Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 39

Chapter 39: Chapter 39 The Divorce Cannot Wait

Rose quickly pieced together the entire sequence of events.

So that was why Ryan had been called away.

"Weren’t they the ones who got hit by a car?"

"Bullshit."

Diana’s face darkened instantly. "I reacted fast enough. That chubby kid was running across the road like he owned it. If I hadn’t been trying so hard not to hit him, none of this would’ve happened."

Her anger flared again. "And when Samantha called the police, she claimed I was speeding, trying to flee the scene, and even accused me of hitting her. Otherwise, why would we be sitting in a police station right now?"

Thinking about it still made Diana furious.

After calming Ariel down, she had gotten out of the car to deal with the situation.

Samantha had immediately shoved her.

Naturally, Diana wasn’t about to stand there and take it.

She shoved Samantha right back.

But somehow, in Samantha’s version of events, that had become assault.

After cursing under her breath, Diana suddenly remembered Ariel was right there.

She immediately crouched down and awkwardly covered Ariel’s ears.

Ariel blinked and gave her a sweet smile.

Diana’s heart melted on the spot.

Rose recalled Samantha’s phone call.

The way she’d sounded so wounded.

So aggrieved.

As though she were the victim in all of this.

But now...

"The police are reviewing the surveillance footage."

Diana gritted her teeth. "But Samantha insists everything was my fault and keeps demanding an explanation."

Even though she was trying to stay calm in front of Ariel, the fury in her voice was impossible to hide.

If it weren’t for Mike’s reckless behavior, Ariel wouldn’t have been frightened.

She wouldn’t have hit her head.

And she certainly wouldn’t be running a fever.

At that moment, a police officer approached.

"Ms. Robinson, the other party has gone to the hospital for an injury assessment. Since this wasn’t a major accident, perhaps both parties can work out a settlement."

Rose frowned. "What about the surveillance footage?"

The officer shook his head. "That area happens to be a blind spot in the camera coverage. We’ll need to pull footage from other angles, so it’ll take some time."

Diana immediately scoffed. "A hotel that large has surveillance blind spots? You’ve got to be kidding."

But then...

"Ryan is handling it." Rose lowered her eyes and spoke calmly.

Diana instantly fell silent.

She understood exactly what Rose meant.

If Samantha was determined to make things difficult, then manipulating surveillance footage would be nothing more than a phone call away for Ryan.

Rose took a slow breath.

Then she crouched beside Ariel and gently touched her swollen forehead.

Her fingers trembled. "Call them."

Ariel needed medical treatment immediately.

The bump on her head couldn’t wait.

Neither could the fever.

A child’s condition could deteriorate very quickly.

They needed to resolve this and get to the hospital as soon as possible.

Feeling the heat radiating from Ariel’s forehead, Rose’s heart felt as though it were being crushed.

Suppressing her emotions, she carefully transferred Ariel into Diana’s arms.

"I’ll handle it."

Ariel’s cheeks were bright red from the fever.

Her eyes were watery from discomfort.

Rose couldn’t bear to keep her waiting any longer.

She simply couldn’t.

Fortunately, she still had Samantha’s phone number.

Back when Samantha had been her future sister-in-law, they had exchanged contact information.

Rose dialed.

The call was immediately rejected.

She called again.

Rejected again.

The message couldn’t have been clearer.

Samantha was deliberately making her wait.

Rose stared at her phone expressionlessly before turning to the officer.

"Could you try calling them?"

Sure enough, the officer’s call went through.

But Samantha wasn’t the one who answered.

Instead, Ryan’s cold, familiar voice came through the speaker.

"Sorry. She was having her injuries treated and couldn’t answer."

Rose’s fingers tightened involuntarily.

Every detail involving Samantha received his full attention.

Yet his own daughter sat injured and frightened in a police station, waiting for help that would never come.

Then Samantha’s voice came through.

Firm.

Resolute.

"No forgiveness. No settlement."

Her tone was unwavering. "My brother was hurt because of them. I want them detained."

Rose stared at the phone.

Waiting.

Waiting for Ryan’s response.

Finally—

His calm, clear voice came through the receiver. "Then do whatever is necessary."

Rose felt her heart drop.

Drop all the way to the ground.

Then be crushed beneath someone’s heel.

Once again, she witnessed the depth of her husband’s devotion to another woman.

The police officer shifted awkwardly.

Then he suggested, "Sir, perhaps you could come to the station so we can discuss this in person."

Immediately, Rose’s entire body tensed.

Her eyes instinctively darted toward Ariel, who sat quietly in Diana’s arms.

She opened her mouth. "I won’t—"

But before she could finish, Ryan answered calmly, "No, thank you."

His voice remained indifferent. "The child is throwing a tantrum and won’t let me leave."

Those words hit Rose like a bucket of ice water.

She froze.

Then laughed inwardly.

Of course.

He couldn’t bear to leave.

He doted on Mike—a child unrelated to him by blood—as though he were his own.

If Ryan ever learned that the choice he made today caused him to miss his own biological daughter...

Would he regret it?

Rose didn’t even bother considering the answer.

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