Noah frowned and said, "Her husband hurt his leg at the construction site a week ago. He's receiving the best treatment at Kanner Hospital."
Nina and Noah looked at each other and felt that something was off.
Noah gave Tom a look, which the latter immediately understood. He said to Beth, "You need to come with us to the police station to make a statement."
"What? Why? Am I under arrest?" Beth glanced up at Nina and then quickly lowered her head, looking all guilty.
Every fiber of Beth's being refused to go to the police station. "Do I have to go? You can ask whatever you want to know here, and I'll gladly answer it.
I'm scared of that place," Beth muttered.
"Beth, you didn't do anything wrong. Don't be afraid." Tom meant to comfort Beth, but the result was the opposite. The expression on Beth's face twisted in a fit of panic.
"No, no, no. I don't want to go. I didn't kill or dismember anyone. I have nothing to do with any of it."
Beth's reaction confused everyone.
Noah said, "It's just a statement. You're not under arrest. We're not accusing you
know? One million means a lot to people like us. If it weren't for my husband, I wouldn't have done such a thing. Besides, Miss Ye said that that pregnant woman would be completely safe. The miscarriage was an accident. Nobody wanted that to happen."
"You..." Nina was so angry that she could feel her heartbeat in her temples. Vivian even paid one million to get rid of her own sibling.
She had taken one innocent life in the name of vengeance. The thought made Nina sick to her stomach.
Tom asked, "Who is this Miss Ye?"
Mr. Black asked, "What miscarriage?"
"Vivian Ye." Nina spat Vivian's name. "Her mother, Julie, had a miscarriage."
Mr. Black's eyes widened. "Captain Ye's stepsister?"
"Shut up!" Tom scolded. Mr. Black pursed his lips and turned to get down to business.
Nina looked at Noah and found that his expression was so calm that it was frightening.
"Noah..."
"Do whatever you want. Do let her go just because she's my stepsister." Noah's heart sank into a dark void. He couldn't understand why Vivian would have done such a horrible thing.
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