Interest Compounds on Revenge (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 97
Allen gave a long-winded explanation. Before Teresa arrived, he had slipped some money to the officer.
He needed a moment to align his story with Tuajo’s, because if he got swept up in the same mess as Tuajo, it would be all over.
[I must be released without charges so I can save the Chief of Police.]
[President MacDowell, you mustn’t forget me. Please get me out of here.]
[Don’t worry—just remember I absolutely must not get involved.]
Despite Allen’s elaborate excuses, Teresa’s suspicion did not easily fade.
“Your Majesty, although I am a noble, I am also a merchant. I avoid issuing promissory notes for personal expenses whenever possible, precisely to avoid misunderstandings like this. The Chief of Police urgently needed cash, so I gave him some—nothing more, nothing less.”
“I can only hope your words are true.”
Teresa waited for the officer she had sent to investigate Allen.
Just then, the awaited officer appeared in the interrogation room. He exchanged glances with Allen across the room before leaning in and whispering into Teresa’s ear for quite some time.
“Release President MacDowell.”
At Teresa’s command, the officers removed Allen’s handcuffs.
“As of this moment, Eric Tuajo is stripped of his position as Chief of Police and sentenced to life imprisonment.”
Tuajo strongly protested her judgment.
“Your Majesty, life imprisonment without even a trial? This is unjust!”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
I don’t understand, if she is trying to save the twins, why is she putting a gun to her head? She needs to be alive for the twins to survive.
This is sounding less like a punishment and more like a privilege.
Sometimes this novel’s inability to reflect anything close to realism frustrates me. Let’s reward arson and attempted murder! (Can’t help but point out the lack of creativity with Mr. Baker’s name.)