Chapter 517

“Don’t worry, we’ll get this over with swiftly. If everything checks out, you’ll be free to go,” the traffic cop assured. His gaze then drifted towards the van’s trunk.

It was quite spacious, with four cardboard boxes stowed inside.

“What’s in those boxes?” the cop asked.

Thalassa’s heart leaped into her throat at his question.

Although it was a van, it was only supposed to seat five.

Four children, two adults and the driver. They were clearly overcapacity.

If the cop found out, they could have been in serious trouble, possibly even alerting Lysander.

They would have been sitting ducks.

Evelyn’s face also paled.

Just as Thalassa and Evelyn were at the peak of their anxiety, the young driver answered nonchalantly, “Oh, those are farm-fresh eggs I bought for my kids back home.

check that,” the cop stated.

were they going

her palms broke out in

man remained cool-headed, exited from the vehicle, and opened

was filled with

glance, the driver moved to open a second

We’ll just run a DUI test,” the cop said.

box, and he

passing the DUI test, the

man drove

a considerable distance away did Thalassa’s

that any sign

driver pulled over and opened the trunk

of the boxes. Their faces flushed, and their breathing was

do good? We weren’t discovered, right?” Dorian asked Thalassa, his cherubic face

mother’s predicament and had done their best to mitigate the risk

up, but she held back her tears and nodded, “Yes, you did very well. Come and sit. You must be uncomfortable in those

with the idea of hiding the children in the boxes

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