A One Night Stand With My Boss

Chapter 37

Erica jumped up when she heard Brody’s voice, anxiety written all over her face. “Brody, stay safe. I will be right there.”

“What happened?” Camila asked.

“That jerk hit Lily again!” Erica’s eyes blazed with fury.

“Let’s go. We need to hurry.” Camila took off her apron.

“Claire, we have to go now. We’ll come over another day,” Erica said to Claire with urgency.

“Be safe!” Claire called out as they rushed to the car.

Once in the car, Camila immediately called the police. When they arrived at Lily’s house, nosy neighbors were gathered around the door, whispering and pointing.

They pushed their way through. The police were already on the scene. Broken dishes and food scraps littered the floor. Lily was curled up in a comer, holding her son, her eyes filled with fear and helplessness.

“Aunt Erica, Aunt Camila…” Brody’s eyes were red, his face streaked with tears.

and saw them, a flicker of hope shone in

Julian’s mom, clearly impatient, kicked away some food scraps and said, “Couples always argue? Calling the police over such a trivial

her, and she fell silent.

happened here?” the officer asked.

the couch, agitated, “I didn’t hit her. I just flipped

the officer

helped Lily up, her

tell me what happened? Don’t

head, then he flipped the table on me.” Lily’s forehead was bleeding, and she pulled up her sleeves to reveal bruises, “I can’t even

frowned and checked her injuries.

her head.

your statement at the station, then you should get a medical

do it! Think about how embarrassing this will be. If not for yourself, think about Brody.

needs to apologize properly, and promise it won’t happen again. Peace in the home is the most important,” Julian’s dad chimed in.