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."

the interrogation room only enabled those outside to have a clear

who was supposedly

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 ruthless personality, he continued to contend and

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

chuckled. "How would I

the location was pinged at your house. Are you saying you knew nothing about

also on the 16th?

That day we were working late at my place on a case. But

With that, Beathan realized that the police

"Although criminal summons can last as long as 24 hours, surely you won't keep me here until the time's

dropped the topic for now and switched gears." Where were you on

so I can't remember clearly. If it was during the day, I was probably working at the firm. If it was at night, I might have been at home or

"What happened

Emelie was involved in a 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 she was paid to do that. The person