Chapter 302 Killing Two Birds With One Stone
Meanwhile, in the hospital, Lyra was also having her statement taken. Two police officers, a man
and a woman, sat by her bedside asking her questions.
"Ms. Madden, let me confirm this. You''re sure that Ms. Raines had someone to do this to you?" The
male officer looked at Lyra with deep eyes.
Next to him, the female officer was recording their conversation.
Lyra nodded with certainty. "Yes!"
"If it turns out that Ms. Raines didn''t do it and your actions now will be a form of nder. You''ll
be legally liable for the damage you dealt with her reputation, and you’ll also have topensate
for her psychological damages. Are you sure, Ms. Madden?" The male officer deliberately used a
serious tone.
When Lyra heard the words "legally liable", her heart thumped and she remembered what she saw
on the live broadcast before. Sydney had said that she would produce the evidence that she did not
harm Lyra by midnight.
Now, Lyra was very worried that Sydney would be able to get evidence. She asked herwyer
before. If Sydney could produce evidence to prove her innocence, then Lyra''s actions would be
constituted as a false usation, and she could be imprisoned for up to three years.
She initially nned this y because she thought Sydney had no evidence and could not prove it,
but she was not too sure now.
However, since she hade to this point, there was no way back. She could only grit her teeth
and push on, going all-in on the gamble that Sydney was just blowing hot air.
At that thought, Lyra suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and nodded with a smile. "I''m sure."
"All right, I understand." The male officer stood up and was ready to say goodbye.
At that moment, the female officer''s phone rang.
She took a look at it and handed it to the male officer. "Captain, it''s from the station."
The male officer took the phone and answered it.
Two minutester, his brows furrowed and he gave Lyra an odd look.
Lyra was a bit flustered by his look, but she quickly calmed down again and pretended that nothing
was wrong.
"Understood. I''ll ask her." The male officer finished speaking and returned the phone to the female
officer.
"Ms. Madden." He looked at Lyra. "Do you know a person called Frank?"
Lyra’s face changed slightly at the name.
When the officer saw this, he immediately knew the answer.
He pushed up his sses. "It seems you do know him. Frank Powell has been detained as a
criminal for throwing sulfuric acid on Ms. Raines. ording to his statement, the only reason he
attacked Ms. Raines is because of a phone call from you, and your intent to instigate him was very
obvious in that call. Do you admit to this statement?"
Lyra''s heart raced as if it was about to jump out of her throat. Her hands and feet went cold.
She lowered her eyes, not daring to look at the policeman''s sharp eyes. "Of course, I don''t admit to
it. I did make a phone call to him, but I don''t think I was instigating him to attack Sydney."
"But ording to our investigation, you hate Frank. You''ve never contacted him after graduating
from high school, but you suddenly contacted him today and told him those meaningful words. How
do you exin that?" The officer narrowed his eyes on her.
Lyra suddenly covered her face and began to cry. "I didn''t want to do that either. Such a terrible
thing happened to me, my fiance broke off his engagement with me, and my parents found my
sister and are busy cultivating feelings for her. I''ve be an isted person. I desperately wanted
someone to talk to, but I couldn''t find anyone. It was at that time that Frank contacted me to ask
how I was doing, so I called him to talk to him, but..."
"But what?" The male officer stared at her closely.
Lyra continued to sob pitifully. "But I didn''t instigate him. I just told him how I was feeling. If you were
me, wouldn''t you hate the person who harmed you like this?"
"Of course." The policeman pondered for two seconds and nodded.
A sh glinted in Lyra''s eyes, and she said, "Since you understand how I feel, how can you say that
I instigated Frank to attack Sydney? I just said that I hate Sydney and don''t want to see her
anymore. I didn''t tell Frank to do anything to her. It was Frank who misunderstood what I meant. I
have nothing to do with this." "That’s reasonable. In that case. I''ll return to the station and discuss it
with my superiors. You have a good rest."
After he said that, he called the policewoman and they left Lyra’s ward.
In the elevator, the policewoman handed the recording pen to the male officer." Captain. Lyra
Madden instigated another person intomitting a crime, but she isn’t admitting it."
"Yes, she instigated Frank. Just now, Officer Miles told me that after Lyra''s ident, Frank
approached her several times and wanted her to marry him. He said that she was dirty and just a
sl*t, and that no one other than he would be willing to marry her. Thus, Lyra hated Frank," the male
officer said.
The woman''s eyes widened. "Captain, you mean that Lyra deliberately incited Frank to kill Sydney?
That way, Sydney would suffer, and Frank would end up in prison as well. She''s killing two birds
with one stone!
"Yeah, exactly." The male officer nodded.
The policewoman sucked in a cold breath." Gosh, her mind is too meticulous. She''s terrifying."
"That''s right. She''s very mentally strong as well. When I asked her directly whether she instigated
Frank or not, she only panicked for a moment before regaining herposure. Then, she used her
tears to muddle through my questions in a very reasonable way." The policeman''s expression was
very solemn.
The female officer sighed. "That’s what makes her powerful. We know that she instigated Frank, but
what she said to him over the phone doesn''t sound like an instigation... If Ms. Raines can''t prove
her innocence tonight, she''ll have to take the fall for this!"
"Yes." The male officer nodded. "We have to hope that Ms. Raines can produce the evidence.
Otherwise, she''ll have to catch those six men."
"But the surveince feeds in a ten-kilometer radius around North Shore Avenue were destroyed by
a virus. We don''t have any information on those six men, so there''s no way to catch them.
Otherwise, they wouldn''t still be atrge now."
The man adjusted his hat and said nothing.
Downstairs, in Flint Corporation.
Sydney parked the car, then unfastened her seat belt and got out.
Julien also got out of the car.
Sydney walked around the car and stood in front of him. "Thanks for today. Here are the keys."
"You can drive it back. It''s too troublesome to take a cab." Julien looked at the car keys but did not
take them.
Sydney thought about it and agreed, so she did not refuse. She lowered her hand. "I''ll have
someone drive it over tomorrow."
Julien hummed.
"I''ll go now."
He hummed again.
Sydney turned around, got back in the driver''s seat, and drove away.
Julien stood and watched her drive until she was out of sight, then finally looked away and walked
toward the gate.
Back at Skylight, Sophie immediately came to Sydney''s office. "President Raines, the delisting has
been approved. Skylight has withdrawn from the stock market."
She handed a document to Sydney.
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Sydney took it and looked at it. "All right. Inform the PR department to make the announcement
later."
Withdrawing from the stock market meant that from this moment on, Skylight would no longer be a
listedpany.
If Skylight was not a listedpany, it would not be involved in any scandals in the future, and the
management would not have to worry about its stocks fluctuating. As for ordinary people boycotting
Skylight''s products...
Sydneyughed. Skylight’s main industry was producingrge-scale machinery, and their machinery
was not sold to the ordinary public, so she did not have to worry about sales at all.
"Understood, President Raines." Sophie nodded.
Sydney closed the file and ced it to the side. "There''s one more thing."