“What… What?! That monster is out of prison?!”
Bella suddenly broke free from Justin’s arms. Wilma, who was making dessert in the kitchen, almost had a heart attack from Bella’s loud roar.
Justin’s handsome face turned serious. He was standing near her and caught every word Ralph said through the phone.
“That’s impossible... Christopher must have been absolutely relentless. He would have acted without giving anyone a chance to survive. How could Charles be bailed out? Is there something wrong with the evidence?” Bella’s voice calmed down quickly, but her shoulders were shaking with rage.
Justin stood up in silence and wrapped his warm hands around her waist, silently comforting her with his actions.
“The evidence was originally conclusive. If the evidence was insufficient, the police would not issue an arrest warrant for Charles.”
Ralph’s hoarse voice sounded really bitter and unwilling. “But who would have thought that the girls who had promised to stand up and testify against Charles would completely switch sides? It’s like they had been secretly bribed!”
“They claimed that they were not raped by Charles and willingly engaged with that monster, even those two underage girls!”
“Willingly? How is that possible?! If that were true, why didn’t they say so in the first place?!”
Bella anxiously said, “Ralph! There must be something fishy going on here. You must investigate it properly!”
“Of course there is a problem here, and all of us know it. I even sent several female police officers with ample negotiation experience to communicate with the victims, but it was of no use. They still decided not to testify.” Ralph groaned helplessly.
“Mr. Salvador! Young Madam! The news has been released!” Ian shook his phone anxiously.
“Play it.” Justin ordered in a deep voice.
Ian clicked on the video. The phone screen showed the scene in front of the police station, and James was answering the reporter’s question.
“Damn it... This bastard deserves to rot in hell!” Ian gritted his teeth at James’ hypocrisy so much that his gums hurt. “I think his position as president is just to clean up the shit the Iverson family created.”
Bella and Justin stared at the screen intently, holding each other’s hands tightly.
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