NovelEnglishThe Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 151
Chapter 151 Another Disturbance.
"Go ahead without me," Corrine said, distracted by the image of Nate's face, which made her unwilling to
engage with their explanations.
Watching Corrine walk away, Matias turned to Wilbur with a grimace. "This putsin a difficult position!"
His hopes for a double bonus had just slipped away.
Wilbur responded with a cold laugh, "It seems I'm the one who should be complaining!"
Just then, a disturbance broke out nearby.
Matias and Wilbur looked at each other, quickly coming to a silent agreement, and
hurried outside.
At the entrance of the police station, a group of journalists had assembled, their lenses aimed directly at Corrine.
The faces of Matias and Wilbur instantly took on expressions of surprise.
A bewildered Matias muttered, "What are these reporters doing here?"
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Wilbur shared his confusion.
Given that the investigation was ongoing and might link back to a smuggling operation from three years ago, the
presence of the media could potentially tip off other suspects.
Wilbur strode forward, with Matias, thinking of potential promotions and salary bumps,
close on his heels.
Yet their presence only escalated the media's excitement.
"Does this incident of alleged artifact trafficking tie back to the smuggling from three years ago?"
"Why is the suspect allowed to roam free while the investigation is ongoing?"
"There have been rumors of corruption within your police department. Are they true?"
Wilbur, already struggling with public interactions and now under the media's scrutiny, grew visibly more irate at
their persistent questions.
He shouted, "Enough with your baseless accusations! Keep it up, and you'll find yourselves under interrogation!"
His words only fueled the reporters further. "Does this mean you have a guilty
conscience?"
"An officer threatening us? We're going to file a report."
Left without words, Wilbur froze, but Corrine quickly intervened, saying, "Where is the proof?"
She maintained her stance within the swarm of people, emanating a cool assurance and an intimidating
presence that made the onlookers uneasy.
Temporarily silenced, someone from the crowd eventually said, "Your illicit activities are now a trending video
online. How can you deny that?"
"With all this evidence and the witnesses lined up against you, how can you possibly deny your crimes?"
"You have your connections; it's clear why you stand here so confidently, as though
you're above it all!"
Corrine's eyes swept coldly over the crowd, her subtle smile sending a chill through the
air.
"Convictingbased on a video, you think you're master detectives?" she scoffed with heavy sarcasm.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"We're not detectives, but the evidence against you is undeniable!" a journalist retorted.
Corrine smiled dismissively and asked, "Were you personally present to see any of it?"
The journalist chimed in, "There's a saying, where there's smoke, there's fire. If you're really not involved, why
are you even here?"
Corrine responded with a soft chuckle, "You do raise a valid point."
Her ambiguous reply seemed to the crowd like a hidden confession.
As journalists prepared their sensational headlines for the next day's papers, Corrine
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cleverly flipped the narrative, saying, "Mr. Duffy, could you enlighten us on the legal consequences for
defamation and slander?"
"What?" Wilbur was taken aback when Corrine suddenly addressed him, leaving him briefly disoriented.
As he locked eyes with Corrine's composed stare, he swiftly recovered and responded with firmness, "The
penalties could be severe-up to three years of imprisonment, detention, control, or the loss of certain rights."
Upon hearing this, the expression of the reporter shifted tically.
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