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Alexa called Wyatt on her way to the police station. Wyatt came with Clayton, and the three met at the police station entrance to see Riley.
“Riley, don’t be afraid. Tell mom what really happened,” Alexa said, trying to hold back her anger, worried about scaring her daughter,
But when she saw the glaring marks on Riley’s neck, she couldn’t hold back her fury. “Who did this? Who’s that bastard?”
Riley shuddered violently, terrified and confused, scared and helpless. “No, it’s not like that… it shouldn’t be like that…”
Alexa shook Riley’s shoulders hard. She shouted, “What do you mean it’s not like that? It should be like that!”
Seeing the police walk in, Riley swallowed the words she was about to say. She threw herself into Alexa’s arms and cried loudly, “I went to buy study materials, I wanted to study hard… boohoo…”
Alexa’s heart broke. She held her daughter’s broken body and cried with her. “Those bastards, I won’t let them get away with this. Don’t be scared, nom will make sure justice is done, and they’ll pay for this.”
Her daughter was only thirteen. She thought, ‘How could those bastards do such a thing?‘
Clayton looked at the police who came in behind. His expression was off. His eyes showed no sympathy for Riley, just a kind of disdain like she deserved
- it.
Clayton stepped forward. “Riley is under fourteen. Whether she consented or not, this is rape! We want to take her for a medical exam now and hope you catch the criminals quickly!”
“Are you sure you want to file a case?” the police asked.
Alexa túrned back, crying and shouting, “Of course we do! I want those bastards who bullied my daughter to pay! They’re not human, they’re animals, worse than pigs or dogs! My daughter is still so young…”
Suddenly Riley stopped crying, grabbed Alexa’s clothes tightly, and shook her head hard. “No case, no case! I don’t want it, I don’t want it…”
Alexa hugged her daughter and cried even harder.
Wyatt clenched his fists. His daughter had been cherished all her life, never hearing harsh words or getting slapped. And now two thugs had bullied her!
If his job didn’t stop him, he would’ve smashed the police station by now. “My daughter is emotionally unstable. We want to talk to her alone.”
The police looked deeply at Riley, then turned and left.
Wyatt took off his coat and wrapped it around his daughter, in a hoarse voice he said, “Don’t be scared, Riley. Your uncle’s a lawyer. We’ll make sure they rot in jail!”
Riley’s eyes were red and swollen from crying. She looked timidly at Clayton and then curled back into Alexa’s arms. “Mom, I want to go home.”
“Home, we’ll go home,” Alexa said.
Clayton suggested, “We should get the suspects‘ DNA now and collect enough evidence to make sure they face legal punishment.”
“I don’t want to do the test, I don’t want to!” Riley resisted fiercely, yelling.
Alexa thought she must be traumatized from the bullying and tried to comfort her gently, but every time she mentioned taking DNA from the suspects, Riley freaked out and screamed.
Wyatt was also heartbroken, but as a man, he stayed calm. “You take Riley back first,” he patted Alexa’s shoulder. “Clayton and I will handle the
aftermath.”
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Alexa could only take her emotionally unstable daughter away. The Patel brothers went to the police to ask for surveillance footage from around the
warehouse.
“The footage’s already come in. But before you watch, you better check this first,” the police said, turning the computer toward Wyatt and showing him the chat records from Riley’s phone.
From start to finish, Riley had planned a kidnapping and extortion targeting Jessica. The chats, transfer records, location info, and promises of rewards after the job were all crystal clear.
Riley, the mastermind, had somehow become the “victim.” Wyatt’s face flushed red, then turned dark as ironi, and finally pale as death.
The blond guy was quite responsible; after running, he sent the recorded video and left a message: “Jessica’s too hot, we couldn’t resist trying her, so Riley doesn’t need to pay extra.”
“We already traced the IP and went to arrest them,” the police said seriously to Wyatt.
It was no longer about whether the Patel family wanted to file a case. If Jessica knew about this, the Bell family definitely wouldn’t let it go.
“Although Riley planned it, she didn’t actually hurt Jessica,” Clayton said coldly. “But Jessica, knowing the truth, didn’t stop it. She even encouraged the criminals to hurt Riley!”
The police looked coldly at Clayton.
A woman in a suit pushed open the door, her brows furrowed. “Riley made a detailed and thorough kidnapping plan, hired others to commit the crime, paid the fee, and even tried to slip sleeping pills into coffee.
“She didn’t succeed, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t commit a crime!”
Clayton’s face turned pale. “Do you have proof that Riley put drugs in the coffee? If not, you’re slandering!”
The woman handed the police some documents. “I’m Jessica’s lawyer. Tests on the coffee Riley gave Jessica showed sleeping pills.”
Jessica came to report the case accompanied by Audrey and Gabriel. They presented the surveillance footage outside the drink shop.
The footage clearly showed Riley putting drugs into the coffee and handing it to Jessica when she showed up. The Patel brothers‘ faces darkened one after another.
“My daughter wasn’t harmed because she was alert and smart, not because Riley had a change of heart! I strongly suspect she meant to harm my daughter. We want her fully held accountable!” Gabriel said firmly!
His rank was lower than John’s, but he had real power. His sharp gaze and commanding presence were intimidating.
Clayton saw Audrey accompanying Jessica and quickly walked over. “Audrey, can we talk?”
“I have nothing to talk about with you,” Audrey ignored him and handed Jessica a bottle of water. “Drink s
ater, don’t be scared.”
“Audrey…” Clayton reached out to grab her. Bending down hurt his fractured ribs, so he held the sore spot and took a few deep breaths. “We’re married. Can’t you just listen to me?”
Jessica looked at Audrey. “Ms. Henderson, you go with him. I don’t want to see him.”
“I’ll be back soon.” Audrey stood up and motioned Clayton to talk by the door. There was surveillance there, so if Clayton dared to act out, she would call the police.
Clayton’s injury hadn’t healed yet. Running around like this, he was starting to lose strength. He leaned against the wall to ease the pain.
“It was Riley’s fault for putting drugs in the coffee, but she…” Clayton glanced back at Wyatt and lowered his voice, “her plan failed, and that bastard
violated her!”
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“That’s punishment enough for her, right? Can you at least do me a favor and plead for Riley, ask the Bell family to forgive her?”
Audrey gave Clayton a sidelong glance. “You got any face left?”
Clayton’s expression froze. He stared into Audrey’s eyes, hoping to see some of the old tenderness.
But her eyes were cold and mocking. No warmth at all, let alone affection.
Clayton’s heart sank deep, down to an icy riverbed, and even breathing hurt his lungs. “Audrey… don’t be like this…”
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Audrey stepped back, avoiding his touch. “Jessica wasn’t affected because she sensed Riley’s sudden kindness was a trap, or else those two bastards would’ve bullied her instead!”
“If Jessica got bullied, could one word ‘forgive‘ fix that? Riley got what she deserved, but can she forgive the bastards who bullied her?”
