At the police station, Seraphina got out of the car on her own, while Tania was taken out by the cops.
But when Tania saw Seraphina, she totally lost her cool, trying to charge at Seraphina, but was stopped by the cops again.
"Seraphina! You bitch!" Tania yelled furiously. "I'm gonna kill you! I'm gonna kill you!"
This outburst left everyone around dumbstruck.
It's a police station full of cops and here's someone openly shouting murder threats - pretty shocking stuff.
If Tania wasn't such a petite girl, she'd probably have been manhandled on the spot.
As for Seraphina, she just chuckled at Tania's rant, and headed for the station's office.
Just as she got to the door, she ran into Herman. He'd heard the commotion and was out there enjoying the show.
He'd probably been watching for a while. Seeing Seraphina, he sighed, "More trouble?"
"This case is none of your business." Seraphina replied, "So don't worry about it." Herman had been working all day, so tired he could barely lift his arms. He really didn't want to get involved, but Seraphina was Leandro's wife, how could he not?
Even though Seraphina ignored him, he followed her into another office.
Tania was taken to the interrogation room, while Seraphina gave her statement in the office area.
She didn't exaggerate anything, just told it like it was. Since everyone had heard Tania's tirade at the entrance, Seraphina's statement went smoothly and was soon over.
At last, Herman found a chance to ask in a low voice, "How did you get on her bad side?"
"What do you think?" Seraphina shot back. "Her boyfriend cheated on her. She's pissed, and she took it out on me."
To Seraphina, this was totally undeserved. Hearing this, Herman couldn't help but say, "I always tell you to keep a low profile, to not be so flashy, so you don't attract trouble."
Seraphina gave him a glare, "Do you want me to record this and post it on Twitter? You'll be criticized by everyone tomorrow."
Herman just snorted disdainfully, then asked, "You just got back from Starhaven? Where's Leandro? Didn't he come to pick you up?"
Seraphina didn't want to answer him. Herman then stood up, "I'll give him a call."
"Don't bother him." Seraphina grabbed his arm.
Herman immediately sensed something was up. "What happened? You two... had a fight?"
"I told you, it's none of your business," Seraphina snapped. "You're so annoying."
But Herman didn't mind. He was patient and kept asking.
Just then, people from the Martin family arrived.
Lionel Martin, who was in charge of the legal affairs of the Martin Group, and Tania's father Teague, both showed up. Seeing Seraphina, they walked seriously into an office.
Seraphina and Herman exchanged a look, both aware of the intricate relationships involved.
Seraphina turned to Herman, suddenly asking, "In these powerful and influential families, if someone gets into trouble, can they easily get out of it?"
Herman glared at her, "What are you talking about? The law doesn't favor anyone, you know?"
"Stop pretending." Seraphina gave him a glance, "You can spout this high-sounding principle now, but if someone from the Reynolds family or the Garcia family broke the law, would you still say this?"
Herman frowned, then said, "It wouldn't make any difference."
Seraphina was speechless for a moment and did not ask further.
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