Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 102

Chapter 102: I Trust My Wife

"I remember Mrs. Reid mentioned checking the surveillance footage. The truth will be proven by the footage."

Bella’s expression stiffened.

She quickly put on a magnanimous act, saying, "Logan, let’s not check the footage. There’s no need to make this a big deal..."

"I trust Mrs. Reid unconditionally," Logan replied as he looked at her. "So, it’s necessary."

Because Selina wanted to prove her innocence through the footage—and he believed her.

Bella’s face instantly turned pale, and her hands clenched involuntarily. Why is he siding with Selina?

Shouldn’t he be comforting her? This was her grandmother’s keepsake!

Andrew was furious. "Logan, what do you mean by this? You don’t trust me and Bella? We saw it with our own eyes—Selina definitely—"

Just then, Miller Butler pulled up the surveillance footage in the living room.

Panic surged in Bella’s chest. No! If the footage really caught something, what should I do?

She had to stop them—

"Sir! Thank goodness the footage caught everything—Madam never even touched the bracelet!"

But it was too late. Miller Butler’s exclamation of joy rang through the room.

Bella’s throat tightened, and a shiver ran down her spine. Every word she was about to say got stuck in her throat.

The room fell into absolute silence.

Everyone turned their eyes to the screen, watching as Selina took a step back while Bella deliberately let go of the bracelet—causing it to crash onto the floor.

Then, Andrew rushed in without even figuring out what had happened.

From beginning to end, Selina never even touched the bracelet, let alone broke it.

For a moment, everyone exchanged looks, at a loss for words.

Bella’s face turned ghastly, and she suppressed the seething resentment bubbling inside her. The humiliation twisted her expression, yet she had no way to refute the truth!

She had underestimated Selina. She never expected the living room to have surveillance, wasting such a perfect opportunity!

Right now, the most important thing was making sure Logan didn’t doubt her...

Bella’s eyes turned red with guilt, and she shook her head softly. "I... I really didn’t know. I thought Miss Clark had already taken the bracelet... This is all my fault..."

Andrew snapped out of his shock. "Bella, this isn’t your fault! How could you have known Selina would suddenly step back? You were just being kind!"

Selina nearly laughed aloud.

"Mr. Martin, that’s a strange thing to say."

"Before watching the footage, you were certain I broke the bracelet and demanded an apology. Now that we’ve seen the truth and know it was Miss Hayes who dropped it, you’re saying it’s my fault for stepping back?"

"Miss Hayes sheds a few tears, and suddenly, I become the villain. You won’t even give me a chance to clear my name. So no matter what, it’s always my fault, isn’t it?"

Andrew was fuming. "You—!"

Bella picked up the broken pieces of the bracelet, looking heartbroken. "Andrew, stop talking... I’m sorry, Logan. I just wanted to make up for not preparing a gift for Miss Clark. I didn’t mean for this to happen..."

Her sorrowful act was meant to evoke sympathy.

Andrew huffed, "If Selina hadn’t insisted on a gift, you wouldn’t have taken off your bracelet for her. Now that it’s broken, somehow you’re the one in the wrong? How does that make sense?"

"Logan, regardless of how it happened, this was Grandma Hayes’ keepsake. Even if Miss Clark didn’t do it on purpose, shouldn’t she at least apologize? Otherwise, it’s disrespecting Grandma Hayes!"

A few servants wavered in their thoughts.

That’s true... Miss Hayes had always been kind, bringing gifts for the staff whenever she visited.

But now, just because she forgot to bring one for Mrs. Reid, she was being put in this situation?

Bella, hearing Andrew’s words, achieved her goal and fell silent, looking even more sorrowful.

Selina narrowed her eyes. Oh, Bella wants to act like a pure, innocent victim?

Fine.

She’ll play along.

Her eyes glinted with amusement as she suddenly said, "Alright, if you want an apology, I’ll apologize."

"Mr. Martin said this was Grandma Hayes’ keepsake, and I felt I shouldn’t accept it. I hesitated, which led to the bracelet being dropped. That was my mistake."

"Miss Hayes, while I’m quite surprised that you managed to remember gifts for everyone except me—Mrs. Reid—I truly never asked you to make up for it. But you and Mr. Martin... sigh, it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have been so considerate of others."

As soon as she finished speaking, an eerie silence filled the room. _{frёeωebɳovel.com}