The room fell into a dead silence, and those usually sharp-tongued reporters were stunned. The news regarding the Luther family and Ms. Bailey is getting more and more exciting!
Felicity then continued, “That's right. I've never planned to let Bailey marry into the Luther family. I never did, and I never will. She had used wicked methods to seduce my nephew into letting her operate on Old Mr. Chivers. I couldn't just sit by and watch, so I had no choice but to use legal actions to punish her.”
What?
One of the reporters then asked, “Mrs. Luther, are you sure Ms. Bailey doesn't have the relevant qualification certificates?”
“Whether she has them or not, I'm sure you guys can just find out through the relevant departments. I can't be wrongly accusing her, can I?”
“Mrs. Luther, just now, you said Ms. Bailey had seduced your nephew, and that's why he had made such a careless mistake. May I know if your nephew is into Ms. Bailey? Is he so indecent that he wants to bed his cousin's woman?”
“No.” Felicity glared at the reporter and argued, “My nephew is the eldest son of the Chivers family, Edmund. He has always been gentle, polite, and reserved. Why would he do such a foolish thing? He wouldn't hit on his cousin's woman. This is all Bailey's doing. She seduced him and led him to make these mistakes. Neither the Chivers family nor the Luther family will accept such a woman.”
“Mrs. Luther, you said Ms. Bailey had signed a letter of authorization for surgery with the Chivers family without any relevant qualification certificates. Would you mind showing us the letter of authorization Ms. Bailey had signed?”
“Of course.” Felicity shot the computer technician a look.
A second later, the huge screen behind her showed a piece of document, and Bailey's signature was on the document.
“You guys have just been told the whole story, and I believe that all of you here can discern the truth for yourselves. Now, the authorities have already brought Bailey to prison. Once they've verified that Bailey doesn't have the relevant qualification certificates, the court will sentence her.”
As soon as Felicity finished her sentence, the reporters started discussing among themselves.
“What do you guys think about this? Is it legit?”
“Um... I think it's true that Ms. Jefferson doesn't have the required medical certificates, and the letter of authorization for surgery seems legit, too. By right, this case is as good as settled, and the court should be able to sentence her right away. However, I think there's more to it. Old Mr. Chivers is Edmund's grandpa. Why would he do such a thing to his grandpa for a woman?”
“The authorities have already brought Bailey into custody, though. If they didn't have enough evidence, why would they make a big fuss about it?”
“Well, everyone has a point. Regardless of what the truth is, Mrs. Luther organized a press conference today so that we can write all we want about it. We should just do as she said instead of finding out the truth on our own. Since we can make so much money out of this without bearing any responsibility, why should we think so much about it?”
“That's right. Let's cut the crap and get to work, then!”
The reporters left after that.
Felicity watched as they left, and a vicious look appeared on her face. I doubt you can make a comeback after this, Bailey.
In the living room of the Jefferson residence, Beatrice took the remote control from the table and switched off the television. She then looked at Rhonda and smiled. “Bailey is indeed your stepping stone, isn't she? You're getting more and more impressive, and you've definitely done a good job this time around. Ha! Why did she sign that letter of authorization for surgery when she doesn't have the relevant qualification certificates? I think that b*tch is really sick of living.”
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