He hesitated, his voice taking on a somber tone.

“There’s another issue, though.

The Mitchell family has filed a report.

Their young master has been hospitalized, and they’re claiming you killed someone, demanding the police arrest you.

Hannah’s tone turned icy.

“If you had bothered to check the surveillance footage from the underground parking lot, you’d have seen that we saved her life.

She shook her head in disbelief.

“If it weren’t for us, she’d be dead by now.

We shouldn’t have saved her.

Officer Stevenson took a deep breath, the weight of Hannah’s words bearing down on him.

“For now, I’ve suppressed this issue, but if the Mitchells stir up more trouble, it’ll be difficult to keep it under wraps.

narrowed in

“Don’t worry.

sure she doesn’t

you wouldn’t engage

protested.

to sew her mouth shut,”

was speaking figuratively,

get your panties in a

might do?” he said, his voice sharp

have both shown that you’re capable

Officer Stevenson, why would you befriend people you consider crazy? Is it because the Mitchell family holds so much power in Valmere that even

out a

underestimate me,

you have no further

other cases to

“Fine.

more

phone, her face a mask of concentration as she considered her

confirmed what Hannah already

but there was no time

put the puzzle

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