Victor swallowed nervously while gripping the coffee cup shakily. Even though he had heard the true story from Claudia about Harry’s true angelic attitude, Victor still found it difficult to believe it. Because if he has been betrayed once, then he will never trust that person again.
"Answer me, Victor! Was my question difficult enough?" Harry snapped as he took a sip of black coffee.
"Because I’m sick of dealing with you, Harry! You’re ruining my life!"
"Yes, I was wrong because I carelessly punished innocent people. Actually, I knew it from the start."
"Then why have you been pretending not to know anything all this time? I always want to vomit every time I see your peaceful life after you made my family’s life miserable!"
Harry smiled casually and put the coffee cup on the table. "It seems like your family’s charade worked."
"What do you mean?"
"Listen to me carefully, Victor. Actually, I wanted to clarify your problem for a long time. But you disappeared without a word. Luckily you met Claudia in San Marina."
"What do you want to clarify?"
Harry bowed his head respectfully. "I’m sorry I accused you carelessly, Victor. Actually, I know you’re not a criminal."
Victor’s eyes widened. "You knew from the start?"
"I returned the penalties not long after your parents paid the penalties."
"But, why does my family still look like they are suffering?"
"I asked them to act for your safety. If your family is okay, I’m sure Harris won’t just stay silent. Because he also threatened me." Harry took another sip of black coffee. "If I had said this from the start, I doubt you would have been able to hide your happiness. You are the type of man who is very innocent, like my wife."
"So, now what are you going to do? You are going to restore my good name after one year of tarnishing my name?"
"Because you’ve helped Claudia a lot so far, I have to give you a big reward. However, I can do that after my personal problems are resolved. This has something to do with my problems too so Harris used it to defeat me."
In the end, Victor showed a happy smile again after hearing Harry’s clarification which made him breathe a sigh of relief. "You really deserve to be called an angel by Claudia."
"Claudia told you directly?"
"Yesterday she told me a story while I accompanied her to explore San Marina. She said that actually you have the heart of an angel even though from the outside you are very cruel. Moreover, she really wants you to go to the city of San Marina."
Harry lowered her eyebrows as he stared at the coffee that was half left in the cup. "It turns out she still remembers my wish."
"Actually, I don’t want to interfere in your problems. However, it looks like Claudia needs your comfort, Harry. As her friend, I can’t calm her down in an instant."
*****
On the other hand, Claudia doesn’t just stay at home. She studied Victor’s case documents in her residence’s study. When looking at all the evidence in the form of testing the authenticity of the jewelry, Victor’s photo proves that he had visited a fake jewelry seller, and the amount of money that Victor received while selling fake jewelry. It felt like Claudia wanted to beat Harris for faking all the evidence just for his selfishness.
However, if she moved now, would Harris harm her too? What confused her was why something like this was never told in the original storyline? Are there other conspiracy theories she doesn’t know about? In fact, Victor’s case occurred when she had not yet possessed Claudia’s real body.
It felt like her eyes were having a hard time opening wide to read one document after another, in the end she chose to rest in the living room while waiting for Harry to come home. Just as she was lying down on the sofa, she heard the sound of her husband’s footsteps entering this luxurious residence. She immediately positioned her body to stand up straight and then ran to welcome her husband’s arrival.
"So, what about the results of your conversation?"
"The results are within your expectations." His right thumb rubbed his beloved wife’s eyelid. "Your eyes look haggard."
"I just read the files on Victor’s case that you kept all this time. I didn’t expect Harris to be so good at falsifying evidence. Luckily you still have the original evidence."
"After you know the real facts, what do you want me to do to Harris? You want me to kill him after I solve my family problems?"
"You’re really going to do it?"
"If he dares to fake evidence and make Victor a victim, of course I won’t forgive him. But this all comes back to you. Harris is your ex-boyfriend, do you really want me to end his life?"
*****
On the other hand, Vivian walked down a small alley and then entered an empty Chinese restaurant. When she entered the restaurant, her eyes fell on the figure of a middle-aged man who was Rudolf.
"Why do you want to see me again?" Vivian asked firmly.
"I want to give you good news regarding the Duke’s wife."
Vivian folded her arms. "Why are you so obsessed with Claudia? Do you hold a hidden grudge against her?"
"You don’t need to get involved in that matter. One thing you definitely need to know is that Harry wants to divorce Claudia."
Vivian rolled her eyes. "Is it true? Don’t they love each other?"
"I have proof. If you don’t believe me, you can see a copy of the divorce papers in the brown envelope."
Vivian quickly opened the envelope then took out a copy of the divorce papers. Even though it was only a copy, she was satisfied to see the stamp and signature of the husband and wife displayed on this paper.
"They really are hard to predict."
"Because they are divorced, I won’t see you again."
"By the way, where did you get a copy of this divorce certificate? Then, why are you so satisfied just watching them get divorced?"