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.

they had been strangers

always been fueled by Elijah’s incessant pressure

she reflected, she realized that Nate had

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

her, he was merely a victim of

of the situation, turned

again?” one officer barked, exasperation

assault this time? That’s not a

looking at some

statement process, Elizabeth

explained that the two men were unemployed locals who

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

another misstep in their downhill

kind of

for a bit, but it

IV, and you should be back to normal

us to notify your family?”

and the police’s presence reassuring, Elizabeth

fleeting wish for Elijah to appear had evaporated—after all, when had

crew, they

them over this felt

alright,”

serious, I’ll just grab a cab home

her exit, Nate approached again, his voice calm and

to accompany you to

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