Lily and Annabelle remained in their car by the roadside.
Annabelle asks, "How long are you going to let her look for it?"
Lily shrugs. "Let her look for it till late at night, just before I go to bed. Then, I'll call the director and tell them that it's fine if they can't find the ring. I'll just acknowledge my misfortunes."
"Heh, you let her off easily," Annabelle says. "If Sean saw her now, I'm afraid he'd vomit. Grace is not worthy of people like Sean. Only a socialite such as you can match him."
Just as the red Maserati started its engine, several police cars suddenly drive toward them. In the blink of an eye, the Maserati is surrounded by the police.
A policeman steps out of one of the cars and knocks on Maserati's glass window.
Lily lowers the window. The policeman says, "We received a report that a ring worth hundreds of thousands was lost here. We're going to lodge a report now to investigate if the ring was lost or stolen."
"Lodge a report?" Lily is stunned.
"But we didn't call the police!" Annabelle says.
However, the policeman pays them no mind and continues, "Anything worth over a hundred thousand dollars is considered a major case. We would appreciate your cooperation and we also hope to help the two of you recover the ring."
But the problem is... no ring is lost! The two of them exchange looks. Lily speaks through clenched teeth, "I don't want to investigate the missing ring further. It's fine if it can't be found."
"If this is a theft, then the value of the item qualifies it as a criminal case and we have to lodge a report to conduct an investigation. If you could please get out of the car and confirm the general area where you realized the ring was lost." The officer handling this case isn’t taking any chances.
“We’re going to do this by the book, ma’am.” He opens the car door for Lily. “Now, if you’d please step out of the car. We’ll take a statement from each of you, separately…”
Lily and Annabelle exit the warm car and are welcomed by a cold blast of air. They walk to the spot where they had been speaking to Grace. However, the place is now covered with piles of rubbish.
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