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.

need to check that,” the cop stated.

What were they going to do?

her palms broke

vehicle, and opened the trunk and one of the boxes.

it was filled with

the driver moved

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

relaxed on the box, and he chuckled, “Alright then.”

the

young man drove away.

distance away did Thalassa’s heart finally

so close to the officer, she dared not relax, fearing that any sign of ease would have raised suspicion, and

pulled over and opened the trunk and the boxes.

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

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

and had done their best to mitigate the

back her tears and nodded, “Yes, you did very well. Come and sit. You must

hiding the children in the boxes when she told him

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