Chapter 210
Xavier’s lace contorted several times before he finally managed to calm himself down. “What do you want?” he asked.
Emily let out a soft laugh. “Don’t tell me you don’t know what I want, Mr. Jenkins. If it weren’t for you, this video might never have seen the light of day
When Lucas came to show off in front of her, Emily knew things wouldn’t end so simply
Especially after learning that the kidnappers had rated out Xavier, Emilly Instinctively sensed that trouble was coming her way, so she made sure to retrieve the video Jackson had set up for her in advance.
Looking at Xavier’s dark expression, Emily gave a slight smirk, feeling no desire to keep talking to him
“You’ve got two days to decide, Mr. Jenkins,” she said. “Are you really going to risk everything just to drag me down as your scapegoat, or are you going to prove my innocence and get me out of here?”
Emily stood up, about to walk away. But then, as if something had just occurred to her, she turned back to Xavier. “I need a knife. A pair of scissors will also do
Emily had been brought in by the police so suddenly that she hadn’t had time to bring anything with her.
Even though she knew the detention cell was supposed to be sale, she just couldn’t let her guard down.
Emily ignored Xavier’s gloomy face and didn’t spare him another look, turning straight back to her cell.
Watching Emily leave without saying another word, Xavier jumped to his feat in a rage. “You”
Xavier slammed his palm on the table, wanting to yell something, but with all the cops around, he had to swallow his words and just seethe in helpless fury.
Xavier wished he could strangle Emily right now, make sure she’d never open her mouth for the rest of here.
However, not only could he not strangle this woman, but he also had to get her out within two days, all while dealing with Sofia breathing down his neck.
“No, waiting two days is out of the question, I need to get her out of there, and fast, he wondered.
Sure, Xavier had dirt on Sofia, but if she were really so easy to handle, Xavier wouldn’t have spent all these years getting crushed under her heel.
If she ever finds out that Emily’s holding this much leverage over me–‘he thought.
Xavier didn’t even want to think about the consequences. He hurried back to make his arrangements.
But those two kidnappers had been arranged by Sofia. If Xavier wanted them to change their story, only Sofia could make it happen.
Emily had no idea what Xavier was going to do next, and she spent another day huddled in the corner of her cell.
Emily still couldn’t get any sleep, but just having a pair of scissors in her hand made her feel a bit safer inside.
Aher four days without a wink of sleep, Emily’s lace was pale and haggard.
Luckily, the very next day, the police let her go, saying they’d found evidence that proved she was innocent.
As she walked out of the station, Emily stared blankly into the blinding sunlight, momentarily lost in a dare.
The next second, a cold, gloomy voice suddenly snapped her out of it. “Don’t just stand there. Come with me.”
Emily came back to her senses and saw xavier standing by his car, face dark as ever, ayers fixed on her like he was ready to rip her to shreds
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Instinctively, Emily tightened her grip on the scissors, even raising them defensively toward him.
Xavier, who had been struggling to hold back his anger, was caught off guard by her reaction, hit anger momentarily forgotton. He stammered, “lo-
Emily was dazed for a second before she realized what she was doing and lowered the hand holding the scissors
She really didn’t want to bother with Xavier, but just as she was about to turn away, something occurred to her.
She lifted the scissors again, staring straight at Xavier, “Do you know why I told you to get me a pair of scissors?”
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