Chapter 164

"Prison? What the hell?" Adrienne's voice quivered.

"Juliette gave that document to the police. She wanted to hurt me after I refused to take her side. The document had evidence of my illegal arms deals," Richard said.

"Arms deals? That's how you got wealthy, right?" Adrienne asked and Richard nodded.

"The Chief offered me a deal. He said he would give me the video Rosa sent to the police if I let him arrest me as a 'big criminal' to boost his promotion chances," Richard explained.

"What? No, that's a terrible deal! That's like trading a bread factory for a loaf of bread. You didn't agree to that, did you?" Adrienne said.

"Of course not. Rosa's video was useless to us. But I thought about it.

I would get caught sooner or later if someone found out, or one of my partners got busted, or someone dug into my past.

I know the Chief, so he's being easy on me. He could end our 'relationship' and arrest me with what he has.

Luckily, that's not the case. If or when he gets promoted, there