NovelGoldChapter 259 "Donovan, you can send someone to retrieve the surveillance footage from that coffee shop," Frank said, then turned to Xenia. "The footage will prove what I'm saying, including your kneeling and begging for mercy." Xenia kept her head down, her heart pounding with guilt as cold sweat beaded her forehead.
Donovan frowned. "Frank, I'll believe you this time, but if the footage doesn't prove your claim, don't blme for doubting you." "Fine." Frank asked coldly, "Xenia, are you still refusing to tell the truth?" "Frank, I've been telling the truth," Xenia replied, avoiding his gaze. Admitting anything was out of the question.
If the footage really were retrieved, she'd need an excuse. Having already lost Frank's trust, she couldn't afford to lose Donovan's as well.
Maybe she should contact that person once more.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtXenia picked up the fruit tray. "Donovan, I'll go wash smore fruit." "Stop right there!" Frank snapped. "Until the coffee shop footage is retrieved, you're not leaving this room. I don't want you contacting the Merlock family to tamper with it!" Frank knew Xenia didn't have the means herself, but the Merlocks did.
Xenia had no choice but to stay put, her anxiety building with each passing second.
Soon, Donovan's phone rang. It was his secretary.
"Have you retrieved the surveillance footage? "What? The coffee shop caught fire last night, and all the surveillance footage was destroyed?" Donovan couldn't help but feel something was off.
Xenia finally breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the news.
The shop was burned? Good. She had narrowly escaped this disaster! Had that man acted, or was it the Merlock family? Either way, she was safe now.
Noticing Frank's piercing gaze, Xenia flinched. "Frank, you don't think it was me, do you? You were sick last night, and I stayed at the hospital taking care of you. Besides, I wouldn't dare commit arson!" "You couldn't do it, but the Merlocks could!" Frank snapped. "You definitely contacted someone from the Merlock family. Otherwise, how would they know about the surveillance footage so early?" He pulled out his phone. "Even though the coffee shop's footage is gone, there is still a witness!" He played a video of the coffee shop server.
Xenia's heart skipped a beat. This couldn't be happening! The server said in the video, "I saw four people arguing there yesterday. One of the girls took out a laptop and seemed to open ssurveillance footage. Another girl then knelt and begged for mercy, as if she had done something wrong and been caught red-handed." Xenia nearly collapsed, her entire body shaking.
Frank's eyes bore into her. "What do you have to say now?" Xenia turned to Donovan. "Donovan, the footage on Noelle's laptop yesterday was indeed from the bar, but the Merlock family had already deleted the part involving Samantha. Noelle had pressuredto testify about it.
"I was scared that the Merlocks wouldn't letoff.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Frank also forcedto agree, so I had no choice but to kneel and beg them not to treatthat way." Frank's voice was icy. "Xenia, you're lying!"
"I'm not lying! Noelle said a lot of infuriating things to provoke us.m That's why you fainted from anger, Frank. Don't you remember?"
Xenia choked back sobs and wiped her tears. "Since Frank insists I'm the culprit, I go to the police and turn myself in!" With that, Xenia bolted out of the hospital room.
She had to leave. Who knew what Frank would do next?
Donovan was visibly annoyed and golmoto Xenia said, "How could you speak to Xenia like that? Are you really going to What? Are you frher just to clear Noelle's name? This is clearly the Merlock family's doing!" "Donovan, Xenia isn't as innocent as she seems. I only realized it after seeing the surveillance footage," Frank insisted.
"Enough. Focus on recovering. Xenia will stay by my side from now on. You don't need to concern yourself with her." With that, Donovan left the room in a hurry.
Frank felt a surge of despair when he realized Donovan didn't believe a word he said.
He coughed up a mouthful of blood in anger.
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