Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me?

Chapter 623 The Snake Behind the Mask

"Oh. By the way, I've looked into the incident you asked me to investigate." Harper noticed that

Elspeth's expression was slightly grim, so he chose his words carefully. "Joella got into an accident

while on the way to the airport, but the other vehicle was a truck without a license plate. According to

the eyewitnesses, the truck was empty too. It means that the driver fled the truck before the crash."

"What about the nearby surveillance cameras? Have you looked into the footage yet?"

He shook his head in response. "For some reason, all the surveillance cameras along that road were

down during that time."

"Without the surveillance footage, does that mean there's no way to identify the perpetrator?"

After hearing that, Harper sighed. "Not quite. It means solid evidence will be hard to come by, and even

if you do, it won't amount to much. Also, we won't be able to link it to the mastermind behind it."

At that moment, Elspeth felt despondent after hearing what he had reported. "All right. You should head

back to the company if there's nothing else."

"Miss Elspeth, I came across one useful piece of information."

"What is it?"

"The driver's last known location was a cafe near Alphascape Group."

When she heard that, her expression hardened. "I see."

Meanwhile, at Alphascape Group, Yena was sitting on the couch leisurely reading the newspaper when

her office door was forcibly pushed open. So, she turned around nonchalantly as if she had anticipated

this.

At that moment, her assistant stood at the door looking slightly flustered. "Miss Hallaway, I tried to stop

her, but she refused to cooperate."

Yena saw Elspeth standing grimly at the door, and the sight of her made Yena happier than she'd ever

been. "What a coincidence. We finally met again!"

Elspeth scoffed in response. "There's no one else around. You don't need to keep up with the act."

After that, Yena glanced at the door as her assistant hurriedly exited and closed it. Eventually, the two

women were left alone in the room. "I don't quite understand what you're saying. What act are you

talking about?"

Elspeth then took a deep breath to help her stay calm and asked, "Are you the one behind Joella

Henning's death?"

Despite the question format, Yena was confident that Elspeth knew the answer. So, Yena put down the

newspaper and responded indifferently, "I don't know how Joella Henning died. I don't even know this

person."

"Don't bother pretending. I know everything you said to her when you went to her house the other day."

Yena was shocked to hear that. She never anticipated that there would be anyone else in the house

besides her and Joella at the time. Furthermore, Yena had no idea that they were being eavesdropped

on. "Fine. I admit that I do know who she is, but so what? Is that enough for you to determine that I'm

the one who killed her?" She was confident that Elspeth did not have evidence implicating her in the

crime.

"Then, do you still remember your last words to her?"

After hearing that, Yena combed through her memory. What did I say? Oh. I said I won't let her get

away with this. "Nope. I don't remember." She has no proof, so I can just play dumb about it.

"I'd be happy to jog your memory if you've forgotten what you said." Following that, Elspeth played the

audio recording on her phone.

Yena's expression abruptly turned sour as soon as she was exposed to the content of the audio being

played on the phone’s speakers. "You made a recording." She's still as cunning and sly as ever.

"It was just a matter of habit. I was only worried that someone would refuse to acknowledge what they

had said and done." Elspeth's expression was still grim when she said that. She felt guilty and

responsible for Joella's death and Cameron's sorrowful cries.

"Right. After all, do you think you can prove my guilt based solely on this recording? No one will believe

you, and neither do I." After saying that, Yena crossed her arms. "I can also assert that you edited the

audio recording."

Seeing the smug look on Yena's face, Elspeth raised her phone once again. Then, she played back the

recording she had made of their earlier conversation.

Yena was speechless after listening to the recording. "You're recording this too. Well, so what? Do you

think that's enough evidence to prove I did it?" Her gloating expression gave way to one of viciousness.

"Why won't you just disappear, Elspeth?"

Afterward, Elspeth put her phone away. "Can we drop the act and have a serious talk now?"

When Yena heard that, she stamped down her anger. "Sure. Have a seat."

Elspeth sat down and asked, "Why did you kill Joella?"

Yena smirked and shook her head. "I'm not going to answer that. Furthermore, I've never admitted to

killing Joella." The two recordings taught her a valuable lesson, and she was careful with her words.

In the meantime, Elspeth knew she wouldn't get anything out of Yena, so she changed the subject.

"Why did you come back?"

When Yena noticed how naturally she changed the subject, Yena couldn't help but smile. "You're still as

cool-headed as ever, Elspeth."

"Can you answer my question now?"

After hearing that, Yena slowly poured her a cup of tea. "Don't get so agitated. Shouldn't a meeting

between old friends be something casual and relaxed?"

IVe’re not old friends. Elspeth thought to herself.

"I didn't return to the country for any specific reason. Simply put, I feel more at home here," Yena spoke

so naturally that her words sounded genuine.

Nevertheless, Elspeth knew her intent was probably to come after her and Callum. So, she deliberately

asked, "Since you've been back for so long, don't you intend to meet up with Callum to catch up with

him?"

Yena's eyes gleamed with murderous intent for an instant before she broke into a warm smile. "He's

married to you now. Naturally, I wouldn't try to meet up with a married man."

"You appear to have matured since your brush with death, Miss Hallaway."

"You're too kind."

Her response surprised Elspeth. She is not the same Emma Walker I knew before. If this were the old

Emma, she'd have already huffed off.

I have tried to provoke her with words, but she remains unmoved. This Yena is not going to be easy to

deal with. At that thought, she grew even warier.

"Is there anything else you wish to talk about? I'm quite busy right now. I have a meeting to attend

soon." Yena checked the time and gave Elspeth an apologetic look. "Let's meet again next time. We

can arrange a time to have a good chat."

When Elspeth heard that, she stood up. "In that case, I won't be taking up any more of your time, Miss

Hallaway."

On the other hand, Yena still had a warm and harmless smile.

Suddenly, Elspeth noticed the religious ornament sitting on the shelf near the wall. "When did you start

being religious?"

Yena smiled as she tucked her hair behind her ear and stated, "While I was in a vegetative state in a

hospital abroad, I thought I would die. Yet, I somehow managed to recover by some miraculous stroke

of luck. Isn't that a message from on high telling me to keep fighting until I get my revenge? After all,

those who have harmed me have not yet paid the price for their actions, right?"