The CEO's Amazing Ex-Wife Is Back! by H. Dally

Chapter 194

Chapter 194

All three women stared anxiously at the lawyer, waiting for his response to Thalassa's question.

Mr. Baelish shook his head. "No, I'm not saying she will be released. The evidence is enough to bring the case to court, which is already damaging, but we'll need something stronger to convict her. We need to link her directly to the more serious crimes-drug and human trafficking. What happened to the evidence you mentioned two days ago?"

Thalassa's expression hardened as she recalled the sinking feeling she'd had when she found the safe empty. "I don't know how, but Linda found out what I was planning, and she had the evidence removed from the safe before I could get to it."

The lawyer raised an eyebrow. "Had' it removed?"

"Yes," Thalassa nodded, her voice firm. "From the way the safe was left open, it looked like whoever took it was in a hurry. The evidence was cleared minutes before I went into the room. Linda couldn't have done

it herself-she was at the party downstairs the entire time. So were her sister and her daughter, Susan. She must have had someone else do it for her."

Rita's face fell, her eyes filling with sadness. She glanced at Thalassa and asked softly, "Do you...Do you think it was... Karen?"

Seeing the guilt in Rita's eyes, Thalassa could tell she was ready to blame herself for Karen's actions. Gently, she placed her hand over the older woman's.

"It could be her, but I can't be sure," Thalassa answered honestly. "When Karen was arrested, she was ready to expose Linda to save herself. They might be sticking together now, but I doubt there's any real trust between them. Linda wouldn't risk giving such damning evidence to Karen."

Luisa frowned. "If not Karen, then who else?"

"Hey, you have visitors," an officer announced.

her eyes filled with disdain. She didn't appreciate

disease-ridden bed. Instead, she stood

to see her,

a text from one of her contacts that someone was snooping into her past. Immediately, she knew Thalassa was involved, realizing why she had cleared her name

couldn't go upstairs herself to retrieve the evidence without arousing suspicion, so she'd instructed Susan to do it for her, giving her the code to the wall and safe. "Mum, oh mum." Susan croaked as they hugged each other through the bars.

fine, sweetheart," Linda replied, her tone

You don't deserve to be

Linda nodded vigorously, then leaned closer and spoke in a hushed voice. "You

expression innocent. "You asked me not to open it, remember? But what was

I'm out of here." Linda reassured her, casting a cautious glance at the officer. "For now, I need you to

"Of course, anything."

you hid that bag, I need you to destroy it, along with everything inside, as soon as possible." Linda had hoped to use the evidence to blackmail her way out of trouble, but with the police closing in, it was too dangerous

nodded eagerly. "Okay. I'll tell Karen

do you

her footsteps echoing in the corridor. "Because the bag is with me," she said, stopping

skipped a beat, her eyes widening in disbelief as she looked at her daughter. "Why would you

police came to arrest you, I panicked. Karen was in her room, so I gave the bag to her to hide it. I couldn't just let the cops take

bars tightly, fighting the urge to slap her daughter across the face. How could

Karen and me

"But mum, I just-"

us alone, Susan,"

turned and

Linda," Karen