Under the Heiress' Facade novel Chapter 177

Brandon relaxed visibly upon hearing Queenie's words. He accepted the check giddily afterward.

Someone knocked on the door at that moment. A police officer opened the door and informed, "Deputy Chief Hobbs, we've brought the suspect to the station. She's currently in Interrogation Room 3."

"Got it." Brandon rose to his feet.

Meanwhile, Hera sat in Interrogation Room 3 while thinking if she had committed assault and battery on someone recently. Then, she saw Brandon and Queenie walking into the room, followed by a police officer who was in charge of taking her statement.

"Do you know what crime you've committed?" Brandon thundered while maintaining a stoic façade after taking a seat across from Hera.

Suspects who were typically cowardly or guilt-ridden would be overcome with so much fear that they'd give up all the details the moment they saw Brandon's stoic face.

But Hera remained calm and composed. She parted her lips long enough to spit out a few words.

"Why don't you tell me?"

Queenie was displeased at Hera's calm attitude. To her, Hera was just a country bumpkin. She had no one to help her out, so by right, she shouldn't be calm at all.

Brandon didn't expect to see such a young girl looking so composed despite being in the police station. She didn't look frightened in the slightest, either.

He slammed a hand onto the desk heavily. "She doesn't look remorseful at all! Are her parents notified about this arrest?"

"Yeah. A guardian should be here soon," the police officer replied.

Coincidentally, someone knocked on the door at that moment. The officer went to get the door right away.

Gideon strode into the room in the next moment. His expression grew sullen when he saw Queenie. A frown appeared on his face when he saw Hera being handcuffed.

"Officer, I'm Hera's older brother. What happened?"

Upon hearing Gideon's voice, Hera whipped around to look at him.

Gideon thought she was frightened, so he shot her a comforting glance. "Don't be scared. I'll protect you."

Hera didn't respond to Gideon at all.

The truth was, she wasn't scared in the slightest. But Gideon's words made her feel warm and tingly on the inside.

On the other hand, Queenie didn't expect to see Gideon in the station. She thought James would be the one coming for Hera's aid.

It was all thanks to Gideon that the Everetts didn't become homeless after their bankruptcy.