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 him in

Novak, Mr.

an important

meeting with you again," Jason said

of Jameson's name sent shivers

together, his fingers curling into

a message from Mr. Schmidt himself." Jason closed the distance between himself

your numerous crimes, and he believes that you will never get to

of this, you may go in

will see to the necessary arrangements for

He left the

Nicholas's heart plummeted.

your crimes and face

cannot guarantee her safety from unforeseen circumstances." With that, Jason rose to

offered Nicholas a curt nod

left alone, his body rigid, eyes

him as his faith crumbled around

exited the police station, his

he approached his car, his phone

read, "Mr. Derullere, Mr. Beckett is aware

meet you in private?" Those words were

this 50-year- old man well up

later, he received a message containing

somewhere

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