Billionaire Ex-wife: I Can't Live Without You

Chapter 1984

were made.

The officer poised with a pen asked, “Mrs.

Payne, you’ve claimed that confining Nala in the basement was a domestic discipline, not abduction or unlawful detention.

Could you provide us with concrete evidence?”

“Certainly.

”

Lucinda reached for the hem of her dress, her hands returning empty.

It was at this moment she realized her oversight.

She had intended to visit the babies but had left in such a rush she forgot her designer bag and even her phone at the Paynes’ house.

Amidst the chaos of recent days, such an error seemed almost forgivable.

“I had commissioned a paternity test through my brother, Hilliard.

The results, which were to support my claim, are in my bag.

I left without

them

The officers exchanged glances.

in the interview room, the protocol dictated that Lucinda couldn’t leave without

was asking to return

was outside their standard procedure, and they couldn’t easily

“Mrs.

recall exactly where you left your bag

attempting to

they might be in my

only place

them on the nightstand, quite carelessly,

”

officer nodded, acknowledging

“We understand your situation.

dispatched to retrieve your bag and phone

”

her current inability to leave the station, Lucinda acquiesced, instructing them to proceed with

“Please, do so quietly.

imperative not to draw

”

The villa was crowded.

Norton’s bedroom, it could lead to family members suspecting Norton’s condition,