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

they

palms broke out in a sweat.

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

was filled with

glance, the driver moved to open a second

just run a DUI test,” the cop said.

relaxed on the box, and

test, the cop let them go.

man

a considerable 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 they

opened the trunk and

little heads popped out of the boxes. Their faces flushed,

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

predicament and had done their best to mitigate the risk and not cause her any

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

the children in the boxes when

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