"Miss Kristin, you're under investigation for leaking confidential information about the project. We need you to come with us to the station. Thank you for your cooperation."
The person handed over the investigation report as his mouth opened and shut with each word he uttered. It was a bombshell dropped onto Kristin.
Stunned speechless, Kristin took a step forward and glanced at the report in front of her. She took in the stamp at the bottom of the report. With her mouth set into a hard line, she said, "Excuse me, but you must be mistaken!"
"Miss Kristin, do you work as a manager of the Department of Design?" The cop speaking to her was quite impatient as he cut her off midway.
Kristin clasped both of her hands together as she nodded. "Yes, I do."
Right then, Kristin finally collected her thoughts after processing all the information thrown at her. Holding onto the piece of 'evidence', she whipped her head back as she scanned the room to look for Eve.
Eve gave a bleak smile. She wouldn't be on her side.
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Kristin sat there staring blankly at the phone in her hands. Tyler is probably the last person on earth I would call. What a joke. Kristin closed her eyelids and dialled the numbers in her mind. The phone rang a few times before it was finally picked up.
"Hello, may I know who's on the line?"
As soon as she heard that familiar weathered voice, Kristin could no longer control her tears as she sobbed. "Melissa, I need some help!"
Kristin was placed in a temporary lock-up cell. There were two others on her right and left. One of them was in for manslaughter and the other one was in here for dealing drugs.
At that moment, she sat forlornly in the middle of the cell. Her arms were wrapped around herself in a fetal position and she had her head buried in her knees.
It was bitterly cold in here. Although it was the middle of summer, all she could feel were the chills deep within her.
Suddenly, she heard someone calling out her name.
'Melissa?' Janice raised her head gradually and squinted her eyes as she walked toward the cell door.
She could see that there was a group of people rushing toward her. As they came nearer, she saw that there was a guy flanked by the rest of the people. At the same time, she heard someone say, "President Sawyer, what's the matter? There's no need for you to come all the way here personally! You could have just given us instructions through the Deputy Mayor. We would gladly send over the person that you're after."
Noticing Jenson's uncontrollable fury as he saw the woman in front of him, Captain Hart immediately signalled to the person next to him. "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and unlock the door!"
He strode over to her purposefully and swooped in like a guardian angel.
At this point, Kristin could see who was in front of her. She finally saw who was the one who came here to rescue her.
That man was dressed immaculately in a well-pressed suit, and this was a stark contrast to the dingy room she was in right now. His features remained the same and it was as perfect as before. Everyone in the vicinity was intimidated by his stance.
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Jenson stirred the cup of coffee in his hands as he let out a casual smile, "Miss Kristin, please have coffee."
The woman sitting across from him stared at him in trepidation.
"How do you know....."
"Because I am the one who complained about it," Jenson responded impassively.
Kristin froze for a second and said, "President Swayer, You have misunderstood me. I am not the one who leaked the information."
Jenson took one menu, looking relaxed. "I know. What are you getting, Miss Kristin?"
"President Swayer, What exactly are you planning?" Kristin questioned in a frigid voice.
"Your uncle leaked the information and your stepmother framed you." He extended a long finger and touched a button on his sleeve calmly.
Kristin's face remains expressionless without a word.
"I can clear your name" He buttoned up his sleeve and looked at her calmly.
A sense of danger crept up on her. A hunch told her that this man wasn't as simple as he looked. "I don't need your help."
"Is that so? Your boyfriend became your brother-in-law, you were a space goat and your mother had been in a vegetative state for years"