I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)

Chapter 512 Trap

Emery whispered, "Why are you calling me now? Didn't we agree not to contact each other recently?"

Emery's voice sounded anxious because of Benjamin's test the previous day.

Frank was unable to discern the tremors of fear in Emery's voice. Nor did he know how Emery was truly feeling in that moment. Frank asked, "Are you alright? Are you still at the construction site? I brought you some food. Can you come out for a bit?" "You're outside?"

"Yes."

"Why would you come here again? Don't you realize I nearly got caught because of our last meeting? This is an extraordinary time. Don't come to me again. Otherwise, it'll reveal that we were responsible for the landslide."

As the sponsor, Frank was Emery's superior. But the fear of losing his job and facing legal consequences made Emery furiously warn Frank.

however, was focused on the key points. "Just stay calm. As long as you don't tell anyone, no one will know. But what

could it mean? I was suspected. Fortunately, my answers didn't have any flaws, so my boss believed me. Otherwise, I might be in a cell

help but shudder. He'd managed to escape Charlie's questioning, but the experience had left him

to probe further about who suspected Emery when a sudden noise crackled through the line. "Emery?

voice slowly came from the

at the phone. The number displayed was Emery's, but the voice

through the line once more. "You don't even dare to speak when you hear my voice? Frank, if

spark to Frank's

snorted and said calmly, "Why wouldn't I dare? What can you do to me? If you really had the power, wouldn't you have acted by now? Your threats over

little you can

"Frank, what do you think I need to do to deal with you? Isn't

a while. Because there was no direct proof linking me to the incident, he had held off on taking action. Instead, he had deliberately allowed my weaknesses to be exposed, trapping me in this precarious