I shook my head. “I can’t tell you about it right now. However, you can trust that Harlan and I have no intention of causing harm to the town.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have stayed here for so long without taking any action. Please don’t tell Adam about any of this, okay?”
As soon as I finished speaking, Zoe’s tension dissipated, and she took a deep breath.
However, she didn’t immediately agree to my request. Instead, she asked, “Debra, how is Harlan now? I can’t get in touch with him. Can you let me see him?”
I thought about it carefully.
Maybe Harlan could persuade Zoe. She liked Harlan very much.
Harlan’s words were bound to be more effective than mine.
“Sure, I can do that.”
I took out my phone and made a video call to Harlan.
When the phone was connected, Harlan’s face appeared on the screen as expected.
“Debra…”
Harlan was about to say hello to me, but he was stunned when he saw Zoe and his greeting was stuck in his throat.
Debra’s POV:
Harlan stumbled over his words and whispered to me, “Debra, why is Zoe here?”
Angela’s Library
Letting out a deep sigh, I knew I had to be honest with Harlan.
“Harlan, we can’t keep it from Zoe anymore. She already knows the truth. She brought me to the police station.”
“What?” Harlan blurted out, his anxiety evident.
“Are you okay now? Did she do something to you?”
Before I could answer, Harlan‘’s anger flared up as he warned Zoe,
“Don’t you dare do anything to Debra!”
Zoe’s demeanor shifted from cheerful to mocking as she heard Harlan’s words. “I simply want to bring Debra in for questioning. If she can’t explain herself, I’L lock her up.”
Knowing Zoe was just trying to provoke us, I swiftly intervened, saying, “Harlan, she doesn’t mean that.”
I turned my head and whispered to Zoe, attempting to persuade her,
“Zoe, you should talk things out with Harlan. Let go of your anger.”
“Talk things out?” Zoe squinted at me.
