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.

glared at him through the bars of her holding cell, her eyes filled with disdain. She didn't

lay on the filthy, disease-ridden

soon as she saw who had come to see her, a smile spread across her face.

was snooping into her past. Immediately, she

She 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. "I

Linda replied, her tone

don't deserve

then leaned closer and spoke in a hushed voice. "You didn't take a look at what was inside the

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

of here." Linda reassured her, casting a cautious glance at

"Of course, anything."

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

eagerly. "Okay. I'll tell

do you

the corridor.

as she looked at her daughter. "Why would

night, after the 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 you away. I

her daughter

me

"But mum, I just-"

Susan," Linda

turned and walked

Karen greeted with