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Kristin wasn’t helping Madeleine out but making things worse. Hearing her words, Bryson’s wife cursed, “Bitch, you’re knocked up! How could you deny it now?”
Madeleine glanced at Kristin coldly and sensed the whole thing was more complicated than she had thought.
“I’m not pregnant. The gagging is a side effect of my medication. I’m a relationship virgin. How could I possibly be pregnant?”
Kristin gave a fake smile. “In this case, how about a split or a backbend? It’ll convince Mrs. Hartman you’re innocent. The misunderstanding will be cleared up.
Mrs. Hartman nodded, “Right. A split, then. Do it now.‘
With a sneer, Madeleine looked first at Bryson’s wife and then at Kristin.
She believed Kristin had an ulterior motive or just enjoyed seeing her in trouble.
“Frame–up is too easy. I can say you stole something and are carrying it with you. Will you strip yourself naked to prove your innocence?”
“What?” Kristin’s face went pale with embarrassment.
Bryson’s wife threatened angrily, “Bitch, you must be pregnant. I’ll beat you till you miscarry!”
She raised her hand to slap Madeleine with all her might.
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However, someone grabbed her wrist firmly.
It was Vincent. He exerted a little strength, and Bryson’s wife was sent flying like a rag. She fell hard on the floor one meter away.
“How dare you make trouble here!”
Hiding behind the wall and craning their necks, many employees were watching the scene. At the sight of their boss, they withdrew their necks and slipped back to their seats.
Kristin ran, too.
Bryson’s wife groaned on the floor. Frightened by Vincent, who emitted a cold aura, she didn’t dare to make another move.
“This woman seduced my husband. I have evidence. Are you her boss? Aren’t you gonna do something about it?”
“The pictures were fabricated. The woman wasn’t me. I have nothing to do with her husband.”
Madeleine hid behind Vincent naturally. Like a solid shield, his tall, bulky figure made her feel safe at once.
Vincent had his assistant authenticate the pictures.
The result came out in no time. All of them were fabricated.
Her lie laid bare, Bryson’s wife got up to run. Vincent gestured to his men with his eyes, and she was stopped at the door.
“Apologize to my employee!”
The woman was a hard ass. She twitched her lips sullenly and said, “My husband is the owner of the Verity Group. He’ll make you pay!”
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A grim, flinty look appeared in Vincent’s eyes.
He took nobody seriously, let alone the owner of a small firm.
“No? OK. I’ll make the Verity Group disappear from Agrafdale within three days.”
Bryson’s wife shivered. Vincent was too menacing. Her legs went soft.
In a trembling voice, she began, “S–Sorry.”
Madeleine waved her hand. “Never mind. You were misled. The culprit is the person who fabricated the photos to frame me.”
Those words were half directed at Vincent.
He understood, of course.
After Bryson’s wife left, he asked Madeleine to follow him to his office.
“Mr. Romero, thank you for helping me out,” she said immediately as soon as they reached his office.
If it weren’t for him, the consequences would’ve been unthinkable.
Vincent remained stone–faced as if he were wearing an ice mask. “It’s unnecessary. I didn’t do it for you.”
“I knew.”
Madeleine knew he had only helped her for the baby’s sake. She was nothing to him.
Vincent’s slender fingers tapped the desk a few times. His face darkened as he said, “Be honest. Are you involved with Bryson or not?”
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Madeleine couldn’t believe her ears. “Of course not! Didn’t you have the photos examined? They were fake.”
Vincent moved his fingers gently to spread out the photos. Then, he
picked one among them. “Except this one.”
