The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call (Wynter Quinnell) novel Chapter 197

Margaret continued, "I know how bad things could get once you get a case against you. Something like that will haunt Wynter forever.

"She's still young, and she's just started her medical studies. I can't have her prospects go down the drain like this."

It was because Wanda knew this that she could unabashedly blackmail Margaret.

She was confident that Margaret would sign over the live-streaming channel to her, especially if it concerned Wynter's future.

"Where do I sign?" Margaret asked.

Wanda beamed as she guided Margaret to the relevant sections. "Over here and here. Once you've finished signing, stamp your thumbprint here."

"And how can you be sure that Wynter will get out of this unscathed?" Margaret was cautious about this. "Will using the Yates' name be enough?

"What power do the Yates family have in Southdale when they're in Kingbourne?"

Hearing this, Wanda silently cursed Margaret's sharpness.

"Well, naturally, there's more work to be done than simply dropping the Yates' name," she drawled arrogantly. "I know someone who works in the precinct. Captain Weissman is a friend of mine."

As she said this, she pulled up Adam's contact to show Margaret. "I'll call him and have him release Wynter after you sign the agreement."

As long as Wanda could get her hands on the channel, everything else could be negotiated.

That said, Wanda wasn't known for her generosity or compassion. She knew it wouldn't make a difference to Wynter's prospects even if Wynter were to be released from interrogation.

Without the live-streaming channel, Wynter would go back to being a poor nobody.

Just as Wanda was reveling in her deviousness, Margaret went quiet at the mention of Captain Weissman.

If things truly were as serious as Wanda made them out to be, Margaret doubted a mere police captain had the power to settle them.

Margaret recalled what Wynter said to her before the latter was taken away for questioning.

"If anyone comes up to you and blackmails you, ignore them," Wynter had said.

At the thought of this, Margaret set the pen down and pretended to be in a dilemma. "I'll need some time to consider…"

She was toying with the purple sugilite pendant she wore while nonchalantly listening to Adam's testament.

She waited until Adam stopped talking.

Just as he thought he had successfully lied his way out of this mess, Wynter said, "I noticed that you have a rather sweet fragrance on you, Captain Weissman. Normally, only young ladies under the age of 25 would use that particular brand of fragrance.

"I also noticed when you came in that your belt was undone, but your shirt was buttoned up all the way. I took a second look and with my very keen eyesight caught your hickey."

She paused before asking slowly, "Where were you on a weekday instead of working your day job, Captain Weissman?"

She had not meant this as a question. She was insinuating that she knew everything he'd been up to.

Adam had never felt fear like this before, and his gaze flickered.

Wynter's smile was humorless. "Truth plays an important part in interrogation, don't you think? It can even stand as a mitigating factor.

"Things like cash flow could be traced with a little bit of investigation. Don't you think so, Mr. Fisher?"