Love's Perfect Match

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?"