Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 94 The surveillance footage made one thing clear: Sydney had rushed in to save someone. Marcus continued, "As for the rest, there's not much let to say. Penelope and Timothy entered the fire escape together. After Timothy screamed, Penelope came out from a different stairwell. "She then took the elevator back up to the third floor, thinking she could erase the surveillance footage and pin everything on you. "And now look-she's facing the consequences." "Not necessarily," Sydney replied lightly, smiling as she finished eating and started tidying her desk.

"With Caleb backing her, she might never face any consequences at all." The case had already moved into litigation, pushed forward by Penelope. Whoever had hurt that child should have been held accountable. At least, that was how it should have gone. Marcus frowned, unable to understand how anyone could love someone so blindly they ignored right and wrong. "You mean..." "I'll call the police first," Sydney said, cutting him off with quiet resolve. "Let them come copy the footage." She needed to clear her own name before anything else. The police arrived quickly.

the officers was the same woman who had taken Sydney's statement before. She and her partner stepped out of the car almost in sync and walked up to the front desk. Flashing her badge, she asked politely, "Hello, we're from the Jouleston Police Department. Could you tell us

the front desk nurse repeated, blinking in confusion. "Which Mrs. Hampton?" "Caleb Hampton's wife," the officer clarified. "Ah?" The nurse blinked again, stunned. So Penelope had already married into a wealthy family? She'd

police are here to see Mrs. Hampton!" The title jolted Penelope awake. She forced a smile, hoping the police would treat her gently, given her relationship with Caleb. "Is there a problem?" "Apologies," the female officer said flatly. Then she turned to the nurse and corrected her, "I'm looking for Mrs. Hampton, not Ms. Monroe. You may have misunderstood." "Huh? Isn't Ms, Monroe Mrs. Hampton?" The nurse