Chapter 271
Esther tried to remember and finally said, “I don’t think I told anyone about this except you and Christian.”
Pearl heard that and slowly looked toward Christian.
Seeing Pearl’s scrutiny, Christian immediately went on the defensive. “Why are you looking at me like that? Esther’s my cousin. I’d never do anything to hurt her.”
Pearl pursed her l*ps. “I didn’t say anything. Why are you so worked up?”
“You’re probably behind this, trying to ruin Esther’s reputation so she can’t be with Mobius. You Waldorfs are so powerful it would make sense if you look down on the Sanders.”
Pearl squinted at Christian, sensing something was off about his behavior.
Her phone suddenly chimed with a message from Wayne. She read it and realized what was going on.
“Have you been frequenting a particular place recently, Christian?”
Christian ignored her question, lit up a cigarette, and exhaled a puff of smoke. “Nope, just school and home. Why? Are you suspecting me of something?”
“Why do you have so much gambling debt then?”
Christian’s face paled. How did she find out about his debt?
“410 thousand dollars. That’s quite a lot.”
Christian began to panic, knowing that she knew the exact amount. “Where did you see that?”
Pearl touched her chin “That’s not important. What matters is that your debt increased to 410 thousand dollars today, yet you managed to pay it off.” She didn’t find out where the money came from, but it was enough to raise suspicions about Christian.
“What does this have to do with Esther getting slandered?” He knew Pearl was shrewd by the way she talked, so he looked toward Esther instead. “Do you think I did this, Esther?”
“1… I don’t think so. Christian has always been good to me since we were kids, and he’s always protected me. He wouldn’t do something like this.”
Pearl thought Esther was being naive but still gave her a reassuring smile. “He’s taking advantage of your trust and framing
you”
Esther couldn’t believe it, so she looked at Christian. “Is that true?”
“That’s bullsh*t. Why would I..”
Pearl didn’t want to hear his denials, so she walked closer. “Tell us where you got the money from then.”
Christian’s eyes darted around, unsure of what to say.
“If I’m correct, the Brown family has always been an average family, so there’s no way you could have paid off 410 thousand dollars. Moreover, this is a private account, so Esther wouldn’t know about the money.”
Esther nodded, confirming what Pearl said.
“Most importantly, the only people who knew she had a crush on Mobius are you and us. We have no reason to do this to her, but you do. You sold her message for 410 thousand dollars, didn’t you?”
Christian couldn’t help but sweat profusely, realizing that Pearl’s deduction was close to the truth.
