It was very likely that Aurora now also looked just a morous and wless.


    Tessa couldn’t ept it at all.


    She clutched her head, but the handcuffs struck her face, making her cry out in pain.


    Grace watched and felt her heart ache even more.


    “Mr. Winter, let us in already. What’s the point of just sitting here?”


    She wanted to see her daughter, to hold her tightly in her arms.


    Was that so wrong?


    The chief rubbed his nose, looking a little awkward “Madam, it’s not that I won’t let you in. I’m just worried you’ll be frightened.”


    “She’s my daughter. What would I be afraid of?”


    Grace didn’t understand. “Isn’t that ridiculous?”


    She marched up to the chief, determined to make him open the door.


    Inside, Tessa watched everything unfold at ease.


    It seemed her days here were finallying to an end.


    As long as her mother came, she didn’t have to worry anymore.


    Before, she’d been too embarrassed to expose herself.


    But now, it seemed being exposed was the better option.


    Sometimes, pride wasn’t that important after all.


    When it came down to it, nothing was more important than one’s life.


    Pride? That was just a small matter.


    Actually<i>, </i>over the past few days, Tessa had sensed that something was off with her emotions.


    She would suddenly lose her temper for no reason, specially when she looked at Julian’s deranged appearance–it made her even angrier.


    Why was Aurora’s man so exceptional?


    He even looked better than Julian.


    But her?


    Not only did she end up with such a useless man, now she’d almost been abandoned by his own parents too.


    So, what good was a man like that to her?


    Just to keep at home as decoration?


    But even as a decoration, his face wasn’t that pleasant to look at.


    Tessa took a deep breath and walked to the window, letting her mother see her up close.


    All she wanted now was for her mom to get her out of here as soon as possible and for Julian to receive the punishment he deserved.


    Everything else could be discussedter.


    The longer she stayed in this ce, the more she felt like she was on the verge of a breakdown.


    Grace looked at Tessa’s thin, pale face and felt a wave of unbearable sorrow surge through her.


    She stared straight at the chief, her tone firm and cold. “You’d better give me a proper reason why I’m not allowed to go in.”


    The chief looked at her, helpless, but in the end, turned his gaze to Albert.


    “Actually, this matter is something I need to speak to you about.”


    Albert stiffened the moment he was mentioned, and for some reason, a bad feeling rose in his chest, especially when he looked at Julian, who had kept his head down the entire time.


    Even with him here, Julian never once looked up.


    It was as if he hadpletely shut out the world around him.


    The chief noticed where he was looking and finally confirmed, “It’s just as you see. Mr. Julian has


    lost his mind.


    “His mental state is highly unstable. He asionallyshes out, and Miss Tessa’s vocal cords were damaged by him.”


    Hearing that, he staggered back two steps, shaking his head instinctively.


    He muttered under his breath, “No… no, that’s impossible. This can’t be. Something’s not right. There must be some mistake…”