Abandoned by All I Took It All Back novel Chapter 165

The police interrogation revealed that Yates and Jacqueline were a couple, though they publicly presented themselves as cousins.

Yates used his job to connect with wealthy women, providing them with certain resources, and Lynn was one of his clients. Yates was handsome, but he had performance issues, so he served merely as a platonic male friend to these women.

In their circles, it was no secret that wealthy women sought out attractive men.

Yates had ensnared many handsome men online, arranging a business partnership with Lynn. Lynn provided the money, and Yates found the men. Jacqueline, who met many aspiring young actors and actresses as an extra at Studio City, also introduced a few good-looking men to Yates—with their consent, of course.

As for why Jacqueline targeted Melody, it was purely because Melody was well-off, naive, and simple-minded, making her the perfect cover for Yates and an easy source of additional money.

As for Lynn, the police found four men living in one of her villas, men she was financially supporting. They were all brought to the station, but to everyone's surprise, they all pleaded for Lynn's case. Not a single one accused her of anything.

"Ms. Wallace is a good person! She helped us so much. She's a great person. You can't arrest her."

"Our relationship with Ms. Wallace isn't what you think. We just keep her company, and she pays us a salary, buys us houses and cars. Where else could you find a boss like that? If you arrest her, you're ruining our future!"

"Please, just let Ms. Wallace go. She's really not a bad person. You can check if you don't believe us."

Lynn had been pregnant four times, but none of the babies survived. Her last child, carried to full term, was stillborn due to asphyxiation at birth.

The four men she supported all had birthdays that matched the due dates of her four lost children. She rejected the police's term 'kept men.'

She repeatedly corrected them, "It wasn't like that. Our relationship was pure."

In Lynn's mind, these four men were perhaps her children who hadn't survived, reincarnated into poor families as punishment for her failure to protect them. So, she became their savior. No matter how wild she was outside, when she returned to the villa, she was like a different person, showering the four with motherly affection. She had done so much for them, like a mother, and had already written them into her will as direct heirs.