Chapter 592
Chapter 589 Her Innocence
Howard''s expression turned grim when he noticed the reporters'' attention diverted from the main topic.
Tamara had entrusted him to send Bailey to jail. He would be dead meat if he could notplete that
task.
“All right, everyone. Stop chattering. Let''s all take two steps back. If you want to conduct an interview,
please wait for us to finish our business.”
With that, he called over the officers standing at the side to maintain order.
The officers soon cleared away the reporters crowding in front of the building.
Howard looked at Zeke standing at the top of the stairs. He calmly said, “Mr. Shurmer, Bailey''s identity
as the daughter of the Shurmer family is indeed distinguished. However, shemitted a crime and
should be punished ording to thew.”
Zeke took a step forward and pulled Bailey to stand behind him. He looked down at Howard from
above and shed thetter a smile. “Did you not hear what my sister said, Mr. Lewis? I don''t mind
repeating it to you. She said to give her some time. She''ll find proof of where the funds went to.
Besides, the bnce showed a hundred twenty billion, but the donations from the public were only
around seventy billion. Where did the other fifty billione from? Don''t you think it''s obvious?”
Howard was at a loss for words.
Zeke did not press on further when he noticed that Howard was silent. Instead, he looked to the
cameras held out by the reporters and casually said, “Everyone knows that my sister is talented in
various fields such as medicine, design, literature, racing, programming, fashion design, and more. She
has umted tens of billions of wealth. Despite that, she lives in a three-bedroom apartment in
Hallsbay and leads a humble life. Aren''t you all curious where the money she earned has gone to?”
The square suddenly fell into a deathly silence.
Howard sneered. “Mr. Shurmer, are you trying to say that she donated to charity by transferring all her
money into the foundation''s ount?”
Instead of answering him, Zeke asked, “Do you not think so? If not, where did the extra fifty billion in
the ounte from? Were you the one who donated it? It looks like government officials in
Dellmoor are quite wealthy. They can donate fifty billion in one go. Mr. Lewis, you must have hundreds
of billions of worth, huh?”
Howard frowned. “Where would I get that much money to donate to the foundation? Mr. Shurmer,
please mind your words and don''t spout nonsense.”
“Oh? It wasn''t you who donated it? Then who was it? Can they step forward and admit to it?”
Howard was rendered speechless.
Zeke''s expression darkened. Raising his voice, he went on, “Out of the one hundred twenty billion in
the foundation''s ount, fifty billion was donated by my sister. She donated the money she earned in
the past few years to charity. If you have any conscience left, you should stop forcing her to admit to
something she hasn''t done. She''s already given her everything to help those in need. All of you should
be treating her with respect. As for the thirty-eight billion that was found to be missing, it was originally
my sister''s money anyway. How did it turn into her embezzling the charity''s funds?”
He paused momentarily before continuing, “Plus, she''s already expressed that she would investigate
the details of the expenditure and give everyone an exnation. Is there even a need for you to keep
forcing her like this? I, Zeke Shurmer, will make it clear to everyone today. If she''s unable to find
anything rted to the missing funds, I''ll cover that thirty-eight billion.”
Tears welled up in Bailey''s eyes as she stared at Zeke''s back in a daze. She felt safe as she stood
behind him.
God had treated her well. Although she had suffered a lot, gotughed at, and encountered many
obstacles throughout the years, God had gifted her the two most important men in her life.
One was Artemis, and the other was Zeke. She felt safe and loved with them by her side.
“Zeke...”
Zeke trembled and could not help but turn to look at her. Grabbing her hand, he whispered, “Don''t be
scared. Even if the sky falls and the world turns against you, you''ll still have me by your side.”
Just then, several students dressed in casual clothing hurried toward Zeke and Bailey.
One shouted, “Mr. Shurmer, thank you for protecting Ms. Bailey. However, we don''t need you to fork up
that huge sum. What goes aroundes around. I''m sure Ms. Bailey''s kindness will move the
Heavens.”
Several people shifted their gazes to look at the neers. They saw a few university students that
looked a little over twenty walk over.
“University students? What are they doing here?”
“They''re being so respectful toward Bailey. Could it be that Bailey had helped them?”
“If you put it that way, then I think I get it. Do you think Bailey could''ve used the money to help poor
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university students from rural areas?”
“Now that I think about it, that''s possible too. Wasn''t there a news report on this two years ago? They
said a phnthropist supported many poor students and helped them achieve their dream of attending
university.”
“If that''s so, then Bailey is really...”
“How generous. Nowadays, capitalists are all blood-sucking creatures. It''s rare to see people willing to
support poor children out of their own pocket. Plus, there isn''t any historical precedent of such a thing
happening. If Bailey did use all her money to support these children, I''d be truly impressed with her.”
Howard paled at thements from the reporters. He could sense he was at a great disadvantage in
that situation.
At that moment, he could no longer rely on himself to turn the tables around. He needed a diversion.
“Officers! Get them out of here! We''re on official business. Why did you let them get in?”
The officers heard Howard yell and hurriedly made their way toward the students, wanting to block the
students from getting too close.
However, the crowd had had enough of the nonsense. They came forward and blocked the officers by
forming a circle around the university students to protect them.
“We''re not stupid. Anyone with a brain can analyze the situation, so don''t you dare treat us as fools and
try to shoo us away!”
“That''s right. We must get a rification on the matter regarding Bailey''s embezzlement of the charity''s
funds. If she didmit the crime, we''d denounce her together. However, if she''s innocent, then none
of us should continue to use her of it.”
“What are you youngsters doing here?”
A girl took out a big stack of documents from her backpack. She was panting as she replied, “These
are remittance certificates that show that Ms. Bailey sponsored us to enter university. She used an
overseas ount to transfer the money to us. Hence, Mr. Lewis couldn''t find anything from his
investigation. However, that doesn''t mean Ms. Bailey has never supported us.”
Another teenager added, “That''s right. Ms. Bailey supported more than thirty thousand university
students and spent close to forty billion to make our dream of going to universitye true. She should
not receive any usations from this corrupt government official. This is only a portion of the
certificates. Our ssmates are still handling this matter overseas. They''ll return with the remaining
certificates within three to five days.”
Several people from the crowd that had previously studied abroad took the certificates from the female
student and flipped through them. They nodded after confirming that those certificates were legit.
“They aren''t lying. These indeed show the transfers from Bailey''s overseas ount to the basic
savings ounts in the country. Each transaction is worth millions.”
Howard''s assistant stared at the “evidence” of the embezzlement in his hands, suddenly realizing it
was a hot potato.
F*ck! Aren''t I just asking for a p in the face by taking these fabricated pieces of evidence to show
that Bailey hadmitted a crime?