Rewriting My Heart's Fate (Ethan and Evelyn)
Chapter 142

Chapter

142

Finally, a temale officer stepped forward. She approached me with a calm smile. "Hello, we can talk inside," she said, gesturing toward a row of rooms in the back Texchanged a glance with Liam, giving him a reassuring look before following the officer inside

Two officers sat across from me in the interview room. One of them handed me a cup of water. "Take your time. Tell us everything

For the first time in days, I felt truly safe.

Looking out the window, I began my voice unsettlingly calm. "A few days ago, someone hired two men to kidnap me and attempted to take explicit photos. Ifiled

report back then You should already have a case file.

"You won't need to investigate further. I've identified the person responsible and have solid evidence." As I spoke, I passed my phone across the table.

"The perpetrator is Leah Grant, a student at St. Nichollas University. She hired people to carry out the crimes. I might not have survived if the police hadn't arrived at the scene in time."

1. z. and one stepped out.

The two officers whispered to each other,

few minutes later, he retumed holding a file folder. Opening it, they pulled out the original report from that day

After reading through it, their expressions rumed serious, and I could sense both anger and sympathy in their eyes.

After a long pause, they stood up. One of the officers extended his hand toward me. "Ms. Wiley, we will review your evidence. If it checks out, we'll proceed with an amest. You have our word." Ishook his hand and thanked him politely.

Outside the station, Liam glanced at me, clearly still a bit womed but trying to play bernow."

With Ethen out of town, Leah couldn't escape this time.

y it off casually. "Well, that's it. That bitch Leah's gonna get what's coming to

Liam threw an arm around my shoulder, his usual carefree attitude back in full swing. "Doing good for society, huh? How about we grab a bite, maybe go to the karaoke room to celebrate?"

I quietly shrugged him off, rubbing my temples in exhaustion. "The past couple of days have been too much. I really just need to rest.

Il drop you off at your place, and then I'll head back to Yardville. I'm

Liam's face briefly flashed with disappointment, but he quickly covered it up. "Alright, fine. I'll nothing if not considerate, afterall."

I shook my head. "No, not back to the university. They're still investigating, and I don't want to risk running into Leah. Just take me back to my apartment. I'll deal with everything and retum later." After Liam left, I collapsed onto my couch, my whole body aching.

Days of constant stress had finally caught up with me, and the moment 1 relaxed, I fell asleep almost instantly.

That aftemoon, students at St. Nicholas University were in class. Leah sat with her roommates, looking increasingly uneasy

She fe

felt something was wrong

Someone knocked on the classroom door the next second, and several police officers stepped inside. The quiet classroom erupted into whispers. "Why are the police here?"

"Who knows? Do you think someone's in trouble?"!

"Definitely. Look how many of them there are way they're just there to give a lecture.

The officers walked to the front of the room to speak with the professor, who started scanning the room

Leah's heart pounded as her classmates speculated. She ducked her head lower, trying to hide under the desk, but Lucy nudged her "Leah, what are you doing? Look, the police are here to arrest someone!"

As soon as Lucy said that, the officers, who had been speaking with the pr Leah knew they were coming for her. She shot Lury a helpless glance before instinctively trying to make a run for it. professor, tumed and headed straight toward her