Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 237

Chapter 237

Carter couldn’t listen any longer. His voice cut through the tension, “Nate, that’s enough. Don’t talk nonsense.”

Nate snapped back, defiant. “I’m not talking nonsense. I’m telling the truth!”

The officer interjected calmly. “Nate, I must remind you that every word you say right now carries legal weight. I’ll ask you again: are you saying, under oath, that they threatened Kelly’s life?”

Nate faltered. “Kelly… she has a terminal illness. They… they refused to treat her unless we agreed to their terms. If that’s not threatening her life, then what is?”

The officer stared at him like he couldn’t quite believe what he was hearing. “By that logic, anyone with a terminal illness who can’t afford treatment should be suing hospitals for blackmail. Are you sure you want to stand by that?”

Nate’s breath caught.

“That’s completely different. We weren’t refusing to pay.”

The officer’s voice cooled further. “So you wanted to buy something. The other party didn’t want to sell. Isn’t that within their rights?”

Nate’s confidence started to slip. “I offered them money. Why wouldn’t they sell?” 1

The officer met his eyes steadily. “Because buying and selling is based on mutual consent. Forcing a transaction is illegal.”

protest again,

“Nate. Shut up.”

had Nate

full cost

everything.”

all

glanced back at

all this stubborn arguing now? The law didn’t care who talked louder. If anything, this

endangered the safety of others. I’ve spoken with the other party. They’ve refused to forgive

settled that

speaking, you should be under arrest. Given your current injuries, your attorney has already arranged for bail. But if you keep up this attitude, you’ll make it impossible to reach any kind of settlement.

his jaw. “They wouldn’t

in his delusion, the officer no longer saw any point in reasoning

I suggest you give

take long for Carter to

on the

darkened.

was worse than