Chapter 54 Bail Her Out

Hadley cast a fleeting glance at Eric before lowering her head with a faint smile. “No need, I will tell the police

whatever they need to know.”

She was curious to see if Eric truly believed he could dictate every turn of her fate.

Eric had not expected her to dig in her heels like this. Was it really so impossible for her to just talk to him and clear things up?

Trapped between frustration and disbelief, Eric let out a cold, sharp laugh. “Fine, perfect! Let’s get moving then!”

Did she think he relished interfering in her affairs? If he kept sticking his nose in, he might as well be a fool.

“Let’s go!”

Hadley turned and followed the policewoman out.

A moment later, a loud crash echoed behind her. She froze for a heartbeat. Eric had overturned the coffee table

in a fit of rage.

The room lay in ruins.

At the police station.

“Officer, I have explained everything clearly.”

She had been repeating herself like a scratched record, yet the officers remained unimpressed.

“You claim you are innocent, so why were you

there?”

Hadley opened her mouth, but then shut it again.

She had been alone in that room, just as she had already said.

“Your story is full of holes, Miss Pearson. You need to tell us the truth.”

Hadley fell silent, the pressure pressing down on her like a boulder.

“Any witnesses? Friends? Family? Someone who can vouch for you?”

This…

Her mind went blank. She had no one.

The officer sighed. “Alright, detain her for now.”

He snapped his notebook shut and motioned for her to be taken away.

The iron door groaned, and she was shoved inside a cell.

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outfits clashing with the heavy makeup they wore. Their line of work was no

pressed her lips together and settled into

way but made

us out?” one of them grumbled with a

a buck like

should count ourselves lucky they are not shipping us off to one of those reform programs. Those things drag

food from the government is not too

a gnawing dread settling in her

the same fate? She had heard of

quite prison, but still a cage. She could not afford to get entangled in

seen this

had not let that

officer swung by, unlocked the door, and hauled two women

headed for White Lake?” the officer

“Yeah.”

their hushed exchange and tightened her arms around herself. White

Prison stood.

was she supposed to do? Just sit here and wait for the walls to close in?

She

stood up and moved to the iron door. “Officer! I need to call my

call, and Hadley dialed

was Phillips who answered. “I will pass

“Alright, thank you.”

hung up and waited.

No one came.

when she was brought in, so she had lost all

would not surprise her. Men like him did not take

to resign herself to her fate, the iron door creaked

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54 Bail Her

“Hadley Pearson?”

snapped up.

family is here. Come out.”

to her feet, her fists clenching unconsciously. For

to cry.

a chair as if the entire station belonged to him. As

played at his lips.

police stations. You have not been back

second visit.”

in front of him with her

lazily against the table. “Did you drag me down here just to play the silent game? Do you think I have

breath before lifting her

“What?”

a beat before smirking. “Have

he was playing with her

was he always

care about her?

a chance. Not in this

was just because they had not divorced yet? But that was a weak excuse. Their marriage had been dead for four years, nothing more than an

and if Hadley wanted her freedom, she had to

brows and spoke carefully. “The question you asked and

have not…”

not what?” Eric refused to let

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