My Great Escape Led Me to You (Emily Blair) novel Chapter 1279

The female officer stayed calm as she called them over and went through all the official steps. She filed the settlement agreement Rose Ward had written, double-checked everything with Rose and her grandmother, and only then did she let them go.

During the whole thing, the officer kept glancing at Rose’s phone. The camera was aimed straight ahead the entire time. Most cops have training in reading people, and it was obvious to her that Rose and her grandmother were tense. Their body language, the way they spoke, even their expressions—something just didn’t add up.

Suspicion was definitely building.

After Rose left, the officers gathered around and took another look at the settlement agreement. One of them pointed out how sloppy it looked. “She must have been in a rush. There are mistakes in the handwriting, and even the fingerprint ink is still wet. That’s pretty desperate.”

“And she was recording everything,” another officer noted.

The female officer thought for a moment. “There’s definitely something off. Does anyone have her contact info?”

A male officer raised his hand. “I do. I worked on her case before and added her on WeChat.”

“She was recording, so maybe she couldn’t speak freely,” the female officer said. “Text her. See if you can find out what’s really going on.”

He nodded and immediately took out his phone.

As soon as Rose left the station, she got in the car, stopped the recording, and sent the video straight to Elizabeth Wilson.

Rose: I’ve given the settlement agreement to the police.

Elizabeth had been waiting and replied right away.

Rose let out a shaky breath. “I’ve done everything they asked me to. I really hope they’ll stop and bring her back.”

Her grandmother squeezed her hand. “Emily’s a good kid. Good things will happen to good people.”

Their lawyer was driving them back in his own car. He glanced at them in the rearview mirror. “Honestly, I don’t think the situation looks good.”

The male officer nodded. They were both sure Rose was hiding something, probably out of fear.

The male officer said quietly, “Maybe Isabella Austin’s family threatened her.”

“Ask her again,” the female officer said.

Rose glanced down at her phone again and saw another message from the police.

Police: If anything’s wrong, you can tell us. We’re here to help.

For a moment, Rose really did hesitate. If the police got involved, maybe Emily would be freed sooner.

But she could still hear Benjamin Gomez’s threatening words in her mind. She just couldn’t risk Emily’s safety.