Rejected Heiress, Reigning Queen novel Chapter 181

Carter had just heard about the incident at the bus station from the other officers, his brows pulling into a slight frown.

"You suspect Raymond murdered someone just to frame you?"

Emma pursed her lips in silence. She had stayed at the abandoned bus station until the early hours of the morning, and her bodyguards had secured the perimeter tightly. No one could have slipped past them.

The last time Brenda Yates was caught on the surveillance cameras, she was already at the bus station. Her body could only have been dumped there after Emma had left.

Murder wasn't a simple task. Whoever went to such extreme lengths just to frame her was no ordinary person.

Considering this incident was likely tied to the kidnapping and the car crash, Raymond was the only suspect Emma could think of.

"Raymond wouldn't do that."

The Harrington family wielded immense power, but they also knew where to draw the line.

No one in the Harrington family would ever slaughter the innocent or treat human life so carelessly.

"I understand."

Emma didn't say anything else. Since she was still a suspect, the meeting Carter had arranged with her kidnapper had been delayed.

She returned to the car in silence. Carter didn't know what to say either, and an awkward tension settled between them for the first time.

A moment later, Emma called Julian.

"Let me handle this. You don't need to worry, just keep doing what you need to do."

Julian's words put Emma's mind at ease.

A wave of guilt immediately washed over Carter. Just as he was about to explain himself, Emma's phone rang again.

"Emma, I heard you were dragged into a murder investigation. I've already sent people to check all the surveillance footage, so don't worry."

Percy's voice echoed through the speaker, and Carter's expression instantly darkened.

Emma hung up without another word, plunging the car back into an eerie silence.

"Emma, I—"

"I was wrong earlier. I had no solid reason to suspect Raymond. I was too rash."

Emma offered a polite apology. Carter looked at her quietly, swallowing the words he had wanted to say.

He was afraid that the more he spoke, the more misunderstandings he would cause.

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