"Julian!"

"Juli..."

Four voices rang out in unison.

Sadie squeezed out a feeble note from her throat, her half-closed eyes widening ever so slightly.

She wasn't faring much better than Julian, and it was a miracle she had held on this long. But now, seeing her husband collapsed, she couldn't catch her breath. Her legs gave way, and she, too, started to fall! Thankfully, Percival and Vivienne were quick to catch them.

Otherwise, with the slick floors of the police station, the elderly couple would've surely broken bones!

Kaitlyn's eyes were ablaze with fury, her dry tears sticking to the corners of her eyes, causing a stinging pain, "Rafferty, my in-laws haven't been convicted yet. Are you trying to make this a case of death without evidence?!"

Rafferty was also taken aback. He wasn't the one who had arrested them; he had only checked in on them during a shift change.

Back then, the elderly couple was sitting quietly in the holding cell, clearly frightened, but otherwise in good spirits. How did things turn so dire so quickly?

His sharp, eagle-like gaze turned to the junior officer beside him, his eyes filled with inquiry, "What's going on here?!"

"I... I don't know," stammered the junior officer, shivering.

Sure, he usually hung around the deputy chief, but everyone knew about Rafferty's uncompromising integrity. If Rafferty found out that he had deliberately lowered the air conditioning to make the suspects uncomfortable, his career here would be over!

Sophie, hoping for some direction. But ever since Percival showed up,

makeup was

over a guy

the holding cell all this time. If you don't know, should I personally check the surveillance footage?" Vivienne's hands moved away from the old couple's wrists, her icy stare shifting from the junior officer to Sophie and then back to Rafferty. "Captain

of taking people out of your station? I need an explanation for that as well." Sophie's eyes widened in shock.

this person? No manners

wasn't even thirty, how did she become

Kipling caught sight of Sophie, the muscles on his

girl even know what she

all conspired with Rafferty, trying to get this old man out, haven't

her accusation at Rafferty and Vivienne. "Mrs. Ellington? Very well, just you wait, I won't let this go! This old geezer killed my daughter, and I'll make sure he pays for it!" Without waiting for

to another, finally choosing to follow Zinnia's lead, "Captain Rafferty, you just wait! Tomorrow I'm reporting you to the higher-ups for collusion! Just wait to be dismissed!" Vivienne glanced at the retreating figures of Kipling and Zinnia,

It's nothing serious, just the combination of their weak health and the cold temperature that made them faint. As for the

frown deepened, "Ms. Hawthorn, what joke is this?! The holding cell is completely sealed,

question for our junior officer here, isn't

this..." She squinted, following Sophie's transfixed

gentle eyes lighting up with a smile at

had come straight from a company gala, still wearing the suit tailored for him by a top-notch fashion team. The dark red fabric sprinkled

pounced

admit that her first glimpse of him made her throat

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