Chapter 52 So that's how it is
Gunshots rang out, and everyone's hearts sank. But when they looked up, they saw Victoria throwing herself onto Brandon and falling down.
"Madam."
"Sir."
Elijah and several other bodyguards rushed in. Victoria lay pale-faced on top of Brandon, still in shock.
Brandon's eyes burned with intensity. Ignoring the worried expressions of those around him, he pulled Victoria up.
"Are you okay?"
Only then did Victoria come to her senses and look down at herself.
"I'm fine."
Duncan Jingjing pulled her arms apart and looked around. Seeing that she was indeed unharmed, he stood up, seething with anger. He took the gun from the defeated man's hand and aimed it at his leg, firing a shot.
"Ah..."
The man's agonized scream echoed through the room. Sweating profusely, he looked at Brandon with confusion and asked, "Why, why did you know? Why..."
Brandon sneered. "Because Victoria told me a long time ago. You thought you were fishing, but in reality, you were the ones being fished."
The man's eyes flickered and he looked at the young Victoria behind him, finally understanding what had happened. The person was taken away, and Brandon didn't look back. Instead, he pulled Victoria up from the ground and looked deeply into her frightened face. "What's going on? Who allowed you to suddenly rush forward? Do you know that person had a gun? If you were any slower, the bullet might have hit you. Aren't you afraid of death?"
Victoria's face turned pale, and her lips trembled with fear. "I was scared, but I didn't react in time..."
She pressed her hand against her stomach, realizing that she had acted on impulse. She didn't want Brandon to get hurt, so she had rushed forward without thinking. "..."
Duncan was speechless for a moment.
Victoria quickly grabbed his arm. "Brandon, you saw it. Someone is definitely trying to frame me. I'm insignificant, but legally, I'm your wife. There must be people who want to frame me intentionally. It's not just this incident. Last time I met with Dylan, I was also set up. Nothing happened between me and Dylan."
"Enough," Brandon took a deep breath. "Did you do this dangerous thing just to prove yourself?"
Victoria bit her lip. "Being falsely accused is disgusting. I didn't rush forward to prove anything. Saving people is normal. Even if it was Elijah in front of me, I would have rushed forward. How can anyone stand by and watch someone die?"
"..." Elijah was silent behind them.
Thank you, madam...
Brandon gave Elijah a cold glance.
Elijah quickly found an opportunity to retreat. Victoria followed Brandon back to the villa and accepted the police's questioning.
When she pushed Brandon onto the car and told him about Fernando's plot, Brandon decided to lure Fernando out by setting a trap. Fernando fell for it.
However, Fernando was still very cunning. When Brandon came back that night, Victoria asked eagerly, "Did they catch Fernando?"
Brandon shook his head. "His assistant, Chen Sheng, took the blame for him."
"Chen, the assistant? Why would he do that? I can testify that Fernando contacted me and threatened to kill you."
Victoria was getting worked up.
Brandon looked at her and pointed at her nose. "Our relationship won't be enough to convince anyone, and your testimony is only verbal. There's no other evidence. Besides, he's an old fox. I didn't expect to get rid of him in one go."
Victoria felt disappointed, but then she remembered the blueprints.
"Oh, by the way, what happened to the blueprints I finished that day? Where are they now?"
Brandon's expression froze. He suddenly remembered the day he had pressed her against the table in anger, and all the blueprints had been scattered on the ground.
"Those...were they thrown away?" He looked uncomfortable.
"What? Thrown away? I worked so hard on them. Maybe I can still piece them together if I tidy them up a bit." Victoria complained.
"It's already broken, what's the use of keeping it?"
He looked at Victoria, was this woman complaining to him?
Although it was his momentary anger.
Brandon's eyes moved, "Double the salary, just draw another one."
After speaking, Brandon turned and left.
"You..."
Victoria was annoyed, was it really just about the salary?
However, after Brandon left, Victoria had time to sort out the events of the past few days.
Someone framed her and Lu Xijue, and she could guess who it was without saying it out loud.
She knew Diana, who also knew Dylan and Brandon.
It must have been Diana who plotted against her.
How dare she do this to herself...
Victoria started drawing again. That night, Heidi said to her, "By the way, there's a classmate gathering, and I was asked to attend. I thought you wouldn't want to go, but the class leader asked me and I declined. After all, that trash Diana is going too."
Victoria paused when she heard Diana's name, then immediately said, "Since that's the case, I'll go too."
"You're going too? Why? She must have become successful now and wants to show off, that's why she's willing to attend the gathering. She never went in previous years."
This was their high school classmate gathering, and they all went to the same school in high school. "Victoria said, 'What I want is for her to show off. By the way, when the time comes, let them know that I'm still staying at your place. Don't let anyone know that I've already returned to the villa.'"
Heidi didn't understand, but she quickly agreed.
Victoria's high school was considered a semi-aristocratic school, with many children from wealthy families.
Their gathering was held at a decent restaurant.
Before Victoria and Heidi even entered, they heard people inside praising Diana.
"Diana is really different now, she's getting more and more beautiful."
"Well, I just went to a good beauty salon called Yanli. Maybe it's because I just had a beauty treatment, so my complexion is good."
"Wow, I've been there too. It's so expensive. I heard that one project costs over ten thousand."
"Diana, you have to take us with you when you make your own fortune."
The class leader led the way in complimenting her, and everyone followed suit. "Oh, by the way, I heard that Victoria is coming too."
They hadn't forgotten that in the past, Diana was Victoria's follower. Now intentionally bringing up Victoria's name, everyone looked at Diana.
Diana sneered, "Is that so? She's still coming? I thought she was busy looking for a job."