Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Chapter 354

Chapter 354

Chapter 354 A Sense of Abstinence

Jack even felt somewhat ashamed. He turned his head away, not wanting to meet Elias’ gaze.

Everyone fell silent except for Stephanie, who charged up to Elias angrily while shouting, “Elias Winters, you coward! Why can’t you admit to what you’ve done? You were the one who told me to meet you at the hotel. You were the one who did those things to me! Why don’t you dare admit it?! How can you let me, a girl, face all the gossip and slanders? Are you even a man?!”

Alas, Elias remained indifferent toward Stephanie’s hysterical outcries. In fact, he thought she was being ridiculous. “Why should I admit to what I never did? Didn’t you guys ask that I do a lie detector test? Let’s do it then.”

Stephanie stood frozen in place, wide-eyed, wondering if Elias was really not afraid of a lie detector. Does he think he can deceive the machine?

“Elias, you really won’t yield until the truth’s in front of you, don’t you?! Do you really think you can fool the lie detector?!”

“Have you lost your mind? A lie detector is used to detect true and false statements. Do you really need to blabber about it?” Elias honestly didn’t want to entertain the ridiculous woman anymore, for he thought. every word with her was just a waste of time.

At that, he turned to Jack. “Where’s the lie detector, Mr. Allegra? Let’s get started. I still have many thing to attend to. I don’t have time to waste on some ridiculous test.”

Tension filled the air, and everyone was feeling various emotions.

“It’s in the study. Follow me,” said Jack as he walked toward the study after clearing his throat with everyone following him.

Elias took a gander at Amanda before following Jack.

Amanda, on the other hand, smiled, at ease as she joined everyone in the study, for she knew the man from that night couldn’t possibly be Elias. Left behind were Crispin and Stephanie. Crispin approached Stephanie and said, “Stephanie, let’s go too.”

“Fine! Why should I back down when even he dares to face it?!” Stephanie headed toward the study. angrily.

On the other hand, Crispin remained rooted on the spot, his gaze complicated. Still, the accuracy of the lie detector wasn’t one hundred percent, and having only seventy to eighty percent accuracy wouldn’t prove anything.

Amanda was amazed by what she saw in the study, and she thought her birth father really lived up to hist reputation as an old fox.

He was really serious about the whole lie detector test. He even hired a professional team to test Elias. Does he want to achieve 100% accuracy?

“Is everything ready? How accurate of a test are we looking at?” Jack asked, looking at the team.

One of them stepped forward and replied, “A lie detector is just an auxiliary tool, Mr. Allegra. The accuracy rate can only reach about 75 to 80 percent. So, we’ll do our best.” Jack nodded in response, “Ant

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accuracy rate of 80 percent will be sufficient. I’ll know what to do.”

If Elias passed this test, he wouldn’t have any doubts about him anymore. This whole situation is too troublesome.

Meanwhile, Amanda took a seat and prepared to watch the show. It was her first time seeing Elias in such a passive situation.

Stephanie, on the other hand, was filled with anticipation, hoping that the lie detector could innocence and make everyone believe she didn’t lie, as well as reveal Elias’ true colors.

prove

her

Only Crispin stood there, burdened with worries, afraid that something unexpected might happen.

“Please take a seat, Mr. Winters,” said one of the staff to Elias, who obliged impassively, sitting in the chair, allowing the staff to attach sensor patches onto him.

When they unbuttoned his shirt, Amanda couldn’t help speaking up. “What are you doing? Why are you removing his shirt?”

Elias chuckled in response. “Does it make you uncomfortable?” he teased, making Amanda want to roll her

So much for being considerate. I shouldn’t have pointed it out for that b*stard of a man.

eyes.

“I’m not removing his shirt, Miss Allegra,” the staff explained awkwardly. “We need to attach the patches to

the chest too.”

“Sure, got it.” Amanda didn’t bother to inquire further. She crossed her arms and took on an indifferent attitude, ready to watch the drama unfold.

Meanwhile, Elias glanced at the woman unbuttoning his shirt and said, “Please hurry. I still want to leave a good impression on my ex-wife.”

“Um… Sure..” The staff awkwardly and quickly unbuttoned his shirt and attached the patches to his chest.

“Shur up, you!” Amanda scolded after recovering from her split-second stupefaction.

Stephanie, on the other hand, was made upset by the former couple’s interaction. She couldn’t believe they were still flirting at this time.

Why does it look like Elias and Amanda have remarried? What does this make of my experience that night, then?!

“Can we get on with it, Dad? If the prep work takes this long, wouldn’t the test take all night?!” Stephanie urged impatiently.

“Let’s get it started, then,” Jack ordered from the couch aside.

After the staff finished adjusting the equipment, they turned to Jack. “We’re ready, Mr. Allegra. You can ask your questions, and we will conduct the test.”

With that, Jack stood up and went up to Elias, questioning while looking into the young man’s eyes, “I won’t beat around the bush. Were you the one who defiled my daughter, Stephanie, that night?”

Elias was half-reclining on the couch right then, with patches stuck to his handsome face and exposed chest, creating a sense of abstinence.

“No,” he answered without hesitation.

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The next second, Stephanie barked, “You’re lying! Dad, this lie detector isn’t accurate at all! It’s not reacting

at all!”

“Can you pipe down?!” Jack was beginning to get a headache from Stephanie’s relentless nagging. “Do you think this is one of those childish lie detectors you see on TV, beeping immediately after asking a question? This is a scientific data analysis. You know nothing about this! The professionals will later provide us with data to tell us if he’s lying after we’re done asking him!”

Stephanie immediately shut up. She genuinely thought it would be like those lie detectors she saw on TV, beeping right after Elias answered a question. Meanwhile, Amanda couldn’t help bursting into laughter. Oh, my dumb sister, you really are hopelessly dumb.

“Relax, Stephanie. We’ll know the results later.” Crispin comforted her gently, placing his hands on her shoulders.

Elias, on the other hand, looked straight at Amanda and said, “You should take this test, too, once I’m done. I also have a few questions for you.”

“Me? Are you nuts?!” Amanda thought she had misheard. What is this man up to this time?

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