The Woman From Hell
Chapter 969

Chapter 969

I pursed my lips and thought for a few seconds before getting into the car.

In the car, they took away my phone.

I looked coldly at them and said, "This is kidnapping."

"We're going through formal procedures to carry out a n investigation against you."

I sneered and said no more.

The car drove to a lawyer’s office, and I was taken into an enclosed room.

The women kept questioning me about which company sent me but I had no way of answering them.

After an hour, I lost my patience and said to them in a cold voice, "This is illegal imprisonment. You have no right to interrogate me either. I want a lawyer."

One of the women said, "You don't need a lawyer, Ms. Lane. No one will give you trouble if you're honest with us."

I was so furious that I laughed. "Alright, I won't call my lawyer now, but can I at least contact my family to let them know that I'm safe?"

The woman said with a frown, "Of course, but the documents you stole are extremely confidential, so for

the safety of your family, I suggest that it's best you don't contact them right now."

"I don’t need you to be so considerate about me. I need to tell my family whether I’m safe or not. I hope you know your place. You have no right to detain me nor stop me from contacting my family."

I had only been in Riverbank City for less than a month. No one except Horton knew about my past, so who exactly set such a huge trap for me?

Why did that person do that?

Seeing that I was insistent about contacting my family, the women agreed but did not pass me my phone. Instead, they told me to wait a little longer.

I waited until dawn, and a man walked in holding a plate.

He walked up to me and handed me the plate, on top o f which were two buns.

I did not take them and asked him, "Can I call my family now?"

The man nodded and pulled out a phone from his pocket, handing it to me.

I was stunned, not expecting him to hand me a phone so readily. After all, this seemed more like a kidnapping case than anything else.

However, I had no time to think and quickly called Horton.

He was the only person I knew in Riverbank City.

The call was answered very quickly and a sleepy voice came through. "Yeah?"

I pursed my lips. "Our company’s lawyers took me away, saying that I stole our company's top secrets. They refuse to let me leave their office. Can you come with a lawyer?"

Horton was struck dumb and only came back to his senses after a very long time. "I'll be there with a lawyer immediately."

When I hung up, the man asked for his phone back.

He put the plate on the table in front of me and said indifferently, "Have something to eat. Don't worry. No one will give you any trouble if you can be completely honest with us."

I pursed my lips, not responding to him.

Since last night, these people had seemed very interested in knowing who ordered me to steal the company's top secrets, but in fact, this was merely a pretense to detain me. 1

I still had no idea why they were detaining me, though.

The man left and locked the door once again.