He continued to lash out at Harvey, not giving him a chance to explain before hanging up.

I was in disbelief. “Stanley, Harvey has been by your side for eighteen years, and you don’t believe him?”

Elodie seized the moment. “Mrs. Ross, you’ve been with Mr. Ross for nearly twenty years, haven’t you? If you can curse your daughter to death, why wouldn't an assistant be swayed?"

Then she mumbled under her breath, "Who knows if you bribed him to go along with your story."

I was shaking with rage, my finger trembling as I pointed at her.

“Enough, Aurelia. You’ve gone too far. Elodie, tell me, did the girl...