chapter239

Nick was nearly in tears as he spoke. He was honestly terrified. Now, every time he saw a police officer, he panicked, convinced Ms. Norwood had sent them to arrest him. Following Parker and Peter hadn't brought him much just a few petty benefits here and there. Thinking about it now, he wished more than anything that he could go back and make a different choice. Having that kind of guilt hanging over him was unbearable.

After Nick spoke up, the other managers who had been planning to quit started pleading with Lydia for another chance. Even the ones who had stayed quiet or were still undecided all chimed in, saying they'd take part in the company review. No matter what happened, they wanted to face it honestly, without anything to hide.

Downstairs, Derek and Terrance left the Greenward Power building after Josef saw them out.

Miranda had been sitting in her car, waiting in the blazing heat. When she saw the two of them come out without anyone else, her mood soured instantly. She'd come all this way and waited forever, just to watch them catch that troublemaker so she could teach her a lesson. Now they were empty-handed? Seriously?

"Derek, Terrance, what's going on? Where is she?" Miranda forced a smile, trying to keep things polite. They were police officers, after all, even if they worked under her brother. It never hurt to be a little nice; people were always more willing to help if you treated them right.

"Miranda, we can't take care of this," Derek said, not bothering to sugarcoat it.

Miranda stared at them, totally confused. "What do you mean you can't? She's just a kid. She kicked my daughter and put her in the hospital. Isn't it your job to arrest her?"

Derek braced himself. "She has the company's security footage, and it shows she wasn't at fault. Actually, she's planning to press charges against Miss Stein and the others. She even asked us to... have a word with them."

Miranda's jaw dropped. For a second, she couldn't even process what she'd just heard. "She wants to sue my daughter? Is she out of her mind? My daughter is the one lying in a hospital bed. How could it not be her fault?"

Miranda was practically shaking with anger.

"Miranda, we really need to check in with Deputy Chief Reeves before we do anything else. Our hands are tied here."

Miranda's face darkened. They couldn't even handle something this simple? What was the point of keeping them around? She could just tell her brother to swap them out. There were plenty of people eager to join the Fifth Division.

"Fine. Just forget about it."

Miranda's voice was icy as she climbed back into her car. She pulled out her phone and called her brother right away.

It rang several times before he finally picked up.

Trying to keep her frustration in check, Miranda snapped, "Allen, what's up with your guys? We finally tracked down the girl who hurt Louise had them come with me, but they didn't get anything done. They said she has evidence proving it was our fault. They even said she wants to sue us. Honestly, what kind of useless team are you running?"

Allen was having the time of his life with a young lady, but the moment he heard Miranda's complaint, he was furious. "What? They didn't bring her in?"

Miranda scoffed, "Of course not. I waited all this time, and Louise is still in the hospital with no one to look after her. Seriously, this is just embarrassing.

Allen tried to calm her down. "Don't

worry.

back

care of it. Let me get

station and see what's going on, I'll call you as soon as h know more."

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Miranda sighed, but nodded. "Alright. Just hurry up. I won't be able to relax until the

person who hurt Louise is punished."

"Don't worry about it. I'll handle everything."

"Okay, Allen. I'm counting on you. Let me know as soon as you have news."

"No problem."

After she hung up, Miranda let out a

deep breath. Suddenly, she realized shed forgotten to ask Derek and

Terrance for the girl's name or anything about her background.