Paisley was stunned for a few seconds before she reacted, “That’s impossible! The bodyguard beat me up before I even touched her. She framed me! She’s lying!”
“Ms. Anthony, don’t be triggered. The pregnant woman is still in the emergency room, but we will find out the truth soon. Let me remind you that we have the family’s testimony and a surveillance video as evidence. You also admitted that you were on Westburn Road at nine o’clock, which corresponds to the details of the video. You shouted at a pregnant woman and went up to hit her.”
When the police showed her the video of her hitting an unfamiliar woman, she was dumbfounded, “This is fake! This video was edited!”
“We not only have videos and the relatives of the pregnant woman’s testimonies, but we also have found several eye witnesses, and they all testified that you hurt the pregnant woman. How can you explain this?”
“I don’t know! The Howard family is behind this! It’s all part of William’s scheme. The video and witnesses were all fabricated by him. I didn’t do those things. Look at my injuries! I’m also the victim!”
Paisley shouted madly. She did not expect the Howard family to be so quick to act.
“We will investigate the truth, but Ms. Anthony, we have to remind you that the earlier you admit to your crimes, the lighter sentence you’ll get. If you’re caught hiding the truth, you will get a heavier punishment!” The police warned.
“I’m telling the truth! I didn’t hit anyone! I didn’t hit any pregnant woman! I was wronged! They did this to me. I am the victim!”
“Whether or not you’re the victim is up to the truth. Ms. Anthony, since it’s already come to this, you’d better cooperate with some of the facts. The husband of the pregnant woman has come out to testify that you have an improper relationship with him. Were you trying to get rid of the pregnant woman because of this?”
“What? Improper relationship with the husband? That’s absurd! Absolute slander! I’m innocent and not afraid of investigation.” Paisley said as she trembled with anger.
The police sneered, “Well, we already have evidence regarding your ‘innocence’. The husband of the pregnant woman has a video of you two doing the deed as evidence. Ms. Anthony, are you still not willing to admit your motives? We advise you to think hard about it since this is not a small case. The pregnant woman lost her child, a life! Do you want to follow your brother to jail? We hope you think this through and confess to everything!”
The police dropped this threatening remark and left. In the ward, Paisley trembled with anger. She resisted the pain as she picked up her phone with her uninjured hand to call her father for help. However, the moment she unlocked her phone, the news about her hitting the pregnant woman flooded her notifications.
Seeing the title of the news, she went mad. According to what happened to Hardy, she could only imagine how badly she would be scolded. The Howard family had not only hired people to slander her but also controlled public opinion. How could her father, who was overseas, turn the tables for her?
Not to mention, the Clark and Saunders family would not stop with this, so it was almost impossible for her to take revenge. The moment she came up with a plan, William would counter it with 10 back up plans. Who did she think she was when her brother couldn’t even withstand this.
She had no ability to compete with William, so she would only end up in jail like Hardy if she tried to do anything.
In order not to go to jail, she had to calm down and stay silent. She gritted her teeth as her mobile phone slipped out of her hands.
She hated this so much!
In the Howard family’s house, Valeria, Braelynn, and Abbie were sitting in the living room. They were having a heated discussion with the wedding planner who was in charge of the planning.
“I like the royal-and-ancient-themed wedding! In a solemn and magnificent castle, William will be the prince, and Valeria will be the princess. The mere thought of them holding hands in that situation is so romantic!”
“I like the wedding-on-water theme. Being on the surface of the blue sea, while listening to the waves and seeing the beautiful lights.” Braelynn liked the water theme instead.
“Don’t you think that a forest wedding is also very cool? Being surrounded by green mountains and clear rivers, hugging the love of your life while breathing in fresh air, how beautiful!” Valeria suggested the opposite.
“What about the fairy tale wedding? What do I do? Everything sounds good! Let’s do one of each!” Abbie was in a dilemma.
“That’s a good idea.” Braelynn agreed, “I’m just afraid that Valeria will be too tired for that.”
“How about this, let’s choose a place with a forest, a castle, and water to host the wedding. Doesn’t that tick all the boxes?” Valeria’s eyes lit up the moment Abbie suggested that, “That is a good idea. Let’s look at locations that have those three elements.”
“If we’re talking about castles, we have to look into Arcadia! Schwerin Castle is on an island so it has water and castles, but it doesn’t have a forest. On the other hand, Mersyerlunnerlund Castle has forests, but it’s not close to water. Falconns Castle also has mountains but no water. Same goes to the House of Hohenzollern. Oh! But Neuschwanstein Castle has all three elements! Should we choose Neuschwanstein Castle then?” Abbie suggested, “It’s really beautiful over there. I took a lot of pictures when I went there last time, and I even have pictures of me leading a horse in a knight’s uniform.”
“Yes, I remember. I really like the scenery there too. The grassy lawns along with the mountains, castles, and forests behind it. I want to have photo taken of me in a wedding dress while hugging William by his waist.” Valeria started imagining various scenarios.
“Yes! And we can ask him to drive a carriage to welcome us.” Braelynn followed suit.
“Then, let’s settle with Neuschwanstein Castle!” The three of them came to a decision unanimously.
After setting the location, Valeria remembered that she forgot to consider William’s opinion, so she said, “I’ll call my husband and ask him what he thinks.”
Abbie laughed loudly and said, “Your husband listens to whatever you say! You know you don’t have to ask him at all, right?”
“Don’t talk nonsense. This is my wedding with him, so we must be satisfied together.”
“If he doesn’t want the wedding at Neuschwanstein Castle, will you compromise with him?” Abbie asked.
“Well… let me make a phone call first. He loves me so much, so I think we will have the same intentions.”
“Damn it. I want to see if that’s really the case. Let’s make a bet. If he has the same intentions as you, I’ll give you my favorite bag. However, if you lose, you have to give me my favorite bag!” Abbie wanted to bet, and Valeria did not refuse, “Let’s bet. I’ll call him right now.”