Elena explained that when she went shopping, she had taken two maids and four bodyguards with her.
After buying the clothes, they brought the packaged gift bags directly back to the Aurelius estate.
The next morning, Elena and Julius went to Janina's house.
This meant the gift bags had spent a whole night at the Aurelius estate.
Perhaps the three snakes had been placed in the gift bags during the night.
Due to a lack of evidence, Elena and Julius were released after being held at the police station for a few hours.
Stepping out of the station, Elena was livid, her heart filled with a burning hatred for Janina.
How dare she frame her, causing her to be stuck in a police station for hours.
She felt utterly humiliated.
Julius looked just as grim. He felt that Janina was overreacting.
Although the snakes had appeared in the gift bags they brought, they hadn't put them there. Besides, weren't Liam and Joy unharmed?
She just had to make things so complicated.
But Janina didn't care what they thought; she demanded an explanation.
If the real culprit wasn't found, she wouldn't let the matter rest.
Elena already disliked Janina, and after this fiasco, her opinion of her had soured even further.
But she also knew that if the truth wasn't uncovered, she and Julius would have to take the fall.
If word got out, it would paint her as someone who would try to harm her own grandchildren.
So, Elena had no choice but to swallow her pride and get to the bottom of it.
Returning to the Aurelius estate, Elena immediately dispatched people to conduct a thorough search of the property.
Two days later, they finally zeroed in on a suspect—Hamlin Odell.
Hamlin was a servant in the Aurelius household, responsible for Old Mr. Aurelius's daily care. He was considered a long-time employee of the family.

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