Edgar and His Destined Wife

Chapter 20 An Old Friend

“Did I not tell you to clear up her debt? Why, did she insist on staying at that place?”

“No. Our men went to the place to meet Ms. Eyer, but they saw her being taken away by the police.” Edgar’s heart sank. The air froze. “What did you say?”

Miles shivered and told Edgar the news. “Ms. Reece is in the emergency ward at the hospital. The Reece family contacted their lawyer when they received the news. They are planning to charge Ms. Eyer with murder…”

Edgar stiffened. Emotions flitted across his face. At the police station. Jean’s heart was heavy as she left the car. She leaned on the cool wall of the detention room silently.

Murmurs of complaints reached her ear. “It’s the middle of the night, and there’s a case like this. What luck.” “Must have been crazy to have had the guts to kill a rich person.”

…

“Alright, we’ll have to question her later. We’re not sure if it’s an attempt or if it was successful, but the superiors are pressing us to interrogate her properly. Buck up!”

The metal door opened a moment later. “Come on. We have a few questions for you.” Jean was led into a small, dark room. Clang! A blinding light shone on her face.

She was seated across from a dark wall. It was a one-way mirror. An expressionless policewoman sat on the other side, holding a pen in her hand.

was happening to her. “Name, age…” The officer asked through the microphone.

the Reece family was charging her with homicide, she laughed coldly.

self-defense. If you don’t believe me,

who started to attack her. She even

what had happened

her notes as if

slammed the

me? I

not paid for my debt? Why do the people around Edgar keep tormenting me? Jean was

on the other side of the wall

slim figure through the

as ever, despite the

heard the news, came to meet Edgar. “Mr. Royden, what brings

looked at him

Edgar’s expression, the sly man knew that things were

someone to the station before this. But Edgar seemed to have a close relationship with the family. No one