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Chapter 1539
Violet noticed something and immediately looked up just to see her father’s back.
“Dad.”
Aaron stopped but didn’t turn around.
Violet looked at her, “what responsibility are you talking about?”
Aaron looked up and took a deep breath. “I’m paying for my wrongdoings.” He left
without looking back upon saying that.
Violet froze on the spot, she then ran after him, but he had already gotten in his car
and left.
The rain masked his car.
Aaron went to the police station and reopened an abduction case from years ago by
confessing that he was behind it.
The kidnappers hadn’t ratted him out because he pulled some strings and avoided
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Now, Aaron confessed to the crime, didn’t ask for a lawyer, and didn’t plan to build a defense. The police officers
were shocked after listening to his confession. Aaron had hidden a lot of information when it happened, so the
police just treated it as an abduction case and found it normal that Aaron didn’t want the public to know about it.
No one would have guessed that he was the culprit.
Aaron was following a police officer to the interrogation room when Violet suddenly appeared in the corridor.
“Dad!”
He paused and turned around to see the person rushing toward him. The rain haddrenched her shoulders and
pants, and her face was wet and looked pale.
Aaron sighed, “violet, go home.”
Violet’s eyes turned red as she cried, “Dad, I forgive you.”
When Aaron said he would pay for his crimes, he meant that he would surrender himself for what he had done.
Nonetheless, Aaron was still her father. Even though he had done something awful, she no longer hated him.
Aaron was startled before revealing a smile. “Good.” He didn’t say anything else when he walked away with the
officers.
Violet cried out loud behind them, “Dad! Mom and I will be waiting for you! ”
Violet still cried when they turned a corner, she seemed to be the only one left in that lonely corridor.
Violet walked out of the station drained. She stood under the roof and looked up into the cloudy sky.
The rain was still falling, reflecting her mood.
Her face was suddenly covered by a shadow until a black umbrella got into her view. She was surprised and turned
around to see Jackie standing under the umbrella.
Jackie looked at her red, puffy eyes, held out a hand, and pulled her into his arms.
Violet froze and didn’t move, and her voice was hoarse as she spoke, “what are you— ”
He looked away. “It’s raining, and no one is looking, so cry if you have to.”
She broke down when she heard that.
Maybe because it felt safe in his arms, she was able to let go of everything and cried
her heart out.
The rain covered her voice and drowned it.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmJackie didn’t say a word but just stood there, holding the umbrella while holding her
with one arm.
After a long time, she got tired of crying. He whispered, “Your father won’t be in for too
long.”
Aaron had surrendered himself, and since he had orchestrated the abduction, and the
kidnappers were the ones who had caused the death by going against his orders, even
if he was the mastermind, he would get at least three years.
The rain started slowing down, covering the car window with tiny droplets.
Violet sat in the passenger’s seat and looked at the blurry street view, she looked
awkward because when she calmed down, she realized that she had cried in Jackie's
arms and was embarrassed.
After Jackie finished his call, he turned to look at her. “ Feeling better?”
She pinched her fingers while sounding a little nasally. “Much better.”
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