Drama Novel
Chapter 217
Chapter 217 The Cufflink
Audrey walked out of the interrogation room.
Outside the police station, Eden and a few boys were wrestling.
Ingrid and several girls were intervening.
Audrey walked over and furrowed her brows, coldly saying, “Stop it!”
Audrey spoke up, and Eden had no choice but to release the collar of one of the boys.
He angrily said, “Lucian, Charlie, these ungrateful people, actually told the police and agreed that Sterling committed the crime... Charlie even told the police that he saw Sterling following Chloe into the woods. late at night...”
Charlie Arias, who was punched by Eden, said indignantly, “I was telling the truth. Last night, | saw Sterling following Chloe into the woods. At that time, | even thought it was Audrey and thought they had a good relationship. It seemed normal for them to do something together. Who would have thought—”
The words were not finished, and Eden was about to swing his fist again.
Audrey tightly grabbed Eden’s arm and said, “Enough, this is the entrance of the police station, do you want to get arrested?” Eden gasped heavily in anger and raised his fist towards Charlie, “You scoundrel!”
Charlie, with red eyes and clenched jaws, looked at Audrey and
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h oa rsely said, “Audrey, you and Sterling have helped our class a lot,
and we are grateful in our hearts. But it doesn’t mean that we should be grateful without boundaries and without distinguishing right from wrong!”
“If 1, Charlie, told a lie, may thunder strike me and | will not have a good death!” Charlie said, then he walked quickly towards the road.
Charlie swore solemnly and even made a vow.
It indeed looked like telling the truth!
Originally, except for a few classmates who believed Sterling was the culprit, the rest of the classmates were still wavering. However, at this moment, everyone considered Sterling to be the most suspicious.
Only Audrey, Ingrid, Eden, Jase, and Bruno believed in Sterling.
Audrey didn’t expect everyone to come out camping happily, only to have such a tragic incident happen. She felt a mix of complex and heavy emotions, closing her eyes and saying to everyone, “Until the police have thoroughly investigated, | hope you all refrain from speculating recklessly!”
Everyone was shocked by what happened to Chloe. Without further discussion, everyone went home one after another. Audrey asked Eden and a few others to go home first.
She went to the hospital.
Chloe has already come out of the emergency room. She hit her head on the right side with a stone, causing intracranial damage. Despite undergoing surgery, her condition is still critical and she needs to stay in the intensive care unit. Although her life has been saved, there is a high possibility that she may become a vegetable.
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Chloe’s parents learned about this news and hurriedly rushed to the hospital.
Seeing their daughter, who was perfectly fine just yesterday, lying pale in the intensive care unit, both of them were devastated and unable to accept it.
When Audrey arrived, Layla Gellar had already fainted from crying.
The nurse told Carson that Chloe’s right hand had been clenched into a fist. The medical staff tried to pry her hand open, but she kept it tightly clenched, leaving Carson to think of a solution.
Carson entered the ward but still couldn’t open Chloe’s clenched fist.
Audrey stood outside the ward all the time. When Carson came out, she whispered, “Mr. Gellar, let me give it a try?”
Carson knew that Audrey was Chloe's good friend, and he nodded. sadly.
Audrey entered the intensive care unit.
Looking at Chloe lying on the hospital bed with various instruments. attached to her, Audrey couldn't help but let the tears that she had been holding back in her eyes fall.
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“I'm sorry. Chloe. If | had gone out with you last night, that wouldn’t have happened!” Audrey wiped her tears with the back of her hand, took a deep breath, and composed herself. “Don’t worry, | will definitely cure you and make you wake up!”
Audrey held Chloe’s tightly clenched little hand, her voice gentle and h oar se. “Chloe, | will definitely find the person who harmed you. If it’s really Sterling, | will make sure he faces justice. Do you believe me, okay?”
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Audrey gently tried to pry Chloe’s hand. At first, she still couldn’t open it, but slowly, her thumb was loosened, followed by her index finger, middle finger...
The thing tightly held in Chloe’s hand was exposed in front of Audrey.
Audrey's pupils dilated in an instant.
The body suddenly took a few steps back.
His face also turned a little pale.
In Chloe’s hand was a majestic and dignified cufflink.
There was the letter “S” printed above.
The cufflink fell from Chloe’s hand and dropped to the ground.
Audrey's long and thick feathered eyelashes trembled violently, as if they had been ravaged by a fierce storm.
It was impossible!
This was impossible!
Audrey swallowed hard, bent down, and tried to pick up that had rolled onto the ground.
the cufflink
A pair of shiny black leather shoes, resting on the cufflink.
Ronin bent down before her and picked up the cufflink.
Ronin put the cufflinks into the evidence bag and looked at Audrey, whose face was pale. “Audrey, come with us to the police station again!”
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Rylan and Danna learned that something happened during last night’s camping trip. Audrey was taken to the police station, so the two of them hurriedly made their way to the station..
Rylan cailed the lawyer to come along.
When the lawyer went over, Audrey had just come out of the interrogation room.
Under Ronin’s interrogation, she had to admit that the cufflink was the one she had given to Sterling!
Now it seems that both the testimonies and the physical evidence point to Sterling.
Was he really the one who hurt Chloe?
Audrey didn’t believe it at all!
She could feel his desire to restrain and control himself towards her, but he would never be so beastly as to disregard others’ wishes and do something animalistic!
Even if | drank too much alcohol, | wouldn't do it!
Audrey held her head in her hands, forcing the tears welling up in her eyes to retreat.
He didn’t know!
He was not that kind of person!
Rylan and Danna saw Audrey, pale-faced and tears streaming down her face. They hurriedly walked up to her and simultaneously
embraced her.
“My Audra, are you okay?”
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“Audra. Dad is here, don’t be afraid!”
Audrey hugged Rylan and Danna, shaking her head with tears blurring her vision.
“Grandma, Dad, I’m fine. It’s a good friend who had an accident, and | feel upset!”All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.
On the way here, Rylan had already learned about Chloe’s situation.
He was shocked in his heart and felt extremely scared afterwards!
“How is your friend doing?”
“The situation was not very good.”
“You go back with grandma first, dad will go to the hospital to see her.”
Audrey nodded and said, “Thank you, Dad.”
Audrey was embraced by Danna and got into the car.
Danna gently stroked Audrey’s slender back and asked, “How could something like that happen? Has the culprit been identified?”
Audrey shook her head, “No.”
Regardless of whether the evidence pointed to Sterling, Audrey would not believe that he was capable of doing such a thing! Unless he told her himself!
When Audrey arrived at the Watson family, she took out her phone and called Sterling.
The phone couldn't be reached, so | called again. but it was turned off!
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Audrey was extremely anxious, where on carth did he go?
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