hapter b49 /b

ATM

Ashley’s face turned pale instantly.

As soon as she heard bthe /bword b“/bbsurveince/bb,/bb” /bshe panickedb, /bher pitiful victim act from moments before disappearingpletely.

bAshley /bbforced /bout a smileb, /bher bvoice /bsomewhat hollowb: /b

1 don’t think it’s necessary bto /bgo through all that troubleb. /bbI’ve /balready decided not to pursue Dr. Windsor’s mistake.b” /b

After discovering that I insisted on checking surveince to prove my innocenceb, /bshe quickly added: “Maybe this was just a misunderstandingb, /bm–maybe bI /bnisced bit /bor somethingb…/b”

said dryly: “I don’t know what kind of ‘misunderstandingb‘ /bcould cause your ring to end up in my bag. bIt /bsounds magical.”

shley’s guilty appearance caused a low murmur to rise from the crowd.

ome bpeople /bbegan looking at her suspiciouslyb, /bothers exchanged nces, their expressions no longer as certain as before.

shleyb: /b“For such a small matterb, /bthere’s no need to specifically check surveinceb…/b”

broo /bbte/bb./bb” /b

drian snapped his fingers.

he next second, therge screen above the exhibition hall flickered, then the image switched–it was surveince footage rey.

a the footage, I walked alone into the restroom beside the exhibition hall.

few minutesterb, /bAshley approached quickly from the other end of the corridor with her head down, looking around to confirm no one was watching before

ntering.

hen, another angle of surveince was shown–from the corridor’s blind spot, clearly capturing her removing the ring from her hand and gripping it in her

alm.

ed circles had been added by staff at the bottom of the screen, clearly marking each of her suspicious actions.

he entire venue erupted.

sn’t thisb… /bher hiding it herself?”

My God, I actually scolded Dr. Windsor just now…”

How terrifyingb, /bhow does this kind of person still dares to cry victim?”

n an instant, all eyes turned to Ashley.

stood in the center of the crowd, watching all of this.

bAt /bthis moment, I felt a sense of freedom–finally vindicated, the truth finally revealed after long suppression.

shley’s bface /bwas pale as paperb, /beven her lips trembling slightly.

bNo/b, bit’s /bnot like that, let me exin, this surveince doesn’t prove I wanted to harm her.b” /b

1 remember bnow/bb, /bI took off the ring before washing my hands and probably identally dropped it into Dr. Windsor’s bag.”

At this momentb, /bFerris remained silent. His gaze fell on the frame–by–frame images frozen on the screen, his entire face cold as an ice sculpture.

‘bAlpha /bFerrisb./b”

Adrian reminded him with slight sarcasm: “You got something to say?”

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