His 181St Second (Laverne and Marina) novel Chapter 177

Chapter 177

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No one wanted to have blood on their hands. Getting mixed up in a death was nothing but trouble, and it meant endless questioning and investigations down the line.

It was smarter to just wash your hands of it now.

No one tried to interfere with Marina. They simply watched as she calmly took out her phone and called the police, then dialed for ambulance.

After giving the address and the private room number to the operator, Marina put her phone away and sat back down.

It was only then that Lavern snapped out of it, staring at Marina with a look of total shock.

“Marina, you called the cops to have me arrested?” he blurted out.

His face fell, hurt.

Marina stayed cool, unmoved by Lavern’s pitiful look.

“I just don’t want any trouble,” Marina said. “I witnessed a crime, and if I have to cooperate with all those investigations, it’ll take up all my time. My time shouldn’t be wasted on stuff like this.”

Everyone nodded along with Marina, backing her up.

“Yeah, Lavern, she stuck with you for a while. Why did you have to be so harsh?” someone said.

“If you didn’t want to hook up, could she really have tied you to the bed or something?” another chimed in.

“Exactly! You were so cruel. Is what she said all true?” someone else added.

Everyone was talking at once, and it felt like the truth was about to spill out.

Yara took a deep breath, her face turning pale for a split second.

But her close friends immediately jumped in to back her up.

“Come on, Yara would never get with Lavern! She’s so close with Marina. And wasn’t she the one who played matchmaker for them? Did you all forget?” one of them said.

Everyone fell silent while agreeing quietly.

Yara’s face was pale as she looked up at Marina, her eyes red with emotion.

“Marina, do you really believe what she said? Do you actually think there’s something between me and Lavern?” she asked.

Marina gave her a faint smile, treating Yara just like she always had.

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“Yara, honestly, this really doesn’t matter at all,” Marina replied. “Lavern and I have already broken up. Even i there is something between you two, it doesn’t affect me.”

Yara started crying, her voice thick with tears and hurt as she choked out, “Do you trust me, or do you trust her?”

Her question hung in the air, finger pointed towards Shawna, and suddenly, all eyes were on Marina.

Shawna was still lying on the floor, in so much pain she couldn’t even stand.

Noticing Marina hadn’t answered, Shawna quickly spoke up.

“Ms. Finley, everything I said is true. You’ve got to believe me-” she started.

“Shut up!” Lavern exploded, shouting at her in a fit of rage.

If the guys restraining him weren’t afraid he’d actually kill her, Shawna would’ve had another footprint on h by now.

Shawna bit down hard on her lip, her eyes full of bitter resentment. She’d totally snapped.

“Secrets never stay hidden, Lavern! You’re just a spineless loser who can’t even own up to what you did!” she screamed.

Lavern was furious, but his friends held him back, making sure he couldn’t move.

No one wanted things to get out of hand.

Yara stormed over to Shawna, bent down, and slapped her hard across the face. “You lunatic! You do disgusting things and then try to drag me down with you? Lavern and I are just friends, not the gutter filth you imagine!

“You really think everyone’s like you, chasing after money and luxury, jumping into bed with anyone just for bit of cash and comfort?

“I’m nothing like you!”

Yara thought Shawna would catch the warning and the hint in her

eyes.

But instead of backing down, Shawna suddenly grabbed a fistful of Yara’s hair, and no matter who tried to pull her off, she just wouldn’t let go.

Having already lost a handful of hair earlier, Yara screamed as fresh agony ripped across her scalp.

Some people were trying to break them up, others were holding Lavern back, and a bunch of folks were just standing around, watching the drama unfold.

The scene was spectacular.

Marina was getting tired of standing, so she just pulled out a chair and sat down. Seeing everyone else still on their feet, she said quietly, “Aren’t your feet killing you? Just grab a seat and watch. It’s like front row movie

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viewing, it’s so entertaining.”

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Everyone around Marina thought, ‘How did she manage to be so calm–as if she were just a spectator?‘

When the cops finally showed up, the place was still a total mess.

As soon as they walked in, they started pulling everyone apart.

Yara was bawling, her face streaked with tears, but she didn’t dare run to Lavern for comfort. Instead, she sobbed to the officers that she wanted a medical exam.

Shawna was yelling that she needed one too, making the officer doing the reports visibly exhausted.

Just as the cops finally managed to get things under control, Shawna suddenly leaned sideways and fainted from pain.

Just then, the ambulance arrived and took Shawna away.

Once the officers had gotten the gist of what happened, one of them called out to the crowd. “Who made the call?”

Marina sat up straight in her chair and raised her hand, looking all proper and well–behaved.

“I did,” she said.

The officer approached her for questioning, but Harvey quickly stepped forward, “I’m also a witness, and I organized this gathering. Since the incident happened at my event, I should take responsibility.”

The officer took down Harvey’s number and asked him to keep his phone handy in case they needed to reach out. Then they escorted Lavern and Yara out.

As soon as the three of them left, the room was buzzing with gossip.

“What’s up with Lavern and Yara? You think there’s really something going on between them?” someone whispered.

“Yara looked totally freaked out just now. She was as pale as a ghost,” another person chimed in.

“That girl obviously has some real evidence against Lavern. He looked like he was about to blow a fuse from embarrassment,” someone else added.

“Man, Lavern…” someone muttered.

The room was buzzing with gossip, and some people even started asking Marina directly.

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