Chapter 84



"This isn't something I'd usually bother you with, Mr. Connor, considering how busy you are," she said.

Knowing full well it was just an excuse, he still couldn't bring himself to call her out on it. Connor knew that if he hadn't reached out this time, things between them would have ended then and there. She didn't show the slightest intent of holding on.

Chloe handed him the menu. "You pick. Dinner's on me tonight as an apology to you, Mr. Connor."

"If apologies worked, why would we need the police?" Connor quipped.

Chloe shot him a glance, her eyes teasing. "Cut it out."

Connor obediently took a seat. Their first fight had ended in his total defeat. The universally feared Mr. Connor learned a crucial lesson: in front of this merciless woman, he couldn't afford to throw tantrums or go missing. Otherwise, he'd give his adversaries an opening and have nowhere to cry.

dinner, Connor spoke up, "These past few days, I've been looking into

into Ann was to clear her

on his phone. Chloe was surprised. "How did you

to appeal for years. But Lisa had refused to testify. The neighbor's words

showed Lisa running from the scene on the night of the incident. The video timestamp matched exactly with the time right after John's death and before the police arrived. With this video, it could be proven that Lisa was at the scene the night John died. It was very likely that Ann would be judged to have acted

than premeditated

did you get

Ann's house is a school that was built three years ago. On the day of the incident, it was under construction, and directly opposite their house was a parking lot. I found out there was a delivery truck parked there that day equipped with a dashcam that

the difficulty in obtaining such evidence. Chloe also knew Lisa was at the scene that day. However, she had been unable to find evidence, and she could not force

She didn't want to dwell on the subject with Connor, so she

clear-cut attitude. Frowning, he

it off, and

Leah and Jacob. However, Chloe exposed her relationship with Ann, and Lisa had a

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