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CHAPTER 523
“They are not listening, Frank! Did you hear him? They’re treating Otis like some common street criminal!” Richard hissed, struggling against Frank’s grip as he was hauled away from Detective Agyei’s desk and toward the exit. “We should have stayed there! We should have demanded to see the sergeant! They can’t just cite some obscure subsection. We’re the ones who hold the power!”Frank didn’t reply immediately. He dragged Richard into a small, relatively deserted waiting area near the main door and slammed him against a cold, tiled wall.“Stop. Yelling.” Frank’s voice was a low, dangerous growl, completely devoid of the smooth legal polish he had used moments before.Frank had only been able to cite those specific law terms because he had initially studied law but didn’t end up finishing, having switched to pursue business instead. Law school had been his father’s dream, and immediately after his father died, Frank had changed course.When Richard tried to protest again, Frank didn'
CHAPTER 522
The three men straightened up, breathing hard but grinning widely, the sight of their handiwork filling them with smug satisfaction. They knew the guard wouldn’t press charges; it was just a few scratches in a crowded cell.They were used to this. The guards already knew not to put anyone else in the cell with them, as they would beat any newcomer.Now, one of the men looked at the guard suspiciously.“Sure thing, Officer,” the second man said, his voice slick with false respect. He nudged the thick-set man. “Let’s help the prince up. Can’t have him looking bad for his new neighbors, can we?”The three men seized Otis roughly, one grabbing him under the armpit, the other taking his wrist. They hauled his limp, aching body upward. Every touch sent a jolt of fresh agony through him.“Ahhh!” Otis finally let out a groan of pain.As they dragged him toward the door, they leaned in close, voices dripping with contempt.“Enjoy the walk, your majesty,” sneered the thick-set man.“Guess
CHAPTER 521
Though he knew he was at a disadvantage, he wasn’t going to back down.Every breath hurt, and his body still felt fragile. He had only just been discharged from the hospital, still struggling to adjust to seeing with one eye, but there was no way he would let them hit him without fighting back.Backing down now would only make him an easy target later.Otis frowned, confusion threading through the pain.Nothing about him screamed “rich kid.” His clothes were plain, his hair unstyled, and he didn’t carry himself with any arrogance. He had no idea why they kept calling him that, especially when they were all stuck in the same miserable place. It made no sense, unless they needed a reason to pick on someone weaker than them.“Oh, you want to fight, little prince?” The first man, thick-set, with broad shoulders and smelling faintly of stale sweat, bellowed, his voice cutting through the small, oppressive space of the cell like a whip. His fist, aimed high, swung clumsily yet with bru
CHAPTER 520
“So, do you want to say anything?” Persis asked, her eyes darting to Bianca, who was sitting next to her.Bianca shook her head, her fork stabbing into the steak in front of her.They were sitting in the dining room at the large table that looked almost empty if not for Persis and Bianca seated at the very end of it.Roasted chicken, untouched. Creamy mashed potatoes, cooling fast. A bowl of sautéed vegetables, the steam already fading. A platter of steak sliced neatly, though only Bianca’s fork had bothered with it. Fresh bread rolls were tucked in a basket, and so were two glasses of juice.And a single bottle of wine no one had opened.Persis traced the rim of her cup, watching Bianca’s tense posture.“So you really don’t want to say anything?” she asked again, quiet, steady.Bianca shook her head harder this time.“No,” she muttered. “If I talk, I’ll… say too much.”Persis looked at Bianca, her brows furrowing, the soft clink of cutlery the only sound in the room.Bianca sat c
CHAPTER 519
Beside Tedmond was a strikingly beautiful woman Harold did not recognize, her demeanor radiating calm competence.“I should have known,” Harold muttered, the words heavy with cold certainty. “It was always Tedmond.”He stared at the frozen image on his screen, Tedmond standing beside Kyle, secure and unapologetic.The cold certainty quickly curdled into scorching anger.Not only had Tedmond orchestrated the brutal attack on Gerald, but he had compounded the insult by having the nerve to call the police on Otis and Adeline.Tedmond had called the cops.The realization hit like a punch to the gut.That meant the entire chain of events, the ambush, the destruction of the hired crew, Gerald’s near-fatal injuries, and now the arrests, all originated with Tedmond.Otis must have used Kyle as leverage to threaten or coerce Tedmond into complying, and Tedmond had retaliated not with a direct confrontation but by dismantling Otis and Gerald entirely.Harold had no idea how he had done it, but
CHAPTER 518
“Huh?”Adeline stared, speechless, the shock stealing the air from her lungs.The officer grabbed her arm without hesitation.“Wait! You can’t do this!” she cried, trying to yank her arm free. “I’m family! I’m his aunt! I just came here to check on him—I have nothing to do with this!”The officer securing her wrist didn’t pause.“That’s what they all say, ma’am,” he replied, the click of the handcuffs sealing her fate. “We’ve heard every ‘I’m just family’ excuse in the book. This isn’t our first arrest, and interfering with a police vehicle makes you an accomplice.”“But I’m telling the truth!” Adeline protested, twisting her wrists against the steel. “Check my ID! I’m Adeline Griffin! We’re prominent citizens!”“All things you can explain to the desk sergeant,” the officer said, tightening his grip on her elbow. He glanced over her disheveled but expensive appearance. “Right now, you look like a partner trying to stop an arrest.”The police cruiser holding Otis sped away.Adeline, st
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