The runaway groom novel (Irene and Isaac) novel Chapter 524

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-"

"No!" 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.

Zachary actually hesitated at that.

"We're already married, Ember. I don't want you to hurt Lulu, so tell me already-do you know where she is?"

Ember held his gaze. "That's right, we're married. Why would I want to hurt her?"

Zachary was stumped.

"But-"

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

Ember had already caught on that Zachary might have been the one who ' blackmailed' her somehow.

However, while he had reason enough to suspect her, he did not have solid evidence, or he would be throwing it in her face instead of questioning her like this.

She had a chance to turn things around, and therefore just needed to stay calm to get through this.

Leveling a miserable look at Zachary, she continued, ’Someone must be trying to frame me. You need evidence for this kind of thing..."

Zachary was silent.

’You responded to the text..."

’Yes, I even promised money, but what does that mean? I said I was just trying to get them arrested, or there might be more people blackmailing me for no reason..."

"For no reason?" Zachary gave her a sharp look, "I have no evidence, but I'm 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 you."

Zachary, not being a 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 to admitting she was behind the banners.

So, she put up a wounded look. "You don't believe me?"