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.

are things I need to ask him

Novak, Mr.

is an important

won't be meeting with you again,"

Jameson's name sent shivers down his

together,

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

of your numerous crimes, and he believes that you will never get to see the light

light of this, you

to the

He

Nicholas's heart plummeted.

you accept full responsibility for your crimes and

guarantee her safety from unforeseen circumstances." With that, Jason rose to his

a curt nod before exiting the

his body

threatened to consume him

exited the police

his

Derullere, Mr. Beckett is aware of your predicament and understands

he perhaps meet you in private?" Those words were without

this 50-year- old man

moment later, he received a message containing

was somewhere

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