A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1227

No sooner had Cedric finished speaking than a wave of sirens wailed from outside.

He darted a look outside the window to see the security guards opening the gate for the police to enter the estate.

Cedric quickly signaled his bodyguard who understood and promptly let go of Hertha.

Poor Hertha was still in the dark about Cedric's scheme. By the time she came to, there were already several cops in front of her, taking her into custody.

She never saw this coming and flew into a fit of hysteria, yelling, "I told one little lie, and you're arresting me for that?"

The cop responded coldly, "Mr. Cedric accused you of sexually harassing him. You're coming with us for investigation."

She had assumed the accusation was about framing someone, but she couldn't believe that Cedric was reporting her for sexual harassment. "I never laid a finger on you!"

Cedric snorted. Hertha had been all over him when he was drunk. Wasn't that sexual harassment?

Cedric ignored her, handing his voice recorder to the cop, "I'll be pressing charges for sexual harassment, defamation, and false accusations."

The cop took the recorder, "We'll bring her in for investigation. If you wish to sue, find a lawyer."

With a 'thank you', Cedric turned to Hertha, "As you know, my lawyer is none other than the famous Chase McCall."

The mention of Chase was a clear sign for her to stop struggling. With Chase's expertise, no one could escape justice.

Hertha's face darkened, but she continued to hurl insults at Cedric, her foul words disappearing into the mansion as the police car drove away.

After dealing with Hertha, Cedric didn't even wait for Hailey to apologize, picking up his phone to call Judith and asked for an explanation about the incident at the airport.

Lucky for him, Judith wasn't Hertha. After hearing Cedric's explanation, she couldn't help but chuckle before confessing and resolving the issue about the kiss.

"I'm sorry, Hailey. It was just a goodbye kiss. I didn't mean anything else, don't get the wrong idea..."

At her words, Hailey blushed. Seeing her embarrassment, Cedric quickly took over the phone, telling Judith, "Judith, to put my wife at ease, I'll be deleting your contact after this call. In the future, please direct all work matters to my assistant."

"Mr. Laurence, while I find your actions a bit bizarre, I respect your love for your wife. Do as you wish."

With her approval, Cedric quickly ended the call. As he was about to delete Judith's contact, Hailey held down his phone screen.

"She's a business partner. There's no need to delete her."