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.

Connor spoke up, "These past few days, I've been looking into Ms. Ann and stumbled upon something

investigation into Ann was to clear her name. "What

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

kill anyone and had been seeking a breakthrough to appeal for years. But Lisa had

Connor's video 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

rather than premeditated

asked, “How did you

from 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

understood 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

video to her phone. She didn't want to dwell on the subject with Connor, so she changed the

her clear-cut attitude. Frowning, he said, "But

it off, and they began their

She couldn't make trouble for Chloe in front of Leah and Jacob. However, Chloe

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