Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 740 The Venomous Snake

Beathan's jaw clenched momentarily.

It had only been around five hours since he left Placidville, yet even his secretary had been arrested. Clearly, this was a well-laid trap, and they'd been waiting for him to fall right into it

However, he responded in an innocent manner, feigning surprise. "Is that so? Has Jake confessed to it?" Jace, the police officer, responded with a question of his own. "What do you think, Mr. Collins?" Beathan knew that was a part of his tactics. The police would never reveal how much they knew, leaving him to guess on his own. They were hoping he'd slip up and expose himself.

Beathan cautiously probed, "This is a serious case. How could I dare to speculate? But since you've brought me to the station, does that mean Jake said I ordered him to do this?"

Jace calmly countered, "Shouldn't you know the things that your secretary has done?"

Beathan shrugged. "He's my secretary, not my clone. Let's be honest, parents can't always control their children, so how can I control him?

"He's merely my employee. Maybe I can keep tabs on him during work hours, but whatever he does after work is his own business. He doesn't need to report those to me. So, honestly, I have no idea."

to have a clear view of the

that moment, Emelie, who was supposedly dead, stood outside. She

no wonder William had said he was incredibly difficult to deal with. His experience as a lawyer had gave him the composure to sit in an interrogation room stoically. Born with a secretive and

asked again, "Jake has no grudge against Emelie. Why would he hire someone

"How would I know? You

traced Jake's phone signal. When Felix called him, the

that also on

at my place on a case. But just because he took a call at my house doesn't mean he was acting

glances and remained silent for a moment. With that, Beathan realized that the police had no

as long as 24 hours, surely you won't keep me here until the time's up before letting

now and switched gears." Where were you

probably working at the firm. If it was at night, I might have been at home or out for a drink with friends," Beathan

asked, "What happened on

deliberate car accident outside the Sheldon Suites, harming one person. The driver claimed to be a new driver who mistook the gas pedal for the brake pedal, but we have evidence proving