"I''m here to pick up the honey," Cameron said.
The guard told her, "Stay right them. Don''te in."
Then the guard handed Canteron a brown paper bag he''d already prepared.
Cameron gave it a little shake, feeling it had about 30 grand inside.
"Thanks," Cameron said with a smile.
The guard asked, "Aren''t you going to count it?"
"No need," Cameron replied,
With that, she stepped aside. She slipped into the shadow of a big tree.
From there, she could clearly watch the front gate, but it wasn''t so easy for anyone else to spot her.
At the same time, Cameron''s phone buzzed with a message: [My colleagues are here.]
A faint smile tugged at Cameron''s lips. She crossed her arms, leaned against the tree, and kept her eyes fixed on the gate.
Soon, three police cars came roaring up.
About a dozen officers jumped out and headed for the house. "Policel Open upl”
The guard who patronized Cameron just now felt his legs were weak.
The iron
gate was yanked open right away
Hearing themotion, the four members of the Young family came out to see what was going on. When they saw all those cops at their door, they werepletely stunned.
Mark had seen a lot in his day. He quickly regained hisposure, put on a big smile, and walked over to the police. "Officers, what an honor. Sorry, I didn''t greet you at the door. Please,e in."
While Mark kept his cool, Tessa, Skyler, and Avery were all scared stiff
With one look at this scene, they could tell nothing good was about to happen. The whole family nervously shuffled into the living room
The lead officer shed his badge and some documents. "Mr. Young, we''re on a mission. Someone reported that your pharmaceuticalpany is making and selling fake medicine, and also evading taxes. We''ll need you toe with us." The moment he heard that, Mark''s legs went weak, and he nearly copsed. "Honey!"
"Dadi"
Tessa, Skyler, and Avery rushed to hold Mark up,
Trying to act calm, Mark said, "Officers, this is a setup. Someone''s framing us. Please don''t use innocent people."
As he spoke, he shot Tessa a look. Tessa got the hint right away. She hurried upstairs and came back with a whole box of gold from the safe
With a sweet
sweet smile, she said, "Officers, we''re set up. Please look into this carefully and clear our name."
The lead officer gave them a cold look. "Mr. and Mrs. Young, we already have sold evidence. But how it looks like we''ll have bribery
Mark waspletely stunned. He copsed to the floor, totally defeated
He thought, ''They''ve already got evidence? Have they been watching me from the start! And the Moore family heard about it ages ago.
"So they''re using Elijah''s mess as an excuse to cut me off? they don''t even give me in hand. Throwing me under the bus to save themselves, they are so ruthless. It''s truly over."
"Take him away," the lead officer said with a wave of his hand,
"No! Please, don''t take my dad," Skyler cried, rushing forward to shield her father.
"Let go, Miss," the lead officer snapped, frowning, "if you don''t, you''ll be charged with interfering with police business."
"Sweetie," Tessa and Avery hurried over and pulled Skyler back.
Mark was taken away just like that.
With solid evidence and multiple charges stacked against him, a few monthster, Mark was sentenced to death and executed on the spot.
The Young family''spany went bankrupt. All of their assets, deemed ill-gotten gains, werepletely confiscated.
Avery was also fired from her hotel job. Branded as the daughter of a death row criminal, she couldn''tnd a job anywhere.
Skyler just
couldn''t handle the massive blow. She tried to end her life several times, sank into deep depression, and in the end, had no choice but to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
Tessa''s days were filled with nothing but misery.
A once happy family was shattered beyond repair.
Thomas let out a sigh. "Eli, if we hadn''t stood up for your ssmate and used that
as a reason to cut ties with the Young family, we''d be tangled up in this
mess too."
But that was another story.
AD
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