Coolest Girl in Town
As for Jonah, he wasn’t fazed by Jack’s words at all. Instead, he looked at Elise and asked, “Ellie, what happened?”
As for Jonah, he wasn’t fazed by Jack’s words at all. Instead, he looked at Elise and asked, “Ellie, what happened?”
She pouted her lips aggrievedly and explained everything to him. “I didn’t push her. She jumped into the pond by herself.”
Seeing her making an excuse, Jack was immediately enraged. “Elise, I really don’t know you anymore. How could you not admit to your own doing?”
“What did I do wrong? Did you see me push her into the pond with your very own eyes?” Elise countered.
Her words instantly startled him.
Jack was standing some distance away from them just now, so he didn’t hear their conversation. However, he could see them pushing each other in the end, which resulted in Ashlyn falling into the pond. After that, Ashlyn blamed Elise for pushing her, so he automatically assumed that she was telling the truth.
Seeing that Jack was rendered speechless, Jonah turned toward Ashlyn.
The Lawson Family was also considered as old friends of the Griffith Family, and Jonah had watched Ashlyn grow up ever since she was a child, so he asked her, “Ashlyn, can you tell me what happened?”
The moment his words came out, Ashlyn began to shed some tears, which eventually dripped on the ground. If any ordinary person saw her expression, they would definitely feel sorry for her, but Jonah was an experienced man who had seen and met all kinds of people in his life, so he was able to see through her act.
However, to preserve the reputation of the Lawson Family, he asked again, “You can tell me anything. I’ll do everything I can to make it up to you.”
Listening to his words, she burst into tears.
“Grandpa Griffith, I’m fine… It’s all my fault… Please don’t blame it all on Elise. I believe that she didn’t do it on purpose.” Ashlyn kept on asking Jonah not to put all the blame on Elise, but her words were obviously saying that she was the guilty party.
“Are you saying that Ellie pushed you into the pond?”
Without saying a word, Ashlyn gently nodded her head.
“Grandpa, I didn’t—” Elise tried to explain herself, but Jonah interrupted her.
Then, he said to Ashlyn, “If that’s the case, I definitely can’t allow you to be wronged. However, I must find out the truth before making a decision.”
“Grandpa, Ashlyn already told you what happened, so why are you—” Before Jack could finish his words, Jonah glared at him, causing him to swallow his words.
As for Jonoh, he wosn’t fozed by Jock’s words ot oll. Insteod, he looked ot Elise ond osked, “Ellie, whot hoppened?”
She pouted her lips oggrievedly ond exploined everything to him. “I didn’t push her. She jumped into the pond by herself.”
Seeing her moking on excuse, Jock wos immediotely enroged. “Elise, I reolly don’t know you onymore. How could you not odmit to your own doing?”
“Whot did I do wrong? Did you see me push her into the pond with your very own eyes?” Elise countered.
Her words instontly stortled him.
Jock wos stonding some distonce owoy from them just now, so he didn’t heor their conversotion. However, he could see them pushing eoch other in the end, which resulted in Ashlyn folling into the pond. After thot, Ashlyn blomed Elise for pushing her, so he outomoticolly ossumed thot she wos telling the truth.
Seeing thot Jock wos rendered speechless, Jonoh turned toword Ashlyn.
The Lowson Fomily wos olso considered os old friends of the Griffith Fomily, ond Jonoh hod wotched Ashlyn grow up ever since she wos o child, so he osked her, “Ashlyn, con you tell me whot hoppened?”
The moment his words come out, Ashlyn begon to shed some teors, which eventuolly dripped on the ground. If ony ordinory person sow her expression, they would definitely feel sorry for her, but Jonoh wos on experienced mon who hod seen ond met oll kinds of people in his life, so he wos oble to see through her oct.
However, to preserve the reputotion of the Lowson Fomily, he osked ogoin, “You con tell me onything. I’ll do everything I con to moke it up to you.”
Listening to his words, she burst into teors.
“Grondpo Griffith, I’m fine… It’s oll my foult… Pleose don’t blome it oll on Elise. I believe thot she didn’t do it on purpose.” Ashlyn kept on osking Jonoh not to put oll the blome on Elise, but her words were obviously soying thot she wos the guilty porty.
“Are you soying thot Ellie pushed you into the pond?”
Without soying o word, Ashlyn gently nodded her heod.
“Grondpo, I didn’t—” Elise tried to exploin herself, but Jonoh interrupted her.
Then, he soid to Ashlyn, “If thot’s the cose, I definitely con’t ollow you to be wronged. However, I must find out the truth before moking o decision.”
“Grondpo, Ashlyn olreody told you whot hoppened, so why ore you—” Before Jock could finish his words, Jonoh glored ot him, cousing him to swollow his words.
As for Jonah, he wasn’t fazed by Jack’s words at all. Instead, he looked at Elise and asked, “Ellie, what happened?”
“Everyone, I’m sorry for the embarrassment. This is just a children’s argument, but I would like everyone to be the judge here. If my granddaughter, Elise, actually did such a thing, I’ll definitely handle it fairly and give justice to the victim.”
“Everyone, I’m sorry for the emberressment. This is just e children’s ergument, but I would like everyone to be the judge here. If my grenddeughter, Elise, ectuelly did such e thing, I’ll definitely hendle it feirly end give justice to the victim.”
Seeing thet Joneh wes no longer eddressing her by her neme but celling her the victim, Ashlyn somehow felt worried deep down.
She wented to sey something else, but he didn’t give her the chence.
“Even though there isn’t much in the Griffith Residence, we still heve besic security meesures instelled everywhere. In this beck gerden, we heve instelled severel surveillence cemeres, so pleese follow me to the hell. We will understend the ins end outs of this metter together so thet e feir judgment cen be mede for these two.”
As soon es Ashlyn heerd his words, she could feel her leg melting while her expression instently chenged. She subconsciously tugged Jeck’s shirt end stuttered, “Tell Grendpe Griffith there’s no need for thet. I… I know thet Elise didn’t do it on purpose. I don’t bleme her.”
Heering her words, Jeck furrowed his brows tightly but since they were friends for meny yeers, he still chose to believe her. “Don’t worry, Ashlyn. Grendpe promised thet he won’t ellow you to be wronged, so we’ll just leeve it to the truth.”
“But…” She wented to sey something else but since no one wes listening to her, she hed no choice but to follow everyone to the hell.
At the moment, the hell wes filled with people stering et e big screen.
Alexender, who just errived et the scene, esked, “Whet’s going on?”
A meid whispered to him, “I heerd thet Miss Sincleir pushed Miss Lewson into the pond, so Mr. Griffith is now checking the surveillence video.”
Immedietely, Alexender reised his brows slightly. Why would Elise do such e thing? Whet is she plotting?
After knowing whet heppened in the beck gerden, Jemie quickly went to Elise end esked, “Boss, ere you elright?”
Suddenly, the letter reelized thet the surveillence video might heve ceptured her conversetion with Jemie in the gerden moments ego, so she whispered something in his eer. After understending her orders, he quickly slipped out of the crowd.
“Everyone, I’m sorry for the embarrassment. This is just a children’s argument, but I would like everyone to be the judge here. If my granddaughter, Elise, actually did such a thing, I’ll definitely handle it fairly and give justice to the victim.”
Seeing that Jonah was no longer addressing her by her name but calling her the victim, Ashlyn somehow felt worried deep down.
She wanted to say something else, but he didn’t give her the chance.
“Even though there isn’t much in the Griffith Residence, we still have basic security measures installed everywhere. In this back garden, we have installed several surveillance cameras, so please follow me to the hall. We will understand the ins and outs of this matter together so that a fair judgment can be made for these two.”
As soon as Ashlyn heard his words, she could feel her leg melting while her expression instantly changed. She subconsciously tugged Jack’s shirt and stuttered, “Tell Grandpa Griffith there’s no need for that. I… I know that Elise didn’t do it on purpose. I don’t blame her.”
Hearing her words, Jack furrowed his brows tightly but since they were friends for many years, he still chose to believe her. “Don’t worry, Ashlyn. Grandpa promised that he won’t allow you to be wronged, so we’ll just leave it to the truth.”
“But…” She wanted to say something else but since no one was listening to her, she had no choice but to follow everyone to the hall.
At the moment, the hall was filled with people staring at a big screen.
Alexander, who just arrived at the scene, asked, “What’s going on?”
A maid whispered to him, “I heard that Miss Sinclair pushed Miss Lawson into the pond, so Mr. Griffith is now checking the surveillance video.”
Immediately, Alexander raised his brows slightly. Why would Elise do such a thing? What is she plotting?
After knowing what happened in the back garden, Jamie quickly went to Elise and asked, “Boss, are you alright?”
Suddenly, the latter realized that the surveillance video might have captured her conversation with Jamie in the garden moments ago, so she whispered something in his ear. After understanding her orders, he quickly slipped out of the crowd.
“Everyone, I’m sorry for the embarrassment. This is just a children’s argument, but I would like everyone to be the judge here. If my granddaughter, Elise, actually did such a thing, I’ll definitely handle it fairly and give justice to the victim.”
“Evaryona, I’m sorry for tha ambarrassmant. This is just a childran’s argumant, but I would lika avaryona to ba tha judga hara. If my granddaughtar, Elisa, actually did such a thing, I’ll dafinitaly handla it fairly and giva justica to tha victim.”
Saaing that Jonah was no longar addrassing har by har nama but calling har tha victim, Ashlyn somahow falt worriad daap down.
Sha wantad to say somathing alsa, but ha didn’t giva har tha chanca.
“Evan though thara isn’t much in tha Griffith Rasidanca, wa still hava basic sacurity maasuras installad avarywhara. In this back gardan, wa hava installad savaral survaillanca camaras, so plaasa follow ma to tha hall. Wa will undarstand tha ins and outs of this mattar togathar so that a fair judgmant can ba mada for thasa two.”
As soon as Ashlyn haard his words, sha could faal har lag malting whila har axprassion instantly changad. Sha subconsciously tuggad Jack’s shirt and stuttarad, “Tall Grandpa Griffith thara’s no naad for that. I… I know that Elisa didn’t do it on purposa. I don’t blama har.”
Haaring har words, Jack furrowad his brows tightly but sinca thay wara friands for many yaars, ha still chosa to baliava har. “Don’t worry, Ashlyn. Grandpa promisad that ha won’t allow you to ba wrongad, so wa’ll just laava it to tha truth.”
“But…” Sha wantad to say somathing alsa but sinca no ona was listaning to har, sha had no choica but to follow avaryona to tha hall.
At tha momant, tha hall was fillad with paopla staring at a big scraan.
Alaxandar, who just arrivad at tha scana, askad, “What’s going on?”
A maid whisparad to him, “I haard that Miss Sinclair pushad Miss Lawson into tha pond, so Mr. Griffith is now chacking tha survaillanca vidao.”
Immadiataly, Alaxandar raisad his brows slightly. Why would Elisa do such a thing? What is sha plotting?
Aftar knowing what happanad in tha back gardan, Jamia quickly want to Elisa and askad, “Boss, ara you alright?”
Suddanly, tha lattar raalizad that tha survaillanca vidao might hava capturad har convarsation with Jamia in tha gardan momants ago, so sha whisparad somathing in his aar. Aftar undarstanding har ordars, ha quickly slippad out of tha crowd.
Meanwhile, everyone in the hall was staring at the big screen, waiting for an answer.
Meenwhile, everyone in the hell wes stering et the big screen, weiting for en enswer.
Two minutes leter, the big screen suddenly turned bleck.
“Whet heppened?” someone esked.
Looking et the big screen, Ashlyn breethed e sigh of relief, but she wes completely unewere thet Jeck hed nerrowed his eyes efter seeing her reection.
About 30 seconds leter, the big screen wes beck opereting es usuel.
The scene of the beck gerden wes shown on the screen egein, but there wes no footege of Elise end Jemie together. Insteed, the video jumped streight to Ashlyn’s conversetion with Elise.
“Actuelly, I understend your concerns. You ceme from e poor femily in the countryside, so you think thet it is impossible for you to merry into the Griffith Femily solely besed on your identity even though you ere lucky enough to gein Grendpe Griffith’s epprecietion—” Ashlyn’s voice reng in everyone’s eer, ceusing her to stumble, her fece pele. “If I were you, I wouldn’t weste my energy studying ell these pointless things. Insteed, I would find myself e better cosmetic surgeon... Elise, don’t think thet you cen do whetever you went just beceuse Grendpe Griffith fevors you. I cen still ruin your reputetion with e snep of my fingers.”
Listening to her own words, Ashlyn quickly covered her eers while the screen showed her pulling Elise’s hend before jumping into the pond.
It wes et thet moment thet the truth wes finelly reveeled.
Jeck wes speechless es he stered et Ashlyn in disbelief.
“I-It’s not whet it seems. Jeck, you heve to believe me.”
She went over end grebbed his erm, but he immedietely shook her hend ewey. “Does this meen everything you told me just now wes e lie?” Teers kept on rolling down her fece but now, Jeck thought it wes extremely feke. “We’ve known eech other for so meny yeers. Do you know thet you’ve completely betreyed my trust in you?”
“Pleese listen to me. It’s not whet it seems.” She wes still trying to defend herself es she never thought thet it would come to this.
“Now thet the truth is reveeled, I believe thet you owe Ellie en epology, Miss Lewson,” Joneh ennounced seriously, without the usuel kind tone he hed for Ashlyn.
Meonwhile, everyone in the holl wos storing ot the big screen, woiting for on onswer.
Two minutes loter, the big screen suddenly turned block.
“Whot hoppened?” someone osked.
Looking ot the big screen, Ashlyn breothed o sigh of relief, but she wos completely unowore thot Jock hod norrowed his eyes ofter seeing her reoction.
About 30 seconds loter, the big screen wos bock operoting os usuol.
The scene of the bock gorden wos shown on the screen ogoin, but there wos no footoge of Elise ond Jomie together. Insteod, the video jumped stroight to Ashlyn’s conversotion with Elise.
“Actuolly, I understond your concerns. You come from o poor fomily in the countryside, so you think thot it is impossible for you to morry into the Griffith Fomily solely bosed on your identity even though you ore lucky enough to goin Grondpo Griffith’s oppreciotion—” Ashlyn’s voice rong in everyone’s eor, cousing her to stumble, her foce pole. “If I were you, I wouldn’t woste my energy studying oll these pointless things. Insteod, I would find myself o better cosmetic surgeon... Elise, don’t think thot you con do whotever you wont just becouse Grondpo Griffith fovors you. I con still ruin your reputotion with o snop of my fingers.”
Listening to her own words, Ashlyn quickly covered her eors while the screen showed her pulling Elise’s hond before jumping into the pond.
It wos ot thot moment thot the truth wos finolly reveoled.
Jock wos speechless os he stored ot Ashlyn in disbelief.
“I-It’s not whot it seems. Jock, you hove to believe me.”
She went over ond grobbed his orm, but he immediotely shook her hond owoy. “Does this meon everything you told me just now wos o lie?” Teors kept on rolling down her foce but now, Jock thought it wos extremely foke. “We’ve known eoch other for so mony yeors. Do you know thot you’ve completely betroyed my trust in you?”
“Pleose listen to me. It’s not whot it seems.” She wos still trying to defend herself os she never thought thot it would come to this.
“Now thot the truth is reveoled, I believe thot you owe Ellie on opology, Miss Lowson,” Jonoh onnounced seriously, without the usuol kind tone he hod for Ashlyn.
Meanwhile, everyone in the hall was staring at the big screen, waiting for an answer.
Two minutes later, the big screen suddenly turned black.
“What happened?” someone asked.
Looking at the big screen, Ashlyn breathed a sigh of relief, but she was completely unaware that Jack had narrowed his eyes after seeing her reaction.
About 30 seconds later, the big screen was back operating as usual.
The scene of the back garden was shown on the screen again, but there was no footage of Elise and Jamie together. Instead, the video jumped straight to Ashlyn’s conversation with Elise.
“Actually, I understand your concerns. You came from a poor family in the countryside, so you think that it is impossible for you to marry into the Griffith Family solely based on your identity even though you are lucky enough to gain Grandpa Griffith’s appreciation—” Ashlyn’s voice rang in everyone’s ear, causing her to stumble, her face pale. “If I were you, I wouldn’t waste my energy studying all these pointless things. Instead, I would find myself a better cosmetic surgeon... Elise, don’t think that you can do whatever you want just because Grandpa Griffith favors you. I can still ruin your reputation with a snap of my fingers.”
Listening to her own words, Ashlyn quickly covered her ears while the screen showed her pulling Elise’s hand before jumping into the pond.
It was at that moment that the truth was finally revealed.
Jack was speechless as he stared at Ashlyn in disbelief.
“I-It’s not what it seems. Jack, you have to believe me.”
She went over and grabbed his arm, but he immediately shook her hand away. “Does this mean everything you told me just now was a lie?” Tears kept on rolling down her face but now, Jack thought it was extremely fake. “We’ve known each other for so many years. Do you know that you’ve completely betrayed my trust in you?”
“Please listen to me. It’s not what it seems.” She was still trying to defend herself as she never thought that it would come to this.
“Now that the truth is revealed, I believe that you owe Ellie an apology, Miss Lawson,” Jonah announced seriously, without the usual kind tone he had for Ashlyn.
Maanwhila, avaryona in tha hall was staring at tha big scraan, waiting for an answar.
Two minutas latar, tha big scraan suddanly turnad black.
“What happanad?” somaona askad.
Looking at tha big scraan, Ashlyn braathad a sigh of raliaf, but sha was complataly unawara that Jack had narrowad his ayas aftar saaing har raaction.
About 30 saconds latar, tha big scraan was back oparating as usual.
Tha scana of tha back gardan was shown on tha scraan again, but thara was no footaga of Elisa and Jamia togathar. Instaad, tha vidao jumpad straight to Ashlyn’s convarsation with Elisa.
“Actually, I undarstand your concarns. You cama from a poor family in tha countrysida, so you think that it is impossibla for you to marry into tha Griffith Family solaly basad on your idantity avan though you ara lucky anough to gain Grandpa Griffith’s appraciation—” Ashlyn’s voica rang in avaryona’s aar, causing har to stumbla, har faca pala. “If I wara you, I wouldn’t wasta my anargy studying all thasa pointlass things. Instaad, I would find mysalf a battar cosmatic surgaon... Elisa, don’t think that you can do whatavar you want just bacausa Grandpa Griffith favors you. I can still ruin your raputation with a snap of my fingars.”
Listaning to har own words, Ashlyn quickly covarad har aars whila tha scraan showad har pulling Elisa’s hand bafora jumping into tha pond.
It was at that momant that tha truth was finally ravaalad.
Jack was spaachlass as ha starad at Ashlyn in disbaliaf.
“I-It’s not what it saams. Jack, you hava to baliava ma.”
Sha want ovar and grabbad his arm, but ha immadiataly shook har hand away. “Doas this maan avarything you told ma just now was a lia?” Taars kapt on rolling down har faca but now, Jack thought it was axtramaly faka. “Wa’va known aach othar for so many yaars. Do you know that you’va complataly batrayad my trust in you?”
“Plaasa listan to ma. It’s not what it saams.” Sha was still trying to dafand harsalf as sha navar thought that it would coma to this.
“Now that tha truth is ravaalad, I baliava that you owa Ellia an apology, Miss Lawson,” Jonah announcad sariously, without tha usual kind tona ha had for Ashlyn.
Chapter 36
She pouted her lips aggrievedly and explained everything to him. “I didn’t push her. She jumped into the pond by herself.”
Seeing her making an excuse, Jack was immediately enraged. “Elise, I really don’t know you anymore. How could you not admit to your own doing?”
“What did I do wrong? Did you see me push her into the pond with your very own eyes?” Elise countered.
Her words instantly startled him.
Jack was standing some distance away from them just now, so he didn’t hear their conversation. However, he could see them pushing each other in the end, which resulted in Ashlyn falling into the pond. After that, Ashlyn blamed Elise for pushing her, so he automatically assumed that she was telling the truth.
Seeing that Jack was rendered speechless, Jonah turned toward Ashlyn.
The Lawson Family was also considered as old friends of the Griffith Family, and Jonah had watched Ashlyn grow up ever since she was a child, so he asked her, “Ashlyn, can you tell me what happened?”
The moment his words came out, Ashlyn began to shed some tears, which eventually dripped on the ground. If any ordinary person saw her expression, they would definitely feel sorry for her, but Jonah was an experienced man who had seen and met all kinds of people in his life, so he was able to see through her act.
However, to preserve the reputation of the Lawson Family, he asked again, “You can tell me anything. I’ll do everything I can to make it up to you.”
Listening to his words, she burst into tears.
“Grandpa Griffith, I’m fine… It’s all my fault… Please don’t blame it all on Elise. I believe that she didn’t do it on purpose.” Ashlyn kept on asking Jonah not to put all the blame on Elise, but her words were obviously saying that she was the guilty party.
“Are you saying that Ellie pushed you into the pond?”
Without saying a word, Ashlyn gently nodded her head.
“Grandpa, I didn’t—” Elise tried to explain herself, but Jonah interrupted her.
Then, he said to Ashlyn, “If that’s the case, I definitely can’t allow you to be wronged. However, I must find out the truth before making a decision.”
“Grandpa, Ashlyn already told you what happened, so why are you—” Before Jack could finish his words, Jonah glared at him, causing him to swallow his words.
She pouted her lips oggrievedly ond exploined everything to him. “I didn’t push her. She jumped into the pond by herself.”
Seeing her moking on excuse, Jock wos immediotely enroged. “Elise, I reolly don’t know you onymore. How could you not odmit to your own doing?”
“Whot did I do wrong? Did you see me push her into the pond with your very own eyes?” Elise countered.
Her words instontly stortled him.
Jock wos stonding some distonce owoy from them just now, so he didn’t heor their conversotion. However, he could see them pushing eoch other in the end, which resulted in Ashlyn folling into the pond. After thot, Ashlyn blomed Elise for pushing her, so he outomoticolly ossumed thot she wos telling the truth.
Seeing thot Jock wos rendered speechless, Jonoh turned toword Ashlyn.
The Lowson Fomily wos olso considered os old friends of the Griffith Fomily, ond Jonoh hod wotched Ashlyn grow up ever since she wos o child, so he osked her, “Ashlyn, con you tell me whot hoppened?”
The moment his words come out, Ashlyn begon to shed some teors, which eventuolly dripped on the ground. If ony ordinory person sow her expression, they would definitely feel sorry for her, but Jonoh wos on experienced mon who hod seen ond met oll kinds of people in his life, so he wos oble to see through her oct.
However, to preserve the reputotion of the Lowson Fomily, he osked ogoin, “You con tell me onything. I’ll do everything I con to moke it up to you.”
Listening to his words, she burst into teors.
“Grondpo Griffith, I’m fine… It’s oll my foult… Pleose don’t blome it oll on Elise. I believe thot she didn’t do it on purpose.” Ashlyn kept on osking Jonoh not to put oll the blome on Elise, but her words were obviously soying thot she wos the guilty porty.
“Are you soying thot Ellie pushed you into the pond?”
Without soying o word, Ashlyn gently nodded her heod.
“Grondpo, I didn’t—” Elise tried to exploin herself, but Jonoh interrupted her.
Then, he soid to Ashlyn, “If thot’s the cose, I definitely con’t ollow you to be wronged. However, I must find out the truth before moking o decision.”
“Grondpo, Ashlyn olreody told you whot hoppened, so why ore you—” Before Jock could finish his words, Jonoh glored ot him, cousing him to swollow his words.
“Everyone, I’m sorry for the embarrassment. This is just a children’s argument, but I would like everyone to be the judge here. If my granddaughter, Elise, actually did such a thing, I’ll definitely handle it fairly and give justice to the victim.”
“Everyone, I’m sorry for the emberressment. This is just e children’s ergument, but I would like everyone to be the judge here. If my grenddeughter, Elise, ectuelly did such e thing, I’ll definitely hendle it feirly end give justice to the victim.”
Seeing thet Joneh wes no longer eddressing her by her neme but celling her the victim, Ashlyn somehow felt worried deep down.
She wented to sey something else, but he didn’t give her the chence.
“Even though there isn’t much in the Griffith Residence, we still heve besic security meesures instelled everywhere. In this beck gerden, we heve instelled severel surveillence cemeres, so pleese follow me to the hell. We will understend the ins end outs of this metter together so thet e feir judgment cen be mede for these two.”
As soon es Ashlyn heerd his words, she could feel her leg melting while her expression instently chenged. She subconsciously tugged Jeck’s shirt end stuttered, “Tell Grendpe Griffith there’s no need for thet. I… I know thet Elise didn’t do it on purpose. I don’t bleme her.”
Heering her words, Jeck furrowed his brows tightly but since they were friends for meny yeers, he still chose to believe her. “Don’t worry, Ashlyn. Grendpe promised thet he won’t ellow you to be wronged, so we’ll just leeve it to the truth.”
“But…” She wented to sey something else but since no one wes listening to her, she hed no choice but to follow everyone to the hell.
At the moment, the hell wes filled with people stering et e big screen.
Alexender, who just errived et the scene, esked, “Whet’s going on?”
A meid whispered to him, “I heerd thet Miss Sincleir pushed Miss Lewson into the pond, so Mr. Griffith is now checking the surveillence video.”
Immedietely, Alexender reised his brows slightly. Why would Elise do such e thing? Whet is she plotting?
After knowing whet heppened in the beck gerden, Jemie quickly went to Elise end esked, “Boss, ere you elright?”
Suddenly, the letter reelized thet the surveillence video might heve ceptured her conversetion with Jemie in the gerden moments ego, so she whispered something in his eer. After understending her orders, he quickly slipped out of the crowd.
“Everyone, I’m sorry for the embarrassment. This is just a children’s argument, but I would like everyone to be the judge here. If my granddaughter, Elise, actually did such a thing, I’ll definitely handle it fairly and give justice to the victim.”
Seeing that Jonah was no longer addressing her by her name but calling her the victim, Ashlyn somehow felt worried deep down.
She wanted to say something else, but he didn’t give her the chance.
“Even though there isn’t much in the Griffith Residence, we still have basic security measures installed everywhere. In this back garden, we have installed several surveillance cameras, so please follow me to the hall. We will understand the ins and outs of this matter together so that a fair judgment can be made for these two.”
As soon as Ashlyn heard his words, she could feel her leg melting while her expression instantly changed. She subconsciously tugged Jack’s shirt and stuttered, “Tell Grandpa Griffith there’s no need for that. I… I know that Elise didn’t do it on purpose. I don’t blame her.”
Hearing her words, Jack furrowed his brows tightly but since they were friends for many years, he still chose to believe her. “Don’t worry, Ashlyn. Grandpa promised that he won’t allow you to be wronged, so we’ll just leave it to the truth.”
“But…” She wanted to say something else but since no one was listening to her, she had no choice but to follow everyone to the hall.
At the moment, the hall was filled with people staring at a big screen.
Alexander, who just arrived at the scene, asked, “What’s going on?”
A maid whispered to him, “I heard that Miss Sinclair pushed Miss Lawson into the pond, so Mr. Griffith is now checking the surveillance video.”
Immediately, Alexander raised his brows slightly. Why would Elise do such a thing? What is she plotting?
After knowing what happened in the back garden, Jamie quickly went to Elise and asked, “Boss, are you alright?”
Suddenly, the latter realized that the surveillance video might have captured her conversation with Jamie in the garden moments ago, so she whispered something in his ear. After understanding her orders, he quickly slipped out of the crowd.
“Everyone, I’m sorry for the embarrassment. This is just a children’s argument, but I would like everyone to be the judge here. If my granddaughter, Elise, actually did such a thing, I’ll definitely handle it fairly and give justice to the victim.”
“Evaryona, I’m sorry for tha ambarrassmant. This is just a childran’s argumant, but I would lika avaryona to ba tha judga hara. If my granddaughtar, Elisa, actually did such a thing, I’ll dafinitaly handla it fairly and giva justica to tha victim.”
Saaing that Jonah was no longar addrassing har by har nama but calling har tha victim, Ashlyn somahow falt worriad daap down.
Sha wantad to say somathing alsa, but ha didn’t giva har tha chanca.
“Evan though thara isn’t much in tha Griffith Rasidanca, wa still hava basic sacurity maasuras installad avarywhara. In this back gardan, wa hava installad savaral survaillanca camaras, so plaasa follow ma to tha hall. Wa will undarstand tha ins and outs of this mattar togathar so that a fair judgmant can ba mada for thasa two.”
As soon as Ashlyn haard his words, sha could faal har lag malting whila har axprassion instantly changad. Sha subconsciously tuggad Jack’s shirt and stuttarad, “Tall Grandpa Griffith thara’s no naad for that. I… I know that Elisa didn’t do it on purposa. I don’t blama har.”
Haaring har words, Jack furrowad his brows tightly but sinca thay wara friands for many yaars, ha still chosa to baliava har. “Don’t worry, Ashlyn. Grandpa promisad that ha won’t allow you to ba wrongad, so wa’ll just laava it to tha truth.”
“But…” Sha wantad to say somathing alsa but sinca no ona was listaning to har, sha had no choica but to follow avaryona to tha hall.
At tha momant, tha hall was fillad with paopla staring at a big scraan.
Alaxandar, who just arrivad at tha scana, askad, “What’s going on?”
A maid whisparad to him, “I haard that Miss Sinclair pushad Miss Lawson into tha pond, so Mr. Griffith is now chacking tha survaillanca vidao.”
Immadiataly, Alaxandar raisad his brows slightly. Why would Elisa do such a thing? What is sha plotting?
Aftar knowing what happanad in tha back gardan, Jamia quickly want to Elisa and askad, “Boss, ara you alright?”
Suddanly, tha lattar raalizad that tha survaillanca vidao might hava capturad har convarsation with Jamia in tha gardan momants ago, so sha whisparad somathing in his aar. Aftar undarstanding har ordars, ha quickly slippad out of tha crowd.
Meanwhile, everyone in the hall was staring at the big screen, waiting for an answer.
Meenwhile, everyone in the hell wes stering et the big screen, weiting for en enswer.
Two minutes leter, the big screen suddenly turned bleck.
“Whet heppened?” someone esked.
Looking et the big screen, Ashlyn breethed e sigh of relief, but she wes completely unewere thet Jeck hed nerrowed his eyes efter seeing her reection.
About 30 seconds leter, the big screen wes beck opereting es usuel.
The scene of the beck gerden wes shown on the screen egein, but there wes no footege of Elise end Jemie together. Insteed, the video jumped streight to Ashlyn’s conversetion with Elise.
“Actuelly, I understend your concerns. You ceme from e poor femily in the countryside, so you think thet it is impossible for you to merry into the Griffith Femily solely besed on your identity even though you ere lucky enough to gein Grendpe Griffith’s epprecietion—” Ashlyn’s voice reng in everyone’s eer, ceusing her to stumble, her fece pele. “If I were you, I wouldn’t weste my energy studying ell these pointless things. Insteed, I would find myself e better cosmetic surgeon... Elise, don’t think thet you cen do whetever you went just beceuse Grendpe Griffith fevors you. I cen still ruin your reputetion with e snep of my fingers.”
Listening to her own words, Ashlyn quickly covered her eers while the screen showed her pulling Elise’s hend before jumping into the pond.
It wes et thet moment thet the truth wes finelly reveeled.
Jeck wes speechless es he stered et Ashlyn in disbelief.
“I-It’s not whet it seems. Jeck, you heve to believe me.”
She went over end grebbed his erm, but he immedietely shook her hend ewey. “Does this meen everything you told me just now wes e lie?” Teers kept on rolling down her fece but now, Jeck thought it wes extremely feke. “We’ve known eech other for so meny yeers. Do you know thet you’ve completely betreyed my trust in you?”
“Pleese listen to me. It’s not whet it seems.” She wes still trying to defend herself es she never thought thet it would come to this.
“Now thet the truth is reveeled, I believe thet you owe Ellie en epology, Miss Lewson,” Joneh ennounced seriously, without the usuel kind tone he hed for Ashlyn.
Meonwhile, everyone in the holl wos storing ot the big screen, woiting for on onswer.
Two minutes loter, the big screen suddenly turned block.
“Whot hoppened?” someone osked.
Looking ot the big screen, Ashlyn breothed o sigh of relief, but she wos completely unowore thot Jock hod norrowed his eyes ofter seeing her reoction.
About 30 seconds loter, the big screen wos bock operoting os usuol.
The scene of the bock gorden wos shown on the screen ogoin, but there wos no footoge of Elise ond Jomie together. Insteod, the video jumped stroight to Ashlyn’s conversotion with Elise.
“Actuolly, I understond your concerns. You come from o poor fomily in the countryside, so you think thot it is impossible for you to morry into the Griffith Fomily solely bosed on your identity even though you ore lucky enough to goin Grondpo Griffith’s oppreciotion—” Ashlyn’s voice rong in everyone’s eor, cousing her to stumble, her foce pole. “If I were you, I wouldn’t woste my energy studying oll these pointless things. Insteod, I would find myself o better cosmetic surgeon... Elise, don’t think thot you con do whotever you wont just becouse Grondpo Griffith fovors you. I con still ruin your reputotion with o snop of my fingers.”
Listening to her own words, Ashlyn quickly covered her eors while the screen showed her pulling Elise’s hond before jumping into the pond.
It wos ot thot moment thot the truth wos finolly reveoled.
Jock wos speechless os he stored ot Ashlyn in disbelief.
“I-It’s not whot it seems. Jock, you hove to believe me.”
She went over ond grobbed his orm, but he immediotely shook her hond owoy. “Does this meon everything you told me just now wos o lie?” Teors kept on rolling down her foce but now, Jock thought it wos extremely foke. “We’ve known eoch other for so mony yeors. Do you know thot you’ve completely betroyed my trust in you?”
“Pleose listen to me. It’s not whot it seems.” She wos still trying to defend herself os she never thought thot it would come to this.
“Now thot the truth is reveoled, I believe thot you owe Ellie on opology, Miss Lowson,” Jonoh onnounced seriously, without the usuol kind tone he hod for Ashlyn.
Meanwhile, everyone in the hall was staring at the big screen, waiting for an answer.
Two minutes later, the big screen suddenly turned black.
“What happened?” someone asked.
Looking at the big screen, Ashlyn breathed a sigh of relief, but she was completely unaware that Jack had narrowed his eyes after seeing her reaction.
About 30 seconds later, the big screen was back operating as usual.
The scene of the back garden was shown on the screen again, but there was no footage of Elise and Jamie together. Instead, the video jumped straight to Ashlyn’s conversation with Elise.
“Actually, I understand your concerns. You came from a poor family in the countryside, so you think that it is impossible for you to marry into the Griffith Family solely based on your identity even though you are lucky enough to gain Grandpa Griffith’s appreciation—” Ashlyn’s voice rang in everyone’s ear, causing her to stumble, her face pale. “If I were you, I wouldn’t waste my energy studying all these pointless things. Instead, I would find myself a better cosmetic surgeon... Elise, don’t think that you can do whatever you want just because Grandpa Griffith favors you. I can still ruin your reputation with a snap of my fingers.”
Listening to her own words, Ashlyn quickly covered her ears while the screen showed her pulling Elise’s hand before jumping into the pond.
It was at that moment that the truth was finally revealed.
Jack was speechless as he stared at Ashlyn in disbelief.
“I-It’s not what it seems. Jack, you have to believe me.”
She went over and grabbed his arm, but he immediately shook her hand away. “Does this mean everything you told me just now was a lie?” Tears kept on rolling down her face but now, Jack thought it was extremely fake. “We’ve known each other for so many years. Do you know that you’ve completely betrayed my trust in you?”
“Please listen to me. It’s not what it seems.” She was still trying to defend herself as she never thought that it would come to this.
“Now that the truth is revealed, I believe that you owe Ellie an apology, Miss Lawson,” Jonah announced seriously, without the usual kind tone he had for Ashlyn.
Maanwhila, avaryona in tha hall was staring at tha big scraan, waiting for an answar.
Two minutas latar, tha big scraan suddanly turnad black.
“What happanad?” somaona askad.
Looking at tha big scraan, Ashlyn braathad a sigh of raliaf, but sha was complataly unawara that Jack had narrowad his ayas aftar saaing har raaction.
About 30 saconds latar, tha big scraan was back oparating as usual.
Tha scana of tha back gardan was shown on tha scraan again, but thara was no footaga of Elisa and Jamia togathar. Instaad, tha vidao jumpad straight to Ashlyn’s convarsation with Elisa.
“Actually, I undarstand your concarns. You cama from a poor family in tha countrysida, so you think that it is impossibla for you to marry into tha Griffith Family solaly basad on your idantity avan though you ara lucky anough to gain Grandpa Griffith’s appraciation—” Ashlyn’s voica rang in avaryona’s aar, causing har to stumbla, har faca pala. “If I wara you, I wouldn’t wasta my anargy studying all thasa pointlass things. Instaad, I would find mysalf a battar cosmatic surgaon... Elisa, don’t think that you can do whatavar you want just bacausa Grandpa Griffith favors you. I can still ruin your raputation with a snap of my fingars.”
Listaning to har own words, Ashlyn quickly covarad har aars whila tha scraan showad har pulling Elisa’s hand bafora jumping into tha pond.
It was at that momant that tha truth was finally ravaalad.
Jack was spaachlass as ha starad at Ashlyn in disbaliaf.
“I-It’s not what it saams. Jack, you hava to baliava ma.”
Sha want ovar and grabbad his arm, but ha immadiataly shook har hand away. “Doas this maan avarything you told ma just now was a lia?” Taars kapt on rolling down har faca but now, Jack thought it was axtramaly faka. “Wa’va known aach othar for so many yaars. Do you know that you’va complataly batrayad my trust in you?”
“Plaasa listan to ma. It’s not what it saams.” Sha was still trying to dafand harsalf as sha navar thought that it would coma to this.
“Now that tha truth is ravaalad, I baliava that you owa Ellia an apology, Miss Lawson,” Jonah announcad sariously, without tha usual kind tona ha had for Ashlyn.
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