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Ashley felt the voice seep into her very bones, compelling her to speak.
At the scene, no one knew that Ashley had been hypnotized.
Not even Ashley herself was aware.
Unconsciously, she had become Oneida’s puppet.
1- Ashley’s mouth opened slightly, her eyes vacant and devoid of emotion. “No.”
Finally, she uttered the word “no.”
“What’s going on?” Nathan frowned deeply. “Why are you changing your statement? Yes or no?”
Wyatt’s eyes narrowed, his expression shifting.
Ashley’s sudden reversal shocked many present.
“If it wasn’t Edmund, then who was it?” Oneida continued to stare into Ashley’s eyes, posing the next question.
Ashley was silent for a moment.
Then, with some difficulty, she said. “It was Wyatt.”
Wyatt?
Nathan and Hazel’s faces froze.
Mateo’s family also widened their eyes in disbelief, and Wyatt himself stared at Ashley in shock.
“Impossible,” Wyatt muttered.
How could she recognize him?
The only one who remained calm was Oneida because this was the answer sh
she had anticipated.
Ashley wouldn’t admit it willingly, so Oneida had to use hypnosis to get the truth out of her.
Oneida knew Ashley was hiding something. She needed her to speak out, and the truth might emerge further.
She had taken a gamble and won.
Ashley, indeed. knew everything-
Oneida’s heart surged with intense anger.
“Since you know the person who violated you wasn’t Edmund but Wyatt, why did you lie just now? No, you’ve been lying from the start. Your accusation at the police station was a lie!” Orcida demanded.
Ashley’s mouth opened slightly, and she replied expressionlessly, “Yes, I lied. Though Edmund’s school badge was found at the scene, and the surveillance footage showed he was nearby, I knew it wasn’t him.”
Ashley’s face showed a hint of pain as she continued, “The smell was wrong, the feeling was wrong, and the height was wrong. The person that night couldn’t have been Edmund. And that person was drunk, reeking of alcohol. Edmund doesn’t drink.”
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Oneida felt a twinge of surpise at Ashley’s worrls.
Ashley seemed to know Edmund very well.
“So why did you lie Oneida pressed her lips together and asked
Why
Ashley repeated the word blankly, and then a cold smile appeared on her lips. “Because I liked him, but he didn’t even know me. He would come to the convenience store to buy drinks sometimes, and I would secretly watch him. So, I knew him well
“The person that night couldn’t have been Edmund. If it had been him, I would have recognized him and wouldn’t have struggled.
Her words caused another wave of shock among people present
Who would have thought that Ashley, who had pointed lingers at Edmund and sent him to the police, actually liked him?
What an absurd twist!
“But I also hate him!” Suddenly, Ashley’s tone turned cold, her voice heavy with resentment. “I hate that he never noticed me. I hate that he wouldn’t even open my love letters, instead tossing them straight into the trash. I hate him so much, so if I couldn’t have him, I decided to destroy him!” As Ashley spoke, her voice grew increasingly bitter and resentful.
Oneida looked coldly at the girl, her gaze icy, her fingers tightening.
Because of such an absurd and laughable reason, she twisted the truth and sent Edmund to prison?
Was this love?
How absurdly selfish.
If she couldn’t have him, she’d destroy him?
“Then how can you be sure that the man that night was Wyatt?” Oneida suppressed her anger, knowing she had more questions to ask.
“That night, in my panic, I managed to grab a business card from the man’s pocket, a card with Wyatt’s name on it,” Ashley said emotionlessly.
“You’re lying!” Wyatt panicked completely, his palms sweating profusely. “If you had the business card, why didn’t you show it earlier? You handed over Edmund’s school badge right away. Bringing up the card now is too late!”
Ashley remained silent, her face indifferent.
At this moment, Ashley only listened to Oneida.
She would only answer Oneida’s questions.
“Where is the business card? Oneida asked, her eyes narrowing
“The card–Ashley’s voice was soft. “I kept it safe. I wasn’t sure it was Wyatt, as a business card alone doesn’t prove anything, until today, when I saw him in person. The moment I saw him, I was sure it was him. No mistake.”
After Ashley finished speaking, Oneida turned her cold gaze to the crowd. “I think the witness’s testimony is clear-
“Did you bribe her?” Janet screamed, refusing to believe her son was the real culprit. “This can’t be true, it’s impossible!”
Mateo’s face darkened, his lips tightly pressed together, unable to speak.
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Wyatt stood frozen, completely dumbfounded.
He hadn’t expected the situation to take such a sudden and dras turn
He hadn’t anticipated things would end up like this.
William. Yuliana, and Rachel were equally stunned, finding it hard to believe.
Ashley had actually been fabricating a lie from the start.
‘Could it be that Edmund is truly innocent? they wondered.
“Are you sure everything you said is true? With all these changes how do we know if we can trust you?” Nathan asked Ashley sternly.
Ashley naturally wouldn’t respond to him.
Oneida, however, laughed softly, turning to Nathan with a cold voice. “When she accused Edmund, you believed her without question. Now that she accuses Wyatt, you don’t know if you can trust her. Grandfather, you’re really biased.”
“You!” Nathan was left speechless, his face turning red with anger
Oneida stepped forward, her gaze sharp as a blade, piercing Wyatt. “I think it’s best if you go to the police and confess. I’ve recorded everything Ashley said on a recorder, and I’ll be submitting it to the police.”
What?
Oneida had actually prepared a recorder?
