Scrambling to Be the Father of His Ex-Wife's Kid novel Chapter 63

"Do you know the man who was with her?" My first reaction was to ask that.

Cecilia shook her head and said, "I think I heard Cindy call him Zedd."

Zedd Nichols. No wonder they had not come to me looking for trouble. They had changed their strategy and had chosen to target Cecilia instead.

Had they done this to Cecilia just to get back at me?

Things were no longer as simple as I previously thought.

I felt a headache coming on. After comforting Cecilia and promising her that I would get to the bottom of this, I left the interrogation room. Mason was waiting for me in the hall. When he saw me coming out, he walked up to steady me. "Are you okay?"

I shook my head. "If she’s found guilty, how many years is she gonna have to serve?"

"Possibly three to seven years, and it could go up to more than seven years too. It all depends on the victim's condition and what the policemen say about i t," Mason answered solemnly.

My knees gave way, and I lost my balance. How cruel could Cindy Reed be, ruining another girl’s life just to

get back at me?

"This is definitely a setup. Cecilia didn’t drink, and she didn't hit-and-run! She got down from her car to check on the victim, and it was the victim that had asked her to leave the scene! How can I help her?" I grasped Mason's arm tightly as I asked anxiously.

Mason frowned at my rambling. "Calm down. Tell me everything, slowly."

I told him everything Cecilia had told me.

"Since it was by a road, there should have been more than one camera there."

"You're right! Let’s go look for the other cameras. As long as we can prove she did not hit-and-run, things should be a lot easier to settle." I got up and immediately made a beeline outside.

We went to the crime scene immediately by following Cecilia’s address. Any hope I had quickly evaporated.

The place was secluded, surrounded by trees, and only had one camera from afar. It would be hard to even find a witness around here.

It seemed like this place had been chosen on purpose.