Chapter 85 Emily's Daughter

Steven's breathing became rapid, and his eyes betrayed his hidden panic. "N-No, it wasn't me. It's a misunderstanding!" I looked at him and sighed softly. "Steven, given your qualifications, you could easily find a director position elsewhere. "We've worked together, and I know you're not the mastermind. Why ruin your whole life for someone else's sake?" Queenie kept giving me signals from beside me. I knew she wanted to call the police, but I shook my head. Once the police were involved, uncovering the mastermind would be too difficult, and it might even alert them. I needed to probe for information first and gather solid evidence if Zeke was behind this. Steven narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment before he looked at me. "Summer, as Mrs. Pierce, can you promise you won't report this to the police?" "What do you think?" I refused to make any promises to such a lowlife. He appeared somewhat disheartened and sat down on the ground. "Fine. I'll confess. Emily was the one wh