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

Rest assured, I’ll take

the chief was so cautious in front of Michael, I

surprised. It seemed like John and his new

are the two of them being released? They attacked me. Are you

walk free just like that, the woman walked to the deputy chief with

now. I can’t help

in exasperation, the deputy chief shook off her hand

go!” the woman called out, but the

them!” the police chief ordered the two officers behind him

turn. The

returned to her senses, she pointed at Natalie and I with her cuffed hands and shrieked,

here, whatever

cuffs on his wrists. When he finally snapped out of it, he broke free from the grip

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

that moment, his forehead

apology sounded sincere, he was, in fact, pushing all the blame onto the

used to love John,

to remind her that a scumbag like him

the one thing I regret most in my life is 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 a woman again. I can’t believe I loved someone like you.

with disdain. I could see that she was truly disappointed in John, and didn’t possess

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