Opposite the back alleyway of the police station, Justin held Bella in his arms. They had been waiting in the car for a long time.

"I just received word from Ralph. He said that his close colleague has been keeping an eye on the case for the past two days. Apart from Charles' attorney, no one in his family came to bail him out." Bella sank into Justin's embrace, her forehead soaking in sweat.

She was on Day 2 of her menstrual cycle, and Justin told her to rest at home, but he was not the boss of her.

Feeling the throbbing pain in her belly, she squirmed in his arm like a loach.

Well, she should have taken Justin's advice to lay off the salt and sugar.

"James planned this. He would want to disappear now. Why would he stick up to defend a hopeless bastard? He'd be making himself a target."

Justin wrapped his arm around her shoulders, his warm palm pressing against her belly and rubbing clockwise.

"Hm... Harder... Yes. Harder."

stirring a raspiness in his voice. "Well, I told you to cut down on

Don't trouble him for every little thing. He's your secretary, not your slave." Bella felt

Justin smiled wryly.

about James or Lance. I guess they are abandoning

on her face was chilling. "There's only one move they can make now. The case has nationwide coverage, and everybody is talking about it. The public has lost confidence in the Iverson Group, and James needs to be prosecuted to

their connections with the police either. No sane officer would touch the case with a ten-foot pole. They would be risking their reputation and credibility with the public. Even if Ralph isn't involved, we don't have much to worry about because even God can't

her belly. "Does it

a lot better. You're a

commotion outside the police

the others

car window and watched as the two victims, their faces covered, broke through the swarming journalists with the help of their families and bodyguards. They got into the awaiting

cars safely, Bella held her breath in case anything went

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