Chapter 317


    “Okay,” he responded casually as if agreeing on an insignificant matter.


    As Yuliana raised her head slightly, her eyes widened and quickly turned red with


    tears.


    She bit her lip firmly, forcing herself to blink back the tears in her eyes a little. Then, she took a few


    deep breaths, pulled open the door, and walked out.


    When Yuliana walked out, Zayne was leaning against the wall and fiddling with his phone. He appeared


    distant, as though he was deeply engrossed in thought.


    Yuliana approached him. “Mr. Zamora.”


    Upon hearing Yuliana’s voice, Zayne finally came back to his senses and turned to face her.


    His


    gaze briefly paused when he saw her reddened eyes. “Are you okay?” he asked gentlemanly.


    Yuliana shook her head lightly without saying anything.


    Zayne also did not like to probe into matters between spouses.


    But he did have some insider knowledge about this case. It was just that Christopher was not willing to


    disclose the actual situation, and no additional evidence had been found.


    Zayne averted his gaze from Yuliana’s face and asked, “Has he told you yet?”


    “No.”


    Christopher’s attitude earlier was apparent. Even if she had asked him, he wouldn’t have answered


    either.


    Although it was not yet certain whether Scarlett’s death had any direct rtion to Annabelle, Annabelle


    definitely had something to do with Christopher bing a suspect.


    Christopher had, once again, put his own life on the line to ensure Annabelle’s well-being.


    Hearing Yuliana’s response, Zayne knew he hade in vain again today. Nevertheless, if there were


    no evidence in favor of Christopher in the near future, the police’s evidence would basically be


    sufficient to convict him of the murder.


    Zayne had also examined the scene. The evidence was solid, so much so that even he suspected


    Christopher had murdered that woman. However, La firmly believed that there was more to the


    story.


    In fact, Zayne was not concerned whether Christopher was the perpetrator of that woman’s murder or


    not. His priority as awyer was, of course, to serve his


    client’s interests.


    But the situation wasn’t optimistic at present, not to mention that La was constantly doubting Zayne’s


    ability. This made him feel somewhat displeased.


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    Zayne retracted his gaze from afar, nced at Yuliana, and said, “Wait here for a moment. I need to


    grab something from inside. I’ll give you a rideter. It’s not easy to hail a taxi in this area.”


    Yuliana did not decline the offer and instead thanked him.


    With that, Zayne went inside to retrieve hisputer and hard copies of case-rted documents.


    Yuliana waited outside for about ten minutes before he emerged from the building.


    Zayne’s offer to give Yuliana a ride did not specify that he would take her home. Once they arrived at a


    convenient location to hail a taxi, he dropped her off, exining apologetically that he had urgent


    matters to attend to in another direction.


    Before they parted ways, Zayne handed one of his business cards to Yuliana and told her to contact


    him if necessary.


    Yuliana did not think much of it when she epted his business card. It was not until Zayne’s car had


    driven away that understanding dawned on her.


    She couldn’t help butugh self-deprecatingly.


    “Look. Even people who aren’t well-acquainted with us know we’re going to get a divorce,” she thought.


    It was still quite early right now, having not surpassed eleven o’clock.


    At this juncture, she did not want to go home.


    Yuliana walked aimlessly down the street without any particr thoughts in her mind. She


    absentmindedly scanned the cars and peopleing and going.


    The agonizing and suffocating sensation she had previously experienced while in the detention center


    had already faded as time passed. It seemed like she had gotten numb from the pain and was no


    longer feeling anything.


    At that time, Yuliana had a strong urge to cry in front of Christopher but managed to control her tears


    forcefully. Now, with no familiar faces in sight that were aware of what had happened, there was no big


    deal, even if she were to burst into tears. Nevertheless, her eyes only felt as empty as her mind now,


    without a single tear inside.


    Her phone started to ring before she walked for long.


    The call was from La, who asked about Yuliana’s meeting with Christopher and if he had told the


    latter anything.


    Yuliana replied sinctly, “No.”


    La went silent for a while after hearing Yuliana’s response and then sighed.


    La thenforted Yuliana, “Yuliana, don’t be anxious. I’lle to Jeahron in person tomorrow and


    engage the bestwyer for Chris. He will definitely be fine.”


    “La, I’d suggest you not put in so much effort.” In truth, Yuliana shouldn’t have said those words, but


    she couldn’t bear to see La being worried and anxious for Christopher. “Christopher is already an


    adult who has his own thoughts. He ought to be responsible for his actions.”


    La probably did not like to hear these words.


    If it were in the past, Yuliana would not have spoken up, as the truth could often be ufortable to


    hear.


    She did not want to hurt anyone.


    But now, she felt sorry for La and perhaps more so for herself.


    She had begged Christopher so abjectly, expressing her feelings for him, yet he simply dismissed her


    as though she were garbage.


    No matter what unspeakable reasons Christopher might have had, it was evident his heart had always


    held other priorities that were more important than Yuliana and Rowan.


    “What do you mean by that?” La questioned, sensing something off about Yuliana’s tone of voice.


    The couple had previously argued about getting a divorce, but as soon as Christopher got into trouble


    and was detained in the detention center, Yuliana rushed to visit him. Thus, La had assumed that


    Yuliana’s visit indicated a possibility of reconciliation in the duo’s rtionship.


    However, Yuliana’s tone did not seem to reflect La’s sentiment.


    Yuliana knew that her words earlier had been mixed with a lot of her personal emotions. Given La’s


    deep concern for her younger brother Christopher, Yuliana believed it would be impossible for La to


    simply stand by and do nothing.


    Instead of answering La’s question, she responded inly, “Lay… Ms. Sce, you don’t have to


    keep me updated on Christopher’s matters from now on. After this, I’ll make time to finalize our divorce,


    and once that’s done, I won’t have anything to do with him anymore.”


    As soon as those words were uttered, the phone line went quiet once again.


    The silence felt a little heavy and oppressive.


    La was aware that Christopher was the one who had initiated the divorce, so she should not think


    negatively of Yuliana. However, with Christopher facing murder charges and being in a precarious


    situation now, she couldn’t help but feel


    a little disheartened when she heard Yuliana’s words.


    Regardless, she didn’t say anything and merely sneered. “Okay.”


    Following that, the call was hung up.


    With her phone in hand, Yuliana stood at the crossroads and watched the constant stream of passing


    vehicles. She remained there for quite some time, and it wasn’t until her legs had gone numb that she


    finally regained her senses.


    She first called Hailey, informing thetter that she would be returning homete and asking Hailey to


    look after Rowan.


    Then, she ced another call to Xandria.


    Since theirst conversation on the phone yesterday, Xandria had made several attempts to call


    Yuliana in the afternoon. It was probable that she had received some legitimate news and was now


    concerned about Yuliana.


    But Yuliana did not answer the phone.


    Later on, Xandria sent a WhatsApp text to ask about the situation of Christopher’s


    case.


    To soothe Xandria’s nerves, Yuliana replied with two texts.


    While Yuliana was in the detention center earlier, Xandria called the former again. At that time,


    Yuliana’s phone was on silent mode, so she only noticed the missed call after she left.


    As soon as Yuliana made the call, Xandria picked up the phone.


    “You finally are willing to call me back!” Xandria sounded immensely anxious. “What exactly is going


    on? How could Christopher possibly murder Scarlett? Is it possible that the police have gotten it


    wrong?”


    In contrast to Yuliana’sposed demeanor, Xandria’s reaction appeared more normal.


    Yuliana chose not to respond to Xandria’s query and instead asked in a low voice, “Xani, can youe


    and get me, please? I’m feeling quite exhausted and cannot walk anymore.”


    After Xandria heard that, tears began to well up in her eyes. Thankfully, she managed to hold them


    back as she answered in a somewhat odd voice, “Sure, send me your location. I’ll be there in no time.”


    “Okay.”


    Yuliana hung up the phone and then sent her location to Xandria.


    Xandria got there quickly.