flustered and nearly uttered something she

not find any discrepancies in Winnie’s disappearance, there had

condition, however, her testimony was

unless they could produce more evidence,

panicked as she watched Zyon and his two cohorts about

in charge of their case, “Arrest them! They’re the bad guys who

no way of finding us guilty,

“It’s them! They

of her half-sister’s accusatory finger, wanted nothing more than to kill

a tall mountain, but she even made it back without a scratch! Even worse, she dares to lodge a police report! If only she knew what I was doing before being brought over by the police! I was socializing with celebrities in the industry. The disapproving looks they gave me are something I will never forget. It’s all the stupid b*tch’s fault! I wouldn’t

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