A Caged Songbird's Escape: Into the Arms of a Predator novel Chapter 541

As the footage rolled, Helena was seen walking out with the freshly sealed sample bag. A maid hurrying down the stairs bumped into her, knocking the bag to the floor.

The maid quickly helped her pick it up and handed it back.

At first glance, everything looked perfectly normal.

But anyone paying close attention could see the sleight of hand—the moment the maid picked up the bag, she swapped it out.

The one handed back to Helena was a completely different bag.

As Lawrence's secretary, Helena had accompanied him today.

Sitting beside Lawrence, she watched the security video and immediately looked up at him, her voice trembling with panic. "Mr. Quinn, I... I really didn't notice! Sh-she's a maid from the Wilkinson family, isn't she? I never imagined their own staff would tamper with something like this, so my guard was down."

Beside them, a rare, chilling coldness surfaced in Jesse's eyes. "Helena, are you implying that even though the item was swapped right in your hands, you bear zero responsibility and it's entirely the Wilkinson family's fault?"

After Mr. Halloway pulled the security footage from every angle on the first floor during the birthday banquet, Jesse and Laurel had spent every spare moment watching it meticulously.

It wasn't until the night before last that they finally caught this exact moment.

Since Lawrence happened to be in Vistapeak City for business today, they arranged this meeting.

The siblings' original intention was nothing more than to figure out exactly what had happened.

However, before they could even state their case, Helena offered such a loaded, defensive excuse. Knowing full well that Laurel's determination to divorce was tied to this woman, Jesse's expression naturally darkened.

Exposed so bluntly by Jesse, Helena dug her fingernails into her palms. "Of course that's not what I meant. I just truly didn't expect anyone from the Wilkinson family to..."

"It's normal that you didn't expect it."

This wasn't Laurel's first time dealing with her, and she had no patience for an argument. She simply rewound the video a bit and replayed the maid's swapping motion. "The question is, couldn't you see it either?"

Helena was instantly rendered speechless. "I..."

In the video, the maid's actions were glaringly obvious.

And Helena's line of sight had clearly swept right over her hands.

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