"I guarantee it!” Caleb snapped impatiently. “If you keep blabbering, I’ll be the first to call the precinct, and you can watch them deal with you!”

“Alright, can I pick up the car this afternoon?”

“I’ll transfer the case to the substation,” Benjamin said sternly. “Talk to Mr. Sheraton about it.”

Diesel pushed Emmeline over and said, “Alright! It’s a deal!”

Benjamin reached out to catch Emmeline and asked with a lowered head, “Are you okay?”

Emmeline cleared her throat and blushed deeply

Benjamin examined her badly bruised neck and frowned. “I’ll take you to the hospital.”

After leaving the hospital’s outpatient department, Emmeline felt a bit dazed, and her neck was still throbbing. The swollen area had been treated and wasn’t a major concern.

“I didn’t expect it to turn out this way,” Benjamin said. I’m sorry for dragging you into this.”

still a bit bewildered.” Emmeline admitted, feeling scared now that

Sam commented, sticking out her tongue. “It was

Benjamin and asked, “What’s the deal

Steyr truck for transportation. He didn’t have the proper permits and

with him?” Emmeline inquired, curious about the situation.

implicate many people.” Benjamin replied. “There will be a long

in such activities?”

lucrative business involving the transportation authority and the

I couldn’t even see clearly how you managed

seve” in the military,” Benjamin said with a wry smile. “I retained

the two of them back to Altney Steel. After saying goodbye to Sam at the community gate, Emmeline headed home.

a mix of happiness and anxiety. She knew what would happen when Abel noticed the injury on her

mom had gone grocery shopping. Emmeline decided to

dark. “I’ve called a

restaurant in all the chaos. Off? That meant someone might have taken

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