Unexpected Blessing After Divorce

Chapter 308

Jared was silent for two seconds before he replied, “Yes, but don’t panic, Yuliana. We don’t know what’s going on

now. Christopher knows what he should and should not do. It can’t be him.”

“Panic? Should I be panicked?” she scoffed inwardly.

Yuliana pursed her lips tightly. Her face looked pale. She looked outside the window and stared at those men and

women coming in and out of the City Hall. Jared’s words made her feel ironic.

She smiled faintly and said, “He always knows what he should or should not do, but it depends on the matter.”

Jared was stunned and said nothing when she heard what Yuliana said.

Yuliana brushed her emotions away and said, “Jared, I called Layla and Joyce, but none of them answered the

phone.”

Jared explained, “Since the news leaked last night, many media reporters called them nonstop to find out about the

situation. They have been calling so frequently that the phone will blow up. I’ll give you a new number.”

At the moment, Jared was not in Juxshire but in Jeahron.

He did not know anything until a friend asked him about it in the morning. He then tried to call Layla to confirm it,

but just like Yuliana, no one answered the phone.

It was Layla who took the initiative to contact him and asked him to make a trip to meet with a few well-known

lawyers in Jeahron.

Those lawyers were the best in the industry. Before Layla called him, she also contacted those lawyers.

But somehow, those lawyers refused to take Christopher’s case.

So Layla called him and asked him to meet those lawyers in person.

Jared was considered a great figure in the academic circle and had a vast network of contacts.

A friend of his in Jeahron was familiar with one of the lawyers and had a good relationship. That was how he

managed to make an appointment.

When Yuliana called, he was on his way to meet the lawyer.

Jared quickly sent Layla’s number to Yuliana.

Yuliana dialed the number, and the call was answered immediately.

“Hello?” Layla’s voice came from the phone with a fit of sharp anger.

Yuliana said, “Layla, it’s me, Yuliana.”

When Layla heard Yuliana’s voice, she was stunned for two seconds and replied, “Sorry, this phone is for temporary

use, and I don’t have your number in it.”

She became silent momentarily before continuing, “Did you know what happened to Christopher?”

Yuliana did not respond. She felt her throat was a little dry, and the stuffy environment of the car made her

uncomfortable. After a long while, she said, “Did Christopher… Scarlett…

She could not finish a complete sentence.

Regardless of how much she refused to admit it, deep down, she was not over Christopher yet.

Moreover, Christopher was Rowan’s father,

“Yuliana, even you don’t believe him?” Layla’s tone was a little cold.

When she learned about Christopher’s incident last night, she rushed to the police station immediately, but the

police did not allow her to visit, so she could not see Christopher right after he was taken away. Later, she entrusted

a lawyer to come over and finally met Christopher after dawn.

The lawyer was new. After he saw Christopher and learned about the case, he told Layla candidly that Christopher’s

case was tricky, as all the evidence pointed to him. It was almost impossible to get rid of the suspicion.

Only then did Layla contact a few famous lawyers in Jeahron. She wanted them to take over the case. As long as

Christopher could be released, she was willing to pay any amount of money.

However, those lawyers in Jeahron refused directly without even finding out the details of the case. Then, Joyce

contacted the lawyers in Juxshire whose expertise was in criminal cases. Just like those lawyers in Jeahron, they

refused to accept when they heard it was Christopher’s case.

Layla noticed something unusual in it. When Yuliana called, she just quarreled with a lawyer she had cooperated

with many times, so her tone was still mixed with a hint of anger.

Based on what Yuliana knew about Christopher, it was indeed impossible for him to take someone’s life. There was

certainly something else behind that incident. Regardless of what that was, it was worth finding out.

Christopher and Scarlett had no grudges against each other. They hardly interacted with each other. Even if

Scarlett died, how could Christopher be involved in it?

There was only one person who could connect the two persons.

That was Annabelle.

Christopher would repeatedly go crazy whenever he dealt with Annabelle’s

matter.

It was just like what happened when Christopher was in high school. He could ignore the school rules for Annabelle.

Even if there was a chance he might get expelled from the school, he had to stand up for her.

She had seen how Christopher got into a fight because of Annabelle.

He did not spare any effort.

She did not know what happened between Scarlett and Annabelle or what role Christopher played in between, but

the only thing she could be sure of was that Annabelle was the key person to that incident.

Yuliana asked, “Layla, where are you? I’ll go meet you.”

“Okay.” Layla then gave her an address.

When Yuliana rushed over, Layla was on the phone with a sharp tone. She stood aside and called her out after Layla

finished talking, “Layla.”

Layla glanced at her. She looked tired, and there were black eye rings underneath her eyes. It was obvious that she

did not have a good rest last night.

“Come in.”

Layla calmed down slightly, called the waiter, and asked her, “What do you want to drink?”

Yuliana said to the waiter, “Just give me a glass of warm water.”

The waiter left and quickly brought a glass of warm water over.

Yuliana said thank you and took a sip of water from the glass. Since she went out that morning, she had not taken

any water. It was already autumn. Although Juxshire was located by the seaside, it was still a little dry compared to

summer.

She drank, put down the glass, smiled, and said to Layla, “Layla, I made an appointment with Christopher this

morning to go to the City Hall to handle the divorce formalities.”

Layla was stunned and pursed her lips. She did not respond.

Both of them were silent.

Yuliana asked, “Have you seen Christopher?”

Layla hummed and nodded. “I met him with a lawyer this morning.”

Yuliana lowered her gaze and looked at the waves on the surface of the warm water in the glass. “What did he say?

How did Scarlett die?”

Layla shook her head. “He doesn’t know. When he arrived, Scarlett was already dead.”

However, the evidence collected by the police were all pointing to Christopher, and there was no third person.

Scarlett was pushed down the stairs by someone and died when her head hit a sharp corner. As for the other

cause, they had to wait for the autopsy results. According to the police, Scarlett still had a chance to survive if she

was treated in time.

When Christopher arrived, he called an ambulance and the police immediately. Nonetheless, Scarlett was already

dead by then.

When the police arrived, they inspected the scene. The evidence collected from the scene immediately targeted

Christopher as the suspect, so they detained him on the spot.

The police suspected that Christopher had ended Scarlett’s life and dragged the time until she died. Then he

pretended to call an ambulance and the police to eliminate the suspicion.

When Layla went to see Christopher with the lawyer that morning, Christopher’s situation was obviously not right.

The lawyer asked him a lot of questions related to the case. On the surface, Christopher was very cooperative and

answered everything he was asked, but Layla could feel that Christopher was hiding something.

Yuliana asked, “Why did Christopher appear at the crime scene?”

Layla frowned. “He didn’t say anything.”

The lawyer also asked Christopher the same question, but the latter kept silent and said nothing.

Yuliana was not surprised after she heard what Layla told her.

She picked up the glass of warm water and drank it slowly. As the warm liquid entered her stomach, she felt her

body getting slightly warmer.

Yuliana asked, “Layla, I want to meet with Christopher Can you help me arrange it?”

“Okay,” Layla said. “I’ll arrange it. Please wait for my message.”

As soon as she finished speaking, her phone rang.

Layla glanced at the name on the screen. It was Joyce calling. She did not avoid Yuliana and answered the call

directly.

“Joyce…”

“How’s Chris’ case?”

Layla sneered, “Isn’t that exactly what you wanted to see, Joyce? The police are detaining Christopher as a suspect.

Isn’t it up to you to decide everything in Solace Corporation?”

Joyce had been married into the Solace family for so many years. Layla had never looked down on her because of

her background, and had always respected and defended her. That was the first time she had ever talked to Joyce

with such a harsh tone.

Joyce was silent and did not explain.

After a while, she said, “A lot of media reporters are blocking the company’s entrance. If you have nothing else

important, come back to the company as soon as possible to deal with it.”