The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 147

Chapter 147 Something Is Off

The officer dismissed Leah's anxiety, attributing it to natural concerns about criminal

retaliation.

"The glass is one-way, Miss Burgess. They cannot see you," he assured her with practiced patience.

Relief washed over Leah's tense features as she drew a steadying breath, following the

officer toward the exit.

In their wake, Wilbur returned to the room, dropping a folder onto the table with barely contained frustration. "Have you reconsidered your position?"

"I've stated my case. Your disbelief doesn't change the truth. What more can I add?"

Corrine's composure only served to intensify Wilbur's mounting anger. His fist connected with the table as he roared, "Corrine Holland, enough games! Don't expect special treatment because of your gender! Trafficking historical artifacts and forging antiquities-either charge alone could destroy your future!"

Corrine maintained her tranquil demeanor, her voice steady. "I request Chief Hoffman's

presence."

grant audiences on demand!" Wilbur's lips curled into a sneer. "A few days in lockup without meals might loosen that

close to

his

does she know Hoffman is

his brow

documentation?"

presented the folder, its contents barely

17-37

of the investigation.

Wilbur discovered Corrine's

most

basic information

is..." The

file revealed nothing beyond elementary details-birth date,

either unprecedented innocence or, more likely, an identity deliberately

fell over the room as

her part, remained effortlessly composed, as if she already knew what

Wilbur knew, no influential family in Lyhaton bore the surname

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