My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 194 Struggling to regain control, Elizabeth steadied her voice.

“Thank you for helping me.

I got turned around while looking for something to eat.

Could I borrow your phone to call the film crew?”

Nate shook his head gently, “No need, I’ve already called the police.

They’ll be here any minute.

You’ll need to give them a statement before you go anywhere.”

As if on cue, the wail of sirens broke the stillness of the night, the flashing red and blue lights announcing the law’s arrival.

Nate stepped back, gesturing for Elizabeth to step out of the car.

Behind him, a line of bodyguards stood like statues, holding umbrellas that barely kept the rain at bay.

On the ground nearby, two men writhed in defeat, subdued and soaked, their faces a picture of drunken regret.

Elizabeth blinked at the scene, taken aback by the fact that Nate had actually called the authorities.

Her guard loosened, but suspicion still flickered at the edges of her thoughts.

Was this really an accident, or had he somehow orchestrated everything?

Looking at Nate, Elizabeth’s initial animosity wavered.

had been strangers despite

had always been fueled by Elijah’s incessant pressure to marry for business

realized that Nate had never wronged her

in the arranged marriage had been more of a pawn move by her stepmother and Elijah than anything orchestrated by

he was merely a victim of someone else’s

situation, turned to the men

one officer barked, exasperation clear

time? That’s not a

looking at some serious

statement process, Elizabeth pieced together the full

explained that the two men were unemployed locals who had recently come into a

on booze and gambling, turning into familiar faces at the station for their

another misstep in their

like they slipped you some kind of knockout drug,” one officer said, his tone

a bit, but it won’t do any

you to the hospital for an IV, and you should be

like us to notify your

gone and the police’s presence reassuring, Elizabeth felt her earlier

wish for Elijah to appear had evaporated—after all, when had he ever come through for

for the film crew, they were colleagues,

over this felt

alright,” Elizabeth

grab a cab home after the

Nate approached again, his voice calm

me to accompany you to the