In Solana City, Tatiana stood alone outside the East Solana Police Bureau. She gritted her teeth and

walked in.

"Are you here to make a report, miss?" asked a female officer.

Tatiana nodded vigorously. She asked softly, "May I know if Cyrus... I mean, Chief Cyrus is around?"

Cyrus had been busy for two days and two nights. He was sleeping soundly in the lounge room at the

time.

The moment he found out that Tatiana was there to see him, he leaped to his feet and went out to meet

her.

In the office, Tatiana and Cyrus sat facing each other. She interlocked her fingers and rubbed them

together until her knuckles turned red.

Cyrus studied her carefully. He asked in a concerned voice, "You showed up unannounced. Did

something happen, Taty?"

Tatiana was tender-hearted and timid. She had always been overshadowed by Alyssa ever since she

was a child.

Despite being half-siblings, Cyrus was never biased. He always treated her the same as Alyssa. Each

time he went on a work trip and came back with presents, he would give the same to both Alyssa and

Tatiana.

As they grew older, they didn't get together as often. Plus, Tatiana was shyer and more introverted.

Unlike Alyssa, she wouldn't initiate contact with her brothers. Thus, it might appear that they weren't

close.

Even so, both Alyssa and Tatiana were his sisters. He paid equal attention to both of them.

After being silent for a moment, Tatiana looked up slowly. She looked into Cyrus' eyes and said,

"Cyrus, as a victim myself, I want to come forward and testify that David assaulted me."

his eyes. "What did you say,

to file charges against David for sexual assault." Tatiana's heart wrenched as

his lips. He was a skillful criminal

investigator who was

crime,

he could get rid of

were coming here? How about Lyse?

her head. In a soft voice, she replied, "If

to see Lyse and Jasper

they were

He said in a low voice, "They didn't allow you to do this because they

You are also my sister. I treat you exactly the same as

agree to

that you

Her eyes were full of determination and faith in him. She

be impartial, and you will not take

that you will do whatever you need to in order to arrest criminals. You will seek justice

victims!"

raced, and his

He let out a sigh of frustration. "From

my heart, I feel proud of you for being brave enough

it has been some time since the incident happened to you. The chain of custody may

broken. On top of that, what David did to you was only an assault attempt.

is quite unlikely for

tightly together. She

worked on a few sexual assault cases in the past. It

and suspect have a

clenched teeth, he continued, "Furthermore, the

other victims are not willing to tell the truth. This way, we have no

to be reactive!

to discourage you, Taty. But, even if you were to

case. If mishandled, you

Jasper had the same concerns, which was why

them. They were just trying to

was a deafening silence in

anxious look in her eyes. "If so, what do we have to do

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