Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 297

Chapter 297: The Purpose of the Hammer

James trembled all over, cold sweat breaking out on his skin.

The speaker was Logan—the one person he couldn’t afford to offend.

"Mr. Reid, I..."

"The last time, someone claimed Selina seduced a judge." Logan spoke slowly, his tone calm, but it sent chills through everyone. "Where’s the evidence?"

Evidence?

Everyone thought back. Honestly, barely anyone had actually seen any evidence. But the rumor came from the Clark family. Mr. Clark and Grandpa Clark were Selina’s relatives. Surely, they wouldn’t lie.

James’ throat tightened. He wasn’t sure what Logan was getting at. "The evidence... it’s all with Ellis..."

Logan let out a cold laugh. "With Ellis?"

"Yes, yes." James snapped back to his senses, quickly trying to please him. "Mr. Reid, Selina was out of line last time. Sleeping with a judge? That’s a fact. We have the person involved—what more proof do you need?"

Ellis was the person involved. He said it himself—Selina woke up in his bed. That was the proof!

"The person involved?" Logan nodded lightly. "Then this time, with Ellis not even present, who exactly did Mr. Clark hear it from?"

Ethan chuckled. "Great question, Logan. Mr. Clark, last time Ellis said your daughter seduced him and you believed it—no other evidence needed. You said it was because the witness himself testified? Fine.

"But this time, Ellis hasn’t shown up once. Someone tells you Selina seduced him, and you believe it again? What, anyone says something bad about your daughter and you just take it at face value? That’s what you call being a father?"

"Starting to think those rumors are true—maybe Selina’s not even your daughter..."

"It was Angelica who told me!" James blurted, scared Ethan would say something even more damning.

"Angelica’s kind-hearted. She’s always had Selina’s best interests at heart. You think she’d lie to me?!"

"Oh, Angelica," Ethan nodded. "That’s funny. And how exactly did Miss Angelica find out? You’ve got that much pull in the design competition that you even know who the judges slept with last night?"

The people around them started looking at Angelica strangely.

Yeah... how did Angelica know something nobody else did? Was she spying on the judges? Or making things up...

James suddenly realized they’d walked into a trap. "Angelica... she just..."

"I’m sorry! I’m really sorry!"

Angelica burst into tears, shaking her head. "Mr. Reid, my manager saw Ellis with a woman last night... I’m sorry, it’s my fault. I was just too worried about Selina..."

Joe frowned, clearly distressed by his daughter’s tears. "Mr. Reid, Angelica meant well."

Logan didn’t even bother looking at Joe. He said lazily, "So you’re saying Miss Clark saw Ellis with a woman, and just assumed it was Selina?"

Angelica bit her lip, not realizing she was walking right into it. "Y-yes, that’s what happened..."

Luke chimed in mockingly, "Wow. All that talk on Twitter about ’believing in your sister,’ but the second Ellis is seen with a woman, you assume it’s her. Can’t wait to tell the world she seduced another judge, huh? That’s some real ’trust’ right there~"

Everyone could hear the sarcasm—and even Joe had nothing to say.

Angelica looked flustered. "I didn’t mean..."

"In that case, Miss Angelica," Logan said coolly, eyes sharp, "why don’t you come with me to find Ellis? Best to clear things up properly, don’t you all agree?"

Selina nodded. "Exactly. I’m right here, yet this kind of rumor’s already out there. If we don’t clear it up, what if a lie turns into the ’truth’ later?"

Alice and Ethan also chimed in: "Exactly. Mr. Clark should see for himself who’s actually in Ellis’s bed—so he doesn’t suddenly ’forget’ later and try to pin it on Selina again."

That line called James out by name. His face went pale. "No, no, I care about Selina a lot! It was all just a misunderstanding..."

Too bad. Logan had already asked the hotel staff to lead the way. The whole group headed straight for Ellis’s room.

Click—Selina flipped on the light. The dim room was instantly lit up, revealing the two people in the bed. _{freewёbn૦νeɭ.com}

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