"I am Detective Kathrina Reed."
When those words left Kathrina's mouth, Arthur felt his heart sink. He could not speak, could not think. He did not want to think; he wanted to pretend as if he had never heard what she had said.
Everything crumbled right under him. His hope for the future with her, along with his desire, vanished just like a gas evaporated in the air.
He clasped his hand so hard that his knuckles turned white in an effort to calm the raging emotion stirring in his heart, but to no avail. It only grew rampage and wanted to be released.
"Mr. Ford, I'm Detective Kathrina Reed. I am sure you have heard that we would like to talk to you about Marcella's case," Kathrina explained the purpose of the action.
She could sense that the man was not pleased with their situation. However, she did not know that the true reason he was tense was because of her name.
"I thought we were supposed to meet Detective Clarissa?" Belle asked.
