Chapter 513 The Truth Comes to Light


    Kylie met Nadine’s pleading eyes. Even though every part of her resisted, she still couldn’t help but call out, “Aunt Olivia! Even if I’ve left the Larsons, I still carry the Larson blood. How can you be so heartless?”


    “Heartless?”


    Before Olivia could speak, Violet stepped forward, blocking Kylie’s view of her.


    Her heels clicked sharply against the floor, making her appear half a head taller as she looked down coldly at Kylie. “Kylie, you’re dumb, but the Larsons aren’t going to follow you down that path.”


    She crossed her arms, her tone dripping with disdain. “Only you could take our kindness and twist it into an insult.”


    Then she added, “But you’re right about one thing. You’ve left the Larsons, but you haven’t cut tiespletely. Your descendants are still Larsons by blood.”


    Nadine’s eyes lit up at those words. She exchanged a quick, hopeful nce with Kylie, but before she could even breathe out a sigh of relief, Violet continued, “The Larsons will always wee Tess. She’ll rightfully be one of the family’s heirs.”


    Kylie’s eyes widened in shock, her mind going nk.


    Nadine’s smile froze on her face.


    “No! Nadine is my daughter!” Kylie snapped, her voice trembling with anger.


    But Violet just lifted her chin, turned on her heels, and strode off in her heels without a second nce.


    “Kylie,” she said coldly as she walked away, “you should know–you’ve just destroyed yourst


    chance.”


    Meanwhile, outside the storm brewing at the hospital, another revtion was unfolding in the top–floor office of Lock Group.


    “Mr. Lock, the investigation results are in. And the restored security footage is ready too!” Zane said breathlessly, knocking excitedly at the door.


    With Finn’s permission, he practically jogged into the office, clutching a thick stack of files.


    Finn looked up from the document he was signing, his pen pausing midair as he saw the thick stack of files in Zane’s arms.


    “Well?” His brows furrowed deeply, fingers intecing tightly–a small gesture that revealed just how tense he was.


    Zane hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and ced the files on the desk.


    “Mrs. Lock was framed.”


    Finn’s hands clenched into fists. “Give it to me.”


    He pressed his lips together, grabbed the documents, and started flipping through the pages.


    Inside were carefully selected security snapshots–images of peopleing and going, all neatly arranged. Among them was Tess’s figure, briefly passing through. A note in bold letters stated, “Mrs. Lock entered the file room to retrieve a case file rted to an infringementwsuit she was working on and then left. She didn’t take anything else.”


    The truly suspicious person had been highlighted in color–Nadine.


    “Also,” Zane continued, “staff from the secure archives confirmed that Ms. Nadine used one of theputers in that room.”


    The missing confidential files had included several documents, but the one that caused the biggest loss for Lock Group was taken on the same date as captured in the footage.


    The folder Tess took for the infringement case was originally thought to be one of the confidential files, but it actually wasn’t.


    Zane pointed to another printed still from the footage, showing Nadine unplugging a sh drive from theputer.


    “Mr. Lock, these images were all extracted from the full footage. We’ve saved every second of it.”


    He then set a brand–new sh drive on Finn’s desk.


    Finn’s lips trembled slightly.


    Ever since Tess had been released, he’d had doubts about what really happened a year ago. But fear kept him silent. He was afraid that he’d truly wronged her.


    Now, the truth hit him like a punch to the chest.


    Zane hesitated before adding, “There’s one more video. You need to see it for yourself.”


    He opened a tablet and yed a recording.


    This one was clearer than the others.


    It showed Nadine and Max standing close together in a quiet corner of the Lock Group building. They leaned in, whispering, then exchanged something small before walking away.


    Max, wearing a mask, slipped into a discreet ck Maybach parked by the curb. Nadine looked around nervously before heading back inside.


    “This was filmed the day before thepany used Mrs. Lock of stealing ssified information,” Zane exined as Finn swiped through the footage.


    Finn’s face grew darker and darker, his jaw tightening until it looked carved from stone.


    Even if the videos weren’t perfect proof, they were enough to clear Tess’s name.


    Nadine and Max had been working together all along–Max targeting Tess, and Nadine going after the Lock Group itself.


    Finn didn’t need to think any further. His arm trembled slightly, every emotion crashing inside him at once.


    Guilt washed over him like a rising tide, flooding his chest until it became hard to breathe.


    Sara Lili


    <strong>Sara Lili</strong> is a daring romance writer who turns icyndscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of d’s breathtaking cold.