Chapter 501 The Video
After Hugmuinn finished speaking, a clear trace of nervousness appeared on his face as he looked at Raven.
He had no evidence and wasn’t sure whether Raven would believe him.”
The moment Raven heard Benedict’s name, her entire demeanor turned icy.
She lowered her eyes slightly, hiding her expression, and after a moment of silence, she looked at Hugmuinn and slowly asked, “Hugmuinn, are you telling the truth?”
“I swear on my life, every word I just said is true. There’s absolutely no falsehood in any of it. Thorian has been secretly plotting with outsiders behind our backs, and it’s even possible he was involved in my brother’s kidnapping, Hugmuinn said earnestly.
Upon hearing this, Raven lowered her gaze slightly, her expression giving nothing away.
She glanced at her computer and said calmly, “Alright, I’ve heard you. You may go now.”
* Hugmuinn was stunned by her reaction, wondering, ‘Didn’t I just feel like she believed me? Then why is she reacting like
this?‘
He stared at Raven in confusion and hesitantly asked, “Boss, why are you so calm? Shouldn’t you at least call Thorian in for questioning?”
“I’ve heard what you had to say. But don’t repeat a single word of this to anyone else,” Raven instructed.
“Alright,” Hugmuinn nodded instinctively, then hesitated for a moment before walking out of the room.
Raven’s reaction was entirely different from what he had expected, and he couldn’t understand why.
‘Maybe I was too reckless this time,‘ he thought. ‘I accused Thorian without a shred of evidence… Maybe Raven didn’t believe me after all?‘
But just as Hugmuinn absentmindedly walked down the stairs, he suddenly caught sight of Thorian, who had somehow managed to stand up again after being suppressed by George, now glaring at him with a dark and menacing expression.
Thorian’s gaze swept coldly across Hugmuinn’s face as he demanded, “What did you just tell the Lady Valor?”
“I just went to report Cassian’s location results. Don’t worry, it wouldn’t do me any good to talk nonsense. I know what should and shouldn’t be said,” Hugmuinn replied.
“Oh, really?” Thorian’s expression hinted at something deeper as he added, “Let’s hope so.”
He didn’t believe a single word Hugmuinn had said.
But since Raven was still upstairs, causing a scene now would only attract her attention.
So he held back and simply turned to walk toward the guest room.
Once inside, Thorian deliberately moved to the window and lowered his voice to make a call to Benson.
“Hugmuinn probably already told Raven what I did. What do you think I should do now?” Thorian asked.
“What the hell is wrong with you? You couldn’t even handle Hugmuinn?” Benson snapped, cursing Thorian’s incompetence
in his head.
Then he added, “This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I’d anticipated that Hugmuinn might try to rat you out to Raven, so I saved the surveillance footage of our deal.
“Once Raven sees that video, she won’t believe a word he says. She’ll think you’re the one who’s genuinely helping her.”
The moment Thorian heard Benson had the video, his tension eased, and he said, “Good, send it to me.”
That arrogant fool, Hugmuinn, dared to report me to Raven? I’ll make sure the Lady Valor finds out who the real traitor is!
‘With this video as solid evidence, and the fact that I’ve been by Raven’s side far longer than Hugmuinn, there’s no way she‘ d ever choose him over me,‘ Thorian thought bitterly.
Benson quickly sent over the footage, and Thorian carefully reviewed every second of it, a smug grin spreading across his face.
‘With this video, there’s no way Hugmuinn can clear his name now!‘ he thought.
Thorian took a couple of steps toward the bed Successfully unlocked!s instantly reminded him of the humiliating
moment earlier when he had been forced to knee in the living room.
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