Abandoned by All I Took It All Back novel Chapter 431

Elena explained that when she went shopping, she had taken two maids and four bodyguards with her.

After buying the clothes, they brought the packaged gift bags directly back to the Aurelius estate.

The next morning, Elena and Julius went to Janina's house.

This meant the gift bags had spent a whole night at the Aurelius estate.

Perhaps the three snakes had been placed in the gift bags during the night.

Due to a lack of evidence, Elena and Julius were released after being held at the police station for a few hours.

Stepping out of the station, Elena was livid, her heart filled with a burning hatred for Janina.

How dare she frame her, causing her to be stuck in a police station for hours.

She felt utterly humiliated.

Julius looked just as grim. He felt that Janina was overreacting.

Although the snakes had appeared in the gift bags they brought, they hadn't put them there. Besides, weren't Liam and Joy unharmed?

She just had to make things so complicated.

But Janina didn't care what they thought; she demanded an explanation.

If the real culprit wasn't found, she wouldn't let the matter rest.

Elena already disliked Janina, and after this fiasco, her opinion of her had soured even further.

But she also knew that if the truth wasn't uncovered, she and Julius would have to take the fall.

If word got out, it would paint her as someone who would try to harm her own grandchildren.

So, Elena had no choice but to swallow her pride and get to the bottom of it.

Returning to the Aurelius estate, Elena immediately dispatched people to conduct a thorough search of the property.

Two days later, they finally zeroed in on a suspect—Hamlin Odell.

Hamlin was a servant in the Aurelius household, responsible for Old Mr. Aurelius's daily care. He was considered a long-time employee of the family.

Could it be…

Old Mr. Aurelius was a shrewd man.

Since Elena and Julius had brought Hamlin before him like this, it was highly likely that Hamlin was involved.

He looked to Julius, wanting a reasonable explanation.

He trusted his grandson far more than his daughter-in-law.

Julius exchanged a glance with Elena and then explained to his grandfather.

"Grandfather, since the snake incident, I've had people thoroughly investigate the house and the garage.

"The surveillance cameras in the garage were tampered with.

"But fortunately, the culprit left behind fingerprints and footprints.

"We also found a stray hair in the trunk of the car. Through testing, we've confirmed they all belong to Hamlin."