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.

strangers despite sharing the same high-society

by Elijah’s incessant pressure to marry

she reflected, she realized that Nate had never wronged

of a pawn move by her stepmother and Elijah than anything

her, he was merely a victim of someone

having taken stock of the situation, turned to the men sprawled on

two again?” one officer barked, exasperation clear in his

That’s not a

looking at some

statement process, Elizabeth

officers explained that the two men were unemployed locals who had

on booze and gambling, turning into familiar faces

was just another misstep in their downhill

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

a bit, but it won’t do any

to the hospital for an IV, and

to notify your family?” the officer

danger gone and the police’s

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

film crew, they were

them over

that’s alright,” Elizabeth replied

I’ll just grab a cab home

could make her exit, Nate approached again,

me to accompany

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