Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

Chapter 639

The phone suddenly rang, cutting off their conversation Cornelia shot a glance at Ben, signaling that he could scram, no need to keep hovering around her desk.

Once Ben took off, Cornelia picked up her phone. The caller was Zack. He knew Comelia usually didn’t carry her personal phone during work hours, so he dialed her office

line

voice. “Cornelia, the cops just called. After some serious legwork, they finally

solo job or a gang thing? Any puppet masters pulling the strings?”

scenes, but the cops can’t do

Cornelia’s follow–up, Zack continued, “Two young punks in their twenties did us over, fresh from a stint in the slammer for a bar fight. At first, they were playing hardball, insisting they had some shady dealings with you. They claimed you turned

Zack was fuming when he heard this. He didn’t want to bring it up with Cornelia, fearing it would hit her hard. But he thought, why should Cornelia bear the brunt of someone else’s screw–up since

you because I trust you. I want you to know, you can’t let people frame

with such dirty tricks

escape the eagle eyes of the cops and the hard facts. The cops found not just one fishy money transfer, but a whole string of their misdeeds. With the evidence stacked against them, they spilled the beans, including that Clair was the one who orchestrated the sabotage of our studio. However, Clair

“So, even though both the police and us know that Clair’s the puppet master, no one can touch her without evidence.”

Our loss of a few tens

towards buying a house and paying the mortgage. They already splurged a good chunk on renovations. The comic copyright sale hadn’t cleared yet, monthly payroll was due soon, and their bank accounts were pretty