Chapter 24 A Lesson

Cooper lowered his eyelids and stopped talking for a while.

He was waiting.

Amelia sneered while looking at Cooper from inside the car.

At that moment, Alan walked over with two envelopes in his hands.

His lips curved into a sneer.

Alan looked inside the car, glancing at Amelia’s and Freddie’s faces. Then, he waved the two envelopes at

them

Seeing Alan’s movement, Amelia and Freddie both froze.

“Come and get it yourselves.”

Alan raised his eyebrows at them.

“What the hell are you up to?” Amelia murmured unpleasantly. However, seeing Freddie getting off the car, she had to follow.

They took the envelopes one by one from Alan.

“Please take a look. And go ahead messing up with us as long as you finish reading them.”

Alan held his arms across his chest, looking at the two with a sneer.

Freddie had a change of look. He already sensed something ominous.

Although Amelia was unsatisfied with Alan’s tone, the two opened the envelopes as they were told.

There were merely a few pieces of paper.

Nevertheless, their faces turned as white as a sheet after glancing at the papers.

Freddie’s hands were shaking badly as if the pieces of paper weighed like stones.

sweats all over his forehead with a frightened

knelt, with tears or sweats emerging

begged, “Chief Drennon, I am sorry. I know it is all my fault. It’s the

with Mr. Lockwood on my behalf and let me off. From now on, I will definitely behave myself!” Alan looked down upon Freddie and said,

times did you make mistakes?

People from your branch did surprise me. “Considering your seniority, Mr. Lockwood intended to save one of your sons. Unfortunately, you don’t

dare you assume Mr.

a smile on his lips, Alan’s eyes were

Amelia

of this, Freddie stared

himself. As

she also tensed up after reading

of her and the Hart family over the years, including those that hurt

either immoral or

came with

was enough to put

felt panic in

for accusing them.

Amelia would not be as timid and useless as Freddie. She started to cry and wiped off her tears. She whined, “Chief Drennon, I knew I shouldn’t have committed those crimes. But we really had no choices. “I had to keep the business running and take care of lots of stuff at the price of sacrificing justice, even though we were unwilling

leading more than ten

that made him jump off a building to kill

own good and taking advantage of your power

prostitution? For all of these, you call

contempt. “Madame Lockwood, if I were you, I would return home and do what Mrs. Hart is supposed

words, Alan gave

said indifferently, “Bye,

Cooper then walked away.

again, with the

and Freddie completely lost

away through the surveillance camera before relieving

they get in?” Alan

enter the Northernville Manor. But he is banned. from now

are all guilty.

took the documents and nodded in a solemn

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