The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 351 Set Him Up

Yacob, with a serious expression, replied, “They couldn’t get anything useful from anyone other than a server. He said that a man claiming to be Winters requested breakfast to be sent to room 5022 and even gave him a good tip.”

Winters? Elias frowned. “Did you not ask what the man in question looked like?”

“Of course I did. But the server said he received so many guests every day that he couldn’t remember his appearance. He only recalled that the man tipped him generously and requested the breakfast to be delivered to a young lady in 5022”

Elias fell silent. It seemed that someone was deliberately framing him, going to such extreme lengths.

He searched in his mind for a while but couldn’t think of any recent enemies who would do such a thing. and he couldn’t understand why they chose Stephanie either. Could it be that the person mistook Stephanie for his soon-to-be fiancée and chose to target her? Or he couldn’t think of any other valid.

reason.

“Bring that server over. I want to question him myself.”

“Yes, sir.” Yacob obliged.

Meanwhile, Elias fell into deep thought as he gazed at the number plate 5022. Who could be behind this? He had too many enemies, but who would be bored enough to pull off something like this? He couldn’t think of anyone for the time being.

Moments later, Yacob returned hastily, wearing a troubled expression. “Mr. Winters, the waiter has disappeared. It’s strange; he was here just an hour ago when I questioned him, but now he’s nowhere to be

found.”

Elias became furious instantly. “Idiot, don’t you understand? They are setting me up, and now they’ve eliminated the only eyewitness.”

the Allegra Villa, Crispin hurriedly arrived at the Cloudview Hotel only to find the server

if the server revealed anything. By then, he would lose everything, unable to marry Stephanie, let alone be the Allegras’ son-in-law, and his long-awaited

he had ever been to success. He couldn’t

immediately pulled the waiter into a stairwell-deserted and echoing, creating a

he exclaimed, “It’s you! That gentleman was

server’s mouth and, after making sure no one was outside. “Take this and leave. It contains all my savings over the years, a total of 70 thousand. It should be enough for you to

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having trouble believing such a fortune would

Mr. Winters? I can’t take this. Is this

who visited this very hotel were either rich or influential, or both. The last thing he wanted was to get involved in some big

of a coward the server was being, Crispin snapped, “Just take it. Don’t ask any questions. unless you want to die a terrible death. With this money, you can live comfortably for several years and find another job. If you don’t take it and stay here, you’ll have nowhere to hide when the person who just questioned you returns. Don’t say I

the bank card. He was just a lowly service staff and didn’t want to get involved in the world of these

leave with the money, Crispin finally breathed a

the server around was indeed a mistake. He’d be in serious trouble if Elias managed to find anything.

Stephanie as soon as possible. He had to do it before Elias. uncovered the truth, or all his efforts would be in

become a race between him and

Jack’s attitude. toward the young man, everyone in the house now

Now, aside from marrying Crispin, she didn’t seem to have any better

butler approached and

us,” Jack said, and the butler obliged,

the dining room, greeted everyone, and sat beside Stephanie while a maid. added a place setting for

so much for coming every day to check in

smile. “I worry Stephanie might take things too hard if she’s alone, so I thought some company might help. Also, Mr. Allegra, could we move our wedding forward? I fear