“What?” Natalie was surprised that she jumped from the chair in joy. “Is the culprit really caught?”
Stanley and Joyce looked at her curiously, not knowing what happened.
“Yes, so we would need you to drop by.”
“Of course! I’ll be there immediately!” Natalie answered.
The call ended. Her grasp on her cell phone tightened as tears welled up in her eyes from joy.
She was constantly living in fear since the day she almost drowned. She was always worried about her friends and children being implicated by her.
Finally, she could rest easy now with the culprit caught.
“Nat, who was the caller?” Joyce asked curiously.
“It was from the police. They said the culprit who tried to kill me was caught,” Natalie replied.
“Really!” Joyce was happy for Natalie.
However, Stanley who was lying in bed frowned when he heard the news.
That woman was caught?
How was it possible that she was caught? He didn’t hear anything about it.
“Stanley, what are you thinking so deeply about?” Natalie tilted her head in curiosity when she noticed Stanley zoning out.
Stanley snapped back from his thoughts at Natalie’s question. He pushed up his glasses and smiled. “It’s nothing. I’m just really happy for you.”
“Thank you.” Natalie returned a smile.
Stanley adjusted his sitting posture. “Did the police mentioned the culprit’s name by chance?”
“No, I have forgotten to ask them. I’ll know when I get to the police station, so please help me to look after Connor while I head there.” Natalie glanced at Connor, who was watching cartoons on the couch.
As if feeling her gaze, Conner lifted his head and smiled at her sweetly. “Mommy, I’ll be fine. Just go. I’ll be good and listen to Aunt Joyce and Uncle Stanley.”
“Alright. I’ll get going then. I’ll be back for you later tonight.” After Natalie waved at Conner and said her goodbyes to Joyce and Stanley, she picked up her purse then left.
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