Days passed.

Everything looked calm on the surface.

Beneath the surface, however, something was brewing.

On the fourth day, a black car pulled up to the police station entrance.

Jason emerged, his face etched with a dark scowl.

He took a deep breath before entering the building.

An officer stood guard outside a visitation room where Nicholas and Jason met.

"Mr. Novak—" Jason began, but Nicholas cut him off. "You don't have to say anything, Mr. Derullere.

1 understand.

I've told the police repeatedly that I acted alone.

No one else is involved.

Regardless of the sentence, I won't appeal." Jason clenched his jaw.

As he hesitated, Nicholas continued, his voice weak, "That being said, before everything is finalized, I'd like to see Mr.

Schmidt one last time.

I need to ask

Novak, Mr.

is an

with you again," Jason said in

of Jameson's name sent shivers

his lips together, his fingers

message from Mr. Schmidt himself." Jason closed the distance between himself and Nicholas, and

is aware of your numerous crimes, and he believes that you will

this, you

the necessary arrangements for your

your wife..." He left

Nicholas's heart plummeted.

crimes and face the consequences, Mr. Schmidt will

guarantee her safety from unforeseen

curt nod before

was left alone, his

to consume him as his faith

the police station,

approached his car, his phone pinged with

Derullere, Mr. Beckett is

meet you in private?" Those words

they made this 50-year- old man well

moment later, he received a message

was somewhere near

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