"You're a cop, not a bandit!"

"You can't pass judgment without solid evidence!"

And let's not forget, that girl is Yuri's daughter.

Would they even survive if they crossed him?

The young officer's eyes blazed with fury: "You're just scared of crossing the Lynette family!"

With those harsh words, he stormed off.

Brittany, overhearing the argument, felt nothing but exhaustion.

The police had no substantial evidence, and Yuri, with his lawyer in tow, marched straight to the police station after seventy-two hours had elapsed. Brittany was taken back to the Lynette Manor.

The police said she needed to be available for the investigation and couldn't leave Craneville for the time being.

Brittany agreed.

Back at Lynette Manor, she rushed to the bathroom for a hot shower and slept soundly for the first time in days.

She had spent three whole days at the station-eating and drinking weren't issues, but her sleep there had been far from restful.

took her a full day and night of sleep to reset her haywire biological

was back, she arrived, albeit

"Why are you here?"

had always had a somewhat distant relationship.

was worried about Bri, came

skin crawl,

Yuri said, just as Saskia felt

"Alright."

appearance stirred something in

up and freshening up,

"Mom."

school, hurried over: "Mom, when did you

see Brittany since she got back but was

been

down: "Just

hugged her neck, nuzzling into her embrace: "Mom, I missed you. Can

couldn't help but smile,

you play

"Yep, golf."

aiming to cultivate a

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