Chapter 192 Reporting
In the living room.
Lola and Maria were carried in and laid on two sofas, their faces contorted with pain.
Mrs. Medici rushed over upon hearing the news. "What happened? Someone, quickly call a doctor."
"Mom, I fell, and Maria fell while trying to help me..."
Because they stepped on the oil, their falls were more forceful and more painful.
"I'll take a look..." Mrs. Medici gently lifted Lola's shirt from behind. Her entire back was bruised!
"It's my fault for not taking care of Miss Lola. Please punish me, Madam!" Maria burst into tears from the pain. Accursed Abella, how could she walk on the slippery floor without any issue?
Did she notice the oil on the floor from the beginning?
Impossible! With those eyes of hers, how could she have noticed?
Even if she did notice, how could she perfectly avoid the oil and confidently walk into the house?
"Maria, Lola said you fell while trying to help her. I couldn't be more grateful, so why would I punish you!"
"Madam, you are kind and compassionate. Protecting Miss Lola is my duty, even if I have to give up everything..." Maria answered through the pain.
"But things were fine, how did this happen? Where did you fall?" Mrs. Medici wondered.
"Madam, you may not be aware, but Miss Abella said that Philippe was looking for Miss Lola for something. Miss Lola, fearing a long wait, tried to quicken her pace, but unexpectedly, she tripped before reaching the front gate!"
Just as Maria finished speaking, Bia added, "I went to the spot where Miss Lola fell and saw that the ground had been sprinkled with oil, but I don't know when..."
"How could there be oil on the garden floor?" Mrs. Medici asked, puzzled.
Bia subtly hinted, "I found it strange too. The ground had oil just when Miss Abella called Miss Lola over..."
"How audacious!" Mrs. Medici exploded, "Are you suggesting that all of this was a setup by Abella to frame her?"
"Please calm down, Madam. I didn't mean that; it's just a guess," Bia quickly apologized and bowed, "Miss Lola treats me like a sister, and seeing her injured like this, I got worried and acted impulsively..."
"What's happening here?" Mr. Medici arrived after hearing the news and, upon learning the situation, looked at the two injured individuals, asking urgently, "Where is the doctor?"
"On the way, they said it'll take another fifteen minutes."
"Tell the driver to hurry."
"Understood!"
"Sir, Madam, don't you find it suspicious?"
The one speaking was Grace, who had a good relationship with Maria and had been in this household for twelve years.
Taking advantage of her seniority, she spoke coldly, "Phillipe usually only looks for Miss Abella. Why did he suddenly seek out Miss Lola today? And it's just a coincidence that there was oil on the ground when Miss Lola went out!"
Mrs. Medici looked at her displeasedly, saying, "Grace, what do you mean by that?"
"In order to not wrong the innocent or let those who plotted against Miss Lola go unpunished, I took the liberty to ask Miss Abella to come down and explain what happened, and I request to review the surveillance footage!"
"Nonsense!" Mrs. Medici couldn't believe this audacious servant would make such a request. "Considering you're an old servant in this household, I won't hold it against you, but I won't give you a second chance at the same opportunity. Do as you please!"
Dare to suspect Abella?
"I heard someone looking for me?"
At that moment, Abella casually walked down the spiral staircase, accompanied by Lauren.
Lauren must have informed her about everything happening in the living room.
"Abella, why did you come down?" Mrs. Medici looked at Lauren again, "Who told you to bring Abella down?"
"Grace's voice was too loud," Abella approached everyone nonchalantly, glancing around. "So, we're reviewing the surveillance footage, right?"
"Go ahead and review it." Abella's tone was calm. "I want to see if someone threw a stone and injured themselves."
Grace was displeased with her, but she still said, "Since it's Miss Abella's own request... Bring it up and let everyone see. I believe we all have doubts in our minds. What exactly happened and how did Miss Lola fall?"
"If the person who framed Miss Lola can get away without consequences for seeing her fall like this, won't that mean anyone can mistreat Miss Lola in the future? How much more suffering does she have to endure in this household? Does she still hold any position?"
Abella casually leaned back on the armchair while Lauren poured her a glass of lemon water. She took a sip and nonchalantly said, "Stop talking and pull up the surveillance footage."
"Just you wait!" Grace went to retrieve the surveillance footage, and soon, the television screen was displaying the afternoon footage.
Grace fast-forwarded it three times.
At 5:20 PM, Bia was watering the garden. By 5:30 PM, the screen suddenly turned into static, and then, the time jumped to 6:00 PM.
Abella walked through the main gate, and shortly after, Maria accompanied Lola as they walked out of the main building. Before they could get close to the ornate gate, Lola slipped and fell, and Maria fell while trying to help her.
"It seems like it's not anyone's fault. Miss Abella didn't do anything, and neither did Miss Lola!"
"They both seem innocent!"
"Grace, you've misunderstood Miss Abella. At this time, Miss Abella had just finished work and returned home."
"Yes."
Several maids spoke up in defense of Abella.
"No!" Grace seemed to have grasped something as she pointed at the screen with a cold smile. "Look carefully, it's right here. Miss Abella passed through this spot without slipping, but Miss Lola fell!"
Upon closer examination, it was indeed true that both Miss Lola and Miss Abella passed through that spot.
Grace stated firmly, "Miss Abella must have known in advance that there was oil in this spot, so she avoided it! But Miss Lola didn't know and slipped while walking through!"
In other words, this oil was spilled by Miss Abella!
"Nonsense! Miss Abella finished work at 6 PM and came home. How could she have had the time to commit this crime!" Lauren stepped forward to accuse. "Madam is still here, and yet you dare to slander Miss Abella! You have some nerve!"
"This surveillance system was bought by Madam at a high price from abroad. It hasn't malfunctioned in the past five years, but it just so happened that the footage from 5:30 PM to 6 PM, this half-hour, was deleted. And then, at exactly 6 PM, Miss Abella appears in the footage! Doesn't this seem suspicious!"
"What are you implying?" Lauren couldn't bear it anymore and confronted Grace, arguing with her. "Miss Abella just arrived in this household, she doesn't even know where the oil is stored! Don't you dare tarnish her name!"
"It's also possible that you told her."
"What nonsense! It's all baseless accusations!"
"But I heard from Bia that when Miss Abella came home after work, she sent Lola and Maria away and went upstairs by herself!"
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