Chapter 38

Timothy fell silent for a while before saying, “Guess you aren’t going to ‘fess up.”

“Nothing happened for me to confess, so why should I? Wilbur replied.

Timothy said, “Two completely opposing statements. One of you has to be lying. You do know that the consequences of lying in a place like this are extremely severe.”

“I know they’re severe, but isn’t it up to you to prove who’s telling the truth?” Wilbur said.

Timothy smirked coldly. “Of course we will, but you’ll have to be responsible for what you said.”

“I know I am. I trust that you’re a responsible person who will get to the bottom of this,” Wilbur said with a smile.

Timothy fell silent. Judging from how cases like this usually went, the women were less prone to lie. That was why he was leaning more towards believing Shelby

But Wilbur seemed extremely calm and confident.

He was either really good at keeping his cool, or he was telling the truth.

The whole thing was a little complicated. It would require some tricks from Timothy.

Timothy said, “Is there

“Nope,” Wilbur said.

him to the detainment

policeman got up, releasing Wilbur’s wrists so he could sign his statement before he was

his office. He rubbed his temples, feeling a headache

no security cameras in the house. Neither party’s statement was enough to prove that the

assault was a severe issue and

lit up a cigarette, falling

The next morning.

up on the couch in his office. He cleaned himself up slightly before preparing to head to Wilbur’s house for further investigation. At the same time, Shelby’s wounds were investigated, and a more thorough inspection was performed to check for any

policeman came running in hurriedly. “Officer Evans, Chief

Timothy got

his fifties walked in with two

Hemmington! Why didn’t

“I’m just here for a spot check. There

need for that.”

suppose there wasn’t,”

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around him before saying. “Nothing big has happened around here

look at Bowie, then said, “There was a sexual assault case that came in last night. We’re looking into it right now.”

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