Chapter 487

In less than a day, everything flipped upside down in Lichester. First came the scandal involving the Everett Family, then came news of their power shift, and finally it leaked that the Knight Group was behind the move. Right after that, headlines exploded—Evelyn Knight got arrested for murder. And the worst part? Word was out that bail wasn’t even an option. Charles Knight and Harold Wolfe rushed to the station as soon as they caught wind of it. But even with both of them trying to pull strings, securing Evelyn’s release was a no-go. That had them both fuming. Now, sitting in the interrogation room, Charles looked like he was ready to blow a fuse while staring at his unnervingly calm granddaughter. When Evelyn noticed that Harold didn’t seem too rattled compared to her grandfather, she quietly let out a sigh of relief. Glancing at Charles’s darkened expression, Evelyn smirked, “Oh come on, Grandpa, lighten up. I’m fine, seriously.” “You call this fine?” Charles snapped back at her wit