The Enticing CEO's Chosen Bride novel Chapter 1891

Boyd clenched his jaw, the frustration evident in his stance. "Are you doing this on purpose to punish me?"

The officer chuckled, patting him on the shoulder, "Kid, you're overthinking it. You're not that big of a deal. Besides, why would I get serious with a child? Your suggestion was spot on, though. The girl is just a kid, too. I was too hasty."

Boyd's hands were clenched tight, and noticing this, a flicker of surprise crossed the officer's face. This kid, so young and yet, carrying such a heavy burden.

"Do all the other kids shun her?"

Boyd's expression was icy, his lips sealed.

"It's clear she's got a lot on her mind. To be honest, even at her age, I don't think I would have had the guts to go and save someone."d2

Boyd's lips pressed together tighter, his mind a mess. All he knew was that Yasmine disliked Serana. And so, he had arrogantly assumed everything on that basis. It was the only reason he nearly condemned Yasmine without a second thought.

Lately, it seemed to be a pattern, but every single time, he turned out to be wrong.

The hospital room door swung open, and the director stood at the threshold, "Serana says she's ready to talk now."

The officer glanced at Boyd, and noticing his silence, raised his eyebrows and stood up, "Don't push yourself."

The director attempted a smile but failed.

After a moment's hesitation, Boyd followed into the room.

Serana was curled up in the corner of the bed, hugging her knees, looking at him with a mix of fear and worry.

"You okay, sweetheart?" the officer asked.

Serana bit her lip, nodded, glanced at Boyd, then began haltingly, "I saw Yasmine and Boyd arguing again, so I went to Yasmine to try and make peace. But Yasmine was adamant, and I followed her. Then this guy came out of nowhere, grabbed me, and... and covered my mouth so I couldn't scream."

At this point, Serana's voice began to tremble noticeably. "Yasmine noticed, and I thought she would save me.,but she... she suddenly said I deserved it."

The officer paused his note-taking, staring on the tiny figure. His eyebrows raised slightly before he shifted his focus back, continuing to record the rest of the conversation.. "What else happened?"

Whether it was the initial shock or the fear resurfacing, tears started to well up in her eyes again.

"She said she hated me, that it would be better if I died. She even... even told the guy to 'teach me a lesson' to take her anger out on me."

The officer diligently recorded everything down, but suddenly Boyd, standing aside, asked coldly,

"Are these really Yasmine's words?"

Serana nodded, "Really... I... why would I lie..."

Boyd stared at Serana quietly, his expression somewhat displeased. After a long while, he furrowed his brows, "She saved you."

Serana shook her head, tears rolling down, "I don't really know what happened... but these words, they really were said by Yasmine..."

The officer wrote it all down, then asked without looking up, "And then?"

"Then the guy took me up the mountain, hit me a lot, and I was so scared I kept hiding until I ended up in a tree."

"Did the bad guy say anything else to you?" the officer asked.

Serana shook her head, her voice barely a whisper, "He just hit me."

With no further details forthcoming, the officer closed his notebook, exhaling deeply. "You rest now."

Serana peeked at him timidly.

As the officer packed away his notes and turned to leave, he paused at the door, addressing the silent trio in the room, "You don't actually believe everything that kid said, do you?"

Boyd met his gaze, "So you're saying Serana's lying."

Serana hurriedly shook her head, "I... I didn't."