Mitchel’s brow furrowed. There was no need to question Kyle again.
He'd already tried, and Kyle had remained tight-Lipped. That's why he brought
Kyle here. It was to see if Lauren was involved in this.
Lauren glanced at Jocelyn with a mournful expression, saying, “Jocelyn, how
could you do such a thing? You'd better apologize to Mitchel right away and beg
for leniency...”
Jocelyn obediently began to kowtow, her forehead bleeding, her appearance
pitiable.
Mitchel intervened, “Enough. This is a matter of corporate espionage.”
Lauren's expression darkened at his words.
How could this matter be regarded as corporate espionage? It was merely about
falsifying a paternity test.
Mitchel was just using this as a pretext. He intended to put Jocelyn behind bars!
With eyes wide open in shock and tears streaming down her face, Lauren
reasoned, “Mitchel, Jocelyn just wasn't thinking straight.
Besides, she’s old. How could she survive in jail?”
Mitchel’'s eyes met hers, and his following words sent a chill down her spine.
“Jocelyn gave Kyle two million dollars. Where would she get that much money? I
need an explanation.”
Two million was not a small amount.
For a maid like Jocelyn, it could be her life's savings.
Who would spend all they had just to set someone up?
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Mitchel suspected the money had come from Lauren.
In other words, he did not buy their story one bit.
In a heartbeat, fear washed over Lauren. Tears streamed down her face
uncontrollably, her make-up smeared. In desperation, she clutched at Mitchel's
trousers and pleaded, “Mitchel, I swear I don’t know anything about this. I'm
weak. How could I scheme against anyone?”
At this moment, Jocelyn fell to her knees and shuffled forward alongside Lauren.
“My lady, I'm really sorry. I sold your jewelry to get the money. I acted on my own,
thinking I was protecting you.
This is all my fault.”
“Is that how it is, Lauren?” Mitchel questioned while staring at Lauren with
narrowed eyes.
Before Lauren could muster a reply, he added, “Think twice before you answer.
This might be your last shot at earning my trust.”
Lauren felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She was petrified and at a loss
for words.