Chris paced outside the police station. He spotted a young police officer rushing out and quickly approached.

“Pete!”

Pete, the officer in question, greeted him warmly with a grin.

“You rascal!” Chris playfully punched him. “What’s going on? Why didn’t you let me know beforehand?”

Pete Bellamy scratched his head, still grinning.

Pete was one of the officers who had taken Lena from the Hamertons earlier. It wasn’t just Chris who was surprised—even Bianca hadn’t expected the police to show up.

Despite this, Pete and Chris had exchanged knowing glances when he left the Hamerton residence. Understanding the situation, Chris had waited for him outside the police station.

Pete lowered his voice. “Chris, don’t worry. Lena knows what to say and what not to. She’s level-headed, and there won’t be any trouble.”

“Who ordered you to bring her here?”

Pete shrugged. “Ms. Thompson, but it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Everything happened so quickly that there wasn’t time to inform you.”

was taken aback.

is indeed related to this case. She saw that child before her disappearance, so it’s standard procedure

a moment and

as the police station was the safest place. If anyone tried to frame Lena for anything else, it wouldn’t work. They had connections in the police station, ensuring Lena’s well-being during her stay and avoiding any public

head in amusement. Lina’s sisterly bond ran deep. She

Zuko managed to obtain some surveillance footage. His team is recovering the data, and once it’s ready, they’ll hand it over to the police. The truth will come

shoulder. “I’ll leave Lena in your care for

“No problem!”

to the outskirts with Zuko

calm and collected. With Lena under police protection, there was no need to worry. All that remained was to let Bianca’s lies unravel on

texting Drake during the drive, but he hadn’t responded. She bit her lip, sensing something was amiss about the sudden police involvement. She couldn’t quite

glanced at Lina, who was looking at her with

Thompson, why are

you know I’m looking at

“I…”

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