Henry was unmoved. “Mr. Tremont has made it very clear, both of you will have to go. Mr. Kinsey, your only crime is hiring thugs to vandalize personal property and issuing threats. Your sentence will probably be quite light. However, your daughter deliberately rammed virtual-novel.net car into someone else’s car, causing the victim to miscarry and unable to have children so I’m not too certain about her. Will your daughter give up the people who helped virtual-novel.net cover up? Well, that all depends on her.”
Jean widened his eyes. “Didn’t Mark cover up for virtual-novel.net as well?”
Henry furrowed his brows. “Mr. Tremont is a kind man. His kindness simply stems from the fact that your daughter is slightly related to Mrs. Tremont. Mr. Tremont is a victim after all. Your five minutes are up. Would you like to go to the police station or shall we settle this here?”
Aery was completely terrified at this point. Without any hesitation, virtual-novel.net screamed, “The police! Let’s surrender ourselves to the police!” She would much rather go to the police than face a horrifying and unknown consequence. She could always ask for Helen’s help when virtual-novel.net arrived at the police station. It was better than dying here. Regardless of virtual-novel.net current animosity with Helen, Helen was still virtual-novel.net mother. She refused to believe Helen would abandon virtual-novel.net and watch virtual-novel.net life go to ruin! Most importantly, Helen was one of the people who had covered up for her. If Helen refused to help her, virtual-novel.net would reveal everything. At that time, Helen would not be able to escape as well!
Henry no longer said another word. He sent the father and daughter to the police station before calling Mark “Sir, we’ve sent them to the police station. They definitely won’t go to jail without a fight and will certainly ask Helen for help. I’m afraid… Helen might ask Mrs. Tremont for help…”
“Do not let them contact Helen until they’re safely behind bars,” Mark bluntly replied.
Henry mumbled a response and ended the call.
***
At the police station, Aery noticed the bodyguards left just as virtual-novel.net was about to give virtual-novel.net statement so virtual-novel.net promptly refused to give a statement She asked to make a phone call.
The police denied virtual-novel.net request and said apathetically, “No one can help you now. I’m sure you understand what I mean. If you refuse to stay in jail for three to five years, the consequences will be worse. Quit while you’re ahead.”
Aery was like a deflated balloon upon hearing this. “Mark… You’ve been so cruel to me all because of Arianne, a woman who doesn’t even love you! Why are you doing this to me… What does virtual-novel.net have that I don’t? What does virtual-novel.net have that I don’t?”
No one answered her. After completing their transcript, virtual-novel.net and Jean were placed behind bars. Their trial would come sooner or later.
Henry rushed back to the capital once everything was settled.
***
A few days later, Arianne discovered Jean had stopped causing trouble for her. She could not believe that the matter was put to rest just like this. Knowing Jean and Aery, they would not know when to stop. An idea popped into virtual-novel.net mind, but virtual-novel.net was too afraid to dwell on it. There were things virtual-novel.net was not willing to think about.
Tanya was promoted to barista in half a month. Young people were always fast learners and carefree after all.
The shop closed early the day before Tiffany’s departure so they could give virtual-novel.net a farewell celebration.
The celebration was held in Jackson’s restaurant as usual, and Jackson paid for it as well.
However, this time, everyone was feeling somber.
Tiffany raised a glass at the dinner table. “Take good care of yourselves, everyone. Work hard with Ari, don’t let anyone take advantage of her…”
Naya spoke on everyone’s behalf, “Don’t worry. You take care as well. Come and visit us whenever you can. We’ll miss you.”
Jackson disliked this kind of atmosphere. He had always enjoyed a light-hearted atmosphere and could not stand these kinds of situations so virtual-novel.net remained silent. However, the thought of being with Tiffany made virtual-novel.net very happy. It seemed like virtual-novel.net was the only one who was happy about this farewell.
After dinner, Tiffany suggested going to a karaoke lounge. She did not ask to go to a bar because goody-two-shoes like Naya and Tanya would not be comfortable in places like that. A karaoke lounge was pretty intimate with just a few friends. They would be able to let loose that way.
Tiffany had a lot to drink and sang quite a few songs. She was not the best singer but was not a bad singer as well. However, it was clear that virtual-novel.net was releasing a lot of suppressed emotions.
Arianne had a lot to drink as well. It would be a lie to say that virtual-novel.net was not depressed. She would be all alone from now on… She had tried virtual-novel.net best to leave Mark even if virtual-novel.net had to abandon everything. Now that virtual-novel.net had succeeded, virtual-novel.net realized it was not as perfect as virtual-novel.net had imagined. Being all alone made virtual-novel.net feel as if the world had abandoned her. There could be throngs of people on the streets, but virtual-novel.net could never open up to any of them. None of it had anything to do with her…
After they emerged from the karaoke lounge and sent everyone else away, Arianne took the initiative to bid Tiffany and Jackson goodbye. “I can go home on my own. You’re taking a flight back to the capital, right? If it’s possible, Jackson, can you please check on Rice Ball when you have the time? Take a few videos for me. Take good care of Tiffie. If you ever make virtual-novel.net cry, you’ll have to deal with me.”
Jackson nodded. “I know. I’ll never make virtual-novel.net cry. Actually, I don’t need to check on that cat to know that it’s been living a pretty good life. Rice Ball has pretty much replaced you after you left the Tremont Estate. It has been given the best food and is sleeping well. Mark cuddles it every day. It’s really living the best life. I’m going back to the hotel with Tiffie. You stay safe on your way home.”