Inside the car, Julian took off his coat and wrapped it tightly around the trembling Clara. Feeling her shaking all over, he pulled her into his arms, patted her back gently, and spoke in a low voice. "The Howe family's case happened too long ago, making evidence collection extremely difficult. I'd planned to bring you good news, but I never expected Chris would trick you here using the children!"
Clara took a deep breath, striving to calm herself down. "What good news?"
"They've caught the debt collectors from back then. They know Chris. With their testimony, sending Chris to prison is absolutely certain."
Clara fell silent and lowered her eyes. Julian asked cautiously,
"What's wrong? Can't bear to see him punished?"
"Of course not, I'm just thinking, he's run businesses in Europe fo
