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Queenie sat on the sofa. Leia's handcuffed hands stung her eyes.
When Leia was still young, she personally taught her how to write the names of their
family members. She even taught her how to play the piano and draw.
Queenie poured all her hopes and maternal love into her.
Everything Leia could do with her fine wrists was her pride.
Yet, when did that pride turn into what it was now?
Queenie's heart ached, and her eyes immediately turned red. "Oh, Leia."
As Leia looked at Queenie's expression of compassion, she felt a wave of disgust in her
heart. How fake it was!
Was she pretending to put on a show in front of the police? Would it make Leia seem even
more unforgivable?
Even though Leia felt a strong aversion deep down inside, she did not reveal her true
feelings on her face. Her eyes welled up with tears as she said, "Mom, save me. I don't
want to go to the police station."
Queenie's heart throbbed with pain. At that precise moment, she almost asked the police
officers to let go of her daughter!
However, the recording Jack played for her yesterday, along with all the evidence
presented...
Queenie suppressed the urge to do so. If she were to do that, she would ruin Jack's plan
and tarnish his reputation. She made the choice to prioritize her husband over her
adopted daughter. "Leia, cooperate with the police investigation. They won't accuse any
good person."
Francis heard what Queenie said and slightly nodded in agreement.
Queenie was right. They would not falsely accuse any good person, nor would they let any
criminals go free.
Initially, the case involving the Norman family could have been closed with Matysh
involved with a criminal syndicate, but so many other people were involved now. Hence,
they had to take it seriously.
Leia bit her lip. Things had come this far, yet Queenie still refused to help her.
She thought about how Queenie had let these police officers in. Leia was even detained
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇther for so many days, yet Queenie remained indifferent. Leia knew that Queenie's so-
called maternal love was utterly fake!
Leia glared at Queenie with resentment. Then, she was escorted away from the Norman
Residence by the police.
Queenie collapsed onto the sofa with a pale look on her face.
Did the glint in Leia's eyes reflect her hatred toward her?
On the other hand, Luca had already received a message from Luke and knew that Leia
had been arrested by the police.
When she read the message, she could not help but sigh.
Although Leia was not well-regarded by Jack after she returned to the country this time,
she could still live a comfortable life as the young lady of the Norman family.
However, her heart was restless, which led her to commit such an act.
What Mandy said in the recording could prove that they were related to the Norman
family's case this time.
Leia was going to prison.
Luca rubbed her throbbing forehead and flipped through the documents in front of her.
The phone she placed aside rang again. Luca looked at the unfamiliar caller ID, but she
still answered the call. "Hello, who is this?"
"This is Officer Smith calling from the local police department of X City. May I speak with
Ms. Craw?" A man's voice came from the other end of the line.
The local police department of X City?
Luca frowned, then recalled the incident involving Percy and the case's connection to X
City. Then, she replied, "Yes, I'm Ms. Craw. What's the matter?"
The man glanced at the documents when he heard Luca speaking standard English, and
he asked, "Do you know a foreigner named Amur? He claims to be your younger brother."
Luca's heart tightened when she heard the police officer mention Amur's name. Could it
be that the truth was exposed and the police found out about Amur's involvement in
Percy's kidnapping case?
However, Luca quickly realized that the Mallory family had not reported the incident. Percy
was still in the hospital. The police were unaware of it. She regained her composure after
that.
"Yes, Amur is my younger brother. What happened to him?" asked Luca.
"He got into some trouble. He's currently in our police station. We kindly request you to
come and vouch for him," replied the man on the other end of the phone.
Luca was surprised. Amur got into trouble?
Even so, it would not be possible for him to be caught by the police unless he wanted to
be caught.
Luca remained calm and replied, "Okay, I'll come over. But I'm currently in A City. It might
take some time for me to get to X City."
"That won't be a problem. Our police station operates 24 hours a day," replied the police
officer.
"Alright. Please tell me the address of the police station. I'll head over now." Luca took a
pen and a piece of paper out and noted down the address given by the police.
After ending the call, Luca asked Mo Stone for a leave request form and filled in the
reason.
Luca had taken numerous leaves during this period, but there was nothing she could do
about it. After filling in the form, she made her way down the stairs where Warren was
already waiting for her in the car.
Once she got into the car, Luca informed Warren of their destination.
Warren was surprised when he heard that they were going to a police station in X City.
"Ms. Craw, why are you going to a police station?"
"My brother got into trouble, and I'm going to vouch for him," explained Luca. She had
already figured it out while she was making her way to the underground parking lot. Amur
would not have gotten caught by the police.
If he had been caught, it would have been intentional.
Perhaps he was carrying out a mission given by Abel.
Luca furrowed her brows at the thought of this. It reminded her of Percy's matter. She
heard Luke mention that someone had fired a gun, alerting the police.
Then, the two individuals from the Island of Despair were taken away by the police.
They were charged with illegal possession of firearms, explosives, and other prohibited
items...
Everything was confiscated by the police.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNot only did Abel fail to get money from the Mallory family this time, but he also suffered a
significant loss himself.
The two men captured by the police were ticking time bombs. They might reveal
everything under police interrogation.
Luca estimated that it had something to do with those two men.
She picked up her phone and informed Luke about her intention to go to the police station
in X City to bail out Amur.
Luke asked: [Is Warren taking you there?]
Luca replied: [Yes.] She did not have the energy to drive a few hours herself, and her
driving skills were not good enough for long distances.
[Okay. Safe trip.] After Luke replied to her, he noticed the time and added: [If it's too late,
spend the night there before coming back. Don't rush back here.]
Even though he did not want Luca to be too far away from him, it was for her own good.
The round trip would take several hours, and if she tried to make it back on the same day,
she would only arrive here before dawn.
[Okay.] Luca thought it was actually for the best. She looked at the man in the driver's
seat. "Warren, do you have your ID with you?"
"Yes, Ms. Craw," answered Warren.
"I might need to spend a night in X City tonight. Let your family know about it when you're
free to call them later," said Luca. Then, she lowered her head to discuss work matters
with Rhett.
It was Rhett who had been handling most of her work these days.
She had no other choice. With everything piling up, she did not have the extra time or
energy to deal with the initial work of this project.
Fortunately, Rhett had been with her since he entered the company. He had gained
experience in handling paperwork from the first project. Hence, it was not a difficult task
for him.
"Alright, Ms. Craw,” replied Warren. It did not matter where he stayed. His family was not
in A City, and he was single. Hence, he did not need to report to anyone even if he did not
go home.
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