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.

actually hesitated at

married, Ember. I don't want you to hurt

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

Zachary was stumped.

“Bute"

won't believe me, then what must I do for you to believe me? I'll do

on that Zachary might

have solid evidence, or he would be throwing

had a chance to turn things around, and therefore

miserable look at Zachary, she continued, ‘Someone must be trying

Zachary was silent.

responded to the

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

were guilty, and you know yourself if you did it. If you want me to forgive you,

to lie her way out. However, she knew that she must never admit that she knew where Lulu was-it would be equal to admitting she was