Chapter 1047: Chapter 1047 They Were All Important People In Her Life

Carol wasn’t a fool. Despite living under the protection of her husband for quite some time, she had a keen eye in observing others’ intentions.

She could sense that there was a malicious look in the eyes of the woman in front of her.

It turned out that she was right.

Monique said with a sinister smile, “It’s not something important. It’s just some evidence of him engaging in some illegal dealings with certain people.”

Carol replied, “I don’t believe you. While it’s true that my brother is a lazy good-for-nothing, he isn’t that brave to commit anything illegal.”

Monique chuckled, “You are not convinced, are you? Well, I shall show you the evidence then.”

After hinting to her subordinates, they quickly presented some evidence of Jonathan’s actions to her.

“Even though we are strangers, I won’t simply frame your sibling for no good reason. I’m just telling the truth. Look, isn’t this your younger brother?”

Monique held up a photo. It was indeed Jonathan. He was smoking and there were drugs on the table in front of him.

Carol was distressed and cursed, “How could he!”

She was really irritated. Her parents died early, and they had not left them much money. She was the one who brought up her little brother all this while.

Jonathan had always been a well-behaved student since he was a child. He had been away from home for several years after college, but nonetheless, she had always felt that he was great and had been proud of him.

To her dismay, it turned out that he was a drug addict.

In a fit of anger, she grabbed the photos and tore them up desperately.

Monique’s subordinates were shocked and were about to restrain Carol, but Monique stopped them from further acting.

“It doesn’t matter. We have more than one copy of the photo you had just now. Madam Lance, if tearing up these pieces of evidence would relieve you, then go ahead! We’ll talk about it when you’re in a better mood.”

Carol’s fingers froze. A while later, she thought of something and looked up.

“It’s you!”

Monique raised an eyebrow at her, beaming proudly in response.

“It’s you, isn’t it? My brother used to be a good boy. How did he become like this? You must have led him astray!”

Upon hearing this, Monique expressed her disapproval.

“That’s not true! Nothing happens without a reason! If your brother was really as nice and behaved as you thought he was, I would’ve never had the chance to do anything to him. He already started gambling before we even had a chance to make contact with him. With tons of debt under his name, he was the one who begged to join us, not the other way round!”

Carol gritted her teeth in exasperation.

“What exactly do you want?”

At the thought of imminent success, a grin appeared on Monique’s face.

She went over and helped Carol up, smiling, “Well, we are not bad guys, so we’ll talk about it slowly. Let’s get up first. Don’t worry, we won’t hurt you.”

Carol allowed Monique to lead her to the sofa and sat down. She said nothing and just stared intently at Monique.

Only then did Monique start, “I know that you all respect Naomi very much. To be honest, she doesn’t really care about you so much. If not, why is your husband still in prison?”

Apart from being straightforward, Carol was also a hot-tempered person. She immediately refuted, “Don’t say anything bad about Miss George! I won’t listen to you!”

Monique’s expression didn’t change. She chuckled dryly, an attempt at resolving the awkwardness spreading between them.

“You’re being deceived! Don’t you know that she is going to get married while your husband is still suffering in prison?”

Carol was astounded and frowned, “No way! She has been busy helping us all this while. How could she get married at this time?”

“You don’t believe it, do you? Well, I have evidence for it too.”

Monique had put in great efforts to obtain Naomi and Nelson’s photos from the wedding planner company.

Carol looked at the people in the photo incredulously for a long time.

Monique hurriedly added on, “You should never rely too much on others because they might stop helping you any moment from now. By placing too much hope in others, your family members and you yourself might end up getting hurt. It’s better to rely on your own efforts, don’t you think so?”

Carol was confused and asked, “By myself? How can I save my husband?”

“Of course you can save him! Your husband was charged with smuggling contraband. However, what if he was forced to do so? He will be released soon. Even if he gets a heavy sentence, it’ll only be at max two or three years in prison. That’s already better than being imprisoned for eight or ten years. Besides, since I said I’d help you, of course I won’t allow him to stay in prison for so long.”

“Also, about your younger brother, although he’s been detained, if you follow my instructions, I promise that he’ll come out unscathed.”

Carol looked at Monique suspiciously as she asked, “What do you want from me? Although I’m not well educated, I am not stupid either. My husband told me that there’s no such thing as free lunch. Tell me, what do you want?”

Monique smirked, “What else do you think I can ask for?”

She pointed at Nelson in the photo and said, “Do you see this man? He used to be my boyfriend. Naomi stole him away, just because she is the eldest daughter of the Granger family. I want to take revenge on her!”

Carol looked at the photo in surprise and muttered, “She…”

Monique was extremely satisfied upon noticing Carol’s expression.

For middle-aged women like Carol, her husband and her family were her everything. The person women her age despised the most was a third-wheel, who would destroy their marriage and their peaceful lives.

No matter how kind Naomi was in the past, Carol was bound to have a different impression towards Naomi now after Monique’s efforts to defame her.

At the very least, Carol should hate Naomi a lot!

As expected, Carol scoffed and spat.

“I was really wrong. I used to think that she was a nice person. I didn’t expect her to be a homewrecker!”

Monique also expressed her anger and quickly added in an angry tone, “It really takes a woman to know a woman. Not only did she snatch my boyfriend away, she even asked her father to devastate my company! They’ve gone and ruined my reputation, spreading rumours that I have malicious intentions towards them. However, you’ve seen for yourself that I’m just a mere lonely woman, there’s no way I can stand up against them! I had no choice but to do so. Madam Lance, you must help me, take it as doing me a favour!”

Carol immediately sympathized with her.

Holding Monique’s hand, she nodded.

“Don’t worry! I’ll help you, since I’m also helping my family as well. What do you think we should do?”

Monique quickly nudged over and whispered a few words in Carol’s ears. Some time later, the two of them nodded in agreement.

…

Meanwhile, Naomi went to visit Emma after getting up that morning. –

She had discussed with the wedding planner, but they had not decided on the date of marriage yet. She wanted to tell her parents about her plans to get married the night before. However, something happened in the company. Her parents looked agitated, so she decided not to bring it up.

Moreover, she was worried about Emma. Back then, Emma had said that she wanted to be her bridesmaid. Unfortunately, she was still quite frail and frankly not doing well.

Furthermore, Benedict was still lying in the hospital after saving her.

They were all important people in her life, and she had to put their wellbeing first before considering her marriage with Nelson.