SWNOVELS Chapter 77
Chapter 77
Chapter 77
William’s expression was also unprecedentedly cold. After Arthur spoke, William shifted his sharp gaze to Tracy.
Tracy quickly averted her eyes.
William looked at Barron again and narrowed his eyes dangerously. “Barron, just be direct. Don’t insinuate and cause misunderstandings. A man has to act like a man. Don’t be so long–winded. You’re saying that my wife pushed Tracy into the
lake?”
“William, calm down. I’m just being kind. When two people are playing by the water, it’s hard to avoid physical contact when they’re agitated. If you’re not careful, you’ll easily fall into the lake. What I mean is, you just need to get Vanessa to pay. more attention in the future,” Barron said.
William was even angrier now. His expression darkened as he sneered, “Agitated? Physical contact? So, Barron, do you mean that my wife pushed Tracy into the lake?”
Then, William shouted, “Mr. Smith!”
Donald, who was busy cleaning up outside, immediately came in.
“Mr. Smith, arrange for the surveillance cameras to be checked,” William said.
“William, calm down. It’s not a big deal. There’s no need to mobilize so many people. Yvonne was there too. You can ask her,” Barron said.
Tracy told him that Yvonne had overheard her conversation with Vanessa by the lake. Now, Yvonne hated Vanessa with a passion.
Yvonne had a simple personality. There was no gray area in her world and she did not beat around the bush. She would treat whoever she liked well, and she would ignore those she did not like. Now that she hated Vanessa, she would definitely speak up for Tracy in order to chase Vanessa out.
“Yvonne, were you there? What did you see?” William asked seriously.
He had never spoken to his sister in such a serious tone in his entire life.
“I saw Vanessa talking to Ms. Yost by the artificial lake.”
“Did Vanessa push Ms. Yost?” William asked.
“No, she didn’t,” Yvonne answered with certainty.
Tracy was seriously dumb. It was true that Yvonne did not like Vanessa and was waiting for an opportunity to tell her brother to break up with Vanessa as soon as possible.
However, she would not be used by Tracy. Moreover, she had indeed left early and did not see Vanessa push Tracy. After hearing his sister’s answer, William looked at Barron with a sharp gaze. “What now, Barron?” “Yvonne, when I was talking to Vanessa, Vanessa was a little agitated. You saw it, didn’t you?” Tracy said to Yvonne. She was trying to help Yvonne recall what Vanessa had said.
With Yvonne’s abhorrence of evil, she would definitely take the opportunity to make everyone target Vanessa.
In the end, Yvonne said, “I saw that she was very calm when she spoke to you, and she didn’t have any physical contact with.
you.”
Barron smiled and said, “Alright, alright. This matter ends here. Let’s not talk about it. Let’s not ruin the harmony of the family over such a small matter. It’s indeed too much to put Yvonne on the spot.”
He was implying that since Yvonne and William were siblings, even if Yvonne saw it with her own eyes, she would cover for William
Topaz also helped to smooth things over. “Alright, let’s not quarrel over such a small matter. Tracy is fine now, isn’t she? She won’t blame Vanessa. Let’s eat. The dishes are getting cold. Mr. Smith, you’ve worked hard today. You can continue with your tasks. Rest early after you’re done.”
Donald didn’t know whether he should leave or stay.
William listened to Barron and Topaz echoing each other’s words. His face was cold and his tone was serious as he said, “This maller concerns my wife’s innocence. How can it be a small matter? Since the person involved is here, let’s make it clear. Nessa, did you push Ms. Yost?”
“I didn’t,” Vanessa said.
“Did you have any physical contact with her or were you agitated during that time?” William asked again.
“I wasn’t agitated. Ms. Yost pulled me when she was about to fall into the lake,” Vanessa said.
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William looked at Tracy and questioned, “Alright, it’s Ms. Yost’s turn. Did my wife push you?”
“William, forget it.” Tracy gave William an aggrieved look.
William raised his voice slightly. “What do you mean, forget it? If someone wronged you, would you let it go? We have to get to the bottom of this matter. Did my wife push you or not?”
Tracy bit her lip again and said, “Maybe I made a mistake. The guardrail itself was unstable. Maybe Vanessa just wanted to stop me from falling.”
“If the guardrail is unstable, why did you say that Vanessa pushed you?” William questioned.
Topaz tried to smooth things over again. “Alright, William. It’s not a big deal. Let’s just eat.”
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Ruby couldn’t take it anymore and said. “It’s better to get to the bottom of this matter. Anyone who was wrongly accused would feel upset. We’re not living in olden times anymore. No one should be wronged.”
Tracy bit her lower lip again and said, “I can’t remember clearly. I only remember that when I fell backward, Vanessa might have wanted to catch me. I was wrong.”
“Then apologize!” William said coldly.
“William!” Barron’s face also darkened. “You scared Tracy. It’s just a small matter. Is there a need to go so far? Even if Tracy remembered wrongly, what’s the big deal?”
“Remembered wrongly? If I said to everyone that I lost an antique worth 100 million dollars and only–Ms. Yost had been to. my study at that time, and after that, if I said I remembered wrongly, what would everyone think of Ms. Yost? Would she feel
vindicated?”
“William is right. Don’t you know what you yourself did? If you can’t remember, think carefully and recall it clearly,” Arthur said solemnly.
“No, she didn’t push me. I remembered wrongly. It’s my fault for causing everyone to misunderstand. I’m sorry. I’ll apologize to Vanessa. I’m sorry!” Tracy stood up and apologized to Vanessa.
Tracy then said. “I suddenly don’t have a good appetite. Excuse me. I’m sorry.”
With that, she covered her mouth and ran out, looking aggrieved.
“You!” Barron said helplessly. He blamed William for being unforgiving.
He also got up and chased after Tracy.
Actually, everything was part of their plan.
It didn’t matter if they didn’t succeed in framing Vanessa. Everyone would only think that William was aggressive. Moreover, even if Tracy apologized, some people would still think that Vanessa pushed her.
After all, the man–made lake had guardrails. How could one fall into the lake for no reason?
“Alright, alright, let’s eat. Vanessa, you’ve suffered in this matter. I apologize to you on behalf of Tracy,” Barron’s mother said with a smile.
Vanessa immediately smiled gently and said, “Mrs. Barron, don’t worry about it. Since we talked things through, it’s fine.” She was also reminding those who had misunderstood her that the outcome of this matter was that Tracy fell into the lake by herself and that it had nothing to do with her.
She reached out and gently held William’s hand.
If he hadn’t helped her, she would definitely have been attacked today.
Some people said that when a girl got married, she didn’t marry a man, but a family.
In fact, that man played an important role in the marriage.
If a man protected you, no in–laws would dare to bully you.
The opposite was the same. Before marriage, many men said that they would shelter women from the wind and rain, but the truth was that after marriage, they only gave her a storm.
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