The Abandoned Wife Dumped Him First (Victoria and Elias) novel Chapter 417

But the reality was, whenever it involved the events of five years ago, whenever it involved Genevieve, he would still stand against her.

How ironic.

Even more laughable was that for a fleeting moment, she'd deluded herself into thinking he might actually believe her.

Victoria let out a cold laugh. "You don't have to say anything. I already know the answer."

Seeing the mocking smile on her lips, Elias felt a sharp dagger plunge into his heart. The terrifying fear of losing her washed over him again like a tidal wave.

He swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing, wanting to explain. His lips parted and closed, but he couldn't find the right words.

After a long moment, he said in a low voice, "Victoria, Hawk has already sent people to check the security footage. We'll have results soon. Just calm down."

"Calm down again!"

Victoria reacted as if she'd heard the world's biggest joke. She angrily pointed at Genevieve, who was cowering on the floor, her words dripping with anguish as she questioned him, "At the funeral, when I said Genevieve killed Grady, you also told me to calm down. Now, with my dad in the special care unit, the only person who would want him dead is her! No one else!"

"I know she's the one who took my dad, that she wants him dead, and you're still telling me to calm down?"

"Elias, you tell me, how am I supposed to stay calm!"

Victoria's eyes were red, each word torn from the depths of her soul, filled with endless pain and indignation. As she finished, tears broke free, streaming down her face.

Elias froze, instinctively raising a hand to wipe her tears away, but Victoria turned aside to avoid his touch. She wiped them away herself, then gripped the handle of the knife tighter, gritting her teeth.

"Elias," she said, enunciating every word, "if anything happens to my father, I don't care who tries to stop me. I will kill Genevieve and make her pay with her life!"

With that, Victoria's gaze snapped to Genevieve.

Genevieve trembled, crying and shaking her head as she pleaded with Elias. "It wasn't me, Elias, you have to believe me! It wasn't me! I didn't take Mr. Garnett! I've been in the hospital this whole time, there's no way I could have taken him! Elias…"

Victoria's wrist was still in Elias's grip. She struggled against it, suppressing a storm of rage, and snarled, "Let go!"

Elias paused for a second. Instead of releasing her, his grip tightened. He tried to soften his tone. "Victoria, I can vouch for Genevieve. She really has been in the hospital the entire time. The nurses have been monitoring her room all night."

"She can't be the one who took your father."

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