Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander)
Chapter 36

Chapter 36

As for Jonah, he wasn't fazed by Jack's words at all. Instead, he looked at Elise and asked, “Ellie, whathappened?”

She pouted her lips aggrievedly and explained everything to him. “I didn’t push her She jumped intothe pond by herself.”

Seeing her making an excuse, Jack was immediately enraged. “Elise, I really don't know youanymore. How could you not admit to your own doing?”

"What did I do wrong? Did you see me push her into the pond with your very own eyes?” Elisecountered.

Her words instantly startled him.

Jack was standing some distance away from them just now, so he didn't hear their conversation.However, he could see them pushing each other in the end, which resulted in Ashlyn falling into thepond. After that, Ashlyn blamed Elise for pushing her, so he automatically assumed that she wastelling the truth.

Seeing that Jack was rendered speechless, Jonah turned toward Ashlyn.

The Lawson Family was also considered as old friends of the Griffith Family, and Jonah had watchedAshlyn grow up ever since she was a child, so he asked her, “Ashlyn, can you tell me whathappened?”

The moment his words came out, Ashlyn began to shed some tears, which eventually dripped onthe ground. If any ordinary person saw her expression, they would definitely feel sorry for her, butJonah was an experienced man who had seen and met all kinds of people in his life, so he was ableto see through her act.

However, to preserve the reputation of the Lawson Family, he asked again, “You can tell meanything. I'll do everything I can to make it up to you."

Listening to his words, she burst into tears.

“Grandpa Griffith, I'm fine... It's all my fault... Please don't blame it all on Elise. I believe that shedidn't do it on purpose.” Ashlyn kept on asking Jonah not to put all the blame on Elise, but herwords were obviously saying that she was the guilty party.

“Are you saying that Ellie pushed you into the pond?”

Without saying a word, Ashlyn gently nodded her head.

“Grandpa, I didn't-" Elise tried to explain herself, but Jonah interrupted her.

Then, he said to Ashlyn, “If that's the case, I definitely can't allow you to be wronged. However, Imust replace out the truth before making a decision.”

“Grandpa, Ashlyn already told you what happened, so why are you—"Before Jack could finish hiswords, Jonah glared at him, causing him to swallow his words.

“Everyone, I'm sorry for the embarrassment. This is just a children’s argument, but I would likeeveryone to be the judge here. If my granddaughter, Elise, actually did such a thing, I'll definitelyhandle it fairly and give justice to the victim.”

Seeing that Jonah was no longer addressing her by her name but calling her the victim, Ashlynsomehow felt worried deep down,

She wanted to say something else, but he didn't give her the chance.

"Even though there isn't much in the Griffith Residence, we still have basic security measuresinstalled everywhere. In this back garden, we have installed several surveillance cameras, so pleasefollow me to the hall. We will understand the ins and outs of this matter together so that a fairjudgment can be made for these two.”

As soon as Ashlyn heard his words, she could feel her leg melting while her expression instantlychanged. She subconsciously tugged Jack's shirt and stuttered, “Tell Grandpa Griffith there's noneed for that. I... I know that Elise didn’t do it on purpose. I don't blame her.”

Hearing her words, Jack furrowed his brows tightly but since they were friends for many years, hestill chose to believe her. “Don't worry, Ashlyn. Grandpa promised

that he won't allow you to be wronged, so we'll just leave it to the truth.”

“But...” She wanted to say something else but since no one was listening to her, she had no choicebut to follow everyone to the hall,

At the moment, the hall was filled with people staring at a big screen

Alexander, who just arrived at the scene, asked, “What's going on?"

A maid whispered to him, “I heard that Miss Sinclair pushed Miss Lawson into the pond, so Mr.Griffith is now checking the surveillance video.”

Immediately, Alexander raised his brows slightly. Why would Elise do such a thing? What is sheplotting?

After knowing what happened in the back garden, Jamie quickly went to Elise and asked, “Boss, areyou alright?”

Suddenly, the latter realized that the surveillance video might have captured her conversation withJamie in the garden moments ago, so she whispered something in his ear. After understanding herorders, he quickly slipped out of the crowd.

Meanwhile, everyone in the hall was staring at the big screen, waiting for an answer.

Two minutes later, the big screen suddenly turned black.

"What happened?” someone asked.

Looking at the big screen, Ashlyn breathed a sigh of relief, but she was completely unaware thatJack had narrowed his eyes after seeing her reaction.

About 30 seconds later, the big screen was back operating as usual.

The scene of the back garden was shown on the screen again, but there was no footage of Elise andJamie together. Instead, the video jumped straight to Ashlyn’s conversation with Elise.

“Actually, I understand your concerns. You came from a poor family in the countryside, so you thinkthat it is impossible for you to marry into the Griffith Family solely based on your identity eventhough you are lucky enough to gain Grandpa Griffith's appreciation—" Ashlyn’s voice rang ineveryone's ear, causing her to stumble, her face pale. “If I were you, I wouldn't waste my energystudying all these pointless things. Instead, I would replace myself a better cosmetic surgeon... Elise,don't think that you can do whatever you want just because Grandpa Griffith favors you. I can stillruin your reputation with a snap of my fingers.”

Listening to her own words, Ashlyn quickly covered her ears while the screen showed her pullingElise’s hand before jumping into the pond.

It was at that moment that the truth was finally revealed.

Jack was speechless as he stared at Ashlyn in disbelief.

“I-It's not what it seems. Jack, you have to believe me.”

She went over and grabbed his arm, but he immediately shook her hand away. “Does this meaneverything you told me just now was a lie?” Tears kept on rolling down her face but now, Jackthought it was extremely fake. “We've known each other for so many years. Do you know thatyou've completely betrayed my trust in you?”

"Please listen to me. It's not what it seems.” She was still trying to defend herself as she neverthought that it would come to this.

“Now that the truth is revealed, I believe that you owe Ellie an apology, Miss Lawson,” Jonahannounced seriously, without the usual kind tone he had for Ashlyn.