The Runaway Groom

Chapter 524

Ember could kick herself right then. Why did she forget to delete the text?

It was now fuel for Zachary to suspect her!

‘They were trying to blackmail me, I was just playing along so that we can arrest them-"

"And they had to blackmail you?” Zachary's grip over her wrist became even more forceful. "You knew you did something wrong. That's why they have leverage against you and could blackmail you-"

"Nol" Ember kept arguing. "I didn’t do anything wrong! I really wanted to arrest them, not because I was guilty and would give them money-"

Zachary frowned. “Stop trying to weasel your way out of this!”

"I'm not!" Ember had to keep denying, or Zachary would hate her and they would be unable to hide what happened to Lulu.

"I swear, I never did anything wrong, and I was really trying to get my blackmailer arrested," she persisted.

hesitated

already married, Ember. I don't want you to hurt Lulu, so tell me already-do you

gaze. "That's right, we're married. Why would I want

Zachary was stumped.

“Bute"

me, then what must I do for you to

that Zachary might have been the one who‘

evidence, or he would be throwing it in

had a chance to turn things around, and therefore

continued, ‘Someone must be trying to frame me. You need evidence for this kind of

Zachary was silent.

responded to

money, but what does that mean? I said I was just trying to get them arrested, or there might

no evidence, but I'm not stupid-you promised money because you were guilty, and you know yourself if you did it. If you

she knew that she must never admit that she knew where Lulu was-it would be equal to admitting she was behind