The Runaway Groom

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Chapter 589

Even with his evidence, Zachary could not topple the Lindts in a single stroke.

However, that was not the case now that he had Ember's confession.

He sent her home to wait for his updates, after which he quickly uploaded the recording online.

The incident had already caused significant unrest, and in this age of networking, no individual or event gets to

hide.

Soon, Peter Lindt was named, and a horde of journalists as well as outraged netizens arrived at the hospital.

They both returned home, their faces ashen, but another bombshell landed almost as soon as they sat on the

couch.

"You have to listen to this..."

Shirley showed Peter the recording that was circulating online, and they both could hear that it was their daughter.

"How could she say something like that... And at a time like this?!"

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As the Lindts were pushed to the brink, Peter was left seething and barking, "Call her here already!"

Shirley quickly did so, and Ember soon arrived-she had returned to the hospital after leaving Zachary's office, and

she returned home since her parents had already left.

"What the hell is this?!’ Peter barked as he played the recording for her, but Ember was dumbfounded too.

It was what she had just told Zachary... Why was there a recording posted online already?

However, she would never believe that it was Zachary. She said, "It must be Tim Goldman."

"You've met him?" Peter asked.

"Yes," Ember lied, and assured her father, "Calm down, Dad. Zachary is going to help US."

"What?! You told him?!" Peter gaped.

Ember Still held faith in Zachary. "Zachary would know now that it's come to this even if we didn't tell him. You know

that he's not a schemer-don't think so poorly of him."

Peter was silent for a while and sighed. "Yeah. Right now, we can only trust him."

Zachary had always been soft and never did anything wrong, so it was likely he was not culpable—not when he did

not even have the mind for it.

The thought that Tim wanted to screw him over put Peter's mind at ease.

Right now, he had no choice but to trust Zachary... 1

That was when several uniformed officers arrived at his house, demanding that he follow them back to the precinct

to assist in an investigation.

The incident had already caused too much of a stir, after all.

Shirley was left sobbing-Peter had always called the shots in the family, and she had no idea what to do in his

absence.

Ember tried to console her. "Don't worry, Mom. Zachary will save Dad."

Shirley said nothing as she wiped away her tears.

Zachary arrived in the evening, bringing a message from Tim.

Naturally, it was from him as well, but he described it as if only Tim said it, using Tim as a misdirection.

"We can smooth things over by paying him off," Zachary said.

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"How much is he asking for?"

Ember barely finished when Shirley said, "We don't have any money left. He's already taken all the movable assets

and capital our company had..."

"He must be coming after your family's fortune," Zachary said. "He also

said that you could give him any businesses you have on hand if you don't have the money."

"He just wants to devour us whole, doesn't he?" Ember bristled.

"Calm down. I won't let you starve even if your family is gone," Zachary assured her.

Ember became a mush of emotions right then and threw herself in Zachary’s arms. "You're the only one I can rely

on now."

"I'm here. You have nothing to worry about." Zachary patted her on the shoulder, staying silent for a while before

continuing, "Money is just a possession. Right now, the most important thing is to save your father. Moreover, it's

just business-it won't bankrupt the company, and your father has the strength to straighten things out once he's

released. That's the easy part, but bailing him out right now is the priority."

"That's right, Mom," Ember echoed.

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