Chapter 156: Chapter 160

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Chapter 160 Sergio remained silent, indicating that there were no further issues.

Maeve glanced at the uneasy Clara and smiled as she asked, “Ms. Stewart, do you have anything to add?”

Clara snapped back to attention, feeling a bit flustered. However, she maintained a calm exterior. “N- No... I don’t have any.

“In that case, officers, please help investigate this case. If you need them, you can access all the hotel’s surveillance footage.”

Maeve said and casually glanced at Clara, who was hiding in Sergio’s embrace.

Clara’s gaze shifted uneasily, and Maeve knew something fishy was happening.

Soon, the police retrieved all the hotel’s surveillance footage. In the footage, Larry escorted Clara into the room, seemingly so that she could change her clothes. Then, Larry closed the door and left the room.

Upon reaching this point, Maeve paused the footage and asked, “Larry, you escorted Ms. Stewart in to change clothes, and then you left, correct?”

Larry nodded. “Yes. Mr. Brooks said Ms. Stewart didn’t look good in that dress, so he asked her to change.

As Larry finished speaking. Sergio appeared to be deep in thought.

Maeve frowned at Sergio. Was her dress really that unsightly? It seemed that Sergio didn’t want any trace of her on Clara.

Maeve resumed playing the surveillance footage. Sergio initially went upstairs but paused briefly halfway up the stairs before returning downstairs to the elevator.

In no time, Sheldon appeared in the corridor on the second floor, holding a phone.

Maeve asked, “Mr. Hackett, what were you doing wandering around the second floor with your phone?”

“I saw Sergio and Clara sneaking upstairs one after the other, so I wanted to see what those two were up to so I could catch them- Sheldon started.

Maeve interrupted him impatiently. “So you wanted to catch them in the act? Your brain sure works wonders.”

Sheldon realized Maeve was reprimanding him and fell silent. Looking back, he realized he had acted immaturely in the heat of the moment.

The surveillance footage then showed the scene that formed the basis of the incident. Sheldon saw the door slightly ajar, so he pushed it open, causing Clara to scream and attract everyone’s attention.

Seeing this, Maeve turned to Sergio and said, “Sheldon followed you and Clara upstairs because he saw you two sneaking up, so he went to catch you in the act. But what about you? You went upstairs, so there must be a reason.”

Sergio furrowed his brows, subconsciously glancing at Clara on the bed. Clara bit her lip, looking like she Chapter 160 was struggling to speak.

Maeve found it amusing. She casually suggested, “Could it be that Ma. Stewart asked you to go upstairs, perhaps because her clothes got stuck, and she needed your help?”

Upon hearing Maeve’s words, Clara’s expression Immediately changed. Even Sergio’s brows furrowed deeper.

Maeve hadn’t expected Clara to use such a cliché excuse, and she certainly hadri’t anticipated that Sergio would actually believe Clara.

no “It seems to be true. You went upstairs but felt uneasy, so you went back down. When Sheldon, who was upstairs, saw the door ajar, he planned to take some photos to catch someone in the act, but he ended up being falsely accused by Ms. Stewart-

Maeve began.

“Maeve!” Sergio cut her off with a deep voice, preventing her from saying whatever else she was about to say.

Sheldon scoffed coldly. “Sergio, you really treasure this kind of woman!”

Maeve continued, “Now that things are clear, Ms. Stewart, shouldn’t we handle the matter of you falsely accusing Sheldon according to the law?”