Chapter 227
Adrian’s POV
Harmon Designs – The next day
I was going through the old jewelry house files, the Harmon Designs old employee file came before me.
At first I didn’t take much into it…until a name got my attention.
Ann’s father’s name.
“He really did work when mother was incharge p>
“His last day is the exact day he was arrested from here p>
When she mentioned it, I didn’t take much into it, but now seeing his name before me, made me wonder.
I was looking at his account, and there was something bothering me about it.
“Why do I feel there’s more than meets the eye about him p>
I pulled his file out and looked deeper into it.
I even pulled out his legal records and the corresponding case files.
Ann’s father was convicted eleven years ago p>
Meant he still had four years of sentence left.
“Confidential files p>
I realized the accusation was serious.
“But why would an account department personnel want confidential papers p>
“And fifteen years imprisonment p>
“Hello, Vance uncle?” I called him as he was the most trustworthy lawyer I knew.
I briefed him on the case.
“Adrian,” Vance said. “I won’t deny the sentence is grave for the matter p>
“Uncle,” I asked. “Can you look into this for me p>
“Sure,” Vance said. “I’ll come over p>
Vance arrived within a few minutes.
Vance was searching the archive files when he suddenly stopped.
I stopped at a folder labeled:
Confidential Files.
“According to these documents,” Vance told me.
“Ann’s father accessed and removed the confidential files p>
“The files contained information related to designs, and clients p>
“What’s the matter, uncle p>
“Adrian,” Vance told me.
“A person always needs a motive to do a crime p>
“Ann’s father has no motive p>
“If he stole the files, he must have sold them to someone…he didn’t p>
“Its not even clearly stated here if the files were stolen in the first place p>
“There’s no inventory report p>
“There’s no mention if the files were recovered or lost p>
“Uncle?” I asked.
“Are you saying he was accused, and the proof was never clarified p>
“You can say that again p>
“Imelda??” my heart skipped a beat when Vance took her name.
“What p>
“Your mother was the one who reported him for the theft p>
“Though at the time she was in charge of Harmon Designs p>
“But…she was also the only one who had access to those files p>
“It’s clear only Imelda had access to the files p>
“To accuse him, someone had to report it to Imelda p>
“But since she was the only one who had access, she should be the one who found out p>
“But if she was the only one who had access p>
“Then how could Ann’s father access them from Imelda’s office?
“It seems it’s Imelda’s report that drove the complaint p>
“Uncle?” I asked hesitatingly. “Do you think he was framed p>
“I won’t deny it p>
“There is no solid proof of this so called crime p>
“Yet Ann’s father lost so many years in jail p>
I began to feel uncomfortable realizing how many people suffered cause of her.
“Can you call Ann to come?” Vance asked me.
“Sure.” I said as I called her to come to my office on the phone.
She halted on seeing Vance.
“Please meet Vance,” I said.
“He’s uncle Jonathan’s lawyer and will help me p>
“Uncle Vance, Ann p>
“Ann,” Vance asked. “Did you join to get justice for your father p>
Vance placed the document before her.
Her expression changed.
She looked towards me then at Vance.
“I found some inconsistencies, I want to clarify with you p>
As tears rolled down her cheeks, I realized she wasn’t prepared for this.
“Is he going to be in more trouble p>
“He’s innocent p>
“The defending lawyer didn’t understand his case p>
“It’s p>
She trailed off a bit.
“Imelda Harmon who did this p>
“I do resent her, and I did come here to get close to Adrian so I could dig deeper into the case and find evidence to prove my father’s innocence p>
“I meant no harm to you,” she said, pleading towards me.
I was shaken from the fact she admitted she came for revenge and approached me for a reason.
“Don’t worry,” Vance said.
“I’ll dig deeper and clear your father’s name p>
“That’s if he is p>
Ann nodded happily.
A few days later.
Vance was checking the records and things didn’t seem good.
“The case damaged the reputation of Harmon Designs back then p>
“Fredrick also suspended Imelda during the time p>
I clenched my jaws as I realized once again she did what she’s best at.
She dragged the Harmon name through the mud again.
Today I realized she didn’t only hurt the ones around her, but her employees as well.
Finally Vance found a clue.
A very lethal clue.
Apparently, Ann’s father never entered mother’s office for any reason.
So he would have no chance to do what he was accused for.
Vance had the case reopened.
He submitted new evidence he had gathered to the court.
Finally, the new verdict came out.
Ann’s father was found not guilty.
The court apologized for the loss of his years.
And demanded Imelda to pay Ann’s father one million in compensation.
I knew she wouldn’t be able to so I gave her the money after asking dad.
And of course I took an ’I owe you’ from mother as the money was paid by dad.
I couldn’t explain the feeling of seeing Ann hug her father as who else would know the feeling of not being close to your family then me.
The moment Ann and her father stood at the gates, was overwhelming.
Then Ann ran to hug her father, even a boy like me had tears rolling down his cheeks.
“Is my post still valid?” She asked, smiling.
“Of course, as long as you want to p>
“Great!” she said.
“I’ll come on time p>
“And thanks for saving my father p>
“Mr. Vance, thanks p>
But the thought that she didn’t come to me for work.
Wouldn’t leave me.
“She did come to me cause of mother,” I said as Vance looked over at me.
“Adrian,” Vance said.
“She may be the first to many p>
“I don’t want to bad-mouth her p>
“But your mother is one of a kind p>
“I know p>
“Adrian,” Ann said, coming over.
“I did come to you cause of Imelda p>
“But I do want you to know something about her p>