Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 63

Chapter 63 Neglecting My Image

Jean's voice on the other end of the line was almost hysterical

"Eva, where are you? Can you come to the police station? M. Ceter has been taken in by the police. They say she's a prime suspect, and it's her former company that reported her.

"A lot of people saw it happen. What should we do? Everyone's saying Ms. Carter is going to be fired," she said, her tone tinged with urgency

My heart skipped a beat at the mention of Emma. I didn't care about the dizziness anymore and flagged down a

When arrived at the police station, I was feeling a bit better, though still a little light-headed Zack saw me and quickly came over to support me.

"You went to the hospital?" he asked.

Inodded, not hiding the truth. Zack casually picked up a strand of hair from my shoulder. I knew I was losing hair again, and this wouldn't stay hidden for long

He loved the hair into a nearby trash can and then helped me to sit down

"Don't worry. It's nothing serious. Her former company is just causing trouble, but they don't have sufficient evidence," he assured me

"Is it became of the project she was bidding on before? Lasked, already having a guess. Zack nodded, and felt a bit of relie

When Emma left, I made sure the company issued a document stating she wasn't responsible. The document was signed and stamped by the leader

Emma's former boss, Withon Snyder, and her brother-in-law, Harvey Heynolds, were furlous when they saw her.

"it's all because she quit that the project couldn't proceed, and now there's been a major accident!"

flaw in the project, we're looking at milions in damages, and she has to take

righteous indignation, but

sitting nearby,

whatever you say it Emmah

jail One way or another, she's responsible for

proof from my bag. I kept it in there

compensated according to

continued, holding up the document, "And this is sigued by the leader who supervised her, stating that Emma isn't responsible for any company projects after she left, nor is se entitled to an additional tes." Just as I was about to hand the document to the police, the

themed away, butane of then shoved me

a bit diery, Hunched

quick to catch me,

Do you need to go to the hospital Zack asked,

shook my head. I couldn't

chemotherapy

here? Leonard's angry voice Interrupted

around me didn't loosen. I leaned weakly against him, unable

trying to approach me,

a police station. Don't lose your temper," she said. Then, she shot me a suggestive look. "Mr. Boyd really takes good core of Eva, doesn't he? Holding her like that in Zack ignored them entirely, focusing

Trodded.

with me. He pulled a piece of candy from his

carry candy if you're prometo low blood sugar,"

push it away, but I quickly took it, unwrapping it and

him to think that I

mood seemed to be litted

Group's lawyer arrived, Zack's Inver had also shown up. Leoned wasn't happy about