Ethan’s Vengeance of Love

Chapter 24

The guests, who were anticipating seeing Alice utterly humiliated, were stunned, but it didn’t stop them from enjoying this scandalous scene. Today was such a blast. What happened today was enough for them to gossip about it for the next year!

Naomi felt the last shred of her sanity snap as she rushed over to smack Thomas; all her mannerism as a proper lady was thrown out the window. No matter how shrewd a woman was, she would turn into a shrew—a madwoman—when she came across such a situation.

On the other hand, Thomas, who had always been crafty, looked utterly disheveled as Naomi rained punches on him while the victims’ families besieged him at the same time. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

The worst was Bruce—blood had drained from his face, and he wobbled unsteadily. He couldn’t face the harsh reality of suddenly having four more siblings.

As the only child, he was supposed to inherit everything of the Yeager Family in the future. What would happen now, though? Were they here to fight for the inheritance with him?

The one who forced Alice into doing a DNA test, Freddie, was also in a state of utter despair. The Yeager Family is in such a state now because they didn’t manage to take care of the loose ends properly. Then, I…

Right now, he was filled with regret for demanding that she do the DNA test. If it wasn’t for that test, he could still clear his own name.

Why didn’t Alice say no to my request at that time? Why did she go along with my suggestion?

Suddenly, he recalled that she didn’t even refuse the slightest bit at that time and was very cooperative.

In the meantime, she had retreated to a corner while the room was in chaos. Everyone was so focused on the Yeager Family’s predicament that nobody paid any attention to her.

As she stared at the glass of red wine she held, she seemed to be recalling the scene from seven years ago again as the sight of the red liquid caused tears to swim in her eyes.

Seven years ago, that car accident wasn’t an accident but caused by someone on purpose! But, even after seven years, she could remember everything like it was yesterday!

When she recalled her parents drenched in blood and her brother, Travis, who was still in a coma, even the act of breathing hurt her.

Seven years ago, the car accident was classified as an accident, and the one who handled the case was none other than the one who had just framed her at the wedding, Freddie Cooper.

Clearly, the Yeagers and Freddie were in cahoots.

Back then, everything happened so suddenly—the death of her parents and her brother slipping into a coma. After Archie sent Travis away, she was left alone without aid. As she had to first secure the Woland Group and her own life, she didn’t have the opportunity to investigate anything related to the car accident.

Furthermore, she couldn’t even investigate because once she did, it would spark Thomas’ and Elijah’s suspicion, placing her in grave danger.

By the time she had settled the company and tried to investigate the car accident, they had already cleaned up the scene.

It had been seven years since.

Now that she had returned, many things had changed, and many more would follow.

Just you wait… All the agony, the bitterness, the loss I had to face. I will ensure that you will have a taste of your own medicine! Today is only the beginning, she thought.

She took a glance at the three Yeagers who had discarded their decorum as their true colors were exposed with eyes as cold as ice but as sharp as a blade.

One look was all she spared them before she turned to leave.

“Mr. Knight, Miss Woland left,” Caleb pointed out, feeling complicated. “Could all these be her doing, Mr. Knight?”

From a subjective point of view, he didn’t believe this to be true because it greatly contradicted her rumored image by the public. Yet, as he thought about it carefully, he came to the conclusion that there was a high chance that she had pulled this stunt.

In addition, it didn’t make sense that she was leaving just like this. Wasn’t she deeply in love with Bruce Yeager? At the moment, Bruce was experiencing trauma like no other and was feeling his worst.

Why did she leave without a second thought if she loved him? Moreover, he felt that she didn’t hesitate one bit as she left.

A dark gleam flashed past Ethan’s eyes. “Investigate Alice Woland again.”

Seven years ago, everything he learned proved that Alice wasn’t the person that night. However, as he witnessed this wedding from the beginning until the end, he felt that he must have missed out something from his investigations seven years ago.

“Today is 14th May.” But then, he abruptly recalled something because today’s date overlapped with a date from seven years ago.

The night from seven years ago? He vividly remembered that it was 13th May that night.

And the next day, the Woland couple died in a car accident.

It was the death anniversary of the Woland couple today! Who would get married on their parents’ death anniversary?

After seven years, others may have forgotten about it, but there was no way Alice would forget this as their daughter. Moreover, she was also a victim of the accident.

Therefore, today’s wedding wasn’t for marriage but for revenge for her parents.

So, she’s truly the one who planned everything that happened at the wedding today! Ethan concluded. It looks like I have to investigate this matter thoroughly, whether it was a matter from seven years ago or what happened during those years.

“Tell the people in Cliaria to find out everything about Alice Woland for the past seven years,” he instructed.

“Okay.” Judging from his attitude, Caleb reckoned that he was becoming suspicious of Alice again.

“Get her fingerprints again.” Ethan narrowed his eyes. They dusted quite a few prints off the handcuffs back then but they didn’t match with any that Liam brought back.

So, he suspected that the fingerprints Liam obtained from Alice back then might be fake.

“Mr. Knight, Miss Woland was injured from the car accident and unconscious when Liam went to retrieve her fingerprints at that time.” Although Caleb knew what Ethan meant, he felt the need to remind him of this.

At that time, Alice was unconscious from the car accident, and Liam was the one who went to retrieve her fingerprints, so there couldn’t have been a mistake.

“Do it again,” Ethan insisted as he kept having a feeling that he had missed out on something seven years ago.

“Okay.” This time, Caleb said no more and went ahead with his task.

As he was highly efficient, he quickly found out some things about Alice.

“Mr. Knight, I found out that Miss Woland is staying at the Imperial Hotel, and she returned to her room after leaving the wedding venue. I’ve already sent Liam to look for her to retrieve her fingerprints again. In addition, I found out that Mr. Tanner West is also staying in the same hotel, and his room is just next to hers.”

Recently, Ethan’s father, Lawrence Knight, had given Ethan quite a few assignments, including recruiting Tanner West, but they hadn’t found a way to contact him. Unexpectedly, Caleb just discovered that he was coincidentally staying right next to Alice.

“Tanner West?” Ethan was stunned as he wondered why Tanner was also staying in a hotel and even right next to Alice. This seemed too much of a coincidence.

“Yes, Miss Woland and Mr. West are both staying on the 19th floor. She’s staying in Room 1909 while he’s in Room 1907. Mr. Lawrence wants to hire Mr. West and wants you to contact him. He’s now staying in the hotel. Would you like to pay him a visit?”

There was something else Caleb didn’t mention—maybe he could also visit Alice if he went upstairs. With Liam’s efficiency, he would definitely go knocking on Alice’s door for the fingerprints. If Ethan went upstairs now, maybe he could even witness this in person to eliminate his doubts.