Mysterious Ally
The sudden brightness in the banquet hall stunned everyone. All therge screens had lit up, capturing
everyone’s attention.
A familiar video yed on the screens. It was footage of Ava’s birthday when Matthew had carried her
out of the school gate to collect her gift. Then, Mnie arrived.
The people in the banquet hall were puzzled and started whispering, “What’s going on?”
Even I was surprised, wondering who had orchestrated it. It seemed I had an unexpected ally in
attendance. I couldn’t help but nce at Johnson, who hade over with Matthew earlier. Besides
Matthew and Mnie, Johnson was likely the only one who knew the whole story.
As the video yed for the second time, someone eximed, “Oh my, isn’t that Mnie? What’s
she-?!”
The person’s exmation drew even more attention as everyone focused on the repeated violent
scenes. Finally, someone made a bold guess, “Isn’t that Mnie? She’s pregnant yet causing trouble
at a kindergarten. She even kicked someone when they got out of the car.”
“Look, did you see that? She couldn’t stand still. My gosh!”
“Thankfully, an ambnce came. Chloe didn’t move at all and even got hit by Mnie.”
The terrifying video sent shivers down everyone’s spine. People gasped and murmured in shock. I
turned away from the screens and looked at Ste and Liora, who watched the footage.
Mnie was no longer asposed. She pointed at the screens and shouted, “Who the hell did this?!”
She turned to Matthew and said, “Didn’t you tell say-”
“Shut up!” Matthew snapped.
Johnson demanded, “I thought we deleted all the footage. Who did this?”
Matthew red at me and growled, “Chloe…”
I shrugged and raised my hands, saying, “What? Feeling flustered when faced with the truth?”
Find out who did this!” Johnson continued to express his frustration. It seemed he had done everything
ensure he had left no traces of the footage. Otherwise, Matthew wouldn’t be so confused.
Mathew scolded him but didn’t move to turn off the screens.
sonran off and returned shortly after, saying, “Damn it! The control room is locked:
Carol rolled her eyes disdainfully. “Why bother turning off the screens? Everyone has already seen
everything. Do you want to dig our eyes out? Matthew, did you think you could get away with it just
because you paid someone to delete the footage?”
Mnie red at Carol. “Shut up! Who do you think you are?”
“I’m no one special, but I like speaking my mind. If you did something, you have to own up to it. Even if
you paid to delete the video, the heavens are still watching. Liars will always get their karma. Mrs.
Grace, if you don’t understand what’s happening,e over here.”
Carol bent to pick up the chair Mnie had knocked over and ced it before one of the screens. “Sit
here and observe before you start hurling usations.”
The onlookersughed, “This family is something else. They keep trying to nder Chloe in front of
everyone. Is that fun for them? They’ve been through so much together, so why do this?”
“The Murphys are telling tant lies. Don’t they fear karma? They even forced Ms. Chloe toe
today. Matthew set up this whole thing to humiliate his ex–wife, right?”
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Matthew was furious. “You’re spouting nonsense, Carol!”
“Are you still denying it?” Carol looked at him fearlessly. “Everyone, don’t jump to conclusions before
seeing the truth next time. Be especially careful of the things said by those who lie. They pretend to let
things go when they’re at fault from the start.”
I kept my smile as I looked at Liora and Ste.
I’m impressed, Matthew. You’re so unlucky for constantly falling at your setups. Instead of having ant
affair this time, you gathered a mob to nder Ms. Chloe at your party. Why are you ruining yourself?”
“Oh my, why is it so lively here? The party hasn’t started yet, has it?”