Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 562 The Investigation

"Oh? Do you remember who it was?" the officer inquired.

Margot thought carefully, then looked at Zelena and firmly stated, "It was Zelena's assistant, Celeste."

What was meant to happen would happen-it was unavoidable.

All eyes turned toward Zelena.

Zelena forced a smile and asked, "What? Really? Are you sure?"

Margot's tone was unwavering. "Yes, I am sure. Why would I lie in front of the police?"

Having changed her clothes, Celeste entered the room and made her way through the crowd. She quickly surveyed the room, sensing that something was wrong, but maintained a calm facade as she said, "There's a commotion outside!"

Zelena subtly glanced at her, exchanging a look.

"You're here. We were just talking about you."

Celeste played along. "Talking about me? What about?"

Zelena questioned, "Why don't you explain why your clothes match the ones in the video?"

Celeste feigned surprise. "Huh? What video? That can't be true."

silent, simply watching Zelena and

forward and briefly

in ages. I accidentally got it wet when I was getting water for Ms. Blake, so I took

chimed in, "What? How could this happen? You're so careless. Why

"It was an old shirt, dirty and wet-no point in

were putting

was more concerned about the

asked, "You said there's a commotion outside? What's

and replied,

There's already a commotion.

if the event doesn't start soon, they're going

They've als

videos

it looks like they're planning to

We need to

cooperate. But the event needs to start now! We can't delay

event to begin as soon as

she had changed her clothes and that the ones she was wearing now weren't the same as

needed their cooperation for the investigation and had no strong opinion on whether the event

the event to proceed, the officer wouldn't have any reason to delay things further. Gilbert and the other staff members all looked expectantly

the truth. However, Zelena and Celeste vehemently denied any involvement. While the video on Polly's phone could clear her name, it couldn't definitively prove that Celeste was

to request that the police continue their investigation