errogation room, dressed in the clothes someone had brought for her. Her earlier bloodstained o

him. "Miss Scarlett Thompson, did you or did y

until last night. I wasn't the one who hit them. I

Then why didn't you call the emergency services immediately? Why

d have taken time for an ambulance to arrive, and I'm a doctor. I had

m, but you weren't seriously injured. There was no other person

d this countless times! I was on my way to work when a trailer hit the Mercedes-Benz. The impact sent it crashing into my car. That's what ha

his face for some sign that he believ

g someone. But that's also what someone who ca

. "But I didn't hit he

u to admit what happened. If you acknowledge that you hit her accidentally, it may help your

ng I didn't do? No. I won't take the blam

for a moment before closin

go outside and see your loved ones, but you'll still ha

sto

e moment she stepped into the corridor, a young woman

rms around her, and Scarlett

Scarlett felt she could final

st enough to look at her face. "Scarlett, wh

ay? It was a misunderstanding. They'll investigate

ath. "Oh, my God. Maybe

ear the uncertainty in her voice. Then Gigi's gaze

her voice. "Is that man re

's face

edth time, I d

aised her hands. "I'

ckthorne stood a short distance awa

ttered. "He's

er husband? You mean, y

e her an exa

our voi

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? I don't even know w

nnounced that she had set the entire city o

ked at her b

Do you have any idea who that man is? He could ruin you in a blin

d, listening to the officers. Even from where she stood, there was something about

I didn't do it. I was trying to hel

pression

ing. "But that doesn't change anything," Gigi continued. "This man's influen

hing him speak to the officers as though the entire night had d

n officer approached th

tu

aignment

, she could only stare at hi