Chapter 76
Brielle felt a chill creeping through her bones, her eyes widening in disbelief as she watched the two officers flip through the photos.
The man remained maddeningly unflappable, “She’s my girlfriend. Just a little tiff we’re having. She’s denying me now, but officers, this is just a lovers‘ spat, isn’t it? No need to drag us down to the station, right?”
His face was all smiles, but his eyes were full of malice. Clearly, he had planned this all along.
Brielle pressed her lips together, knowing all too well how domestic disputes tended to be downplayed by the police when the word “relationship” was mentioned. Her face darkened as her gaze fixed on the suit jacket clutched in the man’s hand.
With a sleazy grin, the man said, “Honey, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have treated you like that tonight. Come on over here, and we’ll sort everything out back at home.”
The photos he provided were damningly realistic, and even though Brielle knew they were falsified, she couldn’t immediately prove it otherwise.
The officers looked a bit shaken, and finally, they sighed. “Why can’t you young lovebirds just sit down and talk things out without making a scene and calling us?”
pockets, replied, “Ah, well, you know how emotional women can get. Sorry to bother you officers, I’ll just take her and we’ll be
stepped back, her gaze sharp. “Officers, there should
the higher–ups. This guy was bold in
from someone with the
no need to make a scene
knew someone had intervened. The
who could she turn to? The
her, and going back to them, hat in hand, would probably just
but against the backdrop of those photos, any
the police cruiser first, giving the address for the Premier Palace. She couldn’t go back to her apartment or to the Haywood family, and she couldn’t drag Aubree into this mess. Premier Palace seemed to be the only
furrowed his brow, but ultimately, he
to reconcile with her boyfriend, sighed. “Miss, are you really not planning
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