Dumping My Fiancé For His Uncle By Danielle Sayers

Chapter 6

"Hey, officer. We have a serious situation involving attempted drugging and rape. Can you come check it out?" Thea's voice was steady. After hanging up, she noticed Emmalie nervously clutching her dress. If they were going to take this seriously, she would play along. The Rowland family's welcome party had turned into a complete disaster.

The police approached Thea. "We understand the basics, but since the suspects are all pointing fingers at you, we need you to come to the station to help with our investigation." The Rowland family members had already left, not wanting to be tied to this mess.

Jake looked like he wanted to say something to Thea, but Madelyn started swaying again. Without hesitation, Jake scooped her up in his arms and walked away, leaving Thea behind. In the night breeze, Thea's silhouette seemed lonely and cold.

As Nicolas watched the police car drive off, he looked away from the window and rolled it up. He absentmindedly fiddled with his watch, staring into space, his thoughts unreadable. Darwin cleared his throat and said to the driver, "Let's hold off on going back to Belcrane Villa for now."

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At the police station, the lawyer hired by the Hendrix family said, "Miss Rowland, I've been informed about the situation. My advice is simple - compensation and an apology.

"The Hendrix family will pay, and you'll apologize. Then we can move on. Don't worry; I'll ensure your apology stays private."

He then adopted a haughty tone. "The Hendrix family believes that if you let this blow over, the marriage between the Hendrix and Rowland families will still happen."

Max, who seemed to have been waiting for this, visibly relaxed. He smiled and said, "I knew Jake was reasonable. Please pass on our apologies to him." He then gave Thea a pointed look, urging her to accept. "No," Thea replied, her hair slightly messy but her head held high, her neck long and elegant. "I won't apologize. Let the police investigate and clear my name."

Everyone's expressions changed.

making a scene? So many people saw what happened today. You might not care about your reputation, but the Rowland family does." Duncan scoffed, "She's just been spoiled at home. If it were

bitter laugh to herself. She was definitely not like

bail you out. We'll also press charges against you for hiring someone to attack Madelyn." Thea's heart sank. Jake was

stood firm, the Rowland family wouldn't dare come to her aid. She could end up spending

do anything, and I won't apologize. If you want me to continue with the engagement, I have one condition - give me the security footage from today." Max's expression shifted. "Jake already took the footage. He said

believe me, right? Not one of you even bothered to look at the

replied impatiently, "Why would we? It's embarrassing enough as it is. Not making it public is for your own good. We're all worried sick about this mess, and here you are, still stirring things up. It's frustrating." Thea suddenly felt exhausted. "If that's how it is, you can all leave. I

lawyer was

started jeering. "Let's see how long you can keep this up. You'll come crawling back

she died here today, she would never let

in

Someone's here

could think of, but she couldn't guess who

was parked by the curb, with a tall figure

the shadows highlighting his profile, his eyelashes casting shadows beneath his

made him seem even sharper. His cold, dignified presence contrasted sharply with Thea's disheveled appearance. Thea

be appropriate, she quickly corrected herself,

Nicolas nodded slightly. "Get

interacted much with this powerful head