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.

need to

Novak, Mr.

is an important

again," Jason said in

mere mention of Jameson's name

lips together, his fingers curling

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

numerous crimes, and he believes that

of this, you may go

the necessary arrangements for your

wife..." He left the

Nicholas's heart plummeted.

responsibility for your crimes and face the

safety from unforeseen circumstances." With

nod before exiting the visitation

left alone, his

consume him as his faith

exited the police

approached his car, his phone pinged with

is aware

meet you in private?"

50-year- old

he received a

somewhere near

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