The pressure on her arms and legs was gone, and she could breathe again.
Rayna gasped desperately for air as the person removed the pillow from her face and patted her on the cheek.
“Are you okay, Ms. Garland?”
After taking a moment to regain her composure, Rayna slowly opened her eyes.
The person calling out to her worriedly was the woman who had greeted her the other day.
“What happened? Who are you?”
“Someone wanted you dead, so they planted their men in the police station. After finding out about your arrest, Mr. Hamilton got me in here so I could look after you,” the woman replied softly.
Jefferson?
Rayna lowered her head and saw eight women lying on the ground.
They had been beaten up so badly that were barely breathing.
Rayna broke into an icy-cold sneer when she looked up and saw the broken surveillance camera. “Oh, so this is why I couldn’t request a solitary cell.”
“Are you currently experiencing any sort of discomfort, Ms. Garland?”
Rayna shook her head. “No, and it’s all thanks to you. What’s your name?”
“Emerald Clocklore.”
“Clocklore? Are you and Ringo related?” Rayna exclaimed.
“No, we’re not.”
After asking Emerald a few questions, Rayna finally understood what was going on.
Jefferson had sent Emerald over to Norwal City after recognizing Rayna. She had been working for Faymon Group in a lower-level position.
She was the one who made the arrangements for Gerald’s car accident.
Emerald had been protecting Rayna in secret ever since she received her orders two weeks ago.
After finding out about it, Rayna didn’t get mad at all.
“While I don’t like him having people follow me around, my babies and I would’ve been dead if you hadn’t been by my side tonight.”
Usually, Jefferson would be the first to step in to save her whenever she was in danger.
Sometimes, Rayna wondered why the two of them simply couldn’t be together even though he was such a nice man.
After a while, some of the women were starting to regain consciousness.
Rayna glared at her and asked, “Who sent you all to kill me? How much did that person pay you all?”
“It was Mr. Cyrus,” the woman replied.
Rayna grabbed her by the chin and said with a sneer, “Do you really think I don’t know Cyrus? That guy always resorts to dirty tricks! He would never attempt something this bold!”
“It’s up to you whether you believe it or not!” the woman replied with a frown.
Emerald yanked her out of Rayna’s hands and punched her in the face. “Tell us the truth!”
That punch was so hard that it left the woman stunned for a few seconds while blood flowed out of her nose.
After coming back to her senses, the woman screamed at the top of her lungs, “Help! Someone is trying to kill me!”
The door opened immediately, and the police officer, who had been gone for the entire night, came rushing into the cell.
The look on his face turned gloomy when he saw what was going on. “What are you all doing?”
The woman screamed, “Get me out of here! They’re trying to kill me!”
“Oh, looks like I’ve made myself a really powerful enemy here! He got so many people involved just to get at me!” Rayna sneered when she saw the police officer call for backup.
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