SWNOVELS Chapter Love’ss 45
1. Chapter 45 Ten minutes later, everyone in the living room
gasped in shock. None. of them had expected such cruel and manipulative behavior from the eldest daughter of the Garcia family, who had always presented herself as a kind and mild- mannered young lady.
George repeated what he had told Grace the other day word for word. He even recounted how Elena had bribed him into going along with her plans. He was teary-
eyed toward the end as he apologized profusely to Madelyn, "I'm sorry, Ms. Garcia. I was wrong to have betrayed Mr. Miller's trust.
Elena was ashen-faced as she roared at George, "That was not what happened, George! Why are you lying?"
A chill ran down her spine
when she felt everyone's spiteful gaze on her. When George did not respond, she quickly turned to the most gullible person in the room for help. "Grandma, that wasn't what happened at all! I didn't hurt An all that
under duress!"
Athena glowered at her. She obviously bought George's story.
Fear clawed its way into Elena's system as her gaze flickered to the handcuffs swinging from the cops' hands. She turned
to Athena once more, a silent pleading in her eyes. "Grandma, please! You're all being lied to! Madelyn was the one who stabbed Andrew, not me!"
She was too afraid of being arrested and spending the rest of her life
behind bars to keep up her sisterly act. The moment she tore off her angeli ask and grimaced at Madelyn like a rabid animal, everyone cringed reproachfully.
Grace and Athena were shaking in anger after hearing George's story for the second time. Athena tried to suppress her rage as she spat
as she
out the words, "Now that the truth is out, we'll leave the matter to the police."
Ryan understood the silent command in Athena's tone and immediately stepped forward to speak with the cops.
Elena saw that the policemen were eager to do justice and realized. she could not manipulate her way out of this. She turned and fled.
Chaos erupted in the Miller residence as the policemen bolted after Elena. They successfully arrested her and led her out of the house. Even then, she could be heard screaming hysterically, "Madelyn, you the one who nearly killed Andrew, not me! You'll pay for this!"
Pain flashed in Madelyn's eyes when she heard this. In her previous life, she had believed her miserable death was a punishment. But even if that death came to claim her in this life, she would make sure Easton watched the cops
lead Elena away, his blood boiling. Josiah was still waiting to draw up the share transfer agreement. The thought of this had Easton throwing a sullen look at Grace and Athena while they comforted Madely He pointed out, "Great-Grandma, why would Ms. Garcia deliberately hurt Uncle Andrew? She's in love with him, remember? There must have been a mistake."
He had been so concerned about the shares that he hadn't heard George recounting how Andrew got hurt while saving Madelyn.
The scandal between Easton and Elena had only just been covered up. When Athena heard Easton bring up Elena's so-called “love” for Andrew, she flew into a rage. "You useless piece of trash! Get out of my house! Don't you dare show your face here ever again!"
Grace shot Easton a dirty look as well.
Only then did Easton remember the scandal between him and Elena. He quickly explained, "Great-Grandma, I went into Elena's room to retrieve a document. It isn't the lurid story that you think it is!" Madelyn, who had been quiet throughout this, feigned surprise. "But I don't remember you and Elena ever being that close. Why would you have left a document in her room?"
Upon hearing this, Grace and Athena pinned Easton with a vicious stare. He gulped as he looked at Madelyn. Despite her innocent expression, he knew she had done this on purpose.
Athena was fuming. "If you really were retrieving a document, why did you have to look like you were sneaking around? Do you take me for a fool?
The truth was out and undisputed. If Elena couldn't get out of this with her cunningness, Easton would not fare any better.
The vein near Easton's temple throbbed when he caught the smug look in Madelyn's eyes.
Athena said, "Maddie, let's go into the study."
"Yes, Grandma," Madelyn replied sweetly.
Easton was powerless as he watched the two women leave. He could not stop what was bound to happen next.