Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander)
Chapter 612

Chapter 612 Kenneth Bailey Made Me Do It

Elise tossed the woman's red jade necklace onto the glass display counter with a clank. Shequestioned with a frosty expression, “Who sent you here?!”

“Who sent me here? What do you mean by that? I don't know what you're talking about!” Thewoman lowered her head guiltily. She muttered to herself, “I bought the necklace here. How would Iknow that it didn't have any UV anti-counterfeit—"

“Is that so? This jade necklace of yours can't be equated with our store's red jade necklace, but it'sgood stuff, and it's made to look indistinguishable from Alexis’ ones inside out. You say you knownothing and that it's just a coincidence, but how's that possible?” Elise began to guide the crowd ina tone similar to the woman's tone of voice just now. “If you insist that this necklace is yours, well,it's fine. By extorting such a huge amount of money, you've at least guaranteed yourself a jailsentence of eight to ten years. Uncle, this woman here wants to go to jail, so why not do her thefavor?”

“Huh? Oh, right! I just had dinner with the chief of detectives yesterday! I'll call him over now!” Tomtook out his phone and pretended to call Jackson, though he was actually calling his aged mother.She was hard of hearing, so she could hardly hear her phone ring nine times out of ten. Even if shedid hear her phone ring and answer it, she would only keep repeating, “Huh? What'd you say?” sohe wasn't worried about causing any misunderstanding at all. He pretended to say, “Hello, is CaptainGleeman speaking? It's me, Tom. I have a—"

"Wait a minute!” Frightened at last, the woman lunged at Tom in an attempt to snatch his phone.However, Tom stepped back and dodged her.

“Fessing up at last, huh?” Elise taunted.

The woman fidgeted with her fingers, looking as though she was caught on the horns of a dilemmaAfter turning to look at the reporters and the video cameras at the entrance, she tried to negotiatewith Elise, saying ingratiatingly, “This isn't a good place to talk. Can we talk it over in the breakroom?”

“Huh? But I remember that you just turned down our staff's invitation, and now... Your behaviorkeeps changing from one moment to the next. Don't tell me you're trying to stall for time.” Elisepurposely wore an innocent look on her face. “I think we'd better call the police.”

“No, no, no! Please, don't do that... I'll confess! I'll confess to everything, okay?” The woman heaveda long sigh. “Will you not call the police if I tell you everything?”

“No, we won't!" Elise forced a bright smile on her face. Well, whether the others will call the police ornot is none of our business.

"Okay, I'll fess up.” The woman hemmed and hawed. “It's true that the red jade isn't mine. I-It's..."Just when she was about to tell the truth, another commotion broke out at the door.

"Here comes somebody from Smith Co.l"

“It's Kenneth Bailey! To think that he would actually come in person! Alexis and Smith Co. belong tothe same owner indeed.”

Amid the crowd's discussion, the dark-suited bodyguards cleared a path for Kenneth, who thenstrode in with vigorous strides while wearing a pair of sunglasses. He was dressed in a black leatherjacket and black leather pants, but only his gloves were spotless white. “I heard somebody'sdoubting Smith Co.'s credibility, so I came here especially to see what the big deal is about,” he saidwhile walking all the way up to Elise and the others. Then, he took off his sunglasses and darted hiseyes around the whole store with a poker face.

Smith Co. was a mysterious organization in the first place, and its huge industrial chain lent Kennethan aura that allowed no one to challenge him. Therefore, the instant he finished his sentence, thestore turned as silent as a grave.

A moment later, the woman who had been on the verge of a breakdown just now suddenly pointedat him, shouting, “It was him! It was Kenneth Bailey who ordered me to come and make trouble!”The instant she said that, everyone at the scene immediately held their breaths. They couldn't helpworrying for the woman, not because it surprised them that the incident was Kenneth’s doing, butbecause they were impressed by the woman's courage. Even if Kenneth really were the culpritbehind this, was she totally unafraid of what Smith Co. was capable of, exposing him in public likethis? This woman probably has a death wish.

Shocked, Tom and Tina involuntarily shifted their gazes to Kenneth.

Despite the rumors about Alexis and Smith Co. belonging to the same owner, they knew that thetwo companies never had any business dealings with each other; it was Kenneth who had beenhelping them for no reason from the very start.

However, no friendships would last forever in the field of business, so who would know if Kennethhad shown goodwill toward them at the jewelry design competition for the purpose of stabbingthem in the back today?

Even though Kenneth appeared to be vying for Elise's affections, Tom knew as a man that in reality,a top dog who had achieved quick success in a short time like Kenneth didn't really regard womenor love as important. Perhaps he had noticed the link between Elise and Alexis, so who knew if hehad approached them in the beginning to win their trust? Gods were unattainable, unfathomable,and so were men who were as mysterious as devils.

Kenneth's impassive gaze swept across everyone at the scene before eventually resting quietly onElise. “Seems like everyone believes her story, huh?” He didn't care a damn about what everybodyelse might think; he only cared about what Elise would think of it.

Almost instantly, Elise understood tacitly that Kenneth’s question was directed at her. In reality, shedidn't believe Kenneth would use such despicable means against anyone. If someone whose mindeven she couldn't read really wanted to set anyone up, they'd never give that person theopportunity to bite back at them.

However, the middle-aged woman wouldn't let Kenneth off. She complained tearfully, “Mr. Bailey, itwas for your sake that I risked getting into such a predicament. You can't leave me in the lurch!”Kenneth’s chilly eyes gleamed as he slowly turned to look at the woman

Seeing the man’s dark eyes, the woman suddenly felt a chill run up her spine. Feeling guilty, shehurriedly lowered her head

Just then, an informed customer muttered in a low voice, “What bad luck it is for Alexis. They wereplagiarized during the jewelry design competition, and now they're being set up and framed forselling fake jewelry. Isn't it too much of a coincidence that Kenneth was present on both occasions?”“Doing business is like fighting a war. Who knows if Kenneth has turned against Alexis becauseAlexis and Smith Co. had a falling-out or something?”

"Alexis is so tactless. Being able to collaborate with Smith Co. is equal to having a protector, so whatmakes them so dumb as to set themselves up against the company? Now look at the troublethey've gotten themselves into. I guess such incidents will only be a dime a dozen in the future!”Everyone had witnessed how that woman had fought back just now, so now that she had spokenagainst Kenneth, the onlookers naturally wouldn't doubt the veracity of her story. Although shedidn't manage to bring Alexis down, she had pulled the rug out from under his feet by successfullydragging Kenneth through the mire. At this point, it'd be meaningless no matter whether Kennethdefended himself or not. Unless he could produce evidence on the spot to prove that the womanhad been hired by somebody else, there was no better way to clear this Prince Charming’s name.Kenneth's eyes lowered slightly. Lost in his own thoughts, he was silently wondering if he shouldacknowledge the woman's false accusations directly and then replace out the truth later.

Just then, however, Elise made a bold decision. She said loudly, “We've given you a chance, but youdon't cherish it, don't you?!"

Her words instantly drew everyone's attention. Then, they heard Elise continue, “Smith Co. has beenin talks with my uncle to acquire Alexis for a long time. What reason has he to harm his ownproperty?!”