NovelEnglishHe hesitated, his voice taking on a somber tone.
"There's another issue, though.
The Mitchell family has filed a report.
Their young master has been hospitalized, and they're claiming you killed someone, demanding the police arrest you.
" Hannah's tone turned icy.
"If you had bothered to check the surveillance footage from the underground parking lot, you'd have seen that we saved her life.
" She shook her head in disbelief.
"If it weren't for us, she'd be dead by now.
We shouldn't have saved her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOfficer Stevenson took a deep breath, the weight of Hannah's words bearing down on him.
"For now, I've suppressed this issue, but if the Mitchells stir up more trouble, it'll be difficult to keep it under wraps.
" Hannah's eyes narrowed in determination.
"Don't worry.
I'll make sure she doesn't talk.
" "Miss Moore, you said yourself you wouldn't engage in illegal activity!" Officer Stevenson protested.
"Relax, I'm not going to sew her mouth shut," Hannah shot back, a cold smile on her lips.
"I was speaking figuratively, Officer Stevenson.
Don't get your panties in a twist.
"Who knows what you might do?" he said, his voice sharp with warning.
"You and Bryson have both shown that you're capable of anything.
"With your high moral standards, Officer Stevenson, why would you befriend people you consider crazy? Is it because the Mitchell family holds so much power in Valmere that even you can't resist their bribes?" Officer Stevenson let out a dismissive chuckle.
"You underestimate me, Miss Moore.
If you have no further questions, I'll hang up now.
I have other cases to handle.
"1 "Fine.
I have no more questions," Hannah said.
She hung up the phone, her face a mask of concentration as she considered her next move.
Officer Stevenson's words confirmed what Hannah already suspected-those people were definitely from outside.
Her mind raced, but there was no tto waste.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe massaged her temples, trying to put the puzzle pieces of this case into place.
Just as she was about to dive deeper into her thoughts, there was a soft knock at the door, like a distant echo. The interruption jolted her attention back to the present.
With her voice clear and confident, she said, beckoning the visitorton epter, "Cin. Creak! The door inched open, revealing a familiar face, Edwin's.
"Hannah," he said tentatively, as if unsure of his welcome.
Hannah's Lips curved into a small smile.
"Con, you don't need to tiptoe around me.
What's going on?" Edwin, a tall but unassuming figure, stepped into the room.
He looked uneasy, but settled into a seat when Hannah gestured for him to do so.
"Hannah, do you have a moment?"
Despite the passage of tand the many changes he'd undergone, im Hannah's presence, Edwin was still the same.
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