Chapter 198
“W–What do you mean, Jasper? Are you trying to lock us in? Do you think we’re some kind of criminal suspects?” Sophla screeched, learful their schemes would be revealed.
“That’s a bit of an exauueration, don’t you think? I just need everyone’s cooperation to clear out the rotten apples in our family,” Jasper snapped, exuding even more authority than his own father did. “If you are Innocent, you won’t have to worry about anything.”
“Yest Newton cited. “We We can’t let something this humiliating stand! We need to investigate this matter and give Alice and Jonah. proper closurel
Betty’s teeth were chattering in lear, while Sophia could no longer retort.
“Mr. Beckett Just then, Xavier entered the hallway, two bodyguards behind him dragging the kitchen mald between them.
With a strong push forward, the girl was, flung onto the floor before everyone.
“I managed to get the CCTV footage as you instructed, sir, I was implementing a lockdown on the whole venue when I caught her trying to escape through the garden!
Alyssa was shocked again. How did Jasper pick up that something was wrong in such a short amount of time?
“Tsk. Her guilt is clear as day.” Landon glared at the girl. “Is further Investigation even needed? Why would she be trying to wriggle out through a doggy door II she was Innocent?”
“It’s needed,” Jasper sald sternly. “I want to catch the mastermind behind this.”
“Mister Mr. Beckett, I had a family emergency. That’s why I had to had to find a way to leave. The doors were all locked. I didn’t do anything, I swear!” the maid cried.
“I remember you. You were the one who served us our drinks,” Landon sald.
Alyssa added, “You told me my brother was sick and led the way there.”
“I’ve checked the CCTV, sir. No one else was with her when she was in the kitchen all the way to the banquet hall. She didn’t speak to anyone either. She was the only one who came into contact with those drinks,” Xavier reported.
“That That doesn’t mean I laced your drinks!” the mald cried, panicked.
“Oh?” Alyssa cocked her head. “When did we say the drinks were laced?”
Everyone’s gaze instantly fell onto the mald like arrows on a straw dummy.
“I overheard earlier on the way here…”
“Overhead? Damn, you must have really big ears.”
Their foreheads struck one another, the pain quickly fading into heat.
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