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 in person."

Novak, Mr.

is an

be meeting with you again," Jason said

mention of Jameson's name sent shivers down his

his lips together, his fingers

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

believes that you will never get to see the light

this, you may go in

to the necessary

wife..." He left

Nicholas's heart plummeted.

"If you accept full responsibility for your crimes and face the consequences, Mr. Schmidt

from unforeseen

curt nod before exiting

left alone, his body rigid, eyes

to consume him as

the police station, his

his car, his phone

read, "Mr. Derullere, Mr. Beckett is

you in private?" Those words were

old

moment later, he received a message containing

was somewhere near the

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