Chapter 317

“Okay,” he responded casually as if agreeing on an insignificant matter.

As Yuliana raised her head slightly, her eyes widened and quickly turned red with

tears.

She bit her lip firmly, forcing herself to blink back the tears in her eyes a little. Then, she took a few deep breaths, pulled open the door, and walked out.

When Yuliana walked out, Zayne was leaning against the wall and fiddling with his phone. He appeared distant, as though he was deeply engrossed in thought.

Yuliana approached him. “Mr. Zamora.”

Upon hearing Yuliana’s voice, Zayne finally came back to his senses and turned to face her.

His

gaze briefly paused when he saw her reddened eyes. “Are you okay?” he asked gentlemanly.

Yuliana shook her head lightly without saying anything.

Zayne also did not like to probe into matters between spouses.

But he did have some insider knowledge about this case. It was just that Christopher was not willing to disclose the actual situation, and no additional evidence had been found.

Zayne averted his gaze from Yuliana’s face and asked, “Has he told you yet?”

“No.”

Christopher’s attitude earlier was apparent. Even if she had asked him, he wouldn’t have answered either.

Although it was not yet certain whether Scarlett’s death had any direct relation to Annabelle, Annabelle definitely had something to do with Christopher becoming a suspect.

Christopher had, once again, put his own life on the line to ensure Annabelle’s well-being.

Hearing Yuliana’s response, Zayne knew he had come in vain again today. Nevertheless, if there were no evidence in favor of Christopher in the near future, the police’s evidence would basically be sufficient to convict him of the murder.

even he suspected Christopher had murdered that

Zayne was not concerned whether Christopher was the perpetrator of that woman’s murder or not. His priority as a lawyer was,

client’s interests.

not to mention that Layla was constantly doubting Zayne’s ability. This made him feel somewhat

I need to grab something from inside. I’ll give you a ride

the offer

of case-related documents. Yuliana waited outside for about ten minutes before he

home. Once they arrived at a convenient location to hail a taxi, he dropped her off, explaining apologetically that he had urgent matters

one of his business cards to Yuliana and

when she accepted his business card. It was not until Zayne’s car had driven

couldn’t help but

well-acquainted with us know we’re going to get a divorce,” she

was still quite early right now, having not surpassed eleven o’clock.

she did not want to go home.

without any particular thoughts in her mind. She absentmindedly scanned the cars and people coming and going.

center had already faded as time passed. It seemed like

control her tears forcefully. Now, with no familiar faces in sight that were aware of what had happened, there was no big deal, even if she were to burst into tears. Nevertheless, her eyes only felt as empty as her mind now, without a

started to ring before she walked for

was from Layla, who asked about Yuliana’s meeting with Christopher and if he had told

replied succinctly, “No.”

for a while after hearing

Yuliana, “Yuliana, don’t be anxious. I’ll come to Jeahron in person

said those words, but she couldn’t bear to see Layla being worried and anxious for Christopher. “Christopher is already

probably did not like to hear

Yuliana would not have spoken up,

not want to hurt anyone.

now, she felt sorry for Layla and perhaps more

feelings for him, yet he simply dismissed her as though

had, it was evident his heart had always held other priorities

questioned, sensing something off about Yuliana’s tone

a divorce, but as soon as Christopher got into trouble and was detained in the detention center, Yuliana rushed to visit him. Thus, Layla had assumed that Yuliana’s visit indicated a possibility of reconciliation

tone did not seem to reflect Layla’s sentiment.

for

answering Layla’s question, she responded plainly, “Lay… Ms. Solace, you don’t have to keep me updated on Christopher’s matters from now on. After this, I’ll make time to finalize our divorce, and once that’s done,

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