Devoted Love:The Billionaire's Precious Wife
Chapter 173

Chapter 173: Chapter 173

Serena and Martha were helped in, lying on separate sofas, their faces pale from pain.

Louisa rushed over after hearing the news and asked, "What happened? Get Dr. Zoe over here."

"Mum, I tripped, and Martha fell trying to help me."

Because they slipped on oil, the fall was harder and the pain more intense.

"Let me see." Louisa lifted the back of Serena’s clothing gently upon seeing only women around. Her entire back was covered in bruises!

"I failed to protect Miss Serena; please punish me, Ma’am!" Martha was in so much pain that she was almost in tears. This damn Rosemary, the floor was so slippery; how come she was completely fine?

Did she notice the oil on the floor from the start?

No way!

With her eyesight, how could she have noticed?

Even if she did, how could she have confidently strolled into the room, perfectly avoiding the oil slick?

"Martha, Serena told me you fell trying to help her. I should be thanking you, not punishing you."

"Ma’am, you’re so kind. Protecting Miss Serena is my duty, even if I get seriously injured."

"But why did you fall? Where did you fall?"

"Maybe you don’t know, Ma’am, but Ms. Rose said Mr. McMillan wanted to see Serena. Serena didn’t want to keep him waiting, so she hurried. But she fell before even reaching the front door."

Just as Martha finished speaking, Holly timely added, "I just went to where Serena fell and saw that the floor had oil spilled on it.

"Why would there be oil on the garden floor?" Louisa looked puzzled.

Holly hinted subtly, "I also found it strange; the floor had oil right when Ms. Rose called for Serena."

Louisa angrily said, "You’re implying that all of this was a trap set by Rose?"

"Please calm down, Ma’am; I didn’t mean that; I was just speculating." Holly quickly bowed her head to apologize: "Serena treated me like a sister; seeing her like this, I just felt sorry."

"What happened?" Kenneth Collins rushed over after hearing the news. After listening to the recount of

the events and seeing the state of the two girls, he urgently asked, "Why isn’t Dr. Zoe here yet?"

"He’s on his way; he should be here in fifteen minutes."

"Tell the driver to hurry."

"Yes, sir."

"Sir, Ma’am, don’t you find it strange?"

Relying on her seniority, she said arrogantly, "Mr. McMillan usually only calls for Ms. Rose; why did he suddenly call for Serena today? And just as Serena was going out, there was oil on the floor. It’s all too coincidental!"

Louisa glanced at her displeased and asked, "Lily, what do you mean by this?"

"Sir, Ma’am, to avoid wronging the innocent and to not let the person who set up Serena go, I suggest we ask Ms. Rose to come down and explain what happened. Also, I request to see the CCTV footage!"

"Are you joking?" Louisa didn’t expect this maid to be so audacious as to make such a request: "I won’t argue with you because you’re a long–time employee, but I won’t give you a second chance. You need

to take responsibility for your actions!"

She dared to suspect Rose; was she that brave?

"Did I hear someone’s looking for me?"

Just then, Rosemary sauntered down the spiral staircase, with Edith hot on her heels.

It seemed Edith had filled her in on the living room situation.

"Rose, what brings you down here?" Louisa turned to Edith and asked, "Who told you to fetch Ms.Rose?"

"It’s because Lily was being too loud. Rosemary walked over to everyone and gave a careless glance around. "Aren’t we supposed to review the security footage?" "Rose."

"Let’s do it." Rosemary spoke in a calm tone: "I want to see if someone is asking for trouble and getting what they deserve."

"You." Lily felt a surge of discontent towards her, but she still said, "Since it’s Ms. Rose’s idea, I’ll bring up the footage for everyone to see. I believe everyone is curious about what really happened and how Serena fell!"

"If the person who framed Serena watched her fall and doesn’t have to take any responsibility, does that mean everyone can bully Serena in the future? How many more insults does Serena have to

endure? Does she even have a place in this family?"

Rosemary lazily leaned back on the single sofa, and Edith poured her a glass of water. She took a sip and said nonchalantly, "Enough with the chatter."

"Play the footage."

"Wait and see!" Lily went to fetch the security footage. Soon, the afternoon’s surveillance footage was playing on the big screen.

Lily fast–forwarded it to three times the speed.

At five twenty in the afternoon, Holly was watering the garden. At half past five, the screen suddenly turned into black and white stripes, and then the time jumped to six in the afternoon.

Rosemary walked through the front door, and not long after, Martha accompanied Serena out of the main building. Before they even reached the front door, Serena slipped and féll, and Martha fell too while

trying to help her..

"It doesn’t seem like anyone’s fault; Ms. Rose didn’t do anything, and neither did Serena!"

"They both look innocent!"

"Lily, you misunderstood Ms. Rose; she just got home from work at that time."

"That’s right."

Several of the maids spoke up for Rosemary.

"No!" Lily seemed to have found evidence, pointing at the screen and laughing coldly, "Look carefully,this is the spot. Ms. Rose didn’t fall when she passed by; how; come Serena did?"

Everyone looked, and indeed, both Serena and Ms. Rose had passed through that spot.

Lily declared, "Ms. Rose must have known in advance that there was oil there; that’s why she avoided it! But Serena didn’t know, so she slipped and fell when she walked past!"

In other words, the oil was poured by Ms. Rose!

"Nonsense! Ms. Rose only got home at six; when would she have the time to set this up?" Edith stood up and accused, "The master and mistress are here, yet you dare to slander Ms. Rose! You’ve got

guts!"

"This surveillance system was purchased by the master and mistress from overseas and has been running smoothly for five years. However, during this half–hour, from five thirty to six, the surveillance footage was deleted. And then, as soon as it hit six, Ms. Rose appeared in the footage! Doesn’t that give something away?"

"What are you implying?" Edith couldn’t bear it anymore; she stood in front of Rosemary and started arguing with Lily: "Ms. Rose just joined this family; she doesn’t even know where the oil is! Do you

really have to slander her?"

"Could it be possible that you told her?"

"You’re framing her! You’re just spouting nonsense!"

"I heard from Holly that when Ms. Rose got home from work, she sent Serena and Martha away first, then went upstairs herself!"