Chapter 20

“Miss Lockton, please mind your words!”

“Look, he’s still threatening me. He was even more frightening earlier! If you don’t believe me, you can check the surveillance camera!”

Ruth pointed at the attorney and gave a look of ‘See, I wasn’t lying’.

She was a fierce and cold lady before, but became a soft, adorable, pitiful girl in the next second. Her changes were so natural that the officers sighed. They were impressed.

Abel stood at the side. He did not speak to help her, but he also did not leave. His silent imposing manner was frightening.

The director had received a call about this bigwig coming to visit just when he got home. He immediately rushed back and, luckily, was able to receive him successfully. Then, he heard that Mr. Blakewell’s wife was arrested.

He initially thought that it was a simple dispute, but when he walked in and heard the conversation, he had a bad feeling about it.

Now, it looked like he had not been mistaken…

“The amount of money in this compensatio