Chapter 43

Chapter

43

"Who are we dealing with?"

Xavier's voice was laced with icy sharpness as he placed the file aside and fixed a piercing gaze on Timothy.

Timothy shook his head and replied, "There's limited surveillance around the scene, and the dashcam didn't fully capture the perpetrator's face. The police are hoping to find leads from the driver."

The culprit must be a person with mental illness to scare people on a road in the middle of the night or someone who was holding a grudge against Lily. The specifics remained unclear. After a few moments of silence, Xavier said softly, "Have them start investigating the victim's family from Hayden's case. If they find nothing, then they can approach Mrs. Fulton to verify

details."

Hayden's trial was unfolding as expected, and a guilty verdict seemed inevitable.

He could already imagine Lily sulking, burdened with worry over both Hayden's case and the accident.

Coming home to a resentful wife every night wasn't something Xavier looked forward to.

himself missing the days when

settle, raise the compensation to the maximum and resolve it as

had no patience for

"Alright."

noted down each instruction and left to manage everything one by

At Jadeford Courthouse...

Lily

few days, it looked as though he had aged ten

young

down to a buzz cut, his face was pale and lifeless, and a layer

moment Hayden saw Lily, his eyes immediately welled with

to... It was her who ran

as she tried to comfort him. "I know. Don't

Hayden could say anything else, the officers led him away

return to her spot in the gallery. She cast a

echoed with the anguished cries of the victim's mother and stirred the emotions of

their sharp

hostility and insults were directed squarely at

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