Chapter 627

“Are you okay?” Sonnet asked on the phone.

Lindy smiled. “I have Marcus with me. What could happen?”

After saying this, she suddenly realized how much she trusted Marcus now.

“What happened last night? Did Marcus convince Ezra?” Sonnet asked again.

“Marcus found someone to investigate Ezra and found out that he was a chief accountant at a company with some questionable tax practices. He used this to blackmail Ezra, saying he could have the tax bureau investigate his company’s accounts at any time. Ezra immediately became afraid and agreed to settle.”

Sonnet knew that many accountants in companies would help to falsify accounts to evade taxes. This problem could not be probed deeply. Once it was investigated and the company was found to have falsified accounts, the company itself would be punished, and the accountant who helped to falsify accounts would be legally responsible. This was much more serious than his charge of intentional injury!

It was the lesser of two evils. Ezra wa