Female Novel
Chapter 198
Chapter 198
“W–What do you mean, Jasper? Are you trying to lock us in? Do you think we’re some kind of criminalsuspects?” 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 therotten apples in our family,” Jasper snapped, exuding even more authority than his own father did. “Ifyou 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 thismatter 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 kitchenmald 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 thewhole 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 amountof time?
“Tsk. Her guilt is clear as day.” Landon glared at the girl. “Is further Investigation even needed? Whywould 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 doorswere 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 thebanquet hall. She didn’t speak to anyone either. She was the only one who came into contact withthose 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.”
Xavier was nearly frothing at the mouth at how outrageous her excuses were. He pulled out the footageon his phone and handed it to
Jasper.
Xavier stated, “According to our investigation, we have no footage of her directly lacing the drinks withanything.”
The maid, and also Betty, sighed in relief.
Xavier continued, “But we did find this.”
Alyssa leaned in to look at the phone screen, to which Jasper automatically stepped closer to her forher convenience.
Their foreheads struck one another, the pain quickly fading into heat.
Alyssa looked away after their gazes met for a brief second.
That gesture made Jasper’s heart hurt.
The video footage depicted the kitchen mald in the backyard taking out the trash and then lookingaround cautiously before she tossed
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She stayed away from all the cameras on the way back but missed out on the hidden camera in thegarden. We ve taught her red- handed, sir.” Xavier sneered.
“N–No! I was only throwing some medicine vials I had taken. They were just normal painkillers!” themaid cited desperately.
Jasper ignored her. “Did you bring the evidence, Xavier?”
“Here, sir.”
Xavier handed Jasper the emply vials in a plastic bag. Jasper’s law lightened as he examined the vials.“Send these to the laboratory straight away. If this turns out to be something else other than painkillers,this all is heading behind bars.”novelbin
The kitchen maid burst into tears, kneeling down to beg for mercy. “Please have mercy, Mr. Beckell! Iwasn’t the one behind the drugging, I
swear!”
She then turned around, pointing straight at Belly. “It was het! Ms. Betty instructed me to do