The Love I Begged For Was Never Real novel Chapter 367

"I need to rest."

Nora raised her head, her pale face covered in a sheen of cold sweat. "I was diagnosed with low blood sugar at the hospital a few days ago, and I'm incredibly dizzy right now. I'm requesting a medical examination."

The interrogators looked at her weakened state but didn't immediately agree.

"Half an hour ago, the precinct doctor checked your basic vitals. Your blood pressure and heart rate are both within normal ranges."

The officer looked at the notepad in his hand.

"Nora, faking an illness to escape interrogation is futile. We have strict regulations here. As long as your physical indicators don't show life-threatening signs, the interrogation will continue."

"Confess the details of how you pushed her, and you can immediately go back to the holding cell to rest."

"Sign the confession form quickly, detail the specifics of pushing her, and seek leniency in court. That is your only way out now."

"I didn't push her!"

Nora raised her head, her bloodshot eyes meeting the two officers' gazes head-on.

"I will not admit a single word to something I haven't done."

She couldn't confess.

It wasn't something she did. If she signed those papers under their high pressure today, then for the rest of her life, she—and the child in her womb—would truly be burdened with the shameful stigma of being a murderer.

An unknown amount of time passed before the heavy iron door of the interrogation room was finally pushed open from the outside.

A uniformed officer walked in and whispered a few words into the ear of the interrogating officer.

The officer closed the folder in front of him and stood up.

"Nora, someone requested a special visitation. You can go to the meeting room."

The moment Mrs. Xavier saw the dark red bloodstains from The Southview Peninsula Hotel still on her daughter's clothes, along with the distinct choke marks on her neck where fingerprints were nearly visible, she completely broke down. She pounded the glass with both hands, sobbing uncontrollably.

Mr. Xavier picked up the receiver with trembling hands and passed it to his wife's ear.

"Nora... how did my Nora get tortured like this..."

Tears smashed down Mrs. Xavier's face, her voice completely distorted from crying. "What are they trying to do... Are the Hayes trying to force you to your death..."

Mr. Xavier tugged at his wife's arm, his eyes—which had fought in the business world for years—now full of cloudy tears.

"Nora, don't be afraid. Mom and Dad have been trying to find a way outside."

Mr. Xavier took the receiver, his voice low and hoarse.

"Over the past few days, your mom and I reached out to every connection we could find. Professor Arthur Lawrence even came forward to vouch for you. But..."