Chapter 15 No Holding Back

To everyone’s surprise, Emelie simply stated, “Ten minutes is all I need.”

Daphne was caught off guard, and William’s brows knitted.

Emelie bore the pain in her leg as she leaned on the bed ralling for support and approached the factory manager. “Manager, I need to speak with you in private.”

“Of course, go ahead,” the factory manager quickly responded.

Emelie said in a low voice, “Could you please call over the blogger who was taking photos in the factory? I saw him helping with bringing the injured to the hospital, and he should still be in the emergency room.”

The factory manager paused, then whispered, “Alright, I’ll go get him now,”

Emelie nooded. “Thank you.”

Their whispered conversation went unheard by the rest.

William’s gaze on Emelie was cold and detached, while Daphne appeared visibly anxious.

Was Emelie just bluffing, or did she genuinely have something up her sleeve?

The factory manager wasn’t gone for long before he returned with a black bag, piquing everyone’s

curiosity about its contents.

He informed Emelie. “The young man said he knew why you were looking for him. Since he was unable to come, he gave this to me instead of coming himself.”

opened it, and found a camera inside–the exact reason she sought

man had anticipated

began to search through the photos without

the photos in the camera, with the most recent

help but inquire,

camera. I’m unsure why the secretary needed it. Maybe he captured something

out of sight, a flicker of unease in

through the albums until she stumbled upon

watching it briefly,

“You claim to have seen me tampering

The foo

captured perfectly, showing Emelie and Daphne near rope number 4, and

once reaching for

unobstructed view left

Daphne explain her firm assertion that she saw

focus shifted

realizing the evidence was against

the camera in hand, pressing, “How do you explain

instinctively retreated, stammering. “I… I

find proof, or that I’d find it so

and bit her

coincidence? If not for that opportune video, Emelie would have

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