Chapter 47
Paul brought the punishment tool in front of everyone.
He took a wooden stick from a rectangular wooden box and stood behind Douglas.
Seeing this, Lorelai immediately blocked Douglas’ back and cried out, “Douglas” back had just healed. You can’t hit him again. There must be something wrong with those photos. Someone framed him. Kevin, please let Douglas have a chance to investigate who was behind this, trying to ruin the Fletcher family’s reputation.”
Kevin was p**d off this time. “Whether he was framed or not, his behavior has stained the Fletcher family’s reputation. Looking at all that he has done, I can only say he has brought shame to the family! Hit him! Make it hurt!” he fumed.
Paul hodded. “Yes, Mr. Kevin Fletcher!” he said
He raised the stick and hit Douglas” back ruthlessly.
Douglas’ breathing hitched as he gasped in extreme pain after the first strike landed.
He turned around and glared at Paul, who looked fearless as he continued to hit Douglas.
Lorelai wanted to block it but was afraid the stick would split her flesh open.
She could do nothing but cry pitifully.
Douglas gritted his teeth and looked at Vincent, who raised his eyebrows at him.
Even Stephanie, beside Vincent, had a sneer on her face.
Their expressions aggravated Douglas.
He gritted his teeth and endured 30 strikes.
When Paul finally stopped, Douglas held himself up with both hands on the floor as cold sweat broke out over his pallid face.
He raised his head with difficulty, looked at Kevin, and groaned, “Grandpa, are we done? You are not angry anymore, right?”
Kevin’s heart ached for Douglas. Although he had been dissatisfied with Douglas’ behavior after the engagement party, this was the grandson he had watched growing up, so he let go of his anger after the punishment.
Kevin thought they should move past this as Douglas had old and new injuries now.
Just as Kevin was about to say something, Vincent interjected indifferently, “Now that he has been disciplined for this matter, we need to look at his punishment for another matter.”
Douglas suddenly looked over and had a bad feeling
Kevin frowned and asked, “What else is there?”
Vincent dialed a number and ordered, “Bring her in.”
Douglas looked toward the door Zane strode in, followed by bodyguards who escorted Lydia in.
Instantly, Douglas’ pupils dilated as he wondered, “Did I get busted? How can this happen?
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Lydia knelt opposite Kevin and Ellen, tears streaming down her face, and begged, “Mr. Kevin Fletcher and Mrs. Ellen Fletcher, I’m sorry. I was threatened by someone to put medicine into Vincent’s food. If I didn’t follow their orders, they would kill my son. I had no choice!”
Kevin asked in shock, “Since when? What medicine?”
Lydia revealed, “Since four months ago. Please spare me, Mr. Kevin Fletcher, and Mrs. Ellen Fletcher. I’m an old employee of the Fletcher family, and I didn’t want anything bad to happen to Mr. Vincent Fletcher, so I fed the medicine to stray dogs first. I didn’t add it until I ensured it wasn’t a strong
poison.”
Ellen rotorted furiously, “Nonsensel It’s obvious you were afraid of being implicated if you directly poisoned and killed him. That’s why you experimented with the stray dogs. What difficulties would it cause you to harm Vincent? Why didn’t you come to us?””
Lydia sobbed as she apologized, “I’m sorry. I know what I did was wrong…”
Ellen looked at Vincent worriedly and asked, “Were you harmed by the medicine, Vincent?”
Vincent shook his head and replied, “It’s a cold-natured medicine. Since I take warm-natured traditional medicine every day, the heat and cold would cause discordance, which would lead to physical disorder. It hasn’t caused serious harm as I’m rarely home and haven’t consumed it much.”
Ellen felt relieved as she said, “Fortunately, you discovered it in time. Otherwise, your internal o**s would have been damaged, and your already injured legs…
She wiped her tears as her heart ached for him. ‘Vincent can’t even walk now. What would happen if his health deteriorated, too?’ thought Ellen
Kevin’s expression was chilly as he thought about what Vincent had said to him earlier.
He guessed, “So you have ferreted out the mastermind.”
Vincent nodded and replied, “Yes. Someone very close to some of us.”
Everyone looked at Douglas unanimously.
“Why are you all looking at Douglas? He didn’t do it!” shouted Lorelai in panic.
Kevin demanded coldly, “Was it you, Douglas?”
Of course, Douglas would not admit it. He pursed his lips and snorted. “You are forcibly accusing me of this crime. Uncle Vincent, I realize I have wronged Stephanie, but you can’t take revenge on me using this method,” he said.
Vincent narrowed his eyes and mocked coldly, “I suppose you will refuse to admit your mistakes until the end!” Then, Vincent called out, “Zanel”
Zane nodded before placing the laptop on the coffee table and turning it on.
It was a video taken secretly. Lydia was talking to a man wearing a cap, sunglasses, and a mask.
-The man passed a paper bag to Lydia and gave her some instructions before turning around and leaving
The point was not that, but that the man got into a black Bentley, and his profile as he got into the Bentley had been caught on camera. It was Douglas.
Of course, Lorelai also saw this scene. She shook her head and stammered, “It’s impossible! It must be a fake video!”
Zane played another audio, and Douglas’ voice repounded in the hall.
Douglas had not expected that they had audio of his original voice. The voice changer had not distorted it.
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“Dad! Mom! Do you really think Douglas would do something like this? Someone must want to frame him,” Lorelai said.
“Does someone want to frame him? Then let’s get an authentication specialist to verify it,” sneered Stephanie.
She looked toward Douglas and asked, “Do you have anything else to say?”
Douglas would be exposed if he tried to justify himself after all the evidence had been presented.
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He stopped pretending. He supported himself from the floor with his hand and stood up. With the tip of his tongue against his chin, he smiled sinisterly and said, “I didn’t expect you guys to give me a taste of my own medicine! Good game!”
Hearing that, Lorelai immediately realized that the evidence was true.
She grabbed Douglas” arm to stop him from saying something impulsive. “Douglas, you are just spouting nonsense from anger, right? We can’t take the blame for this!” Lorelai said.
Douglas shook off her hand and shouted, “Shut up!”
He snorted and said, “You guys set me up last night, right? You guys are not so upright yourselves! You only presented the evidence after watching my punishment! You played well!”
Stephanie smiled, “We aren’t aware of last night’s incident. What if it was your fiancée? After all, you went to the r e – li g h t district, and your fiancée might be infected with AIDS. Do you think she would be willing to see you live happily and healthily while her mind and body suffered?”
te that. He glanced at everyone coldly and said, “Since the evidence is conclusive, send me to prison then!”
Douglas could not refute
He was sure that Kevin and Ellen would choose to forgive him to avoid a family scandal.
When a dash of c**s flashed through Douglas’ eyes, Stephanie interjected, “Shouldn’t you be punished for such treacherous behavior?”
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