Justin was a straightforward man, so he didn’t quite understand the police officer’s words. He was stunned for a while before he nodded blankly, appearing a tad silly.

After the police officer had said a few more words, we then left the police station. Only then did Justin recognize me, and he murmured in embarrassment, “Thank you so much for making this trip. I owe you one.”

I merely smiled and told them to go home first since it was rather late.

Placing her hand on my shoulder, Emery then commented, “That guy seems rather simple and honest, but the girl appears to be quite ambitious. Is she working at Ashton’s company?”

I nodded in affirmation. “Yup. I’ve run into her a few times, and it’s indeed true. But then, it’s normal for a girl, I guess. She’s quite beautiful, so it’s not surprising that she’s ambitious.”

At that, Emery snorted without commenting further. “Dang, it’s almost ten o’clock now! I’ve got to go home, or Hunter will probably chew me out. We’ll hang out again and talk another time, okay?”

 

As she said that, she drove off.

Thus, it was only Camelia and I left. Looking at me, she hesitantly uttered, “Scarlett, I haven’t seen my child in a long time, so I miss him. I’d like to go home and see him.”

 

allowed to go home. I just wanted to bring you out for some fresh air and a change of

you should really find a job or something else to occupy your time instead of making Marcus the center of your life. I know it may be

while gazing at me. With her eyes fixed on me, she

against the passenger seat with her eyes closed after such an exhausting day. After driving for a while, White residence came into view. It was still

filled and replaced with fruit trees instead. It

walked in. But just after she had taken a few steps, she suddenly turned and stared at me. With a serious expression, she asked,

at her and locked gazes with her under the dim streetlights that were shining brightly. “No,” I answered resolutely. “As you said, it’s a suppositional question. There are no

looked at me, she heaved a sigh. A long while later, she nodded and murmured, “Okay, I

was quite

off with my eyes, I spaced out for a bit while staring at the filled pond. It seems impossible to return to the past. It was here at White residence back when I first met Marcus. At

recalled the day when he brought me back here. When we alighted from the car, he chased after me from behind, and I accidentally pushed him into the pond. The winter that year was extremely chilly, so he fell ill the very next day. Later, my phone malfunctioned. As I

an eternity, I spun around to

I caught sight of a black Bentley beside my car and froze for a moment. Someone was standing beside the car, and it was none other than Marcus, whom I hadn’t seen in a

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