"Why did the police take him away?"
Mya endured the heartache, sadly and worriedly asked, "If he's simply under suspicion, why did the policemen handcuff him? What exactly did dad do? Who can tell me?"
She felt that she had the right to know.
She calmed down and thought for a while. Clarence did say some strange words to her, it was like the farewell, but she had no time to think carefully about it at the moment.
"I want to know, too." Shirley murmured, she had been heavily shocked by the news, "Your father will be sentenced to death, he... he's Leslie Eastwood's backing. That's what the police told me."
"What? Leslie's backing?" Mya widened her eyes, stunned. "I don't believe it! How is that possible? They don't even know each other, right?"
Shirley cried out loud at the table.
Paula knelt beside her, wiping her tears.
Mya knew it now. The police were telling the truth.
But she didn't want to believe it. "How could Dad know Leslie Eastwood? It must be a mistake. They must have gotten the wrong person. Leslie wanted to frame dad so that his sentence could be mitigated!"
Paula held Shirley, tears fell down her eyes. Mr. Saunders himself had admitted it.
"I need to see Ivan!"
Mya turned around and walked out, but was stopped by Finnley.
"There is no point. It's the truth." Finnley told her clearly, "You have to take it."
The next moment, Mya looked into his eyes, "You knew it, didn't you? Why are you so calm? Tell me that it's not true! Tell me!"
Mya grabbed Finnley's arm and shook it, "Answer me, did you know it already? Tell me! This is not true! I don't want to believe it!"
"It's all true." Finnley grabbed her arm and hugged her tightly in his arms.
At this moment, he felt more heartbroken than anyone here.
Mya rested in his arms, crying bitterly. The whole world seemed to have fallen apart in front of her.
She got no strength at all and her body slid down, "It's not true... I don't believe it..."
Finnley crouched down with her and held her tightly. "Mya, you have to be strong."
Paula and Shirley were sobbing.
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