Chapter 382
Yolanda’s heart sank.
Things seemed to be moving in the direction she had guessed.
Maria said coldly, “Make your choice. Do you want to divorce Russell immediately with nothing to your name, or do you want me to reveal what you did in front of him and the servants?”
Yolanda clenched her fists tightly. She was wondering why Maria was in such good spirits. At the same time, she was trying to figure out what Maria knew.
She was hesitant and uneasy, but she still pretended to be confused and asked, “Mom, I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
When Russell heard Maria’s words, his first reaction was that Yolanda had cheated on him and Maria found out about it.
Russell was usually prideful. When he thought that he might be cuckolded, he could not care less about his marital relationship with Yolanda. He grabbed Yolanda’s collar and asked, “Are you having an affair behind my back?”
Yolanda almost couldn’t breathe. She tried to squeeze out the words from her throat. “In all honesty, I’ve always been loyal to you. I’ve never done anything to betray you.”
“You-“
Russell was about to ask more questions when Maria said indifferently, “Let her go. She’s not cheating on you.”
When Russell heard that he was not being cuckolded, he immediately let go of Yolanda’s collar.
Russell asked, “Mom, what happened?”
Maria glanced at Yolanda.
“It seems that if I don’t say it, you won’t admit it. Some time ago, I was sick in bed and couldn’t take care of myself, so I instructed Hattie to help me take care of Melody. It’s bad enough that you dislike Melody, but I didn’t expect you to not let Hattie off when Hattie spoke up for Melody.”
Yolanda looked up and instantly understood why Maria was angry.
It turned out that it was because of Hattie, and not because Maria knew that she had poisoned Maria’s medicine.
She heaved a sigh of relief.
She was certain that she had done a clean job on Hattie. Even if Maria suspected her, Maria couldn’t get any substantial evidence. Hence, she quickly calmed down.
She pretended to be puzzled and asked, “Mom, what do you mean? When did I not let Hattie off? It’s just that my mother’s health is indeed poor and she can’t find any capable servants, so I borrowed Hattie for a few days. If you think I’m deliberately sending Hattie away, I’ll call my mother now and ask her to send Hattie back.”
Russell also nodded and said, “Mom, I know about this too.
We really didn’t let Hattie leave on purpose.”
“Shut up!”
Maria glared at Russell. When she saw that Russell was silent, she spoke again.
“Yolanda, oh Yolanda, there’s justice in this world. Do you really think you can hide what you’ve done from everyone? If it weren’t for Melody, Hattie would have died at the hands of the people you sent.”
Yolanda was shocked.
Yolanda thought, ‘Based on Maria’s words, does it mean that Hattie is still alive? That’s impossible. Hattie’s corpse should be far across the ocean now.’
She hurriedly looked for the butler who handled this matter, but after searching for a long time, she did not see him.
When Russell heard that, he asked in shock, “Mom, is what you said true?”
“Humph!” Maria snorted and said, “Would I lie to you about such a matter? Take a look for yourself. This is Hattie’s handwritten letter.”
Russell quickly took the letter from Maria and saw that it clearly stated how Hattie was kidnapped to the suburbs, and how Yolanda and the butler planned to make Hattie disappear from this world.
He looked at Yolanda in shock. “Yolanda, did you really send someone after Hattie?”
“I didn’t.” Yolanda’s mind was in a mess when she didn’t see the butler. However, she still maintained her composure on the surface. She shook her head and retorted, “How could I possibly do such a vicious thing?”
“Yolanda.” Melody said faintly, “Don’t be in a hurry to deny it.”
As Melody spoke, she snapped her fingers. “Let her in.”
As soon as Melody finished speaking, a figure walked in from the door.
Yolanda’s eyes widened when she saw that person’s face. “Mom?”
The woman at the door was also very surprised to see Yolanda. She took a few steps forward and asked, “Yolanda, weren’t you arrested and brought to the police station? When were you released? But I’m glad that you’ve been released. You scared me to death. And what’s wrong with your servant? She actually stopped me at the door and didn’t let me in.”
Yolanda’s expression was inscrutable, but her lips were pale.
She ignored her mother, Lucinda Law, and turned to look at Melody. “Did you-“
Before Yolanda could finish asking, Melody nodded and admitted, “I was the one who told Mrs. Law about your imprisonment. However… Mrs. Law doesn’t seem to be sick.”
At this moment, Lucinda also realized that something was wrong. She guessed that she might have fallen into a trap and hurriedly pretended to be uncomfortable. She coughed. “I feel a tightness in my chest.”
Melody sneered and said, “It just so happens that I have
medical skills. Why don’t I help you check what illness you have?”
With that, she reached out to take Lucinda’s pulse.
Lucinda was so frightened that she jumped away. “I don’t want you to take my pulse.”
Lucinda looked healthier than Melody.
However, Melody was even faster. She grabbed Lucinda and placed two fingers on Lucinda’s wrist.
Lucinda wanted to struggle, but she realized that she could not break free at all.
A moment later, Melody said, “She’s not sick. She’s very healthy.”
Yolanda hurriedly said, “You only took her pulse for a few seconds. Who knows if you’re lying?”
“Yes, yes.” Lucinda nodded. “What does a young girl like you know? I even coughed up blood the day before yesterday. I heard that Yolanda was arrested, so I forced myself to buck up.” Lucinda coughed.
Lucinda and Yolanda echoed each other, confusing Russell.
Melody looked at this scene indifferently and said, “Don’t be anxious. This is just one of the evidence.”
With that, she snapped her fingers again.
“Bring them in.”
Two seconds later, the door to the entrance opened again. However, the people who came in this time made Yolanda’s legs go soft and she fell to the ground.
James led his subordinates and forcibly brought in the group of people who had kidnapped Hattie.
Following behind James was Hattie, whose eyes were filled with tears.
Melody did not stay idle while dealing with Russell. She secretly sent a message to James.
“Hattie…” When Maria saw Hattie, Maria felt a lump in her throat and her eyes instantly turned red.
Maria and Hattie staggered forward and hugged each other tightly.
“Maria, I really thought that I would never see you again.”
The more Hattie spoke, the more upset she felt. She hugged Maria and cried.
After crying for a while, Hattie finally came back to her senses and remembered the important matter.
She let go of Maria and pointed at Yolanda. “You vicious woman. If it weren’t for Ms. Fox, I would be dead now.”