Chapter 20

Just then, the wail of police sirens pierced the air outside.

Evangeline laughed, standing amid the glow of neon lights that cut through the night.

A fleeting look of loneliness crossed her face only when Walter had taken Julia away, leaving her fate to the cops. When she made her way to the station, however, she showed no fear.

She looked tranquil, her eyes calm and kind as she faced Ruby, the woman across from her.

"Pretty brave of you, calling the cops on me."

"Ha! I'm not the only one

who wants you locked up; Mr. Walter Gordon does too. You think you can hurt Julia and get away with it? A nobody from the sticks trying to outshine Julia? You lay a finger on her, and Mr. Walter Gordon will make sure you won't know what hit you." "Alright, then. Remember what you said. Just don't end up regretting them."

That was when the police showed up.

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resist. She simply smiled at the officers and

to do this," Roslyn

was, no one would dare lay a finger on

the Foster family's darling princess to

shoulder the blame for this one. You guys keep

but to comply. At that moment, Roslyn found herself worrying about the potential harm Ruby could cause en route to the police station, as well as in the police station itself. Ruby rolled her eyes. "Hilarious. She thinks she'll just pop in and

determined to have Evangeline crying and begging for forgiveness. Before long. Evangeline and Ruby

relaxed, sipped her coffee and strolled over to the isolation cell to see Evangeline. With a sneer, she taunted,

Evangeline's misery. Roslyn was out of her league, but Evangeline, a simple country girl, was putty in her hands. Evangeline ignored her, which only

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lock you up for a couple of years instead of

oczing an effortless allure and presence, "It's daylight, right?

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