Naturally, the onlookers didn’t believe him, even turning their ire onto him.
For a moment, I was worried that I had involved him in such a mess. I hadn’t expected something like this to happen on our very
first meeting.
However, Jonah seemed to sense my unease as he turned and grabbed my hand, clearly trying to tell me to relax.
As the crowd continued to spew insults at us, the hotel manager rushed over with a tablet in hand.
While mopping his sweat, he said to Jonah in an apologetic and respectful tone, “Mr. Zowski, I apologize for taking so long to get
a copy of the audio recording.”
When everyone saw this, they were stunned. After all, this hotel was known as a high–end establishment, so anyone who could
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garner such respect from the manager was surely not ordinary.
Would someone of that status lie?
Some sharper individuals among the crowd immediately locked onto the words “audio recording“.
What audio recording was the manager talking about?
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The manager cleared his throat before saying loudly, “Regarding the matter of Ms. Marilyn Lithos pushing Ms. Winona Sunther,
since it happened in our hotel, we have an obligation to verify the truth. The areas near the sinks in our hotel have audio
recording equipment installed.”
Upon hearing this, Winona went pale before hurriedly urging George to leave.
George hesitated briefly, but just as he was about to leave, Jonah spoke up. “Don’t you want to hear the truth?”
The manager didn’t hesitate, directly playing the audio recording of the conversation that had happened near the sinks earlier.
Loud exclamations came from the crowd.
“I can’t believe there’s really a twist!”
“So, Ms. Sunther framed Ms. Lithos?”
“Yeah!”
In an instant, George and Winona became the targets of the crowd’s condemnation.
Some people even spread this incident online, causing the Internet to go into an uproar.
Many expressed their sympathies for me, their expressions appearing guilty for their earlier actions.
Across from me, George was glaring at Winona.
He placed her on the floor, and the harsh look on his face shocked Winona.
Cradling her protruding belly, she shivered and said pitifully, “George, I was just too afraid you would abandon me and not marry
me anymore. That’s why I did this. I promise I won’t do this again.”
George stared intently at Winona, and after a few seconds, he finally dropped his stern demeanor. Sighing lightly, he said, “You can’t do something like this again in the future, Winnie. After all, Mary is your future sister–in–law.”
Winona nodded, then shook her head. “I won’t. I’ll be good.”
However, when George wasn’t paying attention, she turned to glare at me. Sheer resentment shone in her eyes.
George walked toward Jonah and me, a guilty expression on his face. Eyeing Jonah, he ordered impatiently, “Step aside!”
Jonah quirked a brow, an amused look on his face, but he didn’t budge.
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Deciding to ignore him, George turned to me. “I misunderstood you, and for that, I’m sorry, Mary. But what were you even doing here in the first place? If you hadn’t come, nothing like this would have happened…”
“Enough, George! Stop spewing those repulsive words! Why I’m here has nothing to do with you! Besides, Winona was the one who instigated this matter. I’m the victim
here!”
