Chapter 238 Alexander Gives a Gift, Such a Big Crime
Ezekiel totally embarrassed himself today!
He threw this party just to turn things around.
Ezekiel had set up a perfect trap here, just waiting for Alexander to be completely disgraced and trapped for good!
"Alexander, didn't your father ever teach you that you need evidence for everything? I'm heartbroken about what happened to Santino too. I'm holding this party today to tell everyone that Santino's death has nothing to do with me!"
Ezekiel raised his voice and lifted his arms so everyone at the party could hear him.
"So you're saying Santino's death has nothing to do with you? Then who does it have something do with?"
This was exactly what Ezekiel was waiting for Alexander to say.
"You should know better than me who would most want to see something happen to Santino, right?"
Alexander smiled carelessly. "I brought you a big gift when I came. I'm sure you'll love it."
"A gift?"
The big screen in the banquet hall was showing Ezekiel's success story. To clear his name and show the guests his power, he even included videos of himself shaking hands with former national leaders!
Alexander clapped his hands, and the next second, the video switched from Ezekiel drinking and laughing with military leaders to Santino covered in blood!
Everyone at the party gasped!
They were clearly frightened by Santino's horrifying and scary appearance in the video.
Santino lay in a pool of blood, eyes bulging, face pale, repeatedly mumbling the same words.
"Ezekiel, I treated you well! Why did you harm me? And you wanted to use my death to frame Alexander? Hahaha! I'll be waiting for you in hell!"
Santino's words, full of resentment and hatred, echoed throughout the banquet hall.
A voice came from beside Catherine. "This video looks kind of scary."
Santino only left this one sentence, but it played on loop in the banquet hall. Combined with his furious expression, it was indeed frightening.
Catherine turned around to see Emilia with her mouth full of cream cake, swallowing it down.
"How did you get here?"
"Came to get something from Solon!"
Catherine looked Emilia over. She was just wearing a simple hoodie and jeans, with sneakers on her feet. She didn't look like she was here for a party at all.
Most importantly, dressed like that, she probably couldn't have gotten into the banquet hall.
"How did you get in?"
Emilia pointed at George not far behind her, who was looking up at the video.
"I ran into George on the road, and he brought me in!"
George wore a black trench coat, looking refined and elegant. Even without formal wear, many people noticed him.
George studied Santino in the video and came to a conclusion.
"Just wanted to torture him and let him bleed to death. What kind of grudge is this? And they're brothers! Really shocking."
"Ulna, distal radioulnar joint, humerus—multiple gunshot wounds in those areas, none of them vital. Ezekiel's got pretty good aim."
Ezekiel was freaking out!
By the time he frantically turned off the video, the guests were already looking at him differently.
Ezekiel wouldn't throw a whole party just to brag about killing Santino and trying to frame Alexander, would he?
Catherine spoke casually: "Charles, did Ezekiel invite us here to threaten us? That if we don't work with him in the future, this is what he'll do to us?"
Emilia quickly denied it: "No way! Is Ezekiel that kind of person? Ezekiel only goes after his own family! Alexander's the one who should be worried—so young and already taking the blame for something this big."
Charles nodded.
"Don't worry, we definitely won't work with Ezekiel in the future. For the Windsor family's partnerships, Alexander alone is enough. I wouldn't dare work with someone who could do this to his own brother."
These words hit home with the guests!
If they worked with Ezekiel in the future, who knows if they'd end up worse off than Santino!
Ezekiel was panicking, sweating profusely, but with so many people there, he couldn't calm them all down.
"Alexander, this is the gift you mentioned? You killed Santino and didn't save him. Your heart is so cruel!"
Alexander smiled and glanced around at the guests in the hall.
"The person Santino was talking about wasn't me."
Emilia covered her mouth in surprise. "Is this what framing someone looks like?"
Catherine glanced at Alexander, her eyes also showing a hint of sympathy.
Catherine looked at Ezekiel, her beautiful eyes full of disgust.
"But if we don't want to work with Ezekiel, does that mean none of us can leave today?"
Charles frowned. "No, Ezekiel isn't that kind of person."
Their back-and-forth made everyone else look at Ezekiel strangely.
Was this party meant to force them to comply?!
If they didn't work with Ezekiel, would they end up like Santino today?
Ezekiel had nothing to say.
This was making things worse!
Santino actually made this video to drag him down, simply because he knew he was going to die and couldn't stand the thought of Ezekiel living well!
Ezekiel gritted his teeth so hard his jaw was getting sore.
"Everyone's got it wrong. This video isn't real. Someone must have it in for me and faked it! I would never hurt my fifth brother!"
Emilia took a bite of cake. "But when I came in, I saw a lot of people surrounding the banquet hall. Are you not planning to let us leave?"
Everyone was stunned!
Ezekiel had arranged people to surround them?
Someone immediately stood up. "Ezekiel, I have matters at home, company business waiting for me. I'm leaving first!"
"This is all a misunderstanding! I arranged those people to protect everyone's safety, really no other meaning!"
The person forcefully pulled their hand from Ezekiel's grip and quickly left.
Afraid that if they left a moment later, they'd end up like Santino.
Charles also pulled Catherine's hand and sneered.
"Catherine, let's go too. Looks like Ezekiel has plenty to deal with today."
"Okay."
Catherine turned to call Emilia and George to leave together, but realized the two behind her had disappeared at some point.
Alexander glanced toward the balcony. "George and Emilia went to find Solon together. They told us to go ahead."
Charles raised an eyebrow. "Since when did George and Emilia become so close? This morning when I asked if he wanted to come along, he said he'd just done several surgeries in a row and didn't have the energy."
Is this what no energy looks like? He just climbed over the balcony with Emilia!
If you ask George to do any work, he complains endlessly, but when it comes to Emilia, he suddenly has endless energy!
Ezekiel walked up to Alexander and tried to grab his wrist, but Alexander easily dodged, almost making him stumble.
"Alexander! You can't leave today!"