Rosita Foley? She's remarkable, huh?
Hank's face grew even darker. "Why did she want to harm Cecelia?"
"I don't know anything about that. I'm just a hired hand. Miss Foley promised to pay me 300 thousand after it was done." The man knelt on the ground, still trembling. He regretted taking this job and didn't know how he had been persuaded to do something like this. Knowing Hank's personality, he would surely be punished severely. Thinking of his fate, he couldn't help but feel dejected.
"What else did Rosita say to you?"
"S-She said I have to pin the blame on Yelena and make everyone think Yelena did it."
So, everything Rosita did was just to frame Yelena. The truth was finally revealed. Elspeth raised an eyebrow and looked at Yozan with some disdain. "Mr. Harley, next time when you apprehend someone, please make sure you have enough evidence and understand the truth of the matter."
Yozan was indeed too hasty this time, and he couldn't refute her. He shifted all his anger onto the man kneeling in front of him. "So, you harmed Cecelia and framed Yelena. Is that right?"
The man widened his eyes and tried to defend himself before things got worse. "I only framed Yelena, but I didn't push Cecelia into the water."
"Are you saying that Rosita herself pushed Cecelia into the water?"
The man nodded hurriedly.
"Okay, I got it." Yozan waved his hand, and the group of bodyguards surrounded the man and dragged him away.
Yelena, relieved of the injustice, swung Elspeth's hand back and forth in admiration. "Elspeth, did you really record what happened?" She was more impressed by Elspeth's foresight.
Elspeth smiled wryly. "Of course not. I wouldn't have known to record the scene ahead of time. Besides, how can a small ring have such a big function?"
Yelena was surprised. "So, you were just bluffing?"
"Yes." Elspeth blinked. "That person was too stupid to notice."
Yelena couldn't help but give her a thumbs up. "You're really amazing. How did you figure out that someone else pushed Cecelia into the water?"
Elspeth calmly explained, "He needed both hands to paddle the boat, so he didn't have the time or energy to push Cecelia. That would be illogical." She had spent some time in Southern Damoria before and knew that paddling a wooden boat required the use of both hands simultaneously, but this man had overlooked this point.
"Rosita is really cunning. She pushed Cecelia into the water and then pinned the blame on me. She even instigated Emmerlyn to cause trouble at my engagement banquet." Yelena was still angry about it.
"There's one more thing."
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