Chapter 315
Chapter 315:
The color drained from Elyse’s face. Her teeth sank into her lip so hard it nearly trembled. After a tense pause, her voice turned cold. “I have already told you — I knew nothing about that kidney transplant. Brent arranged everything. If you want someone to blame, go after him. Stop throwing it all at me p>
Kristine had no interest in circling back to that argument. Even if the full truth surfaced, Colton would shield Elyse, and she would walk away untouched. But murder was different.
Kristine’s eyes sharpened, and a faint chill entered her smile. “If you truly had nothing to do with the transplant, then explain this — why did Dr. Moran end up dead? Why were those bodyguards killed too p>
Elyse’s anger exploded instantly. “What are you even saying? I have never killed anyone! Watch yourself, Kristine. You cannot just invent crimes and dump them on me p>
Kristine studied her closely, her expression tightening.
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For so long, she had been convinced Elyse was behind Azariah’s death and everything that followed. Yet the shock on Elyse’s face looked real. If Elyse was not lying, then who was? The only other possibility was Colton — but at the time, he had not seemed aware of anything either.
Elyse noticed the silence and sneered. “What is it? Nothing left to say p>
Then, in the very next second, her face shifted completely. The arrogance vanished, replaced by something delicate and almost pitiable. “Kristine, I am sorry. This was the first time I had managed a media fallout. I did not know how to handle it, and I made mistakes. Please — don’t stay angry with me p>
Before Kristine could respond, Elyse suddenly leaned forward and grabbed her hand tightly.
Something felt wrong immediately. Kristine jerked her hand away on instinct. Elyse stumbled backward and, with a dramatic motion, dropped to the floor. The impact echoed loudly through the corridor.
Even Kristine flinched at the sound.
She barely had time to process it before hurried footsteps came rushing from behind. In the next heartbeat, someone swept past her like a storm.
Kristine looked down and saw Colton already crouched beside Elyse, lifting her with frantic concern. “Are you hurt? Can you stand p>
That was the moment it all made sense. Kristine could not stop herself from rolling her eyes. Elyse had pulled this same act before — and now she was doing it again, as if it were some kind of routine. Did she seriously think it would keep working forever?
Kristine turned away and started walking toward the parking lot. She had taken only a few steps when Colton’s voice cut through the air, sharp and cold.
“Kristine, you are really going to leave just like that? Shouldn’t you apologize p>
For a second, she almost thought she had imagined it. Slowly, she turned back, a mocking smile pulling at her lips. “Elyse tripped and fell. Tell me — what exactly does that have to do with me p>
Colton’s eyes narrowed with clear disapproval. “No matter how it happened, she has been trying to clean up the mess the internet caused for you, and that much is obvious. Even if her approach went wrong, how can you accuse her instead of showing any appreciation p>