Rejected Heiress, Reigning Queen novel Chapter 184

Emma looked at her in confusion, while Percy was the first to object.

"No."

Gillian's hatred for Emma was no secret. Who knew what kind of malicious scheme the two of them were brewing?

Gillian pouted unhappily. "I'm telling her to go for her own good. Someone witnessed the entire process the day Brenda was murdered. I had to promise him a hundred thousand dollars just to get him to testify."

Emma eyed Gillian with a heavy dose of skepticism. Was she really being that generous?

Gillian shot Emma a withering glare and rolled her eyes. "It's only because my godmother has such a soft heart! If Pamela hadn't begged me to help you, I wouldn't have lifted a finger!"

Emma froze. Pamela was the one who put Gillian up to this?

"Gillian isn't lying. Pamela transferred the money to her, and the witness has already been escorted to the precinct under the protection of the Harrington family guards. Once his statement is recorded, the funds will wire straight to his account. All you need to do is come with me right now."

Emma pondered for a moment before deciding to trust Phoebe just this once.

As the two walked out of the hospital, Phoebe hesitated before speaking up. "Since Gillian helped you out this time, could you do her a favor and return to Capital City?"

"Why?"

Emma was baffled. Why did Phoebe care if she went back to the capital?

"Percy's injuries won't allow him to be discharged anytime soon. I don't want you ruining Gillian's chances to spend time with him."

Phoebe bit her lip. Gillian had come all this way specifically for Percy. As long as Emma stuck around, Percy would never have eyes for anyone else.

"Let's see what the police say first."

While riding in the car, Julian sent Emma a message informing her that she was trending online.

The internet was flooded with outrage demanding justice for Brenda's family. Countless conspiracy theorists were even claiming that Emma had ordered her bodyguards to murder Brenda out of pure spite.

As she scrolled through the venomous threads, a brand-new trending hashtag suddenly dominated her screen.

#CarterHarringtonDefendsWife#

Emma immediately clicked on it. Right beneath the tag were screenshots of Carter personally filing lawsuits against hundreds of accounts spreading defamation.

"Is the witness currently en route to the station?" Emma asked.

Phoebe nodded. "Judging by the time, we should arrive at roughly the exact same moment."

Emma's gaze instantly hardened. "Driver, pull over."

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