Chapter 700 Time Is Past

That was impossible.

William was the one who had killed Emelie with his own hands and ordered her body to be thrown into the sea. He should be the person who was most certain that she was dead.

Even though he had bought that house, it was only to ease his own guilt and to give his conscience some rest. That was all.

Jodie noticed that Emelie had been standing there for too long and called out to her.

Emelie replied coldly, "Find us a hotel to stay in. We'll return to Capebatt City in three days."

"Alright," Jodie said.

As Emelie turned, she pushed William and his words completely out of her mind. "Jodie, I have William's spies around me. Find out who they are."

"What?" The fact that they had William's spies around them was serious.

Jodie quickly complied. "Yes, I'll do that!"

Three days later, traffic in Borealis City had mostly returned to normal, and Emelie and her team took a plane back to Capebatt City after being away for more than half a month.

Capebatt City had also entered deep winter. It had snowed the previous night, and frost was clinging to the bare branches of trees.

Emelie went straight to the prison to see Charles instead of returning to the hotel to rest.

been officially detained, so he was brought out by the prison guards. When they met, there was an iron bar barrier

slowly recited a poem, "The wind has stilled, and the dust has cleared. The flowers fade as day

yet all has changed.

time is past. Tears fall first, words come

Quill Leonard. The next lines are: 'I've

I fear that the craft, with my sorrows in tow, might not bear the weight of my grief and woe," Charles continued the poem with a relaxed

still the suave and sophisticated Mr. Davis from the four wealthiest families in

smiled slightly. "Mr. Davis, I've only been away on a business trip for half a month. How did you end

sat down on the iron chair. "That's why the poem says, "The world remains, yet all has changed.' You arrived just in time, Ms. Pierce. If you had been

It won't be the death penalty. Even if you're in

softly. "Ms. Pierce, you're so

her again. "Thank you for setting up this situation just for me. You really hold

composed. "What do you mean

an orange jumpsuit from the detention center

need for

you saying that I caused your

wrongfully accusing me, Mr. Davis. During this period, I was trapped in Borealis City by the snowstorm and couldn't even leave the house. My phone was unreliable, so how could I have orchestrated such a

looked at her, not

leaned back in her chair and began to ask, "Did I cut

"No," Charles replied.

your friends from lending

"No," he replied.

encourage you to use the charity funds?" she

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