Chapter 327 – Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family

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But Mirabella still detected a hint of fatigue in his voice.

Before Mirabella could speak, Phillip spoke up, “I know what you’re planning to do, and I’m all for it. Go for it. Let’s see who dared to stop you.”

His last sentence was meant for Mr. Winters.

Mr. Winters was so angry that his face turned red, ready to snatch the phone away.

“Grandpa.” Mirabella’s voice came from the other end of the phone. “I called you today to ask if Mr, Winters came to see you. Is he there with you?” “Why are you asking this?”

“Turn on the speakerphone, and I have something to say.”

Although Phillip

Here’s lip didn’t want the two of them to talk directly, he had no choice but to reluctantly press the speaker button since Mirabella requested it. “Here’s the thing. Romeo’s dad was pushed into the swimming pool by Mr. Winters back then, and I’ve found an eyewitness.”

Upon hearing this, Phillip’s eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Mr. Winters.

Mr. Winters looked taken aback, “You’re talking nonsense. First you framed Noreen and Enid. Now you want to frame me.”

Mirabella, “At the time, Mr/Winters didn’t immediately save him. Instead, it was his driver who noticed and quickly jumped in to save Romeo’s dad.”

Mirabella, “There were no cameras near the pool. No one saw it. The driver probably wanted to protect the child, so he told Mr. Winters, pretending to be the ‘life–saving benefactor‘ to take advantage of the McMillian family. There was no need to harm such a small child. After the driver left through a side door, only Mr. Winters and Romeo’s dad were left by the pool. By then, Romeo’s dad had passed out. After some consideration, Mr. Winters called for help, attracting a crowd. So, everyone thought he saved Romeo’s dad, but that wasn’t the case.”

Mr. Winters‘ face was getting increasingly sullen. He said agitatedly, “You’re so young, spinning tales as if you saw it all yourself! Is it that the McMillian family doesn’t want to repay my life–saving favor, so you helped them make up such a cunning excuse? You said there were no cameras near the pool.”

“Elsie, yes, that’s right, there was a servant named Elsie back then.” Phillip suddenly remembered. His eyes were red, and he looked at Mr. Winters angrily and trembling, “So, the one who really pushed my son into the pool was you.”

Mr. Winters was a bit flustered, “Your son said himself that he slipped and fell into the pool. What does that have to do with me?”

Phillip, “He was only four years old at the time! He fell into the water, choked on water, fainted, and then had a fever for three days. Of course, he has no memory of how he fell! How would he know someone pushed him!”

Phillip moved forward step by step, saying angrily, “You actually did something like this to a four–year–old kid. Over the years, you’ve taken advantage of the McMillian family, under the guise of being a life–saving benefactor! You’re worse than a beast!”

“How could you believe her?” Mr. Winters quickly looked at his phone, questioning Mirabella in it, “You’re saying that maid caught the whole thing on camera? Alright, then, let’s see the footage.”

“No problem.” Mirabella immediately sent the video to Phillip’s phone, adding a friendly reminder, “Grandpa, take care of yourself.”

She was worried that Phillip would get overly upset after watching the video, causing his old illness to flare up.

Phillip. “Don’t worry. I’ll keep it cool to deal with some ungrateful fools!”

After hanging up, Phillip opened the video. Back then, the phone’s video quality was pretty crappy, but they could still make out a little boy running towards the pool, laughing and looking back to see if his friends were chasing him. Mr. Winters had just ended a phone call and exited the garden. Seeing the passing boy, he didn’t hesitate a second and pushed the kid right into the pool.

The little boy was so shocked that he fell into the water before he could react.

The sight probably scared the daylights out of Elsie. Her phone even shook a bit. Then, someone rushed over and jumped into the water to save the boy. What happened next was precisely as Mirabella described.

To make people believe he was the hero, Mr. Winters even jumped into the water himself to get completely soaked. Then he came out, pretending to be all freaked out and calling over all the guests.

When the guests rushed over, all their attention was on the boy. Phillip and Shirley immediately called for a doctor.

Nobody doubted the authenticity of the event.

Mirabella sent over a second video, with someone asking Elsie why she didn’t speak up at the time.

Elsie said it was because she was too scared then. Plus, Phillip quickly decided that Mr. Winters was their savior, showing gratitude all over the place. She didn’t dare to speak up.

It was her first high–paying job, and she had only been there for a few days. If she lost it, her family’s debts would be insurmountable, and her grandma in the hospital was about to have surgery.

Back then, Mr. Winters dared to lay hands on the McMillian kid, pushing him into the pool, so Elsie was also afraid that if she told the truth, the Winters would give her trouble, get back at her.

If the McMillians found out it was Mr. Winters who pushed their kid into the water, they would be livid. Then, the Winters might face legal punishment. If the Winters couldn’t handle the McMillians, could they handle a commoner like her?

She didn’t want any danger. She wanted to earn more money to help her family get out of their tough spot.

But as Phillip and Shirley got nicer and nicer to her, her guilt grew stronger and stronger. Eventually, she couldn’t stand it anymore and left the McMillian family after half a year. When she left, Shirley even gave her a big gift card worth five times her monthly salary.

She wanted to tell Shirley the truth then but thought better of it. It had been half a year since the incident, and telling her then might disappoint Shirley.

So, she didn’t say anything in the end. After leaving the McMillian family, she would still occasionally check up on the McMillians and the Winters in the news. Whenever she saw the two families doing charity work together or doing business, she felt unbearable pain.

Elsie, “Mr. McMillian, I’m really sorry.“”

In the video, Elsie was crying, her face full of regret, “I was too scared then, didn’t want to cause trouble. I’m really sorry, I’m really sorry to all of you!”

Phillip closed his eyes. It took him a while to muster up the strength to throw a punch at Mr. Winters.

Mr. Winters was caught off guard and fell to the ground. His whole body felt like it was falling apart. The pain nearly made it impossible for him to breathe.

“Got anything to say now?” Phillip angrily kicked him again.

Mr. Winters couldn’t believe Mirabella managed to uncover the truth in such a short time. Now, with clear evidence, if he continued to deny it, his family would face severe consequences.

So, he had to say, “Phillip, listen to me.”

“You shameless jerk!”

Phillip had someone bring a metal rod again and ruthlessly struck Mr. Winters, not wanting to hear his nonsense.

“Phillip, listen to me.” Mr. Winters, disoriented from the beating and in unbearable pain, instinctively tried to grab Phillip’s trouser leg.

Phillip swung down brutally. The crisp sound of a breaking bone echoed in the air, sending chills.

“Ah.” Mr. Winters was trembling in pain, and his face turned several shades paler.

Beep, beep.

His phone rang once more. After picking it up, Phillip saw it was the third video from Bella.

The criminal actions of Enid and Noreen were clearly recorded in the video.

“Presented with such clear evidence, I’d like to see how you’re going to explain this!”

Phillip tossed the phone in front of him. Mr. Winters struggled to crawl over and saw that his granddaughters truly had committed crimes. He was shaking in fear.

Before, he could use the favor he did to save his life, but now.

“Phillip, listen to me. They were confused so they made a mistake. I’ll go home and discipline them, severely discipline them, and then bring them here to apologize to you, your wife, and Mirabella.”

“You won’t get the chance to go home.” Phillip dropped the iron rod. The heavy sound of the rod hitting the ground sent a chill down Mr. Winters‘ spine. No chance to go home. what did that mean?

“You attempted murder years ago.” Phillip took a disinfectant wipe from the butler, cleaned his fingers, and threw the wipe onto Mr. Winters. “Turning yourself into the police is the only way out for you now.”

Mr. Winters‘ mind went blank. He had never considered turning himself in.

If he appeared at the police station, it would be a nationwide sensation, and the stock price of the Winters family’s enterprise would plummet.

“Without the McMillian family, you wouldn’t have been able to enter high society” Phillip gave him a cold look. “You’re ungrateful.”

Phillip can’t kill Mr. Winters, but once Mr. Winters turned himself in, there were ways to make him wish he were dead.

Mr. Winters, “Fortunately, my driver at the time jumped down to save people and credited me with the rescue. Phillip. this is my fault. Enid and Noreen hired a hitman, but they were deceived. They also made a mistake, but I beg you to spare them for the sake of our many years of friendship. I’ll go to hell.”

Phillip didn’t look back, just heard the noise behind him. He didn’t even bother to glance at Mr. Winters before ordering the people around him, “Show the guest out.”

Mr. Winters froze. He was like a fish out of water. He realized the worst possible outcome, Phillip wasn’t planning on letting him off the hook, nor was he going to give his granddaughters, Noreen and Enid Winters, a chance to turn over a new leaf. The rest of the Winters clan would also be in the crossfire.

The Winters were toast!

Half an hour later.

News of Mr. Winters turning himself in to the police became the hot gossip.

Everyone was in disbelief. This well–known philanthropist, who’d rubbed elbows with the McMillians for years, had done something wicked, almost offing Romeo’s father.

And Noreen’s parents, who had been waiting for good news at home, were taken aback by Mr. Winters‘ sudden surrender. Apparently, Romeo’s father hadn’t fallen into the pool by accident years ago but was pushed by Mr. Winters.

Patrick was sweating bullets. Before he could gather his wits, the butler hurriedly reported that the police were at the door to investigate a cold case. Patrick and Belinda Winters immediately thought of the little girl they accidentally hit and killed while driving on a mountain road years ago.

The girl came down the mountain with her grandmother after picking herbs. They were tired and were resting under a tree. The girl was about to fetch water from a nearby stream when Patrick, in a hurry to get home, was driving too fast and couldn’t stop in time..

They wanted to settle the matter privately with the grandmother, but the grief–stricken woman refused any financial compensation, demanding that the driver pay with his life.

Learning that the woman and her granddaughter had been living on their own for years, Patrick and Belinda decided to run her over, too, and dumped their bodies off a cliff.

They thought they had gotten away with it, but now the cops were at their door.

“Could it be Romeo?” Patrick shivered.

Only Romeo had that kind of power. Anything he set his sights on, he got.

Now, the Winters were his prey. Once he had them on his radar, they were screwed!

Belinda nervously said, “Could it be Mirabella? I heard from our daughter that she’s not a pushover.”

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