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.

him through the bars of her holding cell, her eyes filled with disdain. She didn't appreciate his tone or the smug way he

hadn't slept all night, refusing to lay on the filthy, disease-ridden bed. Instead, she stood in

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

one of her contacts that someone was snooping into her past. Immediately,

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

fine, sweetheart," Linda replied, her tone

don't deserve

leaned closer and spoke in

innocent. "You asked me not to open

casting a cautious glance at the officer. "For now, I need

"Of course, anything."

everything inside, as soon as possible." Linda had hoped to use the evidence to blackmail her way out of trouble, but with the

I'll tell Karen

stiffened. "What do you mean by you'll

voice interrupted from behind, her footsteps echoing in the corridor. "Because the bag is with me," she said, stopping beside

her eyes widening in disbelief as she looked at her daughter. "Why would you give it to her?" she demanded, her

I panicked. Karen was in her room, so I gave the bag to her

the urge to slap her daughter across the

me

"But mum, I just-"

us alone, Susan," Linda hissed,

Susan turned and walked

Karen greeted