There was a moment of silence as the coldness in Mnie’s eyes intensified. “Defamation?” She had guessed that Vi would not admit her mistake quietly, but she did not expect Vi to retaliate,


    “Mel, you’d better prepare yourself. Vi’swyer is from Oskon City and is reputed to have handled many exoneration cases before. He’s quite famous.”


    Mnie paused when she heard ‘Oskon City‘ being mentioned. She remembered the settlement. agreement at the police station. Her eyes flickered slightly as she pressed her lips together. She buried herself in her thoughts.


    Stephen could not say much more either and could only remind Mnie to be careful. He seemed busy on his end and ended the call shortly after.


    Mnie stood still silently. She then turned and went into the bathroom.


    The Jepton police called early the next morning, informing Mnie <b>of </b>the situation and urging her to return to Jepton as soon as possible.


    Aside from the issue with Vi, there was also Dn. Word had it that she was not in the best mental state now and would asionally curse George out of the blue before breaking down in tears.


    Mnie did not react much to the news and just casually replied to the officer with a few words.


    After hanging up the phone, she looked at the documents on the table. She let out an imperceptible sigh.


    It was already Thursday, and Jackson would be flying back to Oskon City next Monday. In the meantime, she had to prepare another set of materials to be submitted directly to him. Time was tight.


    Fortunately, she already nned to designate theing days to the task and made no other arrangements. Returning to Jepton would not dy her progress much; it just required a bit of extra


    effort.


    After a moment of hesitation, Mnie made up her mind. She called Xander <b>to </b>inform situation, and he advised her to return to handle things. The only remaining problem


    of the


    igh.


    He was still injured and resting in his room. If Mnie were to return to Jepton, there would be no one


    to take care of him.


    However, her worry seemed unnecessary. Just after she finished her call with Xander<b>, </b>Hugh knocked on her door before she even started packing.


    Opening the door, Mnie saw Hugh leaning against the doorframe. His limp was still prominent. There was a bulge on his lower leg where the bandage was wrapped.


    Mnie hesitated, thinking about what she should do about Hugh when he said indifferently, “My mentor’s family is having some issues. I need to go back immediately<b>.</b>”


    Behind him was a packed suitcase. Mnie nodded as she nced at it. “I’ll go with you.”


    Hugh looked at her strangely. “My injury isn’t your fault. You don’t need to be so diligent about taking care of me.


    “If someone sees us together, it might lead to misunderstandings,” he added btedly.


    Mnie did not understand Hugh’s thought process but did not want to exin herself either. She packed her luggage, bought the earliest flight ticket, and headed to the airport.


    She did not expect to run into Henry in the hotel lobby.


    Lee was following him, carrying his luggage. Henry was slightly surprised when he saw the luggage in Mnie’s hands. “Mel, are you also leaving?”


    “There’s an urgent matter I need to handle back home.


    “That’s perfect. Eugene was just about to take me to the airport. We can go together.”


    Hearing his words, Mnie looked up and saw Eugene standing there with a cold expression on his


    face.


    His gaze fell on Mnie’s suitcase, his eyebrows furrowing slightly. Before he could speak, Mnie replied, “It’s alright, Mr. Henry. Eugene can take you there by himself.”


    After saying that, she nced at Hugh beside her and added, “It won’t be convenient for him.”