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Liam, who spent most of his time racing cars and had never really fought his way through the business world, stepped back right away under that intense pressure.
Soon after, Andrew stepped forward and stood in front of him.
With a serious look, Andrew faced Walter and said, “Walter, Erin is innocent. You shouldn’t
doubt her.”
Walter had watched the Jackmans‘ heir grow up, and Andrew naturally had a certain boldness.
But the confidence Walter once admired now seemed almost ridiculous in his eyes.
“So I’m not supposed to doubt her, but you think it’s right to doubt Ms. Tracy, who grew up with you?”
At that moment, Walter seemed to finally understand why Tracy had been so cold toward the Jackmans since she came back.
He looked <i>at </i>Erin, who stayed close to Liam as if she’d been hurt badly, and a sharp glint flickered in his cloudy eyes.
“Ms. Jackman, you don’t need to be so afraid of me. I’m just a retired butler. There’s no reason for you to be that nervous around me.”
After saying this, Walter gave the Jackmans onest nce and walked away.
At first, he nned to give the USB drive to Andrew and leave the situation alone, but now he thought differently.
As an outsider, he shouldn’t get involved with the Jackmans‘ issues.
But since Tracy had treated him like her family, Walter had made up his mind to stand by her, and once he decided, he was all in.
When Walter left, the room suddenly became very quiet and heavy,
Erin nced cautiously at everyone in front of her, her eyes growing watery. “I know Walter doesn’t like me, but why does he have to doubt me?
“Dad and Mom treat me so well, and I have no reason to steal money from you. How could I n my own kidnapping?”
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Her words had two meanings–showing she was innocent but also reminding the Jackmans about Tracy’s fake kidnapping in the past.
Her sad look quickly made the Jackmans feel sorry for her, and they gentlyforted her, “Erin, don’t take it to heart. Walter likes Tracy and wants to help her, <i>so </i>he’s making things hard for you.”
“Don’t worry, we’re here, and we won’t let anyone treat you badly.”
They didn’t doubt Erin because of what Walter said, but they felt a pang of guilt towards Tracy because of it.
So, even when Erin brought up Tracy’s fake kidnapping to get money, nobody said much about it.
Liam even chimed in, suggesting they might have misunderstood Tracy.
Out of sight, Erin clenched her jaw so tight she could almost crack a silver filling.
What’s <i>wrong </i><i>with </i><i>Liam</i>? <i>Why </i><i>is </i><i>he </i><i>suddenly </i><i>defending </i><i>Tracy</i><i>? </i>
To Erin, Liam–the reckless, impulsive idiot–was the easiest person to control.
To keep him on her side, she went to Liam every day with tear–filled, red eyes, telling him about her troubles and fears, and sometimes mentioning that “Tracy didn’t suffer any trauma from the kidnapping.”
She hoped this would make Liam “see through Tracy’s hidden scheming” all over again. But what did he actually think? Not even close.
Liam had promised several times that he’d protect Erin. Seeing her like this, his heart ached with both pain and regret.
<i>Erin’s </i>emotional <i>trauma </i><i>must </i><i>be </i><i>because </i>of <i>what </i><i>Walter </i><i>said</i>.
He needed to find a way to clear up Walter’s doubts. Otherwise, with Erin’s kind and innocent nature, she’d be haunted by it for a long time.
Walter had no idea about any of this.
Even though he gave the surveince footage to Andrew, he still remembered the license te number.
Using that clue, he discovered a man named Tom Allen.
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The ransom ount given by the kidnappers of Erin just happened to be under the name Tom Allen.
Walter quickly started looking into this man.
Tom wasn’t from Cloudville, and it seemed like someone was hiding his background. Walter didn’t want to trouble Franklin with these problems, so the investigation was a bit tricky.
Since Walter was old, handling all this was already hard. Just then, Liam came up to him.
“Walter, can you exin why you suspect Erin?”
Walter thought Liam was asking because he also had doubts, until Liam said, “After what you said earlier, Erin has been sad for days, her eyes are swollen from crying, and I hate to see her suffer like this.”
Walter frowned, looking at Liam with a tired and cold expression. “Mr. Liam, did youe here today to defend Ms. Jackman?”
Liam didn’t dare argue with him and quickly said, “I just want you to apologize to Erin, to tell her you didn’t really doubt her, and that it was all a misunderstanding…”
Walter cut him off sharply, “Whether it’s a misunderstanding or not, we’ll find out when we investigate. If you trust her so much, you should focus on finding the real culprit instead ofing to me without proof.”
Walter thought that even if his earlier words couldn’t change the Jackmans‘ attitude toward Tracy, they would at least stir some regret in them.
But now<i>, </i>it seemed like all they ever cared about was Erin.