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Chapter 1083
“Come quietly now!” Wilfred and his colleagues put a pair of handcuffs on Esme and brought her to a police car
nearby.
When he walked past Fia, he told one of his colleagues, “You bring Ms. Lawson back to the station.”
“Certainly.”
Then, Wilfred and his partner drove Esme straight to the station.
Sitting on the ground, Fia smiled faintly at the two police officers that were approaching her. “What did I do to
deserve the arrest?”
A police officer said, “It’s about that video that Mr. Maxwell had released online. We need your assistance to
investigate the matter further.”
Fia asked curiously, “Is it true that Beth Lawson’s dead?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“Was I the one who killed her?”
“No. At first, the doctors were able to save her through a surgery but she became a vegetable soon after. Then, a
round of blackout caused her to suffocate and die.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe officer then said to her gently, “Ma’am, Director Parker promised that he’ll look into this matter personally. We
need to bring you back to the station so we can help you clear your name.”
“Is it necessary though?” Fia pulled out the sedative needle from her arm and said, “That night… I hit Beth Lawson
because she had provoked me to the point of me losing control of my actions. Instead of clearing my name, I think
you should get a psychiatrist to diagnose me and send me to an asylum.”
Finishing her words, Fia began to giggle eerily.
The police officers looked at one another, not knowing how to respond.
A moment later, one of them said, “Ma’am… Ms. Lawson, we’re not here to make fun of you. Please, come with us
to the station.”
“Director Parker had ordered us to not hand-cuff you. Please cooperate with us.”
Fia sighed, wanting to oblige to their request. However, she felt cold and restless after going through so much that
night. So, as she was struggling to stand up, she stumbled and laid on the ground.
Seeing Fia fall to the ground, the officers stepped forward, wanting to help her up. It was then that someone striked
their necks from the back, incapacitating them.
Laying on the ground, Fia smiled. “You’ve been following me all this time, haven’t you?” “Clever girl.”
The man slowly walked into view from the dark.
Fia asked, “Why did you not appear sooner? Let me guess. You want to see who’d live, right?”
“I want to see you live, of course. How could I bear to see you die? You see, if you could not defeat Esme, or when
she was about to kill you, I would shoot her dead without hesitation!”
“Hmph.”
Fia did not believe a word he said. After all, the reason her life was in total chaos was all thanks to Esme. And Esme
had Peter’s help, who, in turn, was helped by this man!
The man squatted down and caressed her face.
“It’s okay. It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe me. I’ll never let anything happen to you.” Somehow, there was a
longing tenderness in his voice, as though he had feelings for her.
Turning her face away, Fia said, “You can stop with your act now. You and I aren’t close.”
The man sighed. “Your body’s too frail right now. We need to contact the hospital and get prepared for the ‘show’.
Time is of the essence.”
Fia smiled as she stared at the man’s mask.
“I wonder… just how ugly you are that you’d wear this mask all the time.”
The man stifled a laugh and said, “Oh, you want to see my face? Sure, you’ll get to see it. But not tonight.”
Then, he took out a phone from his jacket and dialed a number.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“I’ve dialed Sally’s number. You should speak to her yourself.”
After putting the phone next to her face, the man walked away and disappeared into the night.
Laying on the floor, Fia could not help but to laugh bitterly. Indeed, the police had arrested Esme. Still, what good
would that do?
Conrad would definitely find a way to save that wench if he learned of this. He would never do the same for her. He
would leave her to her own demise every single time.
The night sky was dark and bleak… While she could not feel any more lost and depressed, she could feel spots of
freezing coldness on her face. It was beginning to snow.
Fia stared at the falling snow in the night and mumbled to herself, “I’ve been suffering endlessly since summer…
since the day you requested for a divorce.”
The snow began to fall heavier, making the temperature in the area even colder by the minute. It was getting so
cold that Fia felt as though her heart was freezing.
“Conrad Maxwell, I swear… I’ll never trust you… never love you anymore! From henceforth, you are my sworn
enemy!
“One day… I’ll make you pay… I’ll make all of you pay! I’ll return what you did to me a hundred folds!”
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