Chapter 443:

But Joanna hadn’t anticipated the police locating her so quickly.

The lead officer wasted no time in explaining their arrival. “A concerned citizen informed us of your whereabouts, which is why we were able to locate you so promptly. You are accused of murdering your mother. Are you willing to confess to your crime?”

Hearing she was reported, Joanna immediately realized who was responsible. It had to be Ethan. She had no desire to ever see him again, not even in the next life.

Elsewhere, Jake brought Kallie and Sophie back home. Anna and Lenny surprised Jake by following him. The sight of them made Jake’s head throb.

Kallie saw the hostility in Anna’s eyes. She gently freed her hand from Jake’s grip and coughed awkwardly. Jake’s gaze had been fixed on Kallie until this moment. He turned to Anna, his face cold.

“Do you need me to book a flight back, or would you prefer I escort you out myself?” he asked, impatience and anger clear in his voice.

“Jake, I came back for you. I turned down several job interviews. You’ve never treated this way before. Everything is different now, and I don’t

at Kallie. It was obvious she was

the same. That’s not the issue here. What you’ve

I refuse to go?” Anna

air crackled

another reason why Miss Watts returned. She ran into some difficulties overseas and had no other option but to come back. You promised to protect her. Are you going to

did you have to say that?” She then let out a snort. “If this was before, he’d protect me without hesitation. But now he’s with someone else. He probably thinks I’m just a bother. It’s fine. I’m leaving now. Jake, don’t come to regret this later. You threw away your promise

that, Anna was ready

up in this. Anna was not someone to mess with and had a unique bond with Jake. On top of that, she was wrongly accused,

think. And I’m not asking you to leave. We had to put on a facade

that, Kallie took Sophie’s hand, ready to

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