Chapter 173 You Chose the Wrong Pawn
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The ink pad was brought over quickly. Taylor personally pressed Elsie’s fingers onto the sheet of white paper, one by one.
Elsie’s face twisted with stubborn tears, as if Taylor were hurting her deliberately.
When all ten prints were done, she copsed onto the ground dramatically, like she’d been shoved.
Taylor nced at her coldly. “I’m not a man. Save the damsel act.”
Paul turned his head and muttered under his breath, “Crazy woman…<b>” </b>
Taylor picked up Elsie’s fingerprints and carefullypared them to the ones on the report.
Elsie’s prints were indeed clear and smooth. It waspletely different from the wed one on the original sheet.
She nced sideways at Elsie. <i>Could </i><i>I </i>have <i>wrongly </i><i>used </i>her?
If so, the Kendall family had made a big scene over nothing.
Lily noticed her hesitation and pressed the advantage. “Ms. Taylor, there’s no need to continue the investigation. Fingerprint scars like this can’t be faked, especially not in such a short time.”
Paul saw an opportunity and pounced. “Taylor, you’ve ndered someone’s name, taken justice into your own hands, and deliberately humiliated her. You owe Elsie an apology andpensation.”
Elsie, with a rag in her mouth, looked up at Paul with emotion sparkling in her eyes.
Paul pursed his lips. He knew Elsie had been wronged. Now was the time to fight for her justice.
Taylor was in an awkward position, but before she could speak, Yunice interrupted, “Mr. Paul, aren’t you a little too eager to y the hero?”
Hero?
Both Gerardi and K frowned, their gazes turning icy as they looked at Paul.
<i>Just </i>who exactly are you trying to <i>defend</i>?
Even Jensen and Jackson gave Paul a cold stare <b>as </b><b>a </b>silent warning.
Say one more word for Elsie, and we won’t let it slide.
Paul flushed with embarrassment and quickly returned to his seat, not daring to speak again.
Yunice reached <b>out </b>her hand. <b>“</b>You haven’t tested mine <b>yet</b><b>.” </b>
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Ms. Taylor raised her voice, cutting her off, “Madam Lily, you seem very eager for to be guilty.”
Lily instantly looked awkward. “I…”
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your daughter
Taylor did not bother listening to her excuses. Without dy, she had Yunice leave her fingerprints on a fresh sheet of paper. Secondster, Taylor lifted the paper, nced at it, and stood up. “It wasn’t her.”
Owen and Lily looked at her in disbelief.
<i>But </i>Yunice’s finger <i>is </i><i>injured</i>. <i>How </i>could it not <i>be </i><i>her</i><i>? </i>
“Ms. Taylor, are you sure you looked carefully?” Owen pressed.
As he reached forward, Taylor deliberately pulled the paper back. “So you’d rather doubt my eyes than trust your own sister?”
Owen was momentarily speechless, then quickly backtracked. “Of course I hope it wasn’t her.”
Only then did Taylor hand the sheet to him.
Owen took it and looked. His brow furrowed. Lily peeked over his shoulder, and her eyes went wide. … How is that possible?”
The fingerprints were clearly visible. Smooth and unbroken. Not a single w. Instead, there was a faint smear of fresh blood, likely from a scratch.
A scratch caused by Lily earlier. –
Yunice said calmly, “I did have a scar<b>, </b>but that was three years ago. My fingerprints have long since regenerated. You just never noticed.”
Three years ago, when something fell from above and nearly struck Lily, Yunice had reacted quickly and shielded her. Her finger had taken the brunt of it.
Lily remembered the incident, but not that the injury had long since healed.
When the evidence did not match her expectations, Lily knew her n had failed. She turned her me on Yunice. “If it wasn’t you, why didn’t you <b>say </b>so earlier?”
Yunice raised her eyebrows. “If I’d spoken up too soon, wouldn’t I have missed your spectacr little performance?”
Faces from both the Powell <b>and </b>Saunders families turned grim. They had all gone along with trying to pin this on Wyatt.
The elder members of the Kendall family said nothing, but their minds were clear.
<i>The </i><i>Powell </i>family <i>really </i>doesn’t want us getting close to Watt, do they?
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from here.”
Jensen rushed over to help him out.
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Once they were alone, Jackson’s face turned cold. His voice dropped low. That girl, Yunice… she’s. tough. Three years in a psych ward and still didn’t break. Must have some real luck in her fate.”
Jensen, however, was worried about something else. “Dad, what about Paul and the Kendall family alliance…?”
<i>It </i>might <i>be </i>over.
The Kendall family had only one daughter, Taylor. And with all this drama over Elsie, the Powell family’s true colors had been exposed. Gerardo probably would not risk an alliance now.
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