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.

was focused on the key points. "Just stay calm. As long as you don't tell anyone, no

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

back to Benjamin's interrogation, Emery couldn't help but shudder. He'd managed to escape Charlie's questioning, but the experience had left

who suspected Emery when a sudden noise crackled through the line.

deep voice slowly came from the phone.

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

him. But Benjamin's voice cut through the line once more. "You don't even dare to speak when you hear my voice? Frank, if you don't have the courage

provocation was the spark to Frank's

to me? If you

little you

need to do to deal with you? Isn't your own

incident, he had held off