Amber was the plaintiff of Makenna's case. Hence, the police would always keep her updated no matter what had happened to Makenna.
As soon as Makenna committed suicide, Officer Everett contacted Amber immediately to inform her.
"Makenna... is dead..." Amber muttered in disbelief.
Ben gaped in disbelief as well. "No way! She committed suicide. This is way too..."
Jared took away Amber's phone. "May I know the reason why Makenna has done it?"
Officer Everett seemed to recognize Jared's voice. He answered bluntly, "We haven't found the reason yet. She committed suicide suddenly, so no one knows why she has done it. The only guess now is probably she wants to skip going to jail. After all, her execution outside prison will end, and she'll go to jail tomorrow. But..."
"No, this can't be the reason," said Jared.
Officer Everett replied. "Right. If Makenna committed suicide for not going to jail, she didn't have to wait until now. She would have done it on the first day of the execution outside prison. Hence, that reason is only based on our guess so far. We're still looking into the real cause."
"I see. We'll go to the scene now." Jared finished speaking and hung up the call, returning the phone to Amber.
Amber took it over in a daze. "Did Makenna really commit suicide?"
Evidently, she was still shocked.
Jared stroked her head. "Yes, she did."
Amber's lips trembled. She quieted down, but her mind was in a mess.
Makenna died. And that was it.
The three of them were silent.
They never expected Makenna to commit suicide.
Besides, Jared didn't think the reason behind it would be that simple, whether in terms of the time or the cause.
Her suicide looked suspicious.
However, Jared didn't know what exactly to suspect before seeing the scene in person.
"Let's go to the scene. I don't think it's a small matter.
You are her plaintiff, Amber. You also need to go there to know the details," Jared stroked Amber's cheeks, lifted it gently, and
looked into her eyes.
Amber looked at him and said, "Okay."
“Drive, Ben," Jared let go of her face and instructed.
Ben nodded. "Yes, Mr. Farrell.”
They sat in the car, heading to Primary Medical Center.
On the way, none spoke. The atmosphere in the car was extremely heavy and depressing.
They were too shocked about Makenna's suicide to calm down.
Ben drove fast. They arrived at Primary Medical Center in less than an hour.
When they were about to get down, Amber saw several police cars were parked outside the hospital. Tons of policemen lined
up and locked down the scene. Only patients of emergency were aliowed to enter the hospital.
Amber could see reporters from different media agencies standing outside the deterrent line, occupying sixty percent of the
onlookers.
They all held microphones and cameras, keeping squeezing to the deterrent line. They wished to break the line and got the
headline for the next day.
“Ehn. It'll hide your face more or less. Otherwise, when those reporters recognize you when you get down, they'll chase you
and ask you all kinds of questions." Jared also covered her with a jacket while he spoke.
“Put it on!" Jared interrupted her determinedly, pressing the jacket on her tightly to avoid her from shaking it off. "It's freezing
outside. You can't just go out in a dress."
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