Chapter 26
I never imagined I’d end up in such a mess today!
As the clear, ringing confession echoed through the private room, Alicia’s face shifted from shock to anger and back again.
“It was me. I called the police.T
Citrine admitted it without hesitation.
Alicia’s jaw clenched so tightly she looked like she might crack a tooth. Her voice trembled with fury as she spat out, “Now that you don’t have the Iverson family behind you, aren’t you scared of crossing the Chase family?”
Citrine arched an eyebrow, her tone cool. “If I wasn’t afraid of the Iversons, why would I be scared of you?”
Alicia was laughably naïve…
Citrine had made it to twenty–eight in her last life–she hadn’t grown up cowering in fear, and a high schooler’s threats hardly rattled her.!! Amelia’s mother Cindy Lawson, flinched when the police siren wailed outside. She clutched her little boy close, wrapping him up tightly before looking up at Citrine with trembling eyes. ‘Please, just tell the police it was a mistake,” she pleaded, her voice barely above a whisper. I know you and Amelia are good friends, but we’re just ordinary people–we don’t want any trouble. And Amelia’s brother is still so young, he needs us..
Cindy looked years older than she was, her voice almost inaudible, her eyes darting everywhere but Citrine’s face, as if she was hiding some secret shame.D
Citrine ignored her, turning instead to Amelia, her gaze steady and resolute “Trust me, Amelia. Ill protect you. Your family will be fine.”2
Just then, two police officers entered the room.
“Who called this in?“:
Citrine raised her hand and stepped forward
“It was me. These people trashed this family’s shop”
She explained everything to the officers, laying out the sequence of events in clear detail.!
In the end, everyone was taken down to the station. Because Citrine was a minor, the police reached out to Raymond as her guardian.
At the station, Citrine cooperated fully, giving her statement.
While she waited, Alicia’s parents suddenly arrived.
When Fabian and Cindy heard that the other party wanted to settle for $10,000, their eyes lit up instantly.”
They agreed on the spot, signing the settlement papers without hesitation.
in the hallway.!
With the money in hand, they took their son and left the station, completely ignoring Amelia, who was left standing alone in Watching her family walk away together, Amelia felt like she couldn’t breathe’s
As soon as they were gone, Alicia shot Citrine a triumphant, taunting look
Johnnie Chase, Alicia’s father, followed his daughter’s gaze. He sized Citrine up, his beer belly straining against his shirt, his face twisted with open disdain.
“So you’re Citrine?” he sneered. “A nobody like you thinks you can mess with the Chase family? Do you have any idea what happens to people like that?”
Citrine stared at the father and daughter, their resemblance making her skin cowl.
She replied lazily, “I don’t know what’ll happen to me, but I do know the Chase family’s luck is about to run out
You can call the
Johnnie snorted, “Big words for a little girl. You really think you can make a difference? Look at what happened today. You can cops ten times, and the result will be the same–maybe just cost me a bit more money.”
He barely finished before a cold, steely voice sounded from the doorway.
‘Maybe she can’t take you down, but promise you–l can bury you.”
Citrine’s head snapped toward the door!
Raymond strode in, purposeful and unblinking. He reached Citrine in a few long strides and spun her around to face him, his hand firm on her shoulder. Their eyes met, and she saw real worry in his gaze.
For the first time, Citrine realized–right now, Raymond was genuinely concemed for her!
“Thank God you’re alright,” Raymond breathed, finally relaxing when he saw she hadn’t been hurt at all
