Chapter 357


    Chapter 357 Why Are You Here?


    Crispin fell silent at once.


    He seemed to have understood Stephanie’s anger, and it simply stemmed from the fact that the man


    from that night wasn’t Elias.


    “Ah! Why did things turn out like this? Why?!” Stephanie screamed in anger, driven mad by the


    possibility that the man from that night wasn’t Elias.


    “So, if the man from that night was Elias, would you feel better and not be so devastated?” Crispin


    suddenly spoke, and the whole room fell into a dead silence.


    Stephanie’s face turned pale, and she froze in ce, her eyes wide open. After some time, she


    suddenly turned around. “That’s not true!”


    “Tell me, Stephanie, have you fallen for Elias?” It was his second time asking the same question, but


    this time, he already had an answer. Still, he couldn’t ept the fact that his girl. had developed


    feelings for someone else.


    “I haven’t! I already told you I haven’t! No, no, no! How many times do I have to tell you that I haven’t


    fallen for him?!”


    Followingly, she dashed angrily into the bathroom and locked the door behind her. It was evident that


    she didn’t want to see Crispin or talk to him at the moment.


    Crispin suddenly smiled as he looked at the shut door. He believed that he now had the most. definite


    answer-Stephanie had indeed fallen for Elias, and her feelings were deeper than he had imagined.


    Both Jack and Elias were now investigating the matter. As it seemed impossible to pin the me on


    Elias, Crispin had to find a scapegoat, or the issue would drag on indefinitely.


    Ultimately, only two results woulde of this. For one, the investigation would lead to him, and Jack


    wouldpletely ruin him, making it impossible for him to survive in the whole of Imperia. As a result, it


    would leave him worse than dead. Alternatively, the truth would remain hidden, and he wouldn’t be able


    to marry Stephanie, leaving them in a perpetual state of uncertainty.


    Neither oues were desirable for him, so the matter needed to be resolved.


    After taking another gander at the bathroom door, Crispin left indifferently.


    In the CEO’s office of Winters Enterprise, Elias was reviewing a document at his desk when.


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    the internal phone rang, and his secretary’s voice came through, saying, “Mr. Winters, Miss Stephanie


    Allegra wants to see you.”


    Stephanie? Is she here to cause trouble again?


    “I don’t want to see her.” Elias didn’t hesitate at all. He didn’t want to say a word to Stephanie,


    especially when it was such a sensitive time.


    “Miss Allegra said she won’t leave until you see her, though.”


    Elias frowned in displeasure. He detested unreasonable women like her.


    “Let her in.”


    “Yes, sir.”


    He


    put down the document in his hand, wanting to see what the woman was up to.


    After a while, the secretary brought Stephanie into the office.


    “Would you like something to drink, Miss Allegra?” the secretary asked.


    However, before Stephanie could answer, Elias went to the couch and said, “She won’t be drinking


    anything. You may leave now. Close the door behind you, and don’t let anyone in.”


    “Yes, Mr. Winters,” the secretary replied and left the room.


    Once she heard the door close, Stephanie let out a coldugh. “Are you not even willing to offer me a


    ss of water? I once nearly became your fiancée, after all.”


    “I’ll be honest with you,” Elias said curtly. “I never intended to marry you, let alone have as my fiancée.”


    you


    Stephanie stared at him in shock. Though she already knew it, hearing it personally from him was still


    surprising.


    “Do you really not have feelings for me? Not even a sliver?” She still wanted to ask, even though it was


    unnecessary.


    Elias sneered in response. “What feelings should I have for you? It was your father who forced you


    upon me from the beginning. If it weren’t to reim the shares, I wouldn’t have even spared you a


    nce. Besides, why are you asking so much? Aren’t you infatuated with. Crispin? Now that you two


    can finally be together, why aren’t you getting married. immediately?”


    Stephanie’s heart bled at his heartless tone and the disdain in his eyes.


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    Heavens knew how happy she was when she woke up that morning, knowing Elias had slept with her.


    She had even drawn a n for the rest of her life with him, but fate seemed to enjoy ying tricks on


    her.


    With teary eyes, she asked, “There’s no one else now, just you and me. I just want to know, was it


    really you that night?”


    “No. How many times do I have to tell you that it wasn’t me? Haven’t I undergone a lie detector testst


    night? It wasn’t me. Please remember this answer; no matter how many times you ask, it wasn’t me,”


    Elias said, already fed up with being asked the same question repeatedly, making him annoyed and


    restless.


    Instantly, tears rolled down the young woman’s cheeks, yet she persistently asked, “There’s no one


    else here, and there’s no lie detector. Please tell me the truth! Was it really not you?”


    At that, Elias stood up, no longer wanting to answer such a tedious question. “Just leave. My office is


    not a ce for your unreasonable behavior.” With that, he walked toward his desk.


    Stephanie stood up as well. “If it was you that night, maybe I wouldn’t feel so terrible. I don’t want to


    give my first time to a man I don’t know, so please tell me the truth. I won’t tell anyone, I beg you.”


    Elias became utterly speechless. It’s impossible tomunicate with this woman; she’s like a lunatic.


    Looking at her as though he was looking at an idiot, Elias said, “Please leave. I don’t want to hear any


    more of your nonsense. The fact remains that your first time was indeed given to another man, not me.


    Stop bothering me; I have no interest in you, and I won’t resort to such. despicable means.”


    “No… How can this be?!” Stephanie waspletely heartbroken. She was beginning to believe that


    Elias might not have been the one that night. What should I do now? The thought made. her feel sick.


    Just then, the internal phone rang again, and the secretary’s voice came through. “Mr. Winters, Miss


    Rosie Momsey wants to see you.”


    Good Lord, another one. Elias felt an instant headache, but after ncing at the young woman before


    him, he said into the phone, “Let her in.”


    Let these two women deal with each other. They can have my office. I’ll leave.


    Momentster, Rosie entered and was just about to greet Elias when she saw Stephanie standing


    there with red, tearful eyes.


    “Stephanie? What are you doing here?” Rosie looked puzzled.C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.