Chapter 219: Covering for Her Logan gave her a calm glance. "Sure."
Angelicaâs expression lit up with excitement. "Then Loganâ"
"The claim that the ski instructor tried to assault you is just your side of the story. I wonât jump to conclusions until we find him."
He stepped away from the crowd and took Selinaâs hand. "Letâs go."
Amanda called out loudly, "Mr. Reid, wait! It hasnât been proven that Mrs. Reid isnât involvedâshe canât leave!"
Angelica pretended to restrain her. "Amanda..."
Amanda turned and said firmly, "Angelica, I know you trust Selina, but letâs not forgetâthereâs a conflict of interest here. Youâre both contenders for the Clark Group inheritance. Whoâs to say she wouldnât do something to get rid of you? We shouldnât assume the worst of others, but we must always be cautious!"
Luke nearly laughed out loud. Angelica being the victim? That was rich. Sheâd schemed against more people than anyone could count.
Just then, Amandaâs phone rang. She answered it with a self-righteous air and said, "Angelica, the ski instructor has been caught. If Mrs. Reid really ordered this, weâll know soon enough."
She then looked to Selina. "Mrs. Reid, if you didnât do this, Iâm sure youâd want to stay and clear your name, wouldnât you?"
The implication was clear: if Selina left now, she was guilty.
Right on cue, the ski instructorâs panicked voice echoed from outside the door.
"Donât call the cops, please! I didnât mean toâI was paid a million to humiliate Angelica and film a video. I was just following orders!"
Angelica put on her best picture of noble suffering. "Even if someone paid him, I believe it wasnât Selina. But since weâre here, letâs bring him in."
Soon, the ski instructor was dragged into the hotel lobby. He dropped to his knees, frantically begging. "Miss Clark, I was wrong. I was forced! That person threatened me. If I didnât do it, Iâd lose my job..."
Angelica said sternly, "You took the money. Spare me the sob storyâIâll see to it that youâre handed over to the police."
"No! Please!"
The instructor panicked even more, eyes darting around the lobby until they landed on Selina like a lifeline. Still on his knees, he scrambled toward her.
"Miss Selina, please save me! My family is strugglingâI canât go to jail! You have to help me! I did everything for you!"
The entire lobby went dead silent.
Someone murmured in disbelief, "Did he just ask Selina for help?"
"He said... he did it all for Selina?"
Selina narrowed her eyes. "Do I even know you?"
The instructor looked utterly shocked. "You donât know me? But I... I get it now!"
He suddenly wailed louder. "Miss Selina, now that things have gone south, youâre throwing me under the bus? Youâre the one who told me to go after Angelica, and now you act like youâve never met me? How could you be so heartless?!"
Gasps filled the room.
"You... youâre saying it was Selina who hired you?"
Angelica covered her mouth in shock. "No, that canât be! He must be trying to drag someone else down with him!"
"Angelica, even now youâre still defending Selina? After what he just said?!"
Amanda turned to the instructor and said urgently, "Tell us everything. If you can reveal who really gave the orders, Iâll make sure you donât go to jail!"
The ski instructor quickly spoke up. "Miss Selina said the reason she wanted to teach Miss Clark a lesson was because this morning, Miss Clark falsely accused her of being a homewrecker. She was furious!"
"She... she said that if someone dared to slander her like that, they should be ready to die for it! Iâm telling the truth! I hadnât even arrived at the resort when the breakfast incident happenedâeverything I know, Miss Selina told me herself!"
The crowd exchanged uncertain glances.
"That ski instructor did only arrive after breakfast..."
"So that means someone mustâve deliberately told him what happened this morning?"
"Iâm starting to think it really couldâve been Mrs. Reid. I mean, she was humiliated out of nowhere this morningâcalled a homewrecker and even slapped. Wanting revenge is understandable."
"But even so, this is way too much! Miss Clark didnât know the full story this morning. And okay, Selina was insultedâbig deal. That doesnât justify hiring someone to assault Angelica and leave her in a snow pit!"
"What if Mr. Reid hadnât found her in time? She couldâve frozen to death! Being angry doesnât mean you can risk someoneâs life!"
Amandaâs eyes gleamed with excitement. "Mrs. Reid, do you have anything to say? If you want to prove your innocence, youâll have to give everyone a reason to believe you."
Loganâs eyes lifted coldly, and the glare was so sharp Amanda stumbled back in fear.
Selina gave a cold laugh, looking down at the instructor. "You say I gave you orders. Then tell meâhow did I contact you? What account did I use to send you the money?"
The ski instructorâs face twitched, eyes darting around. "Y-You used someone elseâs account to wire the money. Youâre smart, Miss Selinaâyou wouldnât leave behind such obvious evidence."
Selina narrowed her eyes. "So you have no proof?"
"I-I..." The instructor panicked, at a complete loss, and instinctively looked toward Angelica.
Amanda gave him a subtle signal, and the ski instructor suddenly seemed to have a revelation.
"Right! Around ten this morning, Miss Selina came to find me behind the mountain. Angelica was still skiing then, and we met in secret!"
Ten in the morning?
Someone mumbled, "Now that you mention it... I didnât see Mrs. Reid around at that time. She did disappear for a bit."
"Mr. Reid, was Mrs. Reid with you around ten?" another asked.
Amanda jumped on the opportunity. "Mr. Reid, Angelica is your savior. She just wants the truth. Even if Mrs. Reid was behind this, Angelica wouldnât blame her. Pleaseâjust answer!"
Selinaâs lips tightened.
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ï¤Chapter 218: A Sinister Plan in Motion Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Made a Comeback ï¤Chapter 739 - 395 Bite back Shadow Slave ï¤Chapter 2468 Home Bitter Home At ten, she had indeed stepped away without telling Loganâsheâd gone to the changing room. But that area didnât have surveillance cameras, and now that the instructor had claimed "ten oâclock," anything Selina said would sound like denial.
"She wasnât with me at ten," Logan said, his voice low.
All eyes turned to him. Angelicaâs eyes lit up with anticipation.
But Logan continued calmly, "I asked Selina to go to the changing room to put on another layer. It wasnât enough time for her to reach the back of the mountain."
The room fell silent again.
Selina blinked, realizing belatedlyâLogan was covering for her!
Amandaâs face changed, her forced smile starting to crack. "Mr. Reid, I know you care about Mrs. Reid, but this is serious. You canât lie to protect her.
Donât you see how much it would hurt Angelica? Angelicaâ"
"Ms. Amanda," Logan interrupted coolly, "do you really think I have a reason to lie?"