Chapter 32 She Canât Defy the Law
âSorry. I didnât do it on purpose.â She didnât look like she was apologizing.
It was a paper box, so it was floating on the water.
It didnât go far away and was in reach.
As Claudia bent down, she caught a hand reaching from her side.
Claudia sneered and turned around. Elvaâs hand touched nothing. She slipped into the pool with a plop.
Claudia caught hold of the box quickly and took steps back.
Elva called for help as she was struggling in the water.
Rosalie, who was standing to the side as an onlooker, covered her mouth and quickly shouted, âHelp!
Elva was pushed into the pool.â
Her voice was resounding, audible to everyone in the Friedan family.
Someone suddenly dashed into the pool and helped Elva out.
It was a handsome man in a white T-shirt. He looked furious as his short hair was dripping wet.
âDerrick!â Elva was about to cry when she saw him. âClaudia is so cruel. She pushed me into the pool.â
A ser vant brought over a blanket to wrap Elva.
Derrick, who had just returned from school, didnât know what happened. He only saw Elva in the pool,
so he was credulous.
Derrick dropped Elva and turned to look at Claudia.
He frowned when he saw her. He felt the woman in front of him familiar but didnât know where he had
met her.
Claudia was curvaceous, with her hair tied up casually, revealing her delicate neck. She was so
gorgeous.
He wasnât influenced at all and said, âMiss, please go to the police station with me now.â
Before Claudia could speak when Derrick tried to send her to prison for no good reason, Rosalie spiced
up, saying, âDerrick, she isnât a nobody.â
âReally?â Derrick raised his brows. âSo she can defy the law?â
He majored in law as a doctoral student. He hated most that influential people defied laws.
That was why he kept a low profile and concentrated on his studies instead of involving himself in the
affairs of the company.
Rosalieâs words hit him.
âIâm a nobody. But before you claim that Iâm in the wrong, you can check the surveillance camera, Mr.
Friedan.â Claudia kept her back straight calmly. âI didnât push her. She wanted to push me. I dodged it,
so she dropped into the pool.â
âYou mean Elva asked for it?â Derrickâs sharp eyes swept across her. âIf you didnât stand here, would
she drop into the pool?â
Claudia was speechless.
Derrickâs loving eyes were as if covered with ice.
Claudia didnât expect that someone could twist the truth to such an
extent.
She lowered her eyes, both angry and envious.
If her family were still alive, they would protect her like that.
Pitifully, she had no family. She could only rely on herself.
âMr. Friedan, donât you intend to check the surveillance camera?â she sneered calmly.
Hearing her words, Elva had the heart in her mouth.
If Derrick checked the surveillance camera, he would know the truth.
âIf the police need the surveillance camera, weâll offer it. You canât check the surveillance camera as
you like.â
Derrick came to Elvaâs rescue.
Elva heaved a sigh of relief.
Derrick doted on her so much. If Ervin was present, he might check the surveillance camera first.
Derrick was especially partial to Elva.
He had never lost any lawsuit, not to mention solving such an easy
task.
Elva wanted Claudia to be hated by the Friedan family before her identity was exposed.
Thus, even if Claudia was proven to be Seraphina someday, she couldnât sna tch anything from Elva.
âDerrick, she is on good terms with Waldron. Sheâs Edmondâs ex-wife
too.â
She stressed the word âex-wifeâ.
Derrick didnât care who Claudia was and insisted on bringing her to the police station.
The commotion attracted the attention of others, including Thomas.
Thomas knew everything when he saw Elva, who was dripping with water, confronted Claudia.
He just heard that Elvaâs schoolmate would arrive tonight. The findings showed that it was probably
Seraphina.
But Waldron spoke so highly of Claudia. To his surprise, Seraphina was found. But it wasnât Claudia.
Seeing Claudia confronting Elva, Thomas asked curiously, â Ms. Lloyd, didnât you leave long ago?â
âWho knows! I saw her pushing Elva into the pool to a distance. Elva spoke up for me today. So she
had a grudge against it. She is so scheming. No wonder Edmond divorced her!â Rosalie made things
worse.
Claudia tittered.
They really thought that she was a pushover.
âMr. Friedan, since youâre here, youâd better check the surveillance camera. I also want to know why
Ms. Friedan dropped my box into the water and tried to push me. Her ability to twist the truth really
perplexes me. I donât know when I offended her.â
Claudiaâs words made Elva embarrassed.
âIâve just returned home and didnât know you before. Why would I target you? Claudia, it was you who
pushed me!â
Claudia laughed as Elva tried to twist the truth.
âMs. Friedan, itâs the 21st century. Do you think you can convict me just because Rosalie and you
colluded?â Claudia looked at Derrick. She said lightly, âYou seem to be a successful lawyer. For a
lawyer, the truth is the most important. Do you think you can frame me up just because she is your
younger sister?â
Her question was sharp and penetrating.
Derrickâs bright face darkened.
He was being partial as he thought Elva wouldnât lie to him.
But Claudiaâs words reminded him of his partiality.
âSince she wants to check the surveillance camera, let her check!â Thomas spoke and smiled
meaningfully.
Elva was worried, though she didnât look worried.
If the surveillance camera was checked, the truth would be exposed.
She didnât expect Claudia to be so tough.
Rosalie was right. Claudia was horrible.
Elva broke out in a cold sweat as she was nervous,
Thomas didnât think too much. He thought Elva was kind and believed that she wouldnât frame up a
person whom she had only seen once.
He thought Claudia was lying.
But he admired Claudia for her courage. She was the first one who had
forced him to check the surveillance camera.
He decided to give her a chance.
âI donât believe that my daughter would lie and frame you up.â
He stood there confidently with his hands behind his back.
Seeing Thomasâ confident face, Claudia wasnât surprised.
She knew it was natural for parents to be partial to their children, especially someone like Thomas.
But when she was allowed to check the surveillance camera, she wasnât in a hurry instead.
âMr. Friedan, thanks! Both of us will be at ease then.â
Claudia sized Elva up with interest. To her expectations, Elvaâs face was horribly pale.