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 at

Ember. I don't want you to hurt

right, we're married. Why would I want

Zachary was stumped.

“Bute"

me, then what must I do for you to believe me?

caught on that Zachary might have been

he did not have solid evidence, or he would be throwing it in her face instead of questioning

and therefore just needed to stay calm to get through

trying to frame me.

Zachary was silent.

responded to

trying to get them arrested, or there might be more people blackmailing me for no

not stupid-you promised money because you were guilty, and you know yourself if you did it. If you want me to forgive you, tell me where Lulu is, and I just might forgive

complete idiot, foiled Ember's attempts to lie her way out. However, she knew that she must never admit that she knew where Lulu was-it would be equal