The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 844

To avoid leaving any evidence, Mr. O'Brien always made his calls to that assistant’s cell phone. I’d use the assistant’s phone to speak with Mr. O'Brien directly.

Whenever Mr. O'Brien needed to arrange something, he’d have his assistant come find me for the call.

So, between Mr. O'Brien and me, there’s no record of any contact whatsoever.”

She paused, then added, “As for those fake documents you gave me—they were stored on a flash drive the assistant brought, not through any calls or messages.

Even though Mr. O'Brien promised me certain benefits if everything went according to plan, before the deal was done, you still made sure my family’s company got a few decent contracts to keep me on board.

If you don’t believe me, Ms. Cameron, you’re welcome to have someone check. Not long ago, our company won a contract with The O'Brien Group.”

For smaller deals, The O'Brien Group usually chose partners through a bidding process, and Mr. O'Brien himself rarely got involved in the decision-making.

Yet standing before them, neither Haynes nor anyone else seemed to recognize this woman or her company.

Haynes glanced at Benson, who explained, “Her company did win a bid with us recently. But everything went through the standard process. That doesn’t prove The O'Brien Group gave her any special favors…”

Selecting a contractor is about a lot of factors—it’s not always the lowest price that wins.

All this talk of ‘special benefits’ is pure nonsense.

Just then, the two socialites spoke up: “Our meetings with Mr. O'Brien were pretty much the same as hers. We didn’t leave any evidence behind, either.

As for benefits…well, we weren’t that lucky. Mr. O'Brien just dangled promises in front of us—said we’d get rewarded if everything went through.

We were threatened and tempted in every possible way. In the end, we didn’t have a choice.

If we refused, our families would’ve gone under. What else could we do?”

At this point, Antoney finally understood what was going on. He couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.

“So it really was threats and manipulation.”

Haynes was left speechless.

It was a long while before he finally turned to Stella. “No matter what I say now, they have an excuse to counter me. But not one of them can provide any real evidence.

“Haynes, I only trust facts and evidence.”

His dark eyes were impossible to read.

“What if I really am innocent?”

Stella’s expression remained distant.

“Even if you are, I won’t feel the slightest bit guilty or sorry for you.

Back then, Rachel only had to shed a few tears and you chose to believe her without a single question. You didn’t even bother to investigate.

At least I did an investigation. I gathered everyone involved and let you confront them face to face.

As for whether I’ve wronged you…”

She paused, then finally said,