My heart began to race for Michael again as I watched him like a hawk. I felt extremely secure with him here.

“How do you propose we handle this, Mr. Shaw? She’s the deputy chief’s cousin, after all. It doesn’t seem very appropriate to punish her too severely,” looking at Michael with a troubled expression, the police chief explained in a small voice.

 

“I’ll leave this matter to you, but I hope you’ll handle it fairly, Chief Lewis. I’m a very protective man. I won’t let my people suffer for nothing.”

Michael spoke nonchalantly, but the warning in his words was unmistakable; he wanted a satisfactory answer.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Shaw. I’ll handle this matter impartially.”

 

Although Chief Lewis was put in a tight spot, he caved under Michael’s intimidating aura and agreed right away.

Without another word, Michael approached me with anger simmering in his eyes.

Upon noticing that Michael was staring straight at the handcuffs on my wrists, the chief immediately barked an order to the police officer standing behind him. “What are you waiting for? Uncuff them!”

 

At his superior’s orders, the officer quickly walked over to remove our handcuffs.

After being in cuffs for so long, the skin on my wrists stung with pain. Ignoring Michael, the first thing I did was hurry over to Natalie’s side to support her.

 

should be very easy. I’m sure the surveillance cameras caught the other two people assaulting them. You don’t need me to provide

assured, I’ll take care of

cautious in front of Michael, I realized

when I thought about Michael’s lofty status, I wasn’t all that surprised.

them being released? They attacked me. Are you really going to let them go just

walk free just like that, the woman walked to the deputy chief with discontent written

on your own now. I can’t help you

deputy chief shook off her hand and promptly

Don’t go!” the woman called out, but the deputy chief ignored her

Arrest the two of them!” the police chief ordered the two officers behind him whilst pointing at John

eighty degree turn. The woman stared at the handcuffs on

Natalie and I with her cuffed hands and shrieked, ”Why are you arresting me? They are

here, whatever she said

wrists. When he finally snapped out of it, he broke free from the grip of the police officer restraining him

was my fault. Can you forgive me? You saw it too, right? She forced me to do it. I never wanted to hit you.” Panic-stricken, John expressed his

forehead was already

his apology sounded sincere, he was, in fact, pushing all the blame onto the

John, I began to worry that

to remind her that a scumbag like him didn’t deserve her forgiveness after

is falling for you like a blind fool. It’s bad enough that you hit a woman. Now that

word she said was laced with disdain. I could see that she was truly disappointed in John, and didn’t possess even a shred of sympathy

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