NovelOnlineChapter 1921 Chloe panicked at the mention of being hauled to the police station. ' Mister Lucas, please! I'm innocent... Miss Melody is lying about me!" she pleaded.
Lucas scoffed. "Why would she lie about you? If you're not guilty, why did you rush back to wipe the pot of your fingerprints?" Tears welled up in Chloe's eyes as she struggled to find the right words." I... I just..." Lucas lost his patience with her. "Edmund, take her away!" "Yes, sir!" Edmund stepped forward and dragged Chloe out.
Feeling her crslowly being exposed, Chloe gritted her teeth and stared at Melody defiantly.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Lucky you, Melody! Mister Lucas almost bought my story before you pulled this stunt. You're every bit of the scheming b*tch I know you are!" She becslightly hysterical as tears flowed freely down her face." You're a wicked woman! You don't deserve Mister Lucas!" 1 'If I'm going down, then I'm going to drag her down with me!' thought Chloe. She reached out to grab Melody. Before Melody could react, Lucas swiftly pulled her away and sidestepped Chloe's attempt.
Melody regained her composure and met Lucas's gaze. With her heart pounding, she silently thanked Lucas for swooping in just in time.
Otherwise, Chloe might have scratched her.
"Thanks," Melody murmured before looking at Chloe.
Chloe, refusing to leave with Edmund, kept her tearful eyes fixed on Lucas.
"Mister Lucas, I've done my job diligently for years without a single mistake! Can't you giveanother chance? Please don't sendto the police station. I promise I'll never do it again!" Melody glanced at Lucas. She worried that he might consider sparing Chloe due to their years of history.
"Edmund, take care of the matter properly. Make sure we never have someone like her in the house again!" Lucas commanded without sparing a glance at Chloe or uttering a word to her. He turned away and left the kitchen.
"Yes, sir!" Edmund responded promptly. He then tried to drag Chloe away again.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmOverwhelming fear gripped Chloe. She continued to plead, "Edmund, I've learned my lesson! Please spare me! Don't taketo the police station!" Nonetheless, Edmund yanked Chloe from the floor, saying, "Miss Melody, I'll take her out now." Melody gave a brief nod.
Soon after, the wailing of police sirens could be heard coming from the distance. Melody peered out the window to see Chloe being loaded into a police car, despite her futile struggles and resistance. It was evident that the Riveras held a strong view on dealing with matters fairly.
Melody turned around and found Lucas standing behind her.
"Don't tellyou pity her," said Lucas.
Melody shook her head. "No, I don't feel sorry for her at all She brought at s upon herself, so she should bear this the consequences." Lucas narrowed his eyes on her. "Well, Melody, you're brighter than I thought."
Melody pursed her lips. "If I didn't play along and trick her a bit, bm wouldn't have been able to prove my innocence!" X
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