Xenia was thinking back, feeling the lack of solid proof. That's when she spotted something under the bed.
What was that?
She set her child down and hurried over, pulling out a crumpled set of pajamas and underwear from underneath the bed.
Laughing excitedly, she took shots of her evidence and said, "Ha! Busted, aren't ya? You two claimed nothing happened; then what's this?"
When Ellinor caught sight of the clothes Xenia was holding, she realized that those were her clothes from the previous night. She felt her face heat up.
"Those are my private belongings; give them back!"
As she reached over to snatch her clothes back, Xenia hid them from her grasp, "Are you trying to destroy evidence?"
Ellinor furrowed her brows, "What evidence? They're just clothes I took off!"
Xenia chuckled, continuing to film, "Just clothes you took off? Who throws their clothes on the floor, let alone under the bed? Clothes only get tossed around in the heat of the moment, right? Ellinor, don't hide it! I'll let the whole Blanchet family know about your lover. Get ready to be kicked out!"
The clothes weren't something she had taken off herself; they were stripped off by Theo while she was asleep.
It was embarrassing to have them seen by others.
Bartlett stepped in and said, "Mrs. Howard, you may have misunderstood mine and Ellinor's relationship. I arrived at her room this morning, if you don't believe me; you can ask the servants. They saw me."
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