My heart began to race for Michael again as I watched him like a hawk. I felt extremely secure with him here.

“How do you propose we handle this, Mr. Shaw? She’s the deputy chief’s cousin, after all. It doesn’t seem very appropriate to punish her too severely,” looking at Michael with a troubled expression, the police chief explained in a small voice.

 

“I’ll leave this matter to you, but I hope you’ll handle it fairly, Chief Lewis. I’m a very protective man. I won’t let my people suffer for nothing.”

Michael spoke nonchalantly, but the warning in his words was unmistakable; he wanted a satisfactory answer.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Shaw. I’ll handle this matter impartially.”

 

Although Chief Lewis was put in a tight spot, he caved under Michael’s intimidating aura and agreed right away.

Without another word, Michael approached me with anger simmering in his eyes.

Upon noticing that Michael was staring straight at the handcuffs on my wrists, the chief immediately barked an order to the police officer standing behind him. “What are you waiting for? Uncuff them!”

 

At his superior’s orders, the officer quickly walked over to remove our handcuffs.

After being in cuffs for so long, the skin on my wrists stung with pain. Ignoring Michael, the first thing I did was hurry over to Natalie’s side to support her.

 

should be very easy. I’m sure the surveillance cameras caught the other two people assaulting them. You don’t need me to provide any more evidence,

understand. Rest assured, I’ll take care

cautious in front

that surprised. It seemed like John and his

being released? They

to see Natalie and I walk free just like that, the woman walked to the deputy chief with

enough. You’re on your own now. I can’t

in exasperation, the deputy chief shook

out,

just stand there! Arrest the two of them!” the police chief ordered the two officers behind him whilst pointing

taken a hundred and eighty degree turn. The woman

at Natalie and I with her cuffed hands and shrieked, ”Why are

here, whatever she said would

was already scared witless by then. For a long time, he stared wide-eyed at the cuffs on his wrists. When he finally

me to do it. I never wanted to hit you.” Panic-stricken, John expressed his regret toward

that moment, his forehead was already covered

apology sounded sincere, he was, in fact, pushing all the blame onto the woman. From this alone, anyone could

John, I

her that a scumbag like him didn’t deserve her forgiveness after

falling for you like a blind fool. It’s bad enough that you hit a woman. Now that you’re in trouble, you’re blaming it all on

see that she was truly disappointed in John, and didn’t possess even a shred of sympathy for

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