Chapter 293: Chapter 293 - Prove Innocence
“Kelly, Yun is also my friend,” Faye pleaded .
Kelly’s attitude was understandable . Yun Xiangxiang’s necklace was indeed expensive, but it wasn’t something they couldn’t afford .
Faye’s pleading made everyone think that she was a kind lady who was willing to bow down and take a lesser item for peace .
Kelly nodded reluctantly as if she was doing this for Faye’s sake . “I accept their apology . ”
When everyone thought that was the end of it, Yun Xiangxiang didn’t give her necklace away .
Faye thought Yun Xiangxiang was too embarrassed to do so . Faye went up to her, extending both of her hands, looking earnest and respectful .
“Miss Faye, if my friends did something wrong, I hope they will admit their mistakes . I am also willing to bear the consequences for them . But from what they told me, them splashing the desserts on Miss Kelly was an accident . Someone tripped them . ”
Everyone gasped in astonishment . They whispered, talking about the possibility of this . Most didn’t think this was possible .
Kelly was a wealthy aristocrat . She didn’t have to make life difficult for a couple of employees . Even if it was a twisted hobby, it was unbefitting of her identity as an aristocrat .
If this started because of a careless mistake, then this would be Kelly’s fault . They knew the girls couldn’t pay up, and yet they were still adamant about the girls paying them . That would be classless of Kelly .
Everyone would think Kelly was a mean bully . As the matter had now escalated to her social standing, Kelly had to defend herself . “They’re lying!” She shouted .
Yun Xiangxiang looked at everyone . “Everyone’s saying different things . On the one hand, it’s Miss Kelly, Faye’s friend . One the other hand is my friends . I hope you can settle this matter as the host, Miss Faye . ”
Faye didn’t expect Yun Xiangxiang to kick the ball into her court . She couldn’t say she believed in Kelly . She would be seen as being unfair .
Even if most people disbelieved Song Meng and Li Xiangling, Faye had to come up with a plausible reason to boot them out .
“Miss Kelly was not the only person at the scene,” Li Xiangling reminded everyone .
Faye gazed at Li Xiangling . Yun Xiangxiang wasn’t as easy as an eighteen-year-old should be . She was calm and collected, overturning all the disadvantages step by step .
Yun Xiangxiang’s best friend didn’t seem like a normal nineteen-year-old either . If it were not for her, Song Meng would have already fought these people . Faye wouldn’t even need to make her appearance .
Now that Li Xiangling mentioned this, Faye had to find the guests who were there . “Are these people there back then?”
Song Meng and Li Xiangling nodded .
Faye asked the witnesses, “Did any of you see this miss getting tripped earlier?”
The three witnesses looked at each other . Two of them shook their heads . The last one said she didn’t pay attention to it .
Yun Xiangxiang asked . “Ladies, can you swear on your faith that you did not see her getting tripped?”
“This is an insult to us,” one of the ladies was furious .
The guests frowned at Yun Xiangxiang, but she didn’t think she crossed any line . “Ladies, your testimonies can make or break a couple of girls here . I think integrity is more important than an oath . ”
“If none of you lied, why would you be afraid of making an oath?” Qi Jun supported Yun Xiangxiang . The onlooking guests agreed with him .
The lady who said she didn’t pay attention to what was happening made the oath promptly and maintained her earlier stance .
“I am sorry, but I am not going to get insulted like this,” the furious lady refused .
The other lady refused too . Everyone thought it was reasonable . Refusing was well within their rights .
The situation was now in a stalemate . Eric was alerted to this matter and came over . He asked about the event and looked at the ones involved sagely .
“Yun, I don’t think this is too much of a problem . You are all young children . This is just a misunderstanding on both sides,” Eric told Yun Xiangxiang .
Eric knew his daughter was acting unusual on this day . He didn’t want to play favorites, but he had to protect his daughter .
Faye dragged a lot of people into this . If she were exposed to be doing this on purpose, their family would be offending more than a few aristocrats .
But Yun Xiangxiang wasn’t about to back down . “Mr . Eric, when I came here, I heard someone saying that the Chinese are all liars . I heard that your wife and mother are Chinese . I trust that you will not demean us . ”
“If I had not heard that, I wouldn’t want to disrupt Miss Faye’s birthday party either . It’s a happy occasion . But the three of us are Chinese . Even if we can’t make our country proud, we can’t shame it either . All the guests are here . We have to get to the bottom of this . ”
“But what if they’re lying to get out of this?” Someone questioned .
“If someone proves that I’m lying, I will kneel and apologize to this missy here in public!” Song Meng was adamant .
Song Meng’s ferocity made the guests double-guess themselves . Song Meng wore her heart on her sleeve . She hid nothing .
“How do you plan on proving your friend’s innocence?” Eric asked Yun Xiangxiang .
“Can I ask you to give me some papers and a pen for drawing?” Yun Xiangxiang answered the question with a request .
Eric mulled over it for a moment and asked his servants to prepare what Yun Xiangxiang requested . They worked fast . When Yun Xiangxiang went to where the incident happened, they handed her the items she needed, and they even threw in a drawing board .
Yun Xiangxiang thanked the servant sincerely . She asked about the person who cleared the spot . “Mr . Eric, I need to speak with these ladies in private for a while,” she said .
“Do please be quick, Miss Yun . We still have a lot of guests,” Eric still agreed to her request .
“Give me one hour . I will find out the truth by then,” Yun Xiangxiang smiled confidently .
It was a bright smile . With the resplendent castle being her background, her smile shone brighter than the sparkling diamond on her ears .
To ensure fairness, everyone else stood at a farther place, where they couldn’t hear what was happening at the spot . As Li Xiangling and Qi Jun were here, the people there couldn’t talk freely .
Yun Xiangxiang made a simple outline of the place with a pencil . She asked the cleaners about the desserts they cleaned after they fell to the ground . She thanked them after she was done outlining the process according to their testimonials .
She took another paper and asked the first witness to come in . Yun Xiangxiang told her to describe what she saw when the desserts splashed Kelly .
Yun Xiangxiang only let the lady go after she reconfirmed what the lady said was correct . She did the same thing with the other witnesses . For each witness, Yun Xiangxiang drew what they saw on the papers given to her .
Her last two witnesses were Song Meng and Kelly . Song Meng didn’t change her answer, but Kelly did . More than one time, even .
But no matter the changes Kelly made, Yun Xiangxiang patiently made the changes for her .
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