The Hidden Empress Stripping Her Secrets After Divorce novel Chapter 86

"What?!" Lydia shrieked, her face as pale as a sheet of paper. Her knees gave out, and she nearly collapsed, only managing to stay upright by digging her nails into Lyra's arm. "I didn't! I didn't! What narcotics? What assault? You're talking nonsense! I'm being framed! Lyra! Lyra, save me! I'm not going! I am not going to a police station!" She babbled incoherently, tears streaming down her face. All the calculation and disdain she had flaunted in her bedroom just moments ago evaporated, replaced by pure, primal terror.

Lyra winced at the painful grip on her arm, her heart burning with furious resentment over her sister's incompetence, but this wasn't the time to scold her. Swallowing the pain and the blazing anger, she forced herself to stay calm and addressed the officers. "Officer, my sister is truly young and foolish. There has to be a misunderstanding here. Could you... let me speak with her first? Or perhaps allow us to contact our lawyer?"

"Ms. Langford, in the eyes of the law, there is no such thing as being 'young and foolish'." The older officer remained expressionless. "As for a lawyer, she has the legal right to hire one once she arrives at the station. Now, please step aside and do not obstruct our duties." His gaze now carried a clear warning.

The younger officer stepped forward, preparing to cuff Lydia.

"No! Don't cuff me!" Lydia lost her mind with fear, thrashing wildly as she sobbed, "Lyra! Save me! It was Caleb! That bastard Caleb must be spouting nonsense! I didn't actually make him do anything! I just... I just wanted to scare that bitch Evelyn! I didn't want to hurt her! The drugs... he gave them to me! He said they were fine! Lyra! You have to believe me!"

In her total panic, she completely lost her filter, practically confessing her involvement on the spot, even screaming out the key suspect, Caleb, and the drugs.

Lyra's vision went black. She wanted nothing more than to clap a hand over this idiot's mouth! Lydia's words were essentially handing the police the knife to gut them with!

The older officer's eyes narrowed sharply, and he nodded at his partner. The younger officer hesitated no longer, swiftly snapping the handcuffs onto Lydia's wrists despite her thrashing and wailing. "Lydia Langford, you are now officially summoned to the precinct for investigation. You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law." The standard Miranda warning sounded icy and merciless.

"Lyra!" Lydia was dragged away, stumbling toward the cruiser, her hysterical cries echoing across the courtyard, thick with absolute despair.

Lyra stood rooted to the spot, watching helplessly as the squad car took her sister away. Her body felt freezing cold, her limbs numb. The perfectly maintained mask of gentle elegance finally cracked, leaving behind only shock, rage, and a profound sense of terror.

Caleb had indeed been arrested! And he had sold Lydia out this quickly!

What about the water? How would Evelyn testify? How much evidence did the police actually have?

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