Vespera Reba, and Calvert tell silent.


    Vespera malized almost instantly that it had been Lake who had called the police.


    e showing up here meant only one thing-Feliciamist have told blow everything.


    Felicia had traced them to the enchand and leamed that ire and Tina hnteed in Ashtond. She deadly pieced enough together to ashores for the drama. And she bought Lake with her, kist to stir the pot a battle more.


    "Vespera." Luke''s voice was sott - protle even


    That when he saw her expression shirt from shock toplete indifference bran lestant, Il bat him like a porch to the chest


    On the other hand, ire looked like she had just seen her savier. "Luke, quickd Come check on Tita, Vespera filed to fill her She''s Junt. We need to get lies to the


    vespera tumed her gare sharply, her eyes icy. She, Reba, and the others all pave ire a book that said, "is she seriously under the illusion Lake''s here to ser


    them?


    Even if ire didn''t know Felicia and Luke hated Tina gh to want het pose, the tart that the police liad abiriaily shosen ups sald eingli II meant the call had been made over thirty minutes ago.


    This also meant Luke had arved while Tinawas still being hosted down by jade, and be had watched it all happen stilom lifting a finger.


    Luke looked down at Tina and Jade, who sprawled on the ground, and gave a cold, bollow Langh, “That''s not what I saw. And I''d suggest you stop making baseless Jutions"


    ire tro. "Whur


    He so-called future son-inw didn''t speak up for her. The police discovered the two injured and unconscious is, and without asking, any questions, they shouted, "der them to the hospital, new!"


    ire tried to follow them, but an officer blocked her. "You''re not going anywhere. You need toe with us to the puller station "


    "Luke___"Cr tumed to him, stili clinging to herst shred of hope.


    "Please go with Tina. She''ll be scared if she wakes up alone."


    "Sorry, I can''t leave either. As a witness to the attempted homicide, I need to give my statement," Luke i


    "Attempted homicide_Witness"


    Those words Le ire to the bone. Her blood felt like ire inherein


    sal, histone even colder than before.


    It would have been one thing if it were just some random bystander, but he was supposed to be manying her daughter. Unawaseven carying his chill..


    She couldn''t understand how he could stay so calm through all of this. He just stood there and did nothing. It felt impossible toprehend,


    "Luke, she''s carrying your child! How can you be this heartless?"


    Lulu''s tone was cold and detached. "You want me to take the knife for her?


    You''re here as well. Why don''t you step in instead?"


    "I was tied up at the time!" ire retorted.


    "Tied up? So, you''d pushover it you weren''t


    of course!


    Luke mocked. "Then why don''t you try stabbing yourself fast? If you''re brave enough to do that, I''ll believe you"


    "You!"


    daire was so furious, she almost choked on her anger.


    Luke''s expression semained nk, his cold demeanor sending a dull through the mom. His indifference was unending, leaving everyone, including the police, sprechless.


    Vespera couldn''t help but click her tongue, watching the scene unfold.


    A man who only loved himself could feign affection and even fool himself into believing his act. That was because he could control everything and didn''Lease about the one he loved


    But once things were beyond and it threatened his most crucial interests, he was willing to abandon anyone.


    Luke''s gaze shifted toward her. His eyes softened with what seemed like a silent promise. "I would never treat you that way, never."


    Vespera unicked. She thought, "Here we go again, another show of fake affection Just then, the police spoke up, "All of you,e with unto the station.


    "Hold on, we have viral information to report," Reba sald, stepping in. She told the officers about the buried bodies the pond.


    ire''s bloodshot eyes widened in parte. She dealed in vehemently, "No, nol She''alying! Don''t listen toler."


    Reba pulled up the video showing Care and Tina burying the bodies, apanied by Denton


    Despite ire''s frantic denials and desperate attempts to block the truth, the


    police acted swiftly. They grabbed tools and headed straight for the tree in the center of the pond.


    ire copsed to the ground in deat


    vatter what she didto them.


    It was over. Everything was over.


    "What now? What do I do?" ire''s mind raced, searching for a way out.


    She quickly thought of selena. She could help. After all, she managed to cover up with the Locke family


    She could find a way out of this.


    Vespera cast a cold nce at the panicked ire. Herreaction confirmed it... It was over forher.