Chapter 347 Hold Her Accountable

"It wasn't me." Emelie lost count of how many times she had said those three words in the past hour. "I didn't do such a thing, nor would I ever… If I wanted to do something like that, I wouldn't have left so many clues for the police to trace back to me." The latter part of her sentence softened the stern look on William's face into a faint chuckle. Emelie couldn't decipher whether his reaction indicated belief or disbelief. She refastened her seatbelt and did not feel the urge to convince him further. She sent a message to Ashley, "Ashley, do you have time later at night? Something happened, and we need to talk on the phone." Ashley had yet to reply. William instructed Ashton to drive and asked, "Does Jeremiah and Lindsey know about this?" Ashton replied, "Yes, they do, but they're currently on vacation in New Quinby. It will take some time for them to fly back, so they have entrusted everything to Charles." Emelie wanted to understand the details and leaned forward slightly