Chapter 309
The little boy’s faith crumbled, a look of heartbreak on his face, “Dad, how could you do something bad? Haven’t you always taught me to be a good person? How could you do this? You’re not my dad, I don’t want a bad dad like you…”
“Don’t you dare talk to your father like that!”
Behind the little boy, a plainly dressed woman walked in, scolding the child before looking at her husband with a pained expression,
“Zachary, why don’t you tell the truth soon? Do you really want our child to live under the shadow of his father being a bad guy?”
Seeing his wife and son safe and sound, Zachary breathed a sigh of relief, feeling too ashamed to face his family, he hung his head, “I’m glad you guys are okay. As long as you’re safe, nothing else matters…”
“Yes, we’re safe now, we’ve been rescued!” With teary eyes, the woman leaned into her husband’s shoulder, “But Zach, why are you so foolish? You got laid off from the company and didn’t tell me, working odd jobs all this time on your own, and even got used to do those nasty things! You need to tell the truth to the police, we can still hope for leniency!”
“I was wrong, as long as you and the kid are okay, I’ve got nothing to worry about!”
Hearing his wife not blaming him, Zachary was moved to tears. He wiped his tears and raised his head to the police, “Officers, I want to tell the truth! The reason I pleaded guilty before was because my wife and son were kidnapped and someone threatened me to say so!”
The cops were taken aback!
“What? Who kidnapped your wife and child?”
Everyone present was also stunned, shocked by this major plot twist…
One of the cops frowned cautiously, “Zachary, are you sure you want to retract your confession now? If you lie again, the consequences will be severe!”
Zachary nodded firmly, “I’m sure, I want to tell the truth! Officer, I was really threatened and used, that’s why I tried to harm Miss Patricia, but I wasn’t used by Ellinor, it was someone else!”
On the side, Balfour was silent, waiting for Zachary to continue.
Byran’s eyes were wide open, desperately wanting to know the truth…
Patricia was nervously hiding in Balfour’s arms, still somewhat afraid to look at the villain who had tried to harm her, but was surprised by the sudden turn of events, occasionally glancing over.
Haillie seemed a bit annoyed, she was finally able to see Ellinor’s downfall she had been looking forward to, but unexpectedly, even in this situation, Ellinor was still able to turn the tables, what a cunning person!
The lawyer, Case Quinne, calmly walked back in, “These two are the new witnesses I mentioned earlier. As you can see, they are the wife and child of the criminal Zachary. They have been held in an unfinished building in the suburbs for the past few days, someone used. them to threaten Zachary, forcing him to frame my client.*
Balfour glanced at Case Quinne, then squinted at Zachary, asking coldly. “Who did it?”
Case Quinne continued, “Mr. Zachary, your wife and child are safe now, please tell us the truth! Tell us, who was it that was really controlling you?”
