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.

assured, I’ll take care

was so cautious in front of Michael, I realized

when I thought about Michael’s lofty status, I wasn’t all that surprised. It seemed like John and

are the two of them being released? They attacked me. Are you really going to let them go

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

on your own now. I can’t help you

the deputy chief shook off her hand and promptly

wait! Don’t go!” the woman called out, but

police chief ordered the

hundred and eighty degree turn. The woman stared at the

returned to her senses, she pointed at Natalie and I with her cuffed hands and shrieked, ”Why are you arresting me? They are the ones

whatever she

the cuffs on his wrists. When he finally snapped

was my fault. Can you forgive me? You saw it too, right? She forced me to do it. I never wanted to hit you.” Panic-stricken, John expressed his regret toward Natalie with a

forehead

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

used to love John, I began

scumbag like him didn’t deserve her forgiveness after all the pain he had caused her both emotionally

spoke before I could. “John, 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,

was laced with disdain. I could see that she was truly disappointed in

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