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Valeria also turned around and leaned against the car. She crossed her arms and said, “Whose idea could it be? Of course, it’s Kaden. He seems to be anxious to marry Elsie. I keep feeling that he’s too calm after something like that happened.”
Hackett fell into deep thought at the side.
Valeria asked again, “Hey, tell me. What would you do if it were you?”
Hackett looked at her in confusion. His eyes seemed to say, “Don’t you dare betray me!”
Valeria blinked her beautiful eyes and said, “Say something. If your woman went to offer herself to an old bastard, what would you do? Would you act so calm and not look so sad? Would you be anxious to get married?”
“I’ll answer your question seriously since you’re asking me sincerely,” said Hackett.
Hackett looked at Valeria’s exquisite side profile and said, “If I find out one day that you’ve fallen in love with another man and even offered yourself to him, I might lose control of my emotions and beat that man to death. If you’re framed and bullied by a middle–aged man like Elsie, I’ll bury them all. However, the fact that you betrayed me will drive me crazy.”
It was Valeria’s turn to be speechless this time. She was only asking a hypothetical question. Was there a need to answer so seriously? Moreover, he looked like he had to do it. She was a little afraid.
“So, will you betray me? Not even if you have a spiritual affair,” Hackett declared domineeringly.
Valeria was speechless. What was going on? Weren’t they talking about Elsie? Why was she involved again?
“Hey, Mr. James. You said a few days ago that you won’t interfere in my life. You won’t interfere in whatever I do. What is this now?”
Hackett’s expression was solemn as he said in a deep voice, “I won’t interfere with your life, but I won’t allow you to like other men, nor will I allow you to find a stepfather for my son.”
Did he call this non–interference? Hackett probably misunderstood the word freedom.
Seeing that Valeria refused to answer the questions directly, Hackett said, “Answer me.”
“No. I didn’t betray you when you bullied me like that in the past. Why would I betray you now?” Valeria was speechless and even wanted to roll her eyes at him.
Hackett was so heartless that he didn’t want her and his son four years ago, but Valeria had never betrayed him. Even after the divorce, she had always kept a distance from men. How could she betray him now?
Hackett frowned and pulled her into his arms. He held her head and pressed it against his chest. “I’ve let you down in the past. It’s my fault,” said Hackett.
“What’s the point of saying all these now? If an apology is useful, wouldn’t the pain I suffered four years ago be for nothing?” said Valeria. Her words were filled with mockery.
Hackett just hugged her and did not say anything else.
Valeria pushed his tall body away. “Okay. Let’s not get carried away. We’re talking about Elsie.”
Hackett’s wandering thoughts were also pulled back. “There’s indeed something wrong with Kaden,” said Hackett. “All kinds of strange signs indicate that he doesn’t truly love Elsie. He only wants to be the Maddox family’s live–in son–in–law.”
“Is that so?” Valeria was still a little suspicious. She thought it was true love when she saw Kaden being so loyal to Elsie.
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Hackett sneered. “I’m a man, and you should believe me. No man can stand to be cuckolded by the woman he loves and not mind it at all.”
“Are you going to stop the wedding?” asked Valeria.
Valeria didn’t want to meddle in other people’s business, but now that she had become a part of the Maddox family, she couldn’t just watch Kaden, the ingrate, join the Maddox family.
“Why should we stop it? It is Elsie’s own choice. It has nothing to do with us. Right now, I only want to find out who framed
me.”
Hackett was most concerned about whom Lester was taking the blame for. It was impossible for Hackett not to know who his
enemy was.
As for Kaden, Hackett had long seen through him. The poor guy wanted to climb the social ladder and soar into the sky. With Clayton around, Kaden shouldn’t be able to cause much trouble. So Hackett didn’t care.
Valeria nodded. “What if Lester refuses to tell us who that person is?”
“Then we’ll wait. I have plenty of time anyway, Lester’s wife couldn’t wait in the morgue. Besides, Lester loves his wife so much that he won’t bear to keep her waiting for too long,” Hackett said.
For the next few days, there was no movement at the prison. The prison officer said that Lester sat in the confinement room every day. He faced the wall and did not eat, drink, or say a word
Moreover, no one had visited Lester during the period, which was very confusing.
It was almost the end of the month, and the weddings of Elsie and Kaden were about to be held.
Today, Elsie suddenly said that she wanted to visit Lester in prison. No one understood what she was thinking, but she insisted on going.
“You’re about to get married. Why are you meeting the man who made you suffer? Aren’t you afraid of recalling those memories?” Valeria said.
Elsie snapped, “It’s none of your business! I want to go.”
After saying that, she turned around and left the dining room. Kaden followed her like a stalker and did not forget to tell them, “I’m going to follow Elsie.”
No one could eat their breakfast. Clayton was so angry that he sighed deeply. “The girl can really drive people mad. She only knows how to cause trouble all day long. Such an irreversible thing has happened, but she’s still so willful. She’s hopeless.”
After saying that, he looked at Loretta beside him and said, “You have spoiled her. How can I leave our family business to her in the future when she’s like that?”
Loretta only sighed silently and did not want to say anything else.
Only Valeria found it odd. After walking out of the dining room, she called Hackett. “Hi. Elsie has gone to the prison to visit Lester, and Kaden went with her.”
“She went to see Lester? Why?” Hackett could not understand what Elsie was doing.
Valeria was also confused. She said, “I don’t know either. She just had to go. It’s as if she was out of her mind.”
At the same time, in the car.
Kaden drove Elsie to the prison.
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It was what Kaden wanted. Elsie just did as she was told. No one knew what had happened in the past few days or why Elsie would listen to Kaden obediently.
“Be good. I’ll reward you with a good night’s sleep tonight.” Kaden reached out to touch Elsie.
Elsie was so frightened that her body shrank back. Her face was pale and bloodless, and she looked as if she had seen a ghost.
“Don’t be like this. Others will think that I’m bullying you.” Kaden’s tone was a little helpless, but there was a hint of evil in his eyes.
Kaden had to go to the prison to see Lester. However, Hackett would have suspected him if he had gone to see Lester alone now. Therefore, Elsie was the most suitable person to complete the task.
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