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