Chapter 189 Sheâs Lying âHow did that happenâ¦â Charlene bit her lower lip, feeling scared out of her wits. She asked in a flurry,â
What happened afterward? Is Ms. McKinnon alright? Sheâs too foolish. Why would she commit suicide because of this?â
âShe was saved in the end.â
âGreat then.â Charlene felt relieved. She remembered something that made her face turn paler and she looked at Brendan incredulously. âBrendan, youâre here to tell me about Ms. McKinnonâs suicide attempt⦠What are you implying? You also asked about my whereabouts yesterday. Could you be suspecting me of exposing the secret?â
Brendan did not answer, but Charleneâs eyes reddened with tears instantly. âDid Ms. McKinnon tell you that I told her the secret?â
âNo.â Brendan frowned deeply, and his voice sounded agitated. âI was only asking casually.â
Tears were falling from Charleneâs eyes. âYou donât have to put in a good word for Ms. McKinnon. Why would you associate the incident with me if she hadnât mentioned it? Besides, Brendan, youâre breaking my heart. Why would you think that Iâm the culprit behind this incident? Is it because of that dog?
âYes! I admit that the dog incident was my fault! It was the servant who committed the act, but it was partly incited by me. But I truly had no idea that the dog would die such a tragic death! Even if I really did ask my servant to do that, was I not supposed to do it? Deirdre framed me and almost caused my death. She ruined my leg, and now sheâs trying to take you away from me too! I should be selfless in love and offer you to her magnanimously, right?â
Charlene was bawling profusely and hysterically.
Brendan furrowed his eyebrows. âCharleneâ¦â
âRosaly, bring me the receipts from my shopping trip yesterday!â Charlene ordered the servant while she wiped her tears. She then handed the receipts to Brendan when the servant brought them. âThese are the receipts from my shopping trip yesterday morning till afternoon, with a timestamp printed on them. You can look into the receipts and ask around for information. The return journey from the shopping location. to your villa took two hours, so these will tell you whether I was at the villa or not yesterday, Mr. Brighthall!â
Brendan held the receipts in his hand and felt extremely agitated deep inside. Charlene could not be bothered to be in the same room with him, so she took it upon herself to head upstairs while she said, â
See the guest to the door, Rosaly!â
By the time the servant led Brendan to the door and returned to the living room, Charlene had already gotten downstairs. Noticing the situation, the servant approached Charlene and complimented her by saying, âYouâre impressive, miss! You had already prepared an alibi for yesterday and you also explained the dogâs death well enough that Mr. Brighthall is no longer bearing a grudge against you.
Instead, heâs feeling guilty.â
Charlene could not derive pleasure from the incident. Her fists were so tightly clenched that her nails dug into her flesh, and her beautiful eyes were surging with hatred. âBut he was here.â
The fact that he had come signified his lack of trust in her and how much he favored Deirdre!
She had exhausted every means and spent a year to captivate Brendan, yet she had not expected that everything would change as soon as that woman came back into his life. Sheâd had to utilize ways that had hurt her in the process just to achieve equilibrium with great effort.
How would she be able to make peace with that?
âThat b*tch is just like a ghost that keeps coming back!â Charlene picked up a vase and threw it on the floor, shattering it. Then, she swept away all the items on the coffee table. âShe didnât even manage to die after jumping off a building. You canât blame me for not being courteous anymore!
âCall him up. Itâs time for him to make a move!â
Brendan looked into the receipts and discovered that Charleneâs alibi checked out. There were images of Charleneâs face on the surveillance footage at the shopping mall.
Hence, Deirdre was lying.
âShe still wonât give up. She is constantly trying to defame Charlene.â
Brendan was agitated and furious. âIf only she had stayed out of trouble just for a bit, she wouldnât have ended up in her current situation.â