The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 176 The Real Culprit Behind the Scenes

"I'm Wayne Hagen's family. I'm here to see him," Sophia said firmly to the police, dressed head-to-toe in black.

"But our records show that Wayne only has a mother and a disabled sister," the officer replied, flipping through Wayne's file.

Sophia chimed in, "I'm a distant relative. His mom's worried sick about him being locked up here. I came all this way; you can't just turn me away."

Sophia, wearing a beret and a black mask, kept her face hidden from the police. Not that it mattered they wouldn't recognize her anyway. Who'd guess that this delicate-looking woman was the brains behind Veda's kidnapping? Since Wayne hadn't been fully convicted yet, the police couldn't hold Sophia. They eventually let her bring in some food.

When Wayne, the criminal who had kidnapped Veda, saw Sophia, he immediately got her drift and told the police, "Yeah, she's my distant relative."

Sophia and Wayne sat across from each other, their voices too low for the nearby officers to catch.

Sophia smiled confidently, a smile that sent chills down Wayne's spine.

Wayne asked, "How dare you come here?"

He thought their scheme had been exposed and the Smith family was hot on their trail. Sophia should be in hiding, not waltzing into a police station, practically taunting the cops and the Smith family.

mask still on. Wayne tried to read her intentions through her eyes, but she stayed calm, handing him the food. "It's not much, but it's pricey. I sent some to your mom too." Wayne was on high alert. This woman was capable of anything. If she had the guts to suggest kidnapping Veda, her backers must be way more powerful than the Smith family,

my

her eyebrows. "You've been in here a while. Someone had to check

hoping it was just

worry," Sophia continued. "But your sister's getting married soon, and the family's broke. With you in here, your mom's been borrowing

first approached Wayne about kidnapping Veda, she had

for her, but no one

and so

up today wasn't out of the goodness of her

you want?" Wayne

do you think?" Sophia

They'd sat in a café for hours, and she never came right out with it. Wayne had to piece it together himself. He always thought of her as a sly fox.

He'd been wrestling with whether to expose Sophia. And now, here she was, right in front of him. "I want to help them, but I need to get out to do

can help from here. Just take the fall for kidnapping Veda and follow my

it? It's all on you. Whether your sister gets married is up to you." Sophia knew her own fate was hanging in the balance too. If Wayne took the blame, she'd be in the clear. Once he was in prison, his mom and sister would be on their own. Not her problem. Seeing Wayne hesitate, Sophia chuckled, picked

they were desperate to catch the real mastermind, especially with all the online rumors swirling around. "You're here," Bob Loomis greeted them as