Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Chapter 368

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One of the men asked firmly but politely, "Excuse me, are you Ms. Wiley?

I nodded and tried to keep my voice steady. "I am. What is this about?" lead showed his ID,

"We're from the police special task force. There are some details we need to clarity regarding the incident from earlier today." The man in the le and his tone suggested that there was no room for doubt.

I free and was surprised that what had seemed like a simple robbery would soon inflict me. Though I was suspicious, I did my best to stay calm and stepped aside to let them in

One thought strucne how likely it was for the poll

for the police to visit my house at such a late hour?

I stopped abruptly as I was immediately alerted. My eyes darted between the men and tried to catch any signs of abnormality in their faces.

shown seemed to have an odd reflection. It was not quite the kind one would expect from a genuine plastic card under indoor lightning. "Give me a minute," I said, teigning calmness and subtly narrowing the door gap to keep it just ajar for safety. "I'd like to confirm your identities, and I need to make a call to my lawyer who can help verity." The

an urgent matter," he said. "We really need your

inconvenient now.

doubts. No real officer would be this desperate for answers or refuse a reasonable request to confirm their

a deep breath

here for your safety."

something when the man frowned. "What you did today was commendable, but you should also be

seem like a word of concem, he

mind raced for

the right to confirm

with a contact my lawyer, he will

continued, "Especially at this hour, any lapse

firm as I subtly took a step back to further narrow the

myself more

hadn't expected me to