Chapter 524

Ember could kick herself right then. Why did she forget to delete the text?

It was now fuel for Zachary to suspect her!

’They were trying to blackmail me, I was just playing along so that we can arrest them-"

"And they had to blackmail you?” Zachary’s grip over her wrist became even more forceful. 'You knew you did something wrong. That's why they have leverage against you and could blackmail you-"

"No!" Ember kept arguing. "I didn't do anything wrong! I really wanted to arrest them, not because I was guilty and would give them money-"

Zachary frowned. "Stop trying to weasel your way out of this!"

"I'm not!" Ember had to keep denying, or Zachary would hate her and they would be unable to hide what happened to Lulu.

"I swear, I never did anything wrong, and I was really trying to get my blackmailer arrested," she persisted.

actually hesitated

married, Ember. I don't want you to hurt Lulu, so tell

gaze. "That's right, we're married. Why would I

Zachary was stumped.

"But-"

I

on that Zachary might have been

while he had reason enough to suspect her, he did not have solid evidence, or

turn things around, and therefore just needed to

look at Zachary, she continued, ’Someone must be trying to frame me. You

Zachary was silent.

responded to

even promised money, but what does that mean? I said I was just trying to get them arrested, or there might be more people blackmailing me for

Zachary gave her a sharp look, "I have no evidence, but I'm not stupid-you promised money because you were guilty, and you know yourself if you did

However, she knew that she must never admit that she knew where Lulu was-it would be

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