Chapter 390

Conrad Hilliard held her close, his warm palm wrapped around her slender fingers, toying with them gently. His gaze was deep. “Someone from the Cabinet stepped in. Rosemary Miller’s been cleared of all charges.” Calliope Godfrey suddenly sat up in disbelief. “What did you just say?” Rosemary? How could she possibly have gotten in with someone that high up? The shock quickly faded as she zeroed in on the problem. “Even if someone from the Cabinet vouched for her, I gave the police that video—clearly showing she was involved in killing my grandfather! How could he, as a Cabinet minister, justify bailing her out? Isn't he worried about risking his own position?” She couldn’t wrap her head around it—who would go that far for Rosemary Miller? Conrad looked at the anger and disbelief in her eyes and pulled her back into his arms with a soft sigh. “The video you gave? It pointed fingers, but it wasn’t actual hard evidence.” “But right before the trial, the key evidence that nailed Jonathan Go