Carol wasn't a fool. Despite living under the protection of her husband for quite some time, she had a keen eye in observing others' intentions.
She could sense that there was a malicious look in the eyes of the woman in front of her.
It turned out that she was right.
Monique said with a sinister smile, "It's not something important. It's just some evidence of him engaging in some illegal dealings with certain people."
Carol replied, "I don't believe you. While it's true that my brother is a lazy good-for-nothing, he isn't that brave to commit anything illegal."
Monique chuckled, "You are not convinced, are you? Well, I shall show you the evidence then."
After hinting to her subordinates, they quickly presented some evidence of Jonathan's actions to her.
"Even though we are strangers, I won't simply frame your sibling for no good reason. I'm just telling the truth. Look, isn't this your younger brother?"
Monique held up a photo. It was indeed Jonathan. He was smoking and there were drugs on the table in front of him.
Carol was distressed and cursed, "How could he!"
She was really irritated. Her parents died early, and they had not left them much money. She was the one who brought up her little brother all this while.
Jonathan had always been a well-behaved student since he was a child. He had been away from home for several years after college, but nonetheless, she had always felt that he was great and had been proud of him.
To her dismay, it turned out that he was a drug addict.
In a fit of anger, she grabbed the photos and tore them up desperately.
Monique's subordinates were shocked and were about to restrain Carol, but Monique stopped them from further acting.
"It doesn't matter. We have more than one copy of the photo you had just now. Madam Lance, if tearing up these pieces of evidence would relieve you, then go ahead! We'll talk about it when you're in a better mood."
Carol's fingers froze. A while later, she thought of something and looked up.
"It's you!"
Monique raised an eyebrow at her, beaming proudly in response.
"It's you, isn't it? My brother used to be a good boy. How did he become like this? You must have led him astray!"
Upon hearing this, Monique expressed her disapproval.
"That's not true! Nothing happens without a reason! If your brother was really as nice and behaved as you thought he was, I would've never had the chance to do anything to him. He already started gambling before we even had a chance to make contact with him. With tons of debt under his name, he was the one who begged to join us, not the other way round!"
Carol gritted her teeth in exasperation.
"What exactly do you want?"
At the thought of imminent success, a grin appeared on Monique's face.
She went over and helped Carol up, smiling, "Well, we are not bad guys, so we'll talk about it slowly. Let's get up first. Don't worry, we won't hurt you."
Carol allowed Monique to lead her to the sofa and sat down. She said nothing and just stared intently at Monique.
Only then did Monique start, "I know that you all respect Naomi very much. To be honest, she doesn't really care about you so much. If not, why is your husband still in prison?"
Apart from being straightforward, Carol was also a hot-tempered person. She immediately refuted, "Don't say anything bad about Miss George! I won't listen to you!"
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