"Ms. Jansen, please come with us to the station to give a statement."
An officer's voice finally pulled Serena from her thoughts.
She followed them to the station.
It was only when Shania was taken into custody that she seemed to realize the gravity of her mistake.
In a panic, she blurted out, "Someone put me up to this! It was my cousin-in-law, Rachel! She kept hinting that I should take revenge on Serena! I just got caught up in the moment. I was being used!
"Please, you have to investigate! I don't want to go to prison!" Her wailing echoed through the station, heard by everyone.
But she had no proof that Rachel had incited her, so for now, she had no choice but to be detained along with the gangsters while the investigation continued.
Shania was on the verge of tears.
Just a wall away, Serena had heard everything clearly. A dark glint flashed in her eyes.
Rachel was involved in this too? Was she just using Shania to suppress her? Or did she have some other agenda?
As she pondered, Alicia sent her a message.
"I just went through the remaining financial records. It turns out that there's an accountant in the finance department named Bryan Lloyd who's been cooking the books.
"Over the past three years, he's funneled sixty million under the guise of 'business expenses.' That's no small amount."
At the mention of that name, a flicker of shock crossed Serena's eyes.
Before she could reply to Alicia, Hugh was already walking toward her. "Everything's settled. I'll take you back to the office."
"Okay," she responded instinctively.
Hugh and Chandler drove her back to Amber Group. Before leaving, Hugh even reminded her about the cat food.
Serena laughed and waved at him from the elevator. "Got it. Drive safe."
"Mm."
The elevator doors closed, cutting off the sight of Hugh completely.
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