Chapter 281 Has Scarlett's Character Fallen Apart?
"Alright!" the engineer replied, sat back down and started retrieving the surveillance footage
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Retrieving the footage would take some time. Katherine, feeling a bit tired from standing, looked around for a chair to sit and rest.
As she searched for a chair, she accidentally locked eyes with Alex's deep, unreadable gaze.
He was there present, deeply concerned as it involved his son's injury.
But he hadn't said a word. Instead, he pulled up a chair and sat at a round table in the restaurant's lobby, lazily smoking a cigarette, looking indifferent and detached.
The swirling smoke blurred her vision, making it hard for Katherine to make out his expression. She always felt he didn't care much about his woman and child.
At that moment, a slender hand reached out and handed her a bottle of water.
Katherine snapped back to reality, looked at the bottle, and then up at Jonathan's charming, gentle smile. She took the water and said, "Thanks."
She was indeed a bit thirsty. She unscrewed the cap and took a sip, glancing at Scarlett next to her.
Scarlett remained calm; after all, she was a strong-willed actress.
Bobby, on the other hand, appeared nervous and kept picking at his fingers.
A few minutes later, the computer engineer stood up and reported, "Mr. Mitchell, Bobby entered the Harmony Garden Retreat private room again after Miss Katherine and her friends had left. He stayed for about a minute before coming out. I've extracted the relevant footage; you can come and take a look."
Bernard walked over to look at the footage and confirmed it was indeed Bobby who had entered the private room about 20 minutes ago.
Then, Bernard's serious gaze turned to Katherine. "What does it matter if he entered the private room again?"
Katherine replied, "Mr. Mitchell, it matters a lot because it proves he took the memory card from the camera in the Harmony Garden Retreat private room!"
Bernard paused, re-evaluating the waiter. "Did you take the memory card?"
Waiter Bobby quickly shook his head, his eyes darting nervously. "No! It wasn't me! What memory card? I don't know anything about it!"
Katherine calmly screwed the cap back on the bottle of water and said, "Bobby, the hallway surveillance already captured you entering the private room after we left. Are you still not going to admit it?"
"I, I was just going in to clean!" replied Bobby.
Katherine questioned, "Oh? Really? Did you clean the room in just one minute? Even if you were that fast, why did you lie just now? You clearly went in, but you said you didn't. What are you trying to hide?"
Bobby stubbornly said, "I, I must have remembered wrong! I have to clean so many rooms every day that I can't remember which is which!"
Katherine smiled and remarked, "Bobby, with such a poor memory, don't you often serve the wrong dishes to customers? If your work performance is always like this, I don't think your boss would keep you as a waiter, right?"
Bobby's eyes flickered with guilt. "I, I'm not feeling well today, so my memory isn't great. Miss, you clearly took the soup pot from me and hurt the child yourself. Why are you trying to pin the blame on me now?"
"Did I say you had anything to do with the child's burn? I'm just asking where the memory card is!" Katherine smiled, then suddenly turned serious.
She continued, "Bobby, you still have time to hand over the memory card. Otherwise, I'll call the police and let them use their professional methods to find out who took it! I believe you were very careful when you took the memory card, wiping off the fingerprints on the camera. But you probably don't know that police investigation methods are very advanced now. Even if you wipe off the fingerprints, your body's micro-keratin will remain in the surrounding air for up to 24 hours. The police can collect the micro-keratin from the air with their professional tools and immediately find out if the DNA matches yours! This is called the micro-keratin forensic method! If the police find out that you took the memory card and combine it with your unreasonable behavior, it will be hard for them not to suspect you of intentionally harming the baby!"
Her serious speech left Alex, Bernard, and Jonathan a bit confused. They each glanced at her, wondering if they were ignorant. What was this micro-keratin forensic method?
That's right. Katherine made it up. There was no such thing as a micro-keratin forensic method; she was just trying to scare Bobby!
Bobby, lacking knowledge in such matters, didn't understand what Katherine was talking about, but seeing her speak so authoritatively, he believed her and was scared!
Afraid that the police's advanced methods would find his DNA, he panicked completely. "I, I didn't! I have no grudge against any of you. Why would I harm a baby I don't even know?"
Katherine took a step closer and questioned, "Then just admit it. Did you take the memory card, and who told you to take it?"
Bobby was extremely uneasy, his eyes instinctively glancing at Scarlett. "It was her who told me."
The truth was about to come out. Katherine squinted her eyes. "Who was she?"
Bobby's eyes struggled as he looked at Scarlett, about to break down. "It was—"
Suddenly, Scarlett started coughing as if something had choked her.
"What's wrong, Scarlett?" Bernard worriedly supported his sister, patting her back.
Scarlett coughed for a while before recovering, her face pale and weakly saying, "I'm fine. I just got a bit choked by the smoke from the kitchen."
Bernard finally relaxed. "As long as you're okay."
During her coughing fit, Scarlett had secretly signaled Bobby.
Bobby hesitated as if receiving some hint or threat and then changed his expression, pointing at Katherine. "It was you! You asked me to take the memory card from the camera, remember? You were scared of getting caught for hurting the child and going to jail. So, you sent me money to help you take the memory card and get rid of the evidence. And now you're trying to pin it all on me? How could you do this to me!"
Katherine's brow furrowed; Scarlett had turned the situation around again!
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