Under the Heiress' Facade

Chapter 181

"No problem," Kane promised heartily.

He then summoned Nathan to the cell and told him to take over the brand-new case. At the same time, he ordered the other officers to take Brandon away so that they could start investigating him.

Once Kane was done issuing his orders, he said to Hera, "Ms. Youngworth, we're now launching the respective investigations. In that case, would you like to visit my office for a while? Perhaps you'd like to have a bite to eat there?"

Things would be way easier as long as Hera agreed to leave the detention facility.

"It's fine. I'll wait right here," Hera rejected the suggestion.

If she were to leave the cell, Queenie would never be charged with the crime of falsely accusing her of something she didn't do.

Meanwhile, Shaun decided to bombard Bernard with WhatsApp messages.

Daddy Shaun: "Bernard, as expected of the lady who catches your eye!"

Daddy Shaun: "She's a ruthless one, that's for sure!" Text © owned by NôvelDrama.Org.

Daddy Shaun: "You'd better watch out for yourself in the future. Don't go around provoking your future wife, alright? Otherwise, you'll be facing nasty consequences!"

Back in the study at Skyview Heights, Bernard sat in front of his computer with his elbows resting on the desk. He intertwined his fingers and placed them before his lips; his sharp eyes fixated on the monitor before him.

The monitor was playing the live footage from the security cameras' feed in the detention facility. In fact, this particular angle was directed at Hera's cell. White codes were swiftly streaking across the black backdrop at the bottom of the footage.

At that moment, his phone screen lit up. Bernard glanced at the screen to see Shaun's barrage of messages. Only then did he decide to pick it up.

Then, he texted Shaun back.

A second later, Shaun's formerly relaxed expression contorted instantly on the footage.

Bernard: "I've already snapped a screenshot of this conversation. I'll forward it to Hera later on."

Shaun fell silent after that.

Seriously, Bernard and Hera really were alike in certain ways.

…

Since Hera refused to leave the detention facility, Kane was extremely stressed. If he couldn't get Hera to leave, he'd get berated by his higher-ups later on.

So, he kept urging Nathan to complete the investigation as soon as possible.

Nathan took the lead of the entire police force. He divided the officers into three squads.

The first squad would go to the Gaskell residence to take Queenie back to the police station. The second squad would drop by the hospital just to perform another check-up on Zyler's injuries. The third squad was tasked to go to Cavenridge International Academy to seek out the only witness of the incident—Christopher.

…

After Queenie left the Norburgh Police Department, she headed straight to Reinland Hospital to check on Zyler.

Upon entering the ward, Queenie didn't see Amelia and Camille there. A hint of displeasure crossed her eyes, though a look of distress soon set in the moment she noticed the thunderous-looking Zyler lying on the hospital bed.

Queenie approached Zyler before saying, "Zyler, I got some good news for you. Hera's definitely going to jail for good this time."

Zyler was feeling depressed because there was a chance he might stay mute for the rest of his life. The moment he heard the good news, a sparkle appeared in his previously cold and empty eyes.

Since Hera was going to jail soon, Christopher would be able to see her true colors for himself. He'd definitely patch things up with Zyler after that, right?

Once that was to happen, Zyler would be able to secure a spot in Vardhar University's guaranteed admission list.

Queenie and Zyler silently celebrated for a few moments before a troop of police officers kicked the door open and barged into the ward abruptly.

"We're launching an investigation at the moment. Please cooperate with us."

Nathan showed his police badge to the Gaskells before saying to Queenie, "Queenie Killian, please come with us to the police station."

Queenie had a feeling that something wasn't right. But she instinctively ignored it, thinking that Hera would soon receive her sentence from the court.

"Alright. Deputy Chief Hobbs works really fast, huh?" she remarked smugly.

Nathan shot a look at one of the officers, who immediately understood his intention. He pointed his camera at Zyler while asking, "Zyler Gaskell, we need to relaunch the investigation on this case. Are you able to speak?"

Zyler was pissed when he heard the question. He replied immediately, "No, I can't!"

But his voice came out loud and clear.

Everyone in the ward fell silent for a moment. Zyler, on the other hand, was stunned to hear his own voice.

"I can talk again!"

Zyler was shocked by the sudden turn of events as well. He couldn't help but cry happy tears after repeating a few vowels to test his voice.