Chapter 672

"But I already gave you the evidence yesterday! If you go to East Coast now and never come back, what am I supposed to do?" Charlie asked anxiously.

Of course, what he was really worried about wasn't Sarah — what terrified him was the people behind that factory. If any of those people were still alive, and they found out he was the one who spilled the truth, there was no telling what they might do to him.

"You've got risk it to get it," Zachary said calmly. "I already told you I'd pay you. I'm not the type to go back on my word. Did you forget how I took you to the gambling and helped you win money? And you're still worried I'll cheat you?"

"Zac, it's not that I don't trust you - you're the one person I trust most in this world. It's just that things are getting dangerous. If I can't get the money soon and get out of here, I might be the next dead man," Charlie said, his voice trembling.

But just then, a cold female voice cut in.

"Charlie, after everything you've done, where exactly do you think you're going to run?"

The front door swung open.

Sarah walked in, flanked by several police officers.

looked past her, panicking. "Sarah, what...

of the officers stepped forward and grabbed him. "Charlie, you are under arrest for intentionally

at Sarah in disbelief. "You lied to me! You promised that if I raised enough money within a month

all the lovely things you did before that? You tried to

didn't even bother wasting any more words on

already slapped


"Move."

struggled wildly, trying to break free. "Zac! Zac,

there was

him calmly. "Charlie, do yourself a favor. Spend some time in prison, reflect on your choices. Maybe then you

then, something clicked

dawned on him. He stared at the faint smiles on Zachary and Sarah's

it now... You two were working together

in, and

believed that little story you made up? Everything else you told me might've been true — but the one

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