The Untouchable Son-In-Law: The Master Peregrine Novel - Chapter 174
Chapter 174: Accusation
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Kelly Jensen walked over and sat down quietly. She didn’t immediately start speaking ill of Finn Taylor; she merely listened to their conversation—carefully.
She wanted to pick out faults in his speech. Once she did, she’d definitely put him in his place.
But what annoyed Kelly Jensen was that Finn Taylor had made no mistakes. Try as she might, she couldn’t pick out any faults in him.
By now, Finn Taylor, Kimberly Gold, and Gregory Jensen seemed to be getting along like old friends.
Kelly Jensen felt totally out of place. What irritated her the most was that she had tried to join the conversation when they had started talking about something that interested her too.
However, the trio had simply ignored her.
In fact, Kimberly Gold and Gregory Jensen had explicitly told her to keep quiet and simply listen if she didn’t understand what they were talking about.
She was rendered speechless, and words failed to describe her emotions.
Finally, the trio’s conversation came to an end.
Finn Taylor said that he was going to go to the washroom, and Kelly Jensen spotted her chance.
As such, she tagged along, saying that she needed to use the washroom too.
There, she spotted a beautiful young lady who was very well-dressed.
This young lady was wearing a mini-skirt and a sweater, with a red cap on her head.
From her appearance, Kelly Jensen was sure that the other was a student—the kind that was a little rebellious and thought she understood the world.
Kelly Jensen whipped out a wad of cash and placed it in front of that student. “Do me a favor, and all this money will be yours.”
The young lady glanced at Kelly Jensen as though she was crazy. The latter then took out yet another wad of cash and stacked it on top of the other. “Is this enough?”
This young student’s name was Hailey Miller. She was rebellious and insisted on wearing what she thought looked cool instead of her uniform.
These clothes were naturally terribly expensive, but the price was steep for a student.
Seeing so much money in front of her, Hailey Miller finally relented. “You’d better tell me what you want me to do first. I’m not going to break the law for you.”
Being rebellious didn’t mean that she didn’t have morals. Although she refused to listen to her parents and teachers’ nagging, she was never going to go against the law.
“There’s someone in the men’s washroom. When you go out later, bump into him and say that he molested you, okay?” Kelly Jensen took out a photo of Finn Taylor, and she told Hailey Miller her plan.
The latter contemplated just how much of an impact this would have on her. But in the end, the temptation of money was too great.
That huge stack of bills would be enough to buy her several outfits, so she finally relented.
She picked up the money and put it into her bag. Then, she walked out of the washroom and waited for Finn Taylor to come out from the men’s washroom.
On the other hand, Kelly Jensen simply waited in the women’s washroom. She put on her lipstick, thinking about her victory.
The moment she heard a blood-curdling scream, she knew she had won.
She rushed out of the women’s washroom in confusion, her expression filled with bewilderment. It was as though she didn’t know anything.
“You’re so shameless! Why did you touch me?” Hailey Miller began her performance and painted Finn Taylor into the bad guy with just a few words.
The man in question was stunned. ‘As soon as I stepped out of the washroom, this woman had purposely bumped into me. Yet, she is now accusing me of touching her inappropriately.’
Finn Taylor was one who dared to own up to his actions. If he had truly done so, he’d never deny it.
However, this was clearly a set-up. This was an insult to him.
“Young lady, don’t spout nonsense without any proof.”
“Proof? This is the washroom, so there’s obviously no cameras. That’s why you dared to mess around with me! I’m just a student. What am I going to do for the rest of my life?” By now, Hailey MIller had already collapsed on the ground, sobbing pitifully.
Emotions surged in Kelly Jensen’s heart. She had never expected the random girl she had found to have such great acting skills.
Word got out about this very quickly, and Hailey Miller’s cries attracted a crowd. Amongst them were Gregory Jensen and Kimberly Gold.
The pair had only come out of curiosity, yet they had heard that young lady sobbing, saying that Finn Taylor had molested her.
Kimberly Gold and Gregory Jensen had full faith in Finn Taylor’s character. ‘Given his status, he can have any kind of lady he wants without even lifting his finger.’
In fact, the precious gem of the Gold family—Kimberly Gold—would even give herself up as long as he asked. But Finn Taylor had never done so.
He’d never do something so shameless.
Gregory Jensen walked up to the young lady and said, “I have a few questions—you’d better answer me truthfully.”
Hailey Miller was a young girl, and she was naturally terrified in the face of someone like Gregory Jensen, who had such a strong aura.
“Firstly, where did he touch you?”
Hailey Miller was a little fearful as she pointed at her thigh.
“Alright. Here’s the question then: Was his hand warm or cold?”
“Huh?” Hailey Miller was stumped by that question. ‘We’ve never even touched each other, so how am I to know whether his hand is warm or cold?’
But now that things had already progressed to this stage, she had no choice but to answer him.
After giving it some thought, she decided that his hand had to be cold. After all, he had just washed his hands after using the washroom. “It was cold. It was ice-cold, so I remember it well.”
The moment Finn Taylor heard that, he finally let out a relieved smile. ‘I’ve been trained since I was young, so my body temperature has always been on the high side. At times, some even think that I’m running a fever.’
Finn Taylor reached out and grabbed a man who was watching the scene unfold.
“His hand is really warm.”
Finn Taylor stretched out his other hand to another man, who agreed as well.
An old lady—who didn’t want the young lady to be maligned—stepped up. “Who knows if you’re all in cahoots? Let me test it out. If I lie, I’ll be struck by lightning and die a pitiful death.”
Finn Taylor didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when he heard that, but he didn’t refuse.
The old lady grabbed hold of Finn Taylor’s hand and felt only warmth from it, so she nodded. “They’re right—his hands are warm. You brat. I wanted to prove your innocence, but it looks like you were the one trying to kick up a fuss out of nothing.”
At that, everyone’s eyes landed on Hailey Miller. They all wanted to know why she had done so.
Just then, Kelly Jensen cut in.. “Maybe she remembered it wrongly.”
