"Take a deep breath, Ms. Pendleton. We''re just taking your statement in a regr investigation. No need to let your emotions get
the better of you, alright?" Captain Payne soothed her.
Evelyn''s hands were clenched tightly on the tabletop, her knuckles whitening as she fought to suppress the raging storm within.
With a shaky breath, she replied, "I''m fine now. Go on."
"So, can you tell me everything that happened when you were with him?" Captain Payne inquired.
She recounted the days of her youth with Bruce, sparing no detail for Captain Payne.
Bruce had initially deceived her, iming he was a bachelor.
Only after she had fallen head over heels did she discover not only was he married, but he was also entangled with a wealthy
woman.
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Later, under the pretense of providing her and her daughter Thssa with a stable home, Bruce came back, siphoning her
money.
Captain Payne zeroed in on the crux of the matter, "How much money did he take from you in total?"
"Three million at first, and then it ballooned to one billion and thirty million," Evelyn recounted.
The three million came from selling the circr pendant that Lysander had given to Thssa, and the one billion was siphoned
from the Sinir Group''s coffers—hacked by Atticus.
The additional thirty million was also pilfered from Lysander''s ounts.
She had been out of her mind, handing over such vast sums to Bruce without a second thought.
“We''ll track the transactions through his ounts. He won''t be able to escape justice as long as you can prove he ckmailed
you," Captain Payne assured her.
"He did!" Evelyn asserted vehemently.
“Alright, that''s everything we need for now. Thank you for your cooperation," Captain Payne said politely.
With the statementplete, Evelyn finally rxed a bit. She stood up and walked out of the interrogation room.
As she exited, she saw Bruce being escorted through the precinct lobby by the police.
He caught sight of Evelyn and instantly knew why she was there—her presence meant trouble for him.
Now that his facade had crumbled, Bruce turned feral. He lunged toward Evelyn, spouting vitriol like a mad dog.
“Evelyn, you backstabbing wench! Here you are to kick me while I''m down, huh? If you dare say a word to the cops, I''ll end you!
Don''t forget how you writhed beneath me not long ago!"
Bruce''s snarling face and clenched teeth conveyed a desperate wish to grab Evelyn and shake her violently.
The police intervened in time to prevent him from getting close. Deeming him too unruly, one officer delivered a sharp kick to
Bruce''s knee, bringing him to the ground.
Though Bruce didn''t manage to reach Evelyn, his venomous words cut into her like a knife, each insult stabbing at her heart.
Humiliated and pained, she staggered back, reeling from Bruce''s demonic outburst and his vile usations.
“Hold on, Ms. Pendleton," Captain Payne steadied her with a reassuring hand.
“Evelyn, don''t you spread lies, or you''ll regret it!" Bruce, kneeling from the blow, continued his threats through gritted teeth.
"And who are you going to make
regret anything?" Lysaneler''s tomnéring
fi ures mowed forward,
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Lysander''s aura was formidable, his
forehead vein eee eager
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Bruce spat blood, his teeth dislodged, joining the crimson flow.
Seeing this, Evelyn was petrified, momentarily forgetting her grief.
"Ms. Pendleton, let me escort you
out," offered Captain Payne, still
supporting her Cangenied aot
BOVeTBAIECaltion from Bruce, he
instructed his officers before leading
Evelyn away, "Lock him up and wait
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