The more he thought about it, the more absurd it seemed to him, so Jorge decided to reject this idea.
-It’s impossible! I’ve seen her grow up when she was very young, so I know her very well. It’s impossible for her to have done anything so despicable. Kennedy, I doubt you conspired with Anthony. Is it to cheat a poor old man like me, and not to compromise with Zoe?
Anthony replied, -Grandfather, how could we possibly have conspired to lie to you? It’s about our honor and reputation. How could I have told you if it wasn’t the truth?
Just then Kennedy gave a rather cold laugh and said to his grandfather, -I have imagined you would not believe it, so …- When he paused, two men came in with a bound maid.
Anthony was blinking and looked very confused by what he had seen, while George understood everything all at once as he recognized the maid, who was in charge of serving tea. What had happened was that he had not expected his grandson to be so efficient in taking action.
The maid who was escorted by two men dressed in black, was startled to see everyone in the room as her face immediately turned pale. Then, she began to plead with those two men, saying, -Let me go….. let me go, I don’t know anything…..
Before she was even asked about last night, her frantic reaction had already sold her. That convinced Jorge that what Kennedy and Anthony had said could be the truth: Zoe had indeed done wrong.
However, Jorge feared that such dirt would come out, because the Espinar family’s reputation would likely be ruined by Zoe.
Considering his close friendship with the Espinar family, he could not stand by and watch the reputation of both Zoe and her family be ruined. So, he decided to cover up the reality, wanting her to take it outside, and exclaimed, -What’s all the noise about? She’s giving me a headache, take her outside now!
In everyone’s impression, George had never been so hard on the house servants, he had always treated them with delicacy, not a bit of contempt. However, at this moment, what he had let loose in anger meant that he was panicking and doing everything he could to protect the reputation of the two families.
However, Kennedy would in no way let him get away with it no matter what he was up against his grandfather. He felt it was important to tell the truth, no matter what the cost, because he was tired of taking the fall.
-Grandfather, there is no hurry here. We can listen patiently to what she is going to tell before we throw her out.
Jorge took a deep breath to calm himself and looked at Kennedy. Justly, his gaze met Kennedy’s, and he was surprised to notice that it was so icy, he even felt that Kennedy didn’t treat him like a grandfather. Suddenly, what Dylan had said came back to his mind: don’t break Kennedy’s heart. And this phrase echoed in Jorge’s head, while he could not say anything in front of that look of Kennedy’s. He had always believed he was doing the right thing. He had always believed he was doing what was best for his grandson, keeping him from following in his own mother’s footsteps, but… why did it always end up like this? She didn’t understand what was wrong with what she had done.
The maid stopped screaming in innocence as she met Kennedy’s gaze which was terrifying, then lowered her head without daring to make a sound.
At that point, the silence was broken by Kennedy’s bawdy laughter, who then said, -Confess what you did last night, and tell us all about it.
Although Kennedy was addressing the servant, his gaze still remained on George, a gaze like a detector that let no one hide.
After hearing Kennedy, the maid trembled with fear, and collapsed on the floor because she felt no strength in her legs. A moment later she raised her head and begged Kennedy with tears, “Please forgive me. I was too confused to make that mistake.
If she had known she was going to get caught, she would never have done it. Kennedy really made her afraid, and one look from him was enough to defeat her. Remembering what she had done at tea for Kennedy, she felt that death was already very near.
-Tell us more detail,” Anthony saw that she was stalling, so he went ahead and questioned her, “What exactly did you do last night? What was the process like? And who ordered you to do it? Tell us everything! If you get a single word wrong, you’ll see!
-That’s enough!” shouted Jorge because he couldn’t stand it any longer. He was no fool, so the maid’s words were clear enough for him to get the reality right. It was simply because he didn’t accept that Zoe was up to all that, and he was worried that the reality would come out.
-Grandpa, are you protecting Zoe?” Kennedy scoffed to himself, saying, “And you’re not?
This interrogative question greatly affected Jorge, whose pupils shrank slightly, as he looked at Kennedy without being able to speak.
-Really, I am his grandson,” Kennedy added.
George replied, “Of course, where did that question come from?
-If I am, then why are you protecting others while you don’t care that your grandson is suffering,” Kennedy continued to ask, with a deep and serious look on his face.
Seeing such a look, Jorge knew that if he continued to help Zoe instead of jejjar a Kennedy reveal the truth, surely the latter would be disappointed by the betrayal of his own grandfather. Therefore, he decided to give in on that, saying, -Okay, continue your interrogation.
Seeing George having relented, Kennedy was content but maintained his usual indifference. While Anthony seized this opportunity to intimidate the maid, shaking his fists, and went on, -Do you hear me? Say it now! If you weren’t a woman, I would have convinced you with my fists. Surely you don’t feel like experiencing the strength of these, do you?
Maybe Anthony’s threat worked, and you could see that the maid shuddered with fright and didn’t take a second to confess everything, -Well, well! It was… It was Miss Zoe who paid me to do this,” After saying that, her eyes suddenly turned red, and her voice trembled, probably because she was about to collapse. Then he added, “I was going to serve tea to Mr. George and Master Kennedy last night as usual, when Miss Zoe suddenly appeared and gave me a packet of medicine. She said she would pay me a lot of money if I would pour it into the tea for the master. With what she would give me, I could live carefree with my whole family. Of course, I was worried about getting caught, but the lady encouraged me that this medicine was colorless and tasteless, that no one would notice it at all. In addition, she promised me that as soon as I had accomplished that mission, she would immediately assign someone to send me away, and by then … no one would find me.
Who was to know that Zoe would fail and get injured without being able to give the order? In this way, that person who would be in charge of helping the servant to escape would not be able to get her away before she was arrested.
-I have told everything. I really regret having been an accomplice. Please forgive me. For what I have served this family for so many years.
Jorge closed his eyes to calm down, then let out a sigh.