"After the incident, my wife was very emotional, so family and friends came over to visit her one after another. I happened to be walking her parents downstairs at the time and figured Wanda's brother would be staying with her upstairs. It was because Tyler was there to accompany her, so I figured I could use the opportunity to have some time alone downstairs."
Theo was telling the truth. Tyler was there with me at the time, and Sara soon entered the ward. These were all proof.
"There's no problem with your wife's alibi. What we need now is your alibi." Chief
Royce did not give Theo a chance to take advantage of the situation and stressed again.
"What do you want me to provide, then?' Theo asked back.
"I may not be the child's biological father, but I've long treated him as my own.
Besides, just one day earlier, my wife found out that she was pregnant but wanted to give up on the child and go for a bone marrow match test. Both of these incidents had a great impact on me, so why couldn't I spend some time alone to calm myself down?"
Theo spoke my mind exactly.
"If you think I'm the suspect, then please provide evidence from your end."
"If we do, we will." Chief Royce's reply surprised us.
"We always look at the evidence. The evidence isn't favorable to you at the moment. That's why we're investigating
you again. Please understand that we won't wrongly accuse a person or arrest someone innocent."
His last statement sent my heart pounding.
"Apart from your alibi, we also need you to explain why there's an email in your inbox that's exactly the same as the bone marrow report we discovered earlier? The sender's name is a series of numbers. What's your relationship with them?"
What Chief Royce said next left me completely in shock. I turned to study Theo's expression again. He did not refute nor look surprised at all.
He looked over Chief Royce's shoulder at me, a hint of panic in his eyes.
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