The CEO Gets What He Wants

Chapter 560 Innocent

The atmosphere felt tense.

Yulissa wished for the ground to open up and swallow her whole when she saw Cayden appear.

However, she had nowhere to run. She summoned all her courage and said defensively, “Mr. Moore, I really saw Avery cheating. I was seated behind her, and I saw it clearly with my own eyes...”

“Really?” Cayden stared daggers at Yulissa. She trembled with fear under his eyes.

At their engagement party, Avery humiliated Cayden and his family. Yulissa had assumed that after such an incident, coupled with the gossip and rumored engagement between Cayden and Wisteria, Cayden would be done with Avery.

Yulissa thought that Avery had left Ackleton because she had not seen Avery with Cayden in a long while.

In fact, it was Wisteria who had been by Cayden's side lately.

She had even caught the two of them going out for dinner on several occasions. All these incidences had led her to assume that Wisteria had replaced Avery's position in Cayden's life. However, she had been sorely mistaken.

Seeing how worried Cayden was about Avery, it was clear that she had not fallen out of favor with him.

This realization made Yulissa feel even more resentment and jealousy toward Avery.

She could not understand what it was that Cayden loved so much about Avery.

Aren't rich men always fickle-hearted, always seeing multiple women at once, always playing around without committing to anyone? Don't they get bored of a woman after a while and then unceremoniously dump her without even a second thought? Why isn't Mr. Moore like that?

“Miss, we hold strongly to the principles of fairness and justice here. We would never punish an innocent person. We would also not tolerate any false accusations!” Liam declared, smiling kindly at Avery, but when he turned to Yulissa, his expression was indecipherable.

Yulissa was annoyed by Liam's words. “Why are you staring at me like that? I did not falsely accuse her!”

I must stand by what I've initially said! How else can I explain myself?

Cayden embraced Avery. He lowered himself slowly onto the couch and stared at Yulissa with steely eyes. “Ms. Yantz, you should be careful with your words. The law doesn't just punish cheaters but also those who falsely accuse anyone of cheating. Yes, you heard me correctly. You will also be punished for making a false accusation.”

Yulissa broke out in cold sweat, and her entire body was trembling in fear.

She knew better than anyone what Cayden was capable of.

Even if Avery had really cheated, Cayden could have easily intervened and ensured that Avery got away with her wrongdoing.

The truth was that Avery had not cheated. Yulissa had framed her, which made her guilty of making a false accusation of cheating.

Yulissa calmed herself down. I've already framed Avery. Even if I were to change my stand now and say that my eyes were mistaken, this would not end well... The inspector would see right through it and know that I had falsely accused Avery of cheating! Anyway, look at how worried Mr. Moore is about Avery! It's impossible for me to continue working at Trident Group at this point. I'll stand by my accusation! I'll die on this hill if I have to!

Once Yulissa had made up her mind, she composed herself and went on insisting, “She was cheating, Mr. Moore! I'm not lying! Avery, don't you dare think that just because you've got support, you'd be able to escape the law!”

Cayden's steely stare pierced right through Yulissa, making her skin crawl.

He suddenly smiled and said, “Well, Ms. Yantz, you are truly bold.”

Yulissa did not dare to meet Cayden's eyes. His hard stare was making her shrink in fear.

At that moment, Xavier appeared.

He was not surprised to see all of them, especially Avery, gathered in the office. He had already heard of the entire story.

Xavier hurried over to Cayden's side and greeted him with a nod. “Good day, Mr. Moore.”

“Mr. Langdon, please give Mr. Dartsley here a copy of the information of all the candidates in the examination room, including their contact information,” Cayden instructed firmly.

“Sure, no problem at all, Mr. Moore!” Liam said in a flustered voice.

Cayden wrapped his arm around Avery's shoulder and cast a cold glance at Liam and the other examiners. “She's in frail health, and besides, she's with child. Since it's getting late, I'll take her home first. I trust that won't be a problem.”

“No problem! No problem at all! We should be considerate of our candidates. Since Ms. Rumpley here is pregnant, please feel free to leave anytime!” Liam said with a greasy smile.

Cayden emanated such a dominating aura that he could not bear it any longer. It was too overwhelming. He wanted Cayden to leave as soon as possible.

Cayden lifted Avery's frail body in his arms and moved toward the door, leaving Xavier to deal with the matter on his own.

As Cayden and Avery were leaving, Evangeline, who had been standing in a corner, suddenly spoke up. “Don't worry, Avery. I'm sure Mr. Moore will prove your innocence. If necessary, I'll also testify on your behalf. You can call me anytime...”

Cayden paused in his steps. His sharp eyes fell on Evangeline.

Evangeline took a step back, retreating from his intense gaze. She smiled and nodded at him sweetly.